SAL1 Lexington Legends

Legends hang on for 8-6 win over Hagerstown

Published on May 7, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lexington Legends News Release


Outfielder Emilio King, who joined the Lexington Legends earlier in the day, had a single, a double and a home run as the Legends held on a for an 8-6 win over the Hagerstown Suns Saturday night.

The Legends built a 7-0 lead after four and a half innings. Chris Wallace started the scoring with a solo home run in the second inning. Adam Bailey's RBI double in the third gave the Legends a 2-0 lead. Lexington added five runs in the fifth. A double by Wallace, a walk to Jhonny Medrano and a single by Tyler Burnett produced one run. A balk by Hagerstown starter A.J. Cole allowed Medrano to score, and the Legends led 4-0. King doubled, scoring Burnett, and Jiovanni Mier and Bailey added RBI singles.

Hagerstown came back on a two-run homer by Jason Martinson in the bottom of the fifth, and added four more in the seventh to pull within a run at 7-6. With one out, Brett Newsome drew a walk from David Martinez, who had relieved starter Tanner Bushue at the beginning of the seventh. Michael Taylor doubled, scoring Newsome, and Taylor came home on a triple by Blake Kelso. A single by Adrian Sanchez scored Kelso to cut the Legends' lead to two. Alex Sogard relieved Martinez and gave up a single to Bryce Harper, moving Sanchez to second base. A passed ball moved the runners to second and third, and Sanchez scored on David Freitas' infield out as Harper moved to third. Sogard preserved the 7-6 lead by getting Randolph Oduber on a called third strike.

King, who was making his debut with the Legends after being called up from extended spring training, provided Lexington with an insurance run when he led off the ninth with a solo homer, but the Suns rallied in the bottom of the ninth. With two outs and the bases empty, Sanchez swung and missed for strike three on a wild pitch from Legends' reliever Jorge DeLeon. Catcher Roberto Pena retrieved the ball, but threw past first base for an error, and Sanchez went to second. Harper singled him to third, but Freitas' line drive was backhanded on one hop by Mier at shortstop, and Mier threw Freitas out at first base to end the game.

Bushue (5-0) worked the first six innings and picked up the win. Cole (0-1) was the losing pitcher. Hagerstown has won two of three in the series, which concludes Sunday with a 1:05 p.m. game.

Attendance: 3,062

The Legends also announced Saturday that left-handed relief pitcher Gabriel Garcia had been placed on the seven-day disabled list because of tendinitis in his left elbow.

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