Aguilar, Rodriguez and Segovia Lead Mudcats to 7-2 Victory
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Braden Webb struck out nine while pitching through a career high seven innings, Joangtel Segovia went 3-for-5 with two RBI and both Ryan Aguilar and Nathan Rodriguez had two hits while leading the Mudcats to a 7-2 victory on Friday night at Buies Creek.
BUIES CREEK, N.C. -
Webb (4-5, 4.13) allowed a first inning home run to
Matijevic's homer in the first gave the Astros (1-1, 38-33) and starter
Ivey took the loss for the Astros after allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits over four and 2/3 innings. He also walked one and struck out four. Reliever
Carolina's two run second began with
Wilson also started Carolina's two run fourth by reaching on a leadoff single to center. A wild pitch lost by Ivey moved him to third and a single from Aguilar would bring him in to give Carolina a 3-1 lead. Rodriguez then singled to right-center to push Aguilar to third and a bunt single to third from Segovia plated Aguilar to give Carolina a 4-1 lead.
Segovia led the way for Carolina after going 3-for-5 with two RBI out of the nine spot in the lineup. Rodriguez hit eighth and went 2-for-4 with two runs and Aguilar hit seventh while also going 2-for-4 with two runs in the game for the Mudcats.
Carolina led 4-1 before getting one more run across in the sixth to go up 5-1 on a bases loaded sacrifice fly to center from
Reliever
The Mudcats leveled the series at 1-1 with Friday's victory. The series will now shift to Carolina as the four game set continues with game three at Five County Stadium in Zebulon.
Saturday's game will begin at 5:00 p.m. at Five County Stadium and will feature a Mudcats themed cowboy hat giveaway for the first 1,200 fans ages 15 and older through the stadium gates (opening at 4:00 p.m.). The game will air on the Mudcats Radio Network, the Big Dawg 98.5 FM and via TuneIn Radio at carolinamudcats.com. It will also stream via live video on MiLB.tv.
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