Spinners Drop Series Finale, 6-4
Published on June 15, 2014 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Lowell Spinners News Release
LOWELL, MASS. - While neither team's bullpen was particularly efficient when it came to throwing strikes, the Vermont Lake Monsters won the battle of attrition, taking advantage three walks and a wild pitch as part of a three run eighth inning to top the Lowell Spinners by a final of 6-4 Sunday afternoon at LeLacheur Park.
For the first time this season, the Spinners got the scoring started, jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Nick Moore.
Vermont (2-1) quickly evened the score in the top half of the inning, taking advantage of an error by Moore to plate their first run, pulling even at 1-1.
Lowell (1-2) took the lead in the bottom half of the fourth inning on the first professional hit of Jordan Betts career, a one-out solo home run to right-centerfield.
The lead was short lived however, as the Lake Monsters tied things up in the top half of the fifth inning. Justin Higley led off the inning with a double to right, moving to third on a sacrifice bunt, scoring on a single by Chris Wolfe before the Lake Monsters took the lead in the seventh inning on a two-out single by Yario Munoz, taking a 3-2 lead.
The Spinners again battled back to take a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning, taking advantage of a wild streak by Dominique Vattuone after a groundout by Alixon Suarez. Danny Bethea and Raymel Flores worked back-to-back walks and the Spinners loaded the bases with a single by Hudson. A bases loaded walk by Mauricio Dubon brought in a run and a sacrifice fly by Nick Longhi gave the Spinners the lead.
Vermont had the last laugh however when it came to control issues, with German Taveras issuing a lead-off walk that would come around to score on a wild pitch as the tying run. A Ben McQuown single gave the Lake Monsters a lead they would not relinquish.
Once again, the Spinners staged a ninth inning rally, but for the second consecutive night it was in vein as back-to-back strikeouts by Moore and Betts as the potential game winning run ended the game.
Lost in the wild final innings was a strong start by Jake Drehoff, who allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits, striking out six without issuing a walk. Edwar Garcia and Taveras struggled with control, walking seven over the final four innings, combining to allow four runs on five hits.
Offensively Longhi, Hudson and Suarez each had two-hit games, while Moore picked up an RBI for the third straight game to start the season.
The Spinners now head off on a brief four-game road trip with two game stops in Tri-City and Connecticut. Randy Perez gets the ball Monday for a 7:05 first pitch from Troy, NY, a game that can be heard on 980 WCAP.
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