Three Hits Enough as Baby Cakes Slip by Sounds
April 8, 2018 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
New Orleans Baby Cakes News Release
The New Orleans Baby Cakes managed only three hits on Saturday night, but it was enough to slip past the Nashville Sounds, 2-1.
Following a rain delay of 2 hours and 32 minutes, the Sounds grabbed a quick 1-0 lead when Jorge Mateo drew a leadoff walk from Sandy Alcantara, the Marlins' third-rated prospect who was making his Triple-A debut. Mateo then stole second base and narrowly slid across the plate ahead of the throw by center fielder Magneuris Sierra on a two-out single by Renato Nunez.
That would be the only run of the night for Nashville, as Alcantara danced around trouble through his 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out eight to equal his season high from all of 2017, and retired the last five batters he faced with runners in scoring position, but was unable to record the final out in the fifth inning to qualify for the win.
The Baby Cakes capitalized on a bout of wildness from Sounds starter Trevor Cahill, who issued a bases-loaded walk to Rafael Ortega in the second, and a two-out throwing error by Steve Lombardozzi in the fourth to bring in the go-ahead run.
Chris Mazza (1-0) relieved Alcantara with two on and two outs in the fifth and escaped the jam, then chipped in two more scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. Alex Wimmers worked around a single in the eighth, and Nick Wittgren struck out a pair in a perfect ninth to notch his first save.
Cahill (0-1) was charged with two runs - one earned - on four hits in four innings and took the loss.
At 2-1, New Orleans owns a winning record for the first time since August 21, 2016.
The Baby Cakes and Sounds continue the series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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