SL1 Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Wahoos Open Second Half with 4-2 in Montgomery

June 20, 2013 - Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release


Tim Crabbe dominated Montgomery Biscuits hitters over six innings helping the Blue Wahoos earn a 4-2 win to open the second half of the 2013 season Wednesday night from Riverwalk Stadium. Yorman Rodriguez, fresh up from Advanced-A Bakersfield, sparked the offense finishing a home run shy of the cycle with his 3-for-4 game in his Double-A debut. The Blue Wahoos are now 1-0 in the second half and are tied with four other teams in the South for first place. The Biscuits were the only team in the division to lose their second half opener.

After getting the leadoff man on for the third straight inning, Pensacola finally capitalized in the third. Luis Durango opened the inning with his second straight leadoff single. A batter later, Rodriguez tripled him home giving Pensacola an early 1-0 lead. Travis Mattair would plate Rodriguez from third later in the inning with an RBI groundout.

The Biscuits countered with a run in the bottom of the third, but it was the only run they would score off Crabbe. Pensacola opened up a three-run advantage with another pair of runs in the fifth. Again it was the top of the order getting it done for Wahoos. With one out, Durango drew a walk which started the rally. He scored when a throw from right field hit him in the back while he was sliding into third on a Rodriguez single. The ball got away allowing the speedy outfielder to scramble to his feet and head home. Marquez Smith then doubled into the left-center field alley plating Rodriguez from second making it a 4-1 Blue Wahoos lead.

The Biscuits would get their final run in seventh off Blue Wahoos reliever Drew Hayes. Riccio Torrez singled home Kyeong Kang from second, but Torrez was thrown out by Durango trying to stretch the one-out hit into a double. Hayes went on to retire the next four batters he faced to close out his two innings of work. Loek Van Mil (S, 6) shut down the Biscuits in the ninth, retiring them 1-2-3 for his sixth save of the season.

Rodriguez nearly launched his first home run as a Wahoo in the seventh. Initially ruled a solo homer, it was later changed to a ground-rule double when the umpires gathered and ruled the ball was wedged between a railing on top of the wall and pads.

Crabbe (W, 3-6) earned his first win for Pensacola since 5/5, also against Montgomery in Pensacola. He matched his season-high with seven strikeouts over six innings. He walked just two and allowed just two hits. Pensacola scored all four of their runs against Biscuits starter Jake Thompson (L, 6-7), though only three were earned. He took the loss after striking out seven over seven innings.

Pensacola looks to build on its win to open the second half on Thursday night. LHP Ryan Dennick (3-7, 3.13) is slated to start for the Wahoos against Biscuits RHP Michael Colla (1-0, 5.56). First pitch from Riverwalk Stadium is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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