The Erie SeaWolves absolutely brought the thunder on Sunday, wrapping up their series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats with a 6-3 win. They took the series 4-2, and it was all about the long ball.
Erie’s Bats Explode: Campbell and Pacheco Go Yard!
Izaac Pacheco is consistent. He slammed his 17th Double-A homer of the year, a 463-foot solo shot to kick off the second inning. He hit 17 last year with West Michigan; that power tool is officially staying dialed in at this level. But the real headline grabber? Clayton Campbell. This dude launched his first Double-A home run, and it was only his second game with the SeaWolves. Talk about making an entrance! That kind of pop is exactly what you want to see early from a new guy.
Mud Hens’ Late Rally Not Enough After Pitching Woes
Over in Toledo, the Mud Hens just could not get it done against the Iowa Cubs, dropping the game 4-2. Iowa snatched four straight after Toledo grabbed the first two. Beau Brieske started on a planned bullpen day, and honestly, he was pretty good. He walked a couple in the first but then struck out the side. He finished his two scoreless innings with four Ks and no hits, tossing 20 strikes out of 34 pitches and getting six whiffs, mostly on that nasty slider. His four-seamer and sinker were hitting 95 mph! Luke Taggart came in next and kept it tight, going 1-2-3 in the third and working around a single in the fourth, racking up three strikeouts.
Then Yilber Díaz took over in the fifth and Iowa finally got on the board. Jackson Cluff ripped a two-out triple, then came home on a Justin Dean single. Díaz worked around some walks in the sixth to keep it a one-run game. Eric Silva, transferred from Erie, jumped right into trouble in the seventh. A leadoff walk, then Matt Shaw’s two-out double brought in a run. Chas McCormick then crushed a two-run homer, blowing it open to 4-0. Silva managed three strikeouts, all on his curveball, but that seventh inning was a nightmare.
The Mud Hens bats were quiet too long against Iowa’s Braxton Garrett, who racked up seven strikeouts over five scoreless innings. They finally found some life against the bullpen in the eighth. Max Burt smacked a double, Trei Cruz walked, and Jace Jung moved Burt to third with a flyout. Max Anderson broke the shutout with a sacrifice fly. Justice Bigbie then hammered a double to left, bringing Cruz home. That’s all they got. Andre Granillo closed out the ninth for Iowa, striking out two and working around a walk and a single. It was too little, too late.
Toledo’s Max Anderson finished 2-3 with his 20th double and an RBI, and Justice Bigbie grabbed his second double of the year with an RBI. But at the end of the day, a rally in the eighth just isn’t enough when you’re down by four. These guys need to show up earlier! The Mud Hens are headed to St. Paul next, opening a new series on Tuesday at 8:07 p.m. ET. Let’s hope they bring that late-game offense to the first inning in that one!
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Originally reported by Bless You Boys.
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