Mudcats Sweep Astros with 9-1 Victory at Buies Creek
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Ryan Aguilar went 3-for-5 with a RBI triple and Tucker Neuhaus went 2-for-3 with a run scoring triple of his own as the Mudcats clinched their first series sweep of the season with a 9-1 throttling of the Astros at Jim Perry Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
BUIES CREEK, N.C. -
The Carolina (21-22) offense matched season highs for runs and hits in a road game with nine runs on 14 hits in Sunday's series finale against the Astros (23-19). The series finale victory also clinched Carolina's first sweep of the season and came at the very end of a six game road trip where the Mudcats finished at 3-3.
After a slow start by both teams, the Mudcats went on to score three two-out runs between the second and third innings while taking an early 3-0 lead on starter
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The first run of the game came in the second when
Aguilar's triple was his second of three hits in the game as he went 3-for-5 with a run and two batted in for the Mudcats. He also scored a run during Carolina's three run fifth as the Mudcats opened their lead to 6-0 through the five. The Carolina fifth also featured a run scoring triple from Neuhaus and a RBI hit from Rob Henry.
Neuhaus was 2-for-3 with two runs and was one of five Mudcats batters to total at least two hits in the sweep clinching victory. The others included
Carolina scored all of its runs evenly across the three Buies Creek pitchers faced in the game. Bailey started and allowed three runs over four innings,
The Mudcats went 5-for-17 with runners in scoring and left 12 men on base in the victory. The Astros, meanwhile, were held without a hit with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base in the loss.
Carolina next plays on Monday night at Five County Stadium as they begin a new eight game home stand with four games versus Down East and four versus Myrtle Beach. Monday's home stand and series opener against the Wood Ducks will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Zebulon. The game will air on the Mudcats Radio Network, The Big Dawg 98.5 FM and online at carolinamudcats.com via TuneIn Radio. The game will also stream via live video on MiLB.tv.
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