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ValleyCats Ends Road Trip with 5-1 in Aberdeen

August 8, 2015 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Tri-City ValleyCats News Release


ABERDEEN, MD - Brooks Marlow went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs batted in, while Pat Porter added a homer and two runs scored, as the Tri-City ValleyCats concluded their six-game road trip with a 5-1 victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md., on Saturday night.

Two days after tossing a no-hitter against Aberdeen in a 5-0 victory, and one night after holding the IronBirds to only one run in a 1-0 defeat, the ValleyCats again had a dominant pitching performance, allowing only six hits, two walks, and one unearned run.

Trent Thornton got the start for the 'Cats striking out three batters in five frames, before Scott Weathersby came in and pitched two scoreless frames of his own.

The two right-handers got more than enough help from the Tri-City hitters, as the 'Cats got on the board in the top of the first, when Marlow drove home Johnny Sewald with a sacrifice fly to left field.

Two innings later, Anthony Hermelyn drove home Porter with a line-drive single to right field, and Kolbey Carpenter scored on an RBI by Cesar Carrasco, to put the 'Cats ahead 3-0.

The IronBirds were able to push one run across in the bottom of the fifth, but Porter homered over the right field wall in the top of the sixth for his second long ball of the season, and Marlow cleared the right field wall in the eighth for his team-leading fifth home run, to help the 'Cats take a 5-1 lead into the ninth inning.

Aberdeen put two runners aboard with only one out in the final frame, but right-handed reliever Jacob Dorris came in and induced two consecutive ground outs to close out the victory, and earn his third save in the process.

Registering the win for Tri-City was Thornton, who advanced to 4-0.

The ValleyCats now hold a two-game first-place lead in the New York Penn-League Stedler Division over the Lowell Spinners, whom they will now host in a three-game series at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, which will begin at 5 p.m., on Sunday. On the mound for Tri-City in the series opener, will be LHP Alex Winkelman (4-0, 1.45), with RHP Austin Glorius (0-0, 0.00) getting the start for Lowell.

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