Lipka and Perez Power Woodies to Win
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - A power surge from Matt Lipka and Yanio Perez launched the Wood Ducks (7-5, 31-50) ahead to hang on to a 7-6 victory over the Dash (5-8, 29-54) on Tuesday night.Both had three-RBI nights to supply the majority of the offense. Perez had his second career two-homer
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - A power surge from
Both had three-RBI nights to supply the majority of the offense. Perez had his second career two-homer game with both homers counting as his first with Down East.
Lipka's two-run homer was his second in as many games and gave the Woodies a 2-1 lead in the third inning. Two batters later, Perez launched his first in a Wood Ducks uniform to extend the lead to 3-1.
In the fourth, the Woodies plated two more thanks to a productive out by
Perez returned to the plate in the fifth and connected on a moonshot over the berm in left field for his second home run of the game - a two-run blast. The Wood Ducks led 7-2 but it would cap their offense.
The Dash plated three runs off of Emerson Martinez in the fifth and
After Fairbanks,
The victory keeps a trailing pace with the Buies Creek Astros - who lead the second-half race by a game and a half. Game two of the series with the Dash comes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday night. Lefty
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