Bats come alive as BayBears hang on for win in matinee

PEARL, Miss. (May 10, 2017) - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, jumped in front in the first inning, recorded 12 hits in the game, and held on to defeat the Mississippi Braves 6-5 Wednesday at Trustmark Park.
Four players finished with multi-hit games, including David Fletcher and Forrestt Allday . Fletcher recorded his first three-hit game of the season, going 3-for-5. Allday went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks to extend his on-base streak to 16 games. He has collected multiple hits in six of his last nine games.
The BayBears (13-20) sent eight men to the plate in the first inning and scored a trio of runs against Matt Withrow (1-1). Mobile added two more on Fletcher's two-run single in the fourth, and Wade Wass homered in the fifth to make it 6-2. Wass has now hit three home runs in his last seven games.
Grayson Long (1-2) pitched five innings and earned his first win of the season. Long gave up two runs on four hits in the first two innings, including a Ronald Acuña Jr. homer, but allowed just one more hit over his final three innings of work.
The Braves (17-16) plated runs against Eric Karch , Justin Anderson , and Adam Hofacket in the eighth and ninth to cut Mobile's lead to 6-5. However, Hofacket struck out Joey Meneses with runners on second and third to close out the game.
The BayBears continue the five-game road series Thursday at 7:00 p.m. CT against Mississippi. Live coverage can be seen on MiLB.tv (Mississippi feed, subscription required, promo code: BAYBEARS) and heard on the BayBears Broadcast Network, the TuneIn Radio App, and the MiLB First Pitch App, with the Countdown to First Pitch starting at 6:40 p.m. CT.
The BayBears return home Saturday and host a total of 70 home dates through Labor Day, September 4. Single-game tickets and ticket packages are currently on sale. Season tickets and group and hospitality offerings for the 2017 season can be reserved by calling (251) 479-BEAR (2327).
About the Mobile BayBears
The Mobile BayBears are the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles of Anaheim and play their games at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The BayBears were founded in 1997 and have won four Southern League titles in 1998, 2004, 2011, and 2012. Additionally, the 1998 and 2011 championship squads were named Minor League Team of the Year by Baseball America. More than 160 former BayBears have reached the Major League level, including All-Stars Max Scherzer, Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Peavy, Carlos González, and Justin Upton. For more information on the Mobile BayBears and Hank Aaron Stadium, please visit MobileBayBears.com, call (251) 479-BEAR (2327), or contact Steve Goldberg via email at [email protected].
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