Jays Take Game 2 Shootout, 11-10
KINGSPORT, Tenn.- Despite a ninth-inning rally that brought the tying run to second base, Bluefield was able to hang on to win the Thursday night shootout over the Kingsport Mets 11-10 as the two teams combined to score 21 runs off 28 hits in Game 2 at Hunter Wright Stadium.
KINGSPORT, Tenn.- Despite a ninth-inning rally that brought the tying run to second base, Bluefield was able to hang on to win the Thursday night shootout over the Kingsport Mets 11-10 as the two teams combined to score 21 runs off 28 hits in Game 2 at Hunter Wright Stadium.
The game saw a combined six home runs with four coming from Kingsport (27-32). Bluefield (41-20) saw its leadoff man reach base safely in eight of the nine innings played on the night. In a game that took 3 hours and 32 minutes, the Blue Jays led throughout aside from a tie ballgame in the fifth inning.
It did not take long for the scoring to get underway at Hunter Wright Stadium Thursday night as the Blue Jays plated four runs in the first thanks to a three-run home run from
Kingsport responded in the bottom of the frame to cut the deficit to three runs at 4-1 when
Leading by three runs in the second, Bluefield added two more with a two-run single from Smith. The short stop began the day 2-for-2 in the first inning with three RBIs for the Blue Jays. Kingsport did not slack in the bottom of the frame as
After three innings of play, Bluefield led Kingsport by a 7-6 score.
Following a scoreless fourth inning, Kingsport tied the ballgame in the bottom of the fifth inning thanks to Wagner Lagrange's fourth home run of the season that left the park over the batter's eye in straight-away center field.
Tied at 7-7 heading to the sixth inning, the Blue Jays immediately took the lead once again with a leadoff home run from McGregory Contreras.
Kingsport responded with another run in the seventh to cut the deficit to a run thanks to a wild pitch that allowed
Trailing by three at 11-8 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Uriarte took an 0-2 heater over the right-field fence to cut the deficit to only a run at 11-10. Garay followed with a double to right field but was then left stranded when Pualino flew out to end the game with the tying run at second base.
The shootout ended with Bluefield holding on for an 11-10 win off of 16 hits on the night. McGregory three hits with a home run, Noda tallied three hits with a home run, Johnson drove in two runs and Grudzielanek brought in another.
Kingsport plated 10 runs off 12 hits and had a four-hit day from Lagrange that included two RBIs and three runs scored. Uriarte collected three hits with a homer and three runs scored while had two hits and two RBIs in the loss. Dirocie drilled his 10th home run of the season during the loss as well.
The winning pitcher on the night for Bluefield was the starter
Game 3 of the series is set to begin Friday night at 6:30 p.m. The game will also serve as