Wingnuts' Three Home Runs Beat Pensacola

Published on July 28, 2009 under American Association (AA)
Pensacola Pelicans News Release


All good things must come to an end, and the Pelicans saw their eight game losing streak halt in an 8-3 loss to the Wingnuts Tuesday night. Dustan Mohr hit two home runs, one a grand slam, as Randy Beam was hit with the loss.

Pensacola initially jumped out on top, scoring a run in the top of the second inning when Marcos Rodriguez singled and scored after Luis Guance hit him in.

The Pelicans added another run in the third inning that saw Antoin Gray lead off with a base knock. Francisco Leandro sacrificed himself and Gray moved to second, scoring when Rodriguez hit safely.

The Wingnuts roared back in the bottom of the fourth, when Dustin Mohr hit a grand slam, his ninth homer of the season, and Wichita led 4-2. Pensacola closed within one a half-inning later, when Chase Burch singled and Marcos Rodriguez doubled him in. However, it was the Wingnuts' game the rest of the way.

Brenan Herrera started the bottom of the fifth with a single, stole second, and scored when Greg Porter struck a single. In the sixth inning, Kelly Hunt added another run with his league-leading fourteenth round tripper of the year. Mike Thompson followed up with a single later in the inning and came around to home as well.

Dustan Mohr went deep to lead off the bottom of the seventh, his second dinger of the night and tenth of the year. The eighth run for the Wingnuts would be their last, as Wichita defeated Pensacola 8-3.

Randy Beam took the loss after pitching 5.2 innings and allowing seven runs (six earned). Beam struck out five, but allowed nine hits and one walk. Ulysses Roque finished the sixth and pitched the seventh, yielding one earned run on three hits while notching a strikeout. Joey Wedner pitched the eighth and struck out two of the three batters he faced.

The Pelicans were led at the plate by Marcos Rodriguez. He finished the evening 3-4, hitting a double, stealing a base, scoring a run, and driving in two. Antoin Gray and Luis Guance each had a pair of singles, with Guance driving in the other Pelicans' run.

The Pelicans finish their seven-game road trip on Wednesday with a 12:05 p.m. start time. The Pelicans will throw Jason Navarro against Wichita's Derek Blacksher. The game may be heard online via SportsJuice.com; the Pelicans provide a link to the broadcast on their website, www.pensacolapelicans.com.

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