Strong Pitching Not Enough as Missions Doubled Up by Baby Cakes
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Missions dropped their eighth straight game Friday night as they were doubled up by the New Orleans Baby Cakes 4-2 at Nelson Wolff Stadium.The Missions took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh but the Baby Cakes bounced back and plated a
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Missions dropped their eighth straight game Friday night as they were doubled up by the New Orleans Baby Cakes 4-2 at Nelson Wolff Stadium.
The Missions took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh but the Baby Cakes bounced back and plated a pair of runs in the top of the eighth to go in front for good. Pinch hitter
San Antonio's pitching staff was outstanding through the first seven innings before getting into a bit of trouble in the eighth.
The score remained deadlocked at one run apiece until the bottom of the seventh when the Missions manufactured a run. Ray walked to begin the frame and moved to second on a sacrifice from
They had an opportunity to cut into the 4-2 deficit in the eighth inning after Freitas singled and
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The Missions and Baby Cakes continue their four-game series Saturday night at Nelson Wolff Stadium. Right-hander
Post-Game Notes
-With the loss, San Antonio falls to 72-51 on the season.
-San Antonio's season-long losing streak extended to eight games. It is the longest losing streak for the Missions since they dropped eight in a row from August 15-22, 2012.
-David Freitas extended all three of his streaks with his RBI single in the first inning. His on-base streak moved to 26 games, his hitting streak to 12 games, and his RBI streak to eight games. His eight-game RBI streak is now the longest by a Missions player this season.
-Cory Spangenberg swiped his 28th bag of the season in the fifth inning. He is two stolen bases shy of becoming the first Missions player to tally 30 in a season since
-With two more hits Tyrone Taylor now has seven multi-hit games in his last 11. In those 11 games he is batting .364 (16-for-44) with 9 runs, 2 doubles, 3 home runs, and 9 RBI.
2019 is the 118th season of baseball in San Antonio and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Single game tickets are on sale now at the Wolff Stadium Box Office or online at samissions.com. Season seat memberships are available now by calling 210-675-PARK (7275).