Lincoln tops Explorers, 7-6
Published on July 27, 2009 under American Association (AA)
Sioux City Explorers News Release
Lincoln, NE.....A ninth inning rally fell one run short Monday as the Explorers dropped their fifth straight losing to Lincoln 7-6.
The Explorers trailed 6-0 after three inning and started the comeback in the fifth on a bases loaded double by Alex Llanos that closed the gap to 6-3. Lincoln added a run in the sixth to take a 7-3 lead going into the ninth inning. The X's loaded the bases with nobody out as Llanos grounded out to second to cut the lead to 7-4. Then Justin Nelson's sacrifice fly to center scored Derek Schmerhorn and the Lincoln lead has been sliced to 7-5. With two outs, James Boone doubled to drive in Nick McCoola to drop the lead to 7-6. Boone's double came within a couple of feet of leaving the park in right centerfield. However, Jason Colson popped up to second base to end the game as the Explorers lost the first game of the series to Lincoln.
With the loss the Explorers fall to 7-10 in the second half and drop one and a half games behind Lincoln in the American Association North.
The second game of the four-game series with Lincoln will be played Tuesday at 7:05 at Haymarket Park in Lincoln.
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