Galloway bashes board in two-homer game

Isaac Galloway played sparingly during the season's first month. Now that he's seeing regular playing time, he's causing damage in more ways than one.
The Marlins farmhand bashed two home runs from the leadoff spot, including one that knocked out part of the videoboard, as visiting Triple-A New Orleans topped Reno, 7-4, on Thursday night.

"He's a pretty good lefty and I struggle off lefties," Galloway said of Reno starter Anthony Banda, the top Arizona prospect. "I was just trying to see something out over the plate, and I don't even know what kind of pitch it was, something offspeed. I got the barrel to it."

Galloway beat out an infield single to third base off Banda in the first inning. In the third, he drove a pitch from Banda crashing into the videoboard, knocking out part of the display. The center fielder didn't immediately notice that part of his handiwork.
"I didn't even realize it until after I got in the dugout and I saw part of the scoreboard was off," he said with a laugh. "We play in New Orleans, so the ball doesn't really go too far. I knew I got it pretty good, but not as good as hitting the scoreboard."
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Banda departed after six innings, and with two outs and the bases empty in the seventh, Galloway belted a solo shot to right off Rubby De La Rosa. The Baby Cakes tacked on back-to-back solo blasts by Moisés Sierra and Matt Juengel with one out in the eighth off Silvino Bracho.
New Orleans entered the contest having dropped three in row and haven't produced more than one run in four of its last six games. 
"We've kind of been scuffling a little bit as a team lately, trying to score runs and stuff," Galloway said. "We've just been trying to take quality at-bats and try to put a good swing on the ball. [Those innings], we kind of found it a little bit. That was huge for us, getting that win after the last series."
The 27-year-old played in only 13 games in April, batting .172/.273/.379. In eight games to start May, he's raking at a .393/.414/.607 clip.
"Playing sporadically is a little tough, but lately I'm getting in more of a routine," he said. "Having an opportunity to play every day, you kind of get in some grooves."
Banda (3-2) was charged with four runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings. 
New Orleans' Scott Copeland (3-3) evened his record after yielding three runs on eight hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.