Grizz swat Bees again with another big comeback
For a second straight night at Chukchansi Park, the Fresno Grizzlies (77-55) rallied from a four-run deficit in the late innings, in a game they trailed by five runs at the midway point. Their 10-9 win over the Salt Lake Bees (68-64) on Sunday improved the playoff-bound Grizz to a
For a second straight night at Chukchansi Park, the Fresno Grizzlies (77-55) rallied from a four-run deficit in the late innings, in a game they trailed by five runs at the midway point. Their 10-9 win over the Salt Lake Bees (68-64) on Sunday improved the playoff-bound Grizz to a season-high 22 games over .500. The victory improved Fresno to 16-9 in one-run games at home this season, and was their 10th comeback win of 2018 when trailing after the sixth inning (seventh at home). Seven Grizzlies registered multiple hits.
Salt Lake added four more runs in the fourth, thanks to the second RBI single of the day for Rojas, and a three-run homer by
Neither starting pitcher would factor into the decision. The Bees'
Trailing 6-1 in the sixth, Fresno struck back with three runs;
Leading 6-4 in the seventh, Salt Lake got comfortable with two unearned runs after a pair of errors opened the frame;
The Grizzlies roared all the way back in the seventh, scoring five times to take a 9-8 lead.
With two stolen bases, Straw upped his professional baseball-leading total to 65. He stole 35 times with Double-A Corpus Christi before being promoted in mid June, and has stolen 30 times in 32 attempts in 61 Triple-A games.
9-9 in the bottom of the 10th, the Bees employed an extreme shift, with five infielders and four men between first and second base.
Falling victim to Tucker's walk-off heroics two nights in a row, Salt Lake relinquished a four-run and five-run lead in consecutive games. Fresno scored five in the ninth to win 7-6 on Saturday (Tucker three-run homer), clinching the Pacific Northern Division in the process.
The series finale will be Monday evening at Chukchansi Park as the Grizzlies aim to take three of four to open the homestand.. Probable starters are RHP