Swanson Homers in 6-5 Loss in Myrtle Beach
April 22, 2016 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release
MYRTLE BEACH - Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead, inside-the-park, three-run home run in the seventh, but the Mudcats went on to lose their sixth straight game when Myrtle Beach's Yasiel Balaguert hit a walk-off, three-run home run giving the Pelicans a 6-5 win at TicketReturn.Com Field on Thursday night.
The loss was Carolina's sixth straight and came in game one of their four game road trip in Myrtle Beach. The Pelicans (8-7) led for most of the game until Swanson delivered his go-ahead inside-the-park homer in the seventh. He was 2-for-4 with three RBI in the loss for Carolina (6-9).
Reliever Zach Quintana allowed Balaguert's home run in the ninth after previously working through three scoreless frames. He entered the game in the sixth in place of starter Ryan Clark who had pitched through the fifth. Clark walked two in the first and allowed three runs before settling down and eventually holding the Pelicans without another run through the fifth.
Quintana (0-2, 3.68) gave up a one-out double to Charcer Burks and walked Ian Happ with two-outs in the ninth before facing Balaguert and allowing the game winning home run. In all, Quintana, allowed three runs over four and 2/3 innings pitched and took the loss.
The Mudcats originally led 1-0 in the first after Keith Curcio doubled and scored on a wild pitch lost by starter Trevor Clifton in the first inning. The Pelicans came back with three runs off Clark in the bottom of that same inning and jumped out in front 3-1.
Clifton pitched into the sixth and kept the Mudcats quiet until allowing one more run in the sixth. Jordan Edgerton drove in that run with a sacrifice fly to center and the Mudcats pulled within one at 3-2.
Swanson later put the Mudcats on top with his three-run, inside-the-park-home run in the seventh. All three runs were allowed by Ryan McNeil and it eventually led to his first blown save of the year. McNeil allowed three earned runs and three hits over an inning and 2/3 pitched. Jose Rosario ( eventually came in for the eighth and ninth. Rosario (1-0, 0.00) kept the Mudcats scoreless over four and 1/3 innings wearied. and earned the win.
Swanson's home run was his first with the Mudcats and was Carolina's only hit with runners in scoring position in the loss. The Mudcats left 10 men on bases and were 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position in the game. Omar Obregon singled ahead of the three-run home and stretched his hitting streak to a career best 12 straight games.
The series continues on Friday night with game two of four. RHP Enderson Franco will get the start for the Mudcats in game two of the series. The first pitch in Myrtle Beach is scheduled is at 7:05 p.m.
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