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Mets Overpower Royals to Sweep the Series

August 8, 2011 - Appalachian League (ApL)
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Burlington, NC- The Royals committed a season high, seven errors in Monday's game, as they were swept for the second time in three home series. The Kingsport Mets took Monday's day game, 10-5, with Hansel Robles earning the win, improving to 3-1. Angel Baez takes the loss for the B-Royals, dropping to 0-4. Burlington travels to Greeneville to open a three game series with the Astros on Tuesday.

The Mets tagged Baez for four runs in the first, with four of the first five batters reaching with a hit. The Royals committed two errors in the inning, as four runs crossed the plate on four hits. Kingsport extended their lead to five in the third, adding a run on a sacrifice fly from Tant Shepherd.

In the home half of the inning, Burlington sent eight men to the plate, to put three runs on the board. Steven Brooks led off with a single, and scored when the next batter, Lane Adams, tripled. The next two batters would line out and fly out, respectively, before Murray Watts walked. With runners on the corners and two outs, Jin-Ho Shin doubled to center, clearing the bases, and cutting the Mets' lead to two. Kingsport added to their lead in five of the next six innings, starting in the fourth with an RBI single from Luke Stewart. In the Royals' half, they countered when an RBI double from Jared Dyer scored Anthony Howard to cut the lead back to two.

In the sixth, Kingsport tallied, but again Burlington responded. Michael Antonio hit his seventh home run of the season to answer. The visitors would tally a run in each of the last three innings to pull away and complete the sweep of the Royals.

The Mets used five pitchers to get past Burlington, with Rafeal Montero allowing four runs on five hits with three hits in his first game with Kingsport. Dustin Emmons allowed the only run of the four relievers.

Baez pitched three innings, allowing four earned runs, five overall, on five hits with four strikeouts. In relief, Andrea Pizziconi gave up three runs, two earned, in three and two thirds, while in two and a third, Tyler Graham. The California native surrendered two runs, one earned, on three hits in two and a third.

Julio Concepcion went 3-for-5, with two doubles, and scored three runs. Three Mets, Chad Zurcher, Juan Gamboa, and Luke Stewart each recorded two hits, with Zurcher and Stewart scoring twice. Nester Moreno was the only visitor to have an at bat and go hitless.

Antonio was the only Royal with a multi-hit game, though every batter for the home team had a hit. Watts went 1-for-2, and walked three times, while Shin had two RBI, both coming on his double.

Burlington hits the road to take on Greeneville before returning home on Friday night to take on the Danville Braves for three games.

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