Trash Pandas Take Down Biscuits in Wire-to-Wire 6-2 Win

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – One night after a rollercoaster comeback, the Trash Pandas took a different path to victory on Wednesday night at Riverwalk Stadium.

Rocket City jumped out to an immediate lead in the very first inning, courtesy of a two-run single from Orlando Martinez and another run batted in by Ryan Aguilar for a 3-0 advantage.

Zac Kristofak then went to work on the mound, shutting down the Biscuits in the first two innings. Montgomery would plate a run in the 3^rd on a Ronny Simon single to make it a 3-1 game.

The Trash Pandas responded right away in the 4^th inning, as a pair of RBI doubles from Bryce Teodosio and David Calabrese put two more runs on the board for a 5-1 advantage.

In the 6^th inning, Montgomery nearly mounted a rally. The Biscuits loaded the bases with one out, which would end Zac Kristofak’s evening on the mound. Luke Murphy, who had surrendered 13 runs in his last 6 combined outings, came on in relief and induced a Junior Caminero double play to snuff out the threat.

Tucker Flint tacked on an insurance run for the Trash Pandas in the 9^th on a looping double. In the final frame, Diego Infante added one for Montgomery with a ground-rule double, but Kelvin Caceres got the next batter for a 6-2 final.

Zac Kristofak earned his team-leading fourth win of the season, with a final line of 5.1 innings pitched, 6 hits, 1 run, 5 strikeouts, and 1 walk. Eight of the nine Rocket City starters registered a hit in the game, plus a pair of knocks from Jose Gomez who replaced Kevin Maitan in the 4^th inning. This is the first time in the 2023 season that Rocket City has won the first two games of a series.

The Trash Pandas (23-24) continue their series against the Biscuits (23-24) on Thursday night. First pitch at Riverwalk Stadium is set for 6:35 p.m. Josh Caray will be on the call for 103.9 FM THE UMP and 730 AM SportsRadio.