O'Grady's 8th Inning Bomb Wins It for Cleburne
August 7, 2024 - American Association (AA)
Cleburne Railroaders News Release
Cleburne Railroaders' Brian OGrady on game night
(Cleburne Railroaders, Credit: Madison Blandford)
Cleburne, TX - Tied at four in the eighth inning, the Railroaders had not recorded a hit since the
fourth until DH Brian O'Grady hit a homer for the go-ahead run, his 18th of the year. Cleburne
hung on for the 5-4 win over the Chicago Dogs on Wednesday night at La Moderna Field.
The Railroaders now hold a six-game lead over the third place Dogs and stay at two games
ahead of the second place Kane County Cougars in the East Division.
It was a pitching duel between right-handers Kenny Serwa and Jalen Miller who allowed no runs
through three innings. Cleburne got on the board first with a big 4-run fourth inning that included
a bases-clearing double from 3B Bret Boswell.
Chicago answered immediately after with three runs in the fifth, forcing Cleburne to make the
pitching change from Miller to RHP Kade Mechals. Miller struck out nine batters, a season high
for the Roaders. Mechals pitched the rest of the game only allowing one run when 3B Dusty
Stroup homered to tie the game in the seventh.
The Dogs were looking to take the lead in the eighth when SS Brantley Bell hit a single into
center field when DH Zion Pettigrew got the signal to head home from third but CF Hill
Alexander threw a laser directly to C Jaxx Groshans in time for the tag and out number three.
After the O'Grady home run, Mechals finished it off despite giving up two singles in the inning as
1B Thomas Dillard got the force out at the plate on Stroup, leading to a flyball to left for the final
out.
Cleburne will look for a third straight win in the series as RHP Luke Boyd takes the mound on
Thursday night at 7:06 p.m.
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 Cleburne Railroaders' Brian OGrady on game night (Madison Blandford) |
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