Wahoos Drop Pitcher's Duel 1-0
April 4, 2014 - Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release
In front of a second-straight sellout crowd of 5,038, the Tennessee Smokies defeated the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 1-0 Friday night at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium in Pensacola, Fla. The Blue Wahoos (1-1) mustered just four hits off the Smokies (1-1). Third baseman Kris Bryant's seventh inning solo homerun proved to be the difference.
Cincinnati Reds' RHP Jonathan Broxton started for the Wahoos and went one scoreless inning with a pair of strikeouts. The right-hander is scheduled to throw another inning tomorrow night.
RHP Daniel Corcino (0-1) pitched strong in relief with 6.0 IP giving up just 1 R/ER on a solo home run by third baseman Kris Bryant. Corcino added eight strikeouts and just two walks to his strong relief effort.
RHP Jamie Walczak pitched 1.2 IP giving up just one hit while allowing no runs and striking out three.
Third baseman Juan Silverio continued his strong start to the season going 1-for-3 with a single and a strikeout. Left fielder Donald Lutz got his first hit of the season; he went 1-for-3 at the plate.
The Smokies used three pitchers to shutout the Wahoos. RHP C.J. Edwards went 4.0 IP giving up just one hit and striking out four Wahoos. RHP P.J. Francescon (1-0) was strong in three innings of relief giving up just two hits while earning the win for the Smokies. RHP Armando Rivero came on to earn the two inning save giving up one hit and striking out four Blue Wahoos.
Kris Bryant again showed off his power going 1-for-4 and hitting the game-winning home run.
The Wahoos and Smokies square off again tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. for game three of their five-game series to start the season. Reds' relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton is likely to go one inning to start the game tomorrow. The Reds' number one rated prospect, RHP Robert Stephenson, will follow behind the rehab stint. The Smokies' starter for tomorrow's game has yet to be determined. Fur Circus will be back again Saturday night bringing plenty of fun and laughter for the fans. Fireworks will also follow the game presented by Pepsi and Marcus Pointe Baptist Church. Tomorrow's game will be broadcast on ESPN Pensacola.
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