Brewers Blitz Billings With Walk Off Win
Helena, MT - Friday night started a critical three game series between the Helena Brewers and the Billings Mustangs, with Helena two games back of Billings for first place. The game proved to be one of the most back and forth battles all year, needing extra innings to decide its
Helena, MT - Friday night started a critical three game series between the Helena Brewers and the Billings Mustangs, with Helena two games back of Billings for first place. The game proved to be one of the most back and forth battles all year, needing extra innings to decide its fate. Down by a run going into the bottom of the tenth inning, the Brewers scored two to win the game, with the walk off RBI coming from LG Castillo. With the 13-12 win, Helena has won five games this season on walk offs.
Billings got the scoring started with a four run first inning, highlighted by a
Helena though punched right back in the first, as the first two reached and three scored in the inning. The Brewers took a 7-4 lead in the second with a four run frame, with RBIs coming on a
Billings got two back in the fourth on a two run homer from Martinez, and Helena responded with a
The game continued to turn back and forth, as Helena took the lead in the sixth on a Turang RBI double, leading 9-8 at the time. Ward was the run that scored, with him 4 for 4 at the time with three doubles.
In the seventh Billings struck for three, with Bren Spillane driving home the game tying run with a double. Harris then singled him home, and Martinez singled home Harris, who had gotten to third on a
Yet Helena came back in the seventh to tie the game, as with two on and one out,
Neither team scored in the ninth, sending the game into extra innings. With a runner starting at second, Billings played small ball, as Martinez sacrificed Harris to third, and Harris scored on a sacrifice fly to give the Mustangs a 12-11 with two out in the inning. Reliever
Turang started as the runner at second, and manager Nestor Corredor pinch hit for Coca with
Helena returns to action tomorrow as