Roegner Roughed Up in 7-5 Loss to Hillcats
LYNCHBURG, VA - Cam Roegner saw his scoreless inning streak come to an end at 31.1 innings after allowing three runs in the third and five earned runs overall during a 7-5 loss to the Hillcats on Wednesday night at City Stadium in Lynchburg.
LYNCHBURG, VA - Cam Roegner saw his scoreless inning streak come to an end at 31.1 innings after allowing three runs in the third and five earned runs overall during a 7-5 loss to the Hillcats on Wednesday night at City Stadium in Lynchburg.
Roegner (6-2, 1.41) worked through a scoreless first and second, before later allowing three runs and three hits in the third while seeing the Hillcats (25-24) snap his consecutive scoreless starts streak at four and his scoreless innings run at 31.1 innings. They also scored three more runs (two earned) against Roegner in the fifth while knocking him out of the game.
In all, Roegner worked through four plus innings and allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits. He also walked one and struck out four while suffering his first loss since May 2.
The Mudcats (26-26) had led 4-0 entering the third before Lynchburg rallied back with three runs in the same frame to cut the lead down to one at 4-3. All four Carolina runs where allowed in by Lynchburg's starter
Wilson later struck again in the third after hitting his team leading sixth home run of the season. The home run gave Carolina its 4-0 lead, but the Hillcats eventually answered with three in the bottom of the third, before later taking the lead with three runs in the fifth. Wilson went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBI in the loss for Carolina.
It was a wild pitch lost by Roegner with two-outs in the third that plated the first Lynchburg run of the game. A two-run double moments later from Tanner Brooks scored the other two as the Hillcats cut the lead to 4-3. The Lynchburg fifth later included a run scoring double from
Lynchburg had a 6-4 lead heading into the Carolina half of the sixth, but a
Lynchburg's
The Hillcats bullpen followed Tati after the sixth and went on to hold Carolina to just one other run over the latter half of the game. Felix Jimenez worked through two innings and allowed a run on two hits while earning his second hold of the season.
The victory lifted the Hillcats into a 1-1 tie in the three game series. The series final and rubber game of the series is scheduled for Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at City Stadium in Lynchburg. The game will air on the Mudcats Radio Network, the Big Dawg 98.5 FM and via TuneIn Radio at carolinamudcats.com.
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