Winston-Salem Warthogs Discombobulated, Lose Again to Wilmington Blue Rocks 4-1 - Adv A, Carolina League

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - WILMINGTON, DE – For the second consecutive game, an inept Warthogs offense and mental mistakes proved
costly as Winston-Salem fell to Wilmington 4-1 on Saturday night at Frawley Stadium.  The Warthogs (9-9) left 12 guys on base, including six in scoring
position aiding the Blue Rocks in taking the second game of this three-game series with a potential sweep looming tomorrow afternoon.

The Blue Rocks (9-12) manufactured a run in the first
inning to take an early 1-0 lead.  Derrick Robinson
reached on a bunt single, stole second base and moved
to third on a ground out.  After a pitch hit Joe
Dickerson to put runners on the corners, Wilmington
executed a double steal with Robinson crossing the
plate for the game’s first run.


ADVERTISEMENT Wilmington mounted a two-out rally in the fifth inning
off Warthogs starting pitcher Aaron Poreda.  Robinson
lifted an RBI double inside the right field line to
score Josh Johnson, who was running on the pitch.
Chris McConnell followed with an RBI single that
plated Robinson and gave the Blue Rocks a 3-0 lead.

An inside-the-park home run by C.J. Retherford finally
put Winston-Salem on the board in the sixth inning.
Retherford lifted a fly ball that Blue Rocks left
fielder Anthony Seratelli could not locate off the
bat.  The ball landed in the left field corner and
Retherford, who was hustling out of the box, crossed
the plate as the relay throw deflected of his
shoulder.  It was Retherford’s third straight game
with a home run and it was the first ever
inside-the-park home run allowed by Wilmington.

A Winston-Salem mistake allowed a Blue Rocks run to
score in the eighth inning as right fielder Salvador
Sanchez misplayed a soft fly ball with two outs and a
runner on third to bring the final run across for
Wilmington.  

Blue Rocks starting pitcher Mario Santiago, who
entered the game 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA and opponents
hitting .428 against him, tossed a season-high 5 1/3
innings and limited the Warthogs to one run on five
hits with four strikeouts.  Tyler Chambliss recorded
the final three outs for Wilmington to collect his
fourth save of the season.  

Poreda worked a season-high six innings for
Winston-Salem, but suffered the loss after allowing
three runs on six hits with three strikeouts.
Warthog’s infielder Javier Colina finished 0-for-4 to
snap his Carolina League best 15-game hitting streak.

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