Tapia's Homer Not Enough as Bird Dawgs Fall Late
July 26, 2025 - Frontier League (FL)
Down East Bird Dawgs News Release
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(Down East Bird Dawgs)
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Quebec - A back-and-forth effort wasn't enough for the Down East Bird Dawgs, who clawed within a run in the sixth inning but couldn't keep pace late, falling 7-4 to the Trois-Rivičres Aigles on Saturday night at Stade Quillorama.
Down East struck first in the opening inning, as Jaylen Smith delivered an RBI single to give the Bird Dawgs a 1-0 lead. But the Aigles answered in the second, when Alan Marrero tied the game with an RBI double. Trois-Rivičres then capitalized on a series of defensive miscues, scoring three more runs on errors, to take a 4-1 lead.
Stephen DiTomaso chipped into the deficit with a sacrifice fly in the fifth, but John Montes answered with one of his own in the bottom half to make it 5-2.
Emmanuel Tapia launched a two-run homer in the sixth to cut the deficit to one, but Trois-Rivičres had the final word. Victor Sanchez delivered an RBI single, and Justin Farmer forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk to seal the 7-4 result.
Eric Waldichuk (0-2) took the loss, allowing four runs, one earned, on two hits across two innings.
Jesen Therrien (4-3) earned the win, giving up three earned runs on eight hits while striking out eight and walking none over eight innings. Alexander Castro closed it out with a scoreless ninth for his save.
The Bird Dawgs, now 28-36, will look to avoid the series sweep as they wrap up their 10-game Canadian road trip on Sunday, July 27, against Trois-Rivičres.
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