SL1 Mississippi Braves

Rays Outlast G-Braves

Published on August 5, 2003 under Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


GREENVILLE, SC -- With 10 runs on 14 hits and six different pitchers seeing action, the Orlando Rays made it an exceptionally long night for the Greenville Braves as the Rays took a 10-8 decision over the G-Braves Tuesday night at Greenville Municipal Stadium. The 3:28 game time was the longest 9-inning contest of the year for Greenville as Orlando captured game two of the four game set.

The first five batters that came to the plate against G-Braves starter Chris Waters (3-6) reached base as the Rays scored three first inning runs. Juan Salas, John-Paul Davis, and Jesus Feliciano all picked up RBIs.

In the second frame, 18 year-old B.J. Upton hit an opposite field homerun to right for a 4-0 Orlando lead.

The G-Braves got on the board in the bottom half of the second off of Rays starter Chris Flinn when the Orlando infield conceded a run in order to get Ramon Castro on a groundout at first.

Orlando tallied another run in the fourth on Jace Brewer's fourth homerun of the year. But the G-Braves responded with three runs of their own highlighted by a two-run triple from Charles Thomas that he attempted to stretch into an inside-the-park homerun to no avail.

The Rays extended their lead with a pair of runs in the fifth to make it 7-4, and once again Greenville answered. Jason Fitzgerald led off with a triple down the right field line and came around to score on a Bryon Jeffcoat double. Castro got his second RBI of the evening with a sharp single to left.

Three Orlando runs in the seventh and two more from the G-Braves in the ninth gave the marathon its final score. Derek Anderson (1-1) got the win for going two effective innings in relief.

Game Notes

Thomas continued to feast on "AA" pitching as he extended his hitting streak to all 11 games since his recall from Myrtle Beach; he had three more hits Tuesday...Kyle Roat made his "AA" debut coming in to play first base in the eighth...The Rays and G-Braves resume their series Wednesday evening at 7:15 at Greenville Municipal Stadium...Probables are RHP Jose Veras (6-8; 3.38) for Orlando and RHP Adam Wainwright (6-7; 3.77) for Greenville...Wednesday is also 25 cent hot dog night.

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