Sanchez Debuts, Cabral the Hero in 5-4 Win
CLEARWATER, Fla. - With the rain pouring down at Spectrum Field on Sunday afternoon, the Threshers were likely faced with their final at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning.Bradenton held a 4-2 lead, despite a line drive homer to left from Jose Gomez that opened the inning. Marauders starter
CLEARWATER, Fla. - With the rain pouring down at Spectrum Field on Sunday afternoon, the Threshers were likely faced with their final at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Bradenton held a 4-2 lead, despite a line drive homer to left from
With a 1-1 count, Cabral drove a high fly ball the opposite way that smacked off the concrete wall beyond the yellow line, a three-run home run that put the Threshers on top, 5-4.
After
Sunday saw the season debut of top pitching prospect
Sanchez struck out six, and was lifted after 83 pitches, 46 of which were strikes. He gave way to
The Threshers (2-9) put up 11 hits in the win, led by Cabral's 2-for-3, 3 RBI day. Hall extended his on-base streak to nine consecutive games.
After an off day on Monday, the Threshers head down to Port Charlotte to battle the Charlotte Stone Crabs in a three-game set. The series kicks off on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. with left-hander