Thu, 15 May, 8:00PM, at Jim Rice Field
South End Astros 3, Brighton Black Sox 2
A pitching duel between Black Sox starter Jared Rooney and Astros starter Xael Tejada turned into a 9 inning walkoff win for South End!
Rookie Xael Tejada threw 6 strong innings for the Astros, striking out 5 and only allowing 1 earned run. Closer Jonathan Matos threw the next 3 innings, giving up only 1 hit and picking up the Astros 1st win of the season.
In the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs, leadoff hitter Rommel Peguero laced a single to center and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. Luis Uribe followed with a shot to left field, putting runners on 1st and 3rd for Julian Alvarez, who won the game with a high chopper thru the hole on the left side!
Peguero (3-5, 2R)
Linn (1-3, RBI)
Politsopoulos (2-3, RBI)
Alvarez (1-5, GWRBI) |
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