PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Sounds Walk off Winners in 12 Innings on Monday

May 1, 2017 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
New Orleans Baby Cakes News Release


Nashville - Matt MacBride hammered a two run home run over the left field wall to give the Nashville Sounds a 6-4 win in twelve innings. The win is the fourth in a row for Nashville over New Orleans and hands the Cakes their fifth consecutive defeat.

New Orleans led 4-1 when Renato Nunez homered in the eighth inning. The Sounds rallied and scored two runs in the ninth to tie the game.

The Cakes jumped out to a 4-1 lead scoring a run in the fourth and two in the sixth inning. JT Riddle had four hits in six at bats and Steve Lombardozzi extended his hitting streak with a hit and an RBI.

GAME NOTES: The Cakes have lose a season high five and fall to 1-2 in extra inning games. Lombardozzi added a hit and extended his hit streak to a season best five games... New Orleans has allowed 28 home runs for the season, second highest in the league.

UPCOMING- The Cakes return home for a four game set against the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday. New Orleans will start LHP Justin Nicolino (0-2, 3.71) at 7pm against I-Cubs RHP Jake Buchanan (0-2, 7.23). Radio: Fox Sports 1280 AM, and the iHeart Radio App.

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