Patton Leads the Sox to Win Over Lemurs
August 3, 2013 - American Association (AA)
Laredo Lemurs News Release
Amarillo, TX - Amarillo Sox (40-30) outfielder Cory Patton went three for five with two home runs, a double, and eight RBI's, to lead his team to a 12-5 victory over the Laredo Lemurs (39-34) Saturday night at Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium.ÃâÃÂ
Patton's grand slam came at a key point in the game.ÃâàWith the Lemurs up 4-2 in the bottom of the third, Patton connected and drove the bases loaded home run over the right center field wall to give the Sox a 6-4 lead that would hold up for the rest of the night.ÃâàÃâÃÂ
The Lemurs would put up one more run as Stephen Douglas homered for the first time coming back to Laredo, to make it 6-5 Sox.ÃâàÃâÃÂ
Sox starting pitcher Jason Johnson picked up the win going five, giving up five runs, on eight hits, with one walk, and two strikeouts.ÃâàÃâÃÂ
Lemurs starter Kyle Wilson would take the loss, going six, giving up 12 runs, on 14 hits, with five walks, and a strikeout.ÃâàÃâÃÂ
The Lemurs will play the Sox in the final game of the series tomorrow night at 6pm Central Time.ÃâàThe Lemurs will send Greg Wilborn (4-1) to the mound to face Sox starter Brad Wilson (1-1).ÃâÃÂ
The Lemurs will be home on Monday night to face the El Paso Diablos at 7:30pm Central Time.ÃâàÃâÃÂ
Single game tickets, season tickets, suite rentals, and group packages are on sale now. ÃâàFor more information, call the Lemurs' office at 956-7LEMURS or visit the Lemurs' official website at www.laredolemurs.com.
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