Suns Upended by Crawdads' Late Rally on Wednesday
Hagerstown, MD - Nick Raquet recorded his seventh quality start of the season as the Hagerstown Suns fell to the Hickory Crawdads on Wednesday night 3-2 at Historic Municipal Stadium. The Suns are 18-34 overall and will play Hickory in the series finale on Thursday with a 7:05 PM first
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The Suns took an early lead, scoring the first run of the game in the opening frame against Crawdads starter
The Suns extended their lead in the third against Bremer and the Crawdads.
Hickory narrowed the margin in the sixth while Suns starter
Hickory took the lead in the eighth against Suns reliever
In the ninth, Garcia bunted for a base-hit to put the tying run on base with one out against Crawdads reliever
Raquet went six innings while allowing one run on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts in a no decision. Fuentes (0-1) went two innings in a loss, allowing two runs on three hits with three strikeouts.
Notes: Raquet had his seventh quality start of the season in 10 starts… The Suns have 13 as a team… He recorded at least four strikeouts for the sixth consecutive game… The no decision is just his second of the season… He's lasted at least six innings in each of his last four outings… All four have been quality starts… Esthay extended his hit streak to four games… Garcia had his 12th multi-hit game of the season… Hagerstown left two runners on base, which is a season-low… The previous low was three on May 9 against the West Virginia Power… Panaccione had his first hit of the 2018 season… The fourth straight loss ties a season-high losing streak for Hagerstown… It's the third time the Suns have lost four straight… Hagerstown is 0-5 at home on Wednesdays… The Suns play the third and final game against Hickory on Thursday with a 7:05 PM first pitch… It's thirsty Thursday at the Muni… Fans can take advantage of beer specials starting at just $2… The Suns will start RHP
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