Osprey Drop Second Straight Despite Rally
GREAT FALLS, MONT. - In a game shockingly similar to Thursday night's defeat at home, the Missoula Osprey (18-19, 37-37) rallied for five consecutive runs to pull within a run of the Great Falls Voyagers (34-41, 19-18), but eventually fell short in 10-8 loss on Friday night at Centene Stadium.
GREAT FALLS, MONT. - In a game shockingly similar to Thursday night's defeat at home, the Missoula Osprey (18-19, 37-37) rallied for five consecutive runs to pull within a run of the Great Falls Voyagers (34-41, 19-18), but eventually fell short in 10-8 loss on Friday night at Centene Stadium. With the victory, Great Falls clinched the second playoff berth from the North Division, cementing an Osprey-Voyagers matchup in the first round.
The Osprey jumped to an early lead in the first inning, scoring on a ground ball double by
En route to taking his second loss of the season, Johnson pitched two-plus innings, surrendering five runs (all earned) on six hits and a season-high four walks, while striking out one. The last of the runs charged to Johnson scored after he had exited the ballgame. Reliever
In the top of the fourth,
One inning later, however, the Voyagers rallied for three additional runs against Santana to widen their lead to six runs, opening a similarly commanding advantage to that of Thursday night in Missoula. In three innings of work, Santana was charged with four runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk, while striking out three.
Following a quiet sixth from both teams, the Osprey surged for four runs in the top of the seventh, leveraging back-to-back errors into two runs. Later in the inning, the Osprey kickstarted their rally with two out and the bases empty thanks to consecutive singles from
The Osprey return to action on Saturday night, finishing a two-game series in Great Falls against the Voyagers to conclude the regular-season schedule. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with coverage beginning on 102.9 ESPN Missoula at 6:45 p.m.