AA Cleburne Railroaders

Raffy Palmeiro Homers in Extra-Innings Loss

Published on May 22, 2018 under American Association (AA)
Cleburne Railroaders News Release


Rafael Palmeiro homers for the Cleburne Railroaders
Rafael Palmeiro homers for the Cleburne Railroaders
(Cleburne Railroaders)

CLEBURNE, Texas - Rafael Palmeiro hit his first homer of 2018, but the Cleburne Railroaders fell 4-3 to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in 11 innings at The Depot on Monday night.

Palmeiro homered to break a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning, a solo shot to right-center that led off the frame.

Cleburne (2-2) took an early lead after K.C. Huth singled and eventually scored on a wild pitch in the first, and Cameron Monger added his first homer of 2018 in the second.

Dylan Mouzakes cruised the first time through the order, but the RedHawks (3-1) recorded three consecutive singles and tied the game in the fourth after a wild pitch scored Randolph Oduber and an errant throw back to the plate allowed Mendonca to come home.

The RedHawks tied the game without a hit in the eighth, after Roman Gomez issued back-to-back walks and a Mendonca groundout scored Brennan Metzger following Oduber's sacrifice bunt that moved the runners into scoring position.

In the bottom of the ninth, Levi Scott led off the inning with a walk and advanced to third on Rafael Palmeiro's second hit of the night - a one-out single to right. But a strikeout and flyout helped Fargo-Moorhead out of the jam.

In the 11th, Maikol Gonzalez reached for the third time on the night with a one-out single off of Shawn Blackwell, and a two-out Metzger triple into the gap in right-center scored the eventual game-winning run.

RedHawks starter Trey McNutt went seven innings and allowed three runs on three hits with no walks and 12 strikeouts. Collectively, the Railroaders struck out a season-high 17 times.

The series continues on Tuesday when RHP Jared Mortensen makes his Cleburne debut against LHP Sebastian Kerrey. First pitch time is 7:06 and tickets can be purchased at www.railroaderbaseball.com or by calling (817) 301-2047.

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