Thayron Liranzo stepped up to the plate in the eighth inning and absolutely annihilated a first-pitch heater, sending a deep drive screaming to left center field that sealed the win for the Erie SeaWolves. That solo shot was the difference maker, putting Erie up 3-2 against the Akron RubberDucks, and man, what a way to grab his tenth homer of the season!
SeaWolves Snag a Close One, Mud Hens Stumble
That Erie game was a tight one, a real pitcher’s duel until Liranzo decided it was time to change that. The SeaWolves actually grabbed an early lead when Andrew Jenkins singled in the second and then rode home on E.J. Exposito’s eighteenth long ball of the season. Yeah, you read that right, **18th** for the utility infielder already! Andrew Sears got the start, spinning four strong innings before giving up two runs in the fifth after a leadoff walk. Erie had some extra base hits in the fifth and sixth but just couldn’t convert ’em into runs until Liranzo’s monster blast. Huge shoutout to Yosber Sanchez and Wandisson Charles, too, they were excellent in relief, letting just two baserunners on in 3.2 combined innings before Trevin Michael locked it down for his sixth save. Talk about clutch relief!
Meanwhile, down in Toledo, the Mud Hens had a rough night, falling 9-4 to the Columbus Clippers. Lael Lockhart Jr. and Beau Brieske both got hit hard, making it an uphill battle from the jump. Columbus was up 6-1 in the eighth when the Hens finally started to rally. Trei Cruz led off with a swinging bunt single, Jace Jung singled, and Max Anderson walked to load ’em up. Corey Julks came through with a two-run single, and a double play ball from Gage Workman brought Anderson home, making it 6-4. You could almost feel the momentum building, right? But then, Brieske gave up two homers in the bottom half, one a two-run shot, completely snuffing out that comeback fire. Brutal.
Whitecaps Fight Back as the M’s Take a Loss
Over in West Michigan, the Whitecaps pulled off a 4-3 win against the Beloit Sky Carp, even with lefty Joe Miller getting knocked around a bit in his rehab outing. He gave up a two-run homer and got a little wild, but the bullpen came in sharp to help the Whitecaps fight back for the win.
And yeah, switching gears to our boys, we need to acknowledge it. The Minnesota Twins took down our Seattle Mariners tonight, 5-3. Not the result we wanted to see, for sure.
It’s a quick turnaround for a couple of those minor league squads, with the Mud Hens kicking off at 7:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, and the SeaWolves starting at 6:05 p.m. ET. Hope for some better results out there. Let’s get ’em next time, M’s!
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Originally reported by Bless You Boys.
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