Hummel and Orimoloye Lead Mudcats to 3-2 Win
ZEBULON, NC - Cooper Hummel went 2-for-3 with both a game tying home run in the third and a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh and Demi Orimoloye went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead home run in the fourth as the Mudcats defeated the Astros 3-2 on Monday night at Five
ZEBULON, NC -
The home win came in the first game of a seven game home stand for the Mudcats (6-5, 40-41) and in game three of a split, away/home, four game series with the Astros (9-3, 46-35). It also snapped Carolina's three game losing streak and brought them back to a game above .500 in the second half standings.
Carolina was down 1-0 in the third until Hummel brought them right back with his solo home run off starter
Orimoloye followed Hummel's solo shot in the third with a solo blast of his own in the fourth while giving the Mudcats a 2-1 lead. It was Orimoloye's first home run with the Mudcats and his sixth overall between Low-A and High-A this season. Orimoloye also singled later in the sixth while collecting two hits in the game.
Carolina led 2-1 when Webb left before the sixth and before the Astros came back with a run in the seventh to tie the game, In all, Webb struck out three, walked five and allowed just one run on three hits over five innings.
Reliever
The Astros lost their freshly obtained 2-2 tie in the last of the seventh after
Carolina turned its 3-2 lead over to
The split, away/home, series will conclude on Tuesday night in Zebulon for the first night of Carolina's "Mudcats for America" series at Five County Stadium. 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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