PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Zephyrs Salt Bees with Five-Run Sixth

May 7, 2013 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Brian Flynn allowed one run and three hits in six innings to pick up his first Triple-A win, and the New Orleans Zephyrs rode a five-run sixth inning to get past the Salt Lake Bees, 7-1 on Tuesday night.

Making his third start with New Orleans, Flynn (1-2) earned his first win by working out of trouble throughout the game. After retiring the side in order in the first, the left-hander saw the Bees put at least one runner on base in each of the next five innings.

Salt Lake 's best scoring chance came in the fourth. Bill Hall drew a leadoff walk and Trent Oeltjen reached on a bunt single, with both runners advancing a base on Flynn's throwing error. The Bees attempted a suicide squeeze, but Matt Young's bunt was popped up to a sliding Paul Gran, who was breaking in from third base. Gran turned and fired to Wilson Valdez covering the bag for a double play, and Flynn retired Efren Navarro to get out of the inning.

New Orleans was held without a hit by Bees starter A.J. Schugel until the bottom of the fourth, and finally dented the scoreboard in the fifth when Jake Smolinski drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on Paul Gran's double into the left field corner.

Schugel unleashed a wild pitch to score Smolinski, and Wilson Valdez lifted a sacrifice fly to right to plate Gran with the second run.

The Z's broke the game open in the sixth against reliever Ryan Brasier, pushing five runs across for their highest-scoring inning of the season at Zephyr Field. Each of the first five batters of the inning singled, including run-scoring hits from Popcorn Downs, Koyie Hill and Smolinski, and Valdez 's two-run single capped the rally.

Salt Lake loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth as Zach Phillips battled control issues. Jonathan Albaladejo inherited the jam, and struck out Luke Carlin before inducing an inning-ending double play from Jimmy Swift.

Schugel (0-2) took the loss for Salt Lake, despite allowing just two runs and two hits in five innings.

The Z's and Bees meet in the second game of the series Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

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