Stephen Gonsalves pitched another gem striking out eight hitters in a no-decision effort.
photo by Tim Evearitt
Mobile. - With two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning, a wild pitch on a dropped third strike allowed Chad Oberacker to score from third base to give the BayBears a walk-off 2-1 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Thursday night at Hank Aaron Stadium.
Billy Buckner took the mound for Mobile in the series finale. The righty was outstanding, despite having to settle for a no-decision. Bucker allowed just one earned run on three hits, walking one and striking out a season-high 10 batters in 7 1/3 innings of work.
Chattanooga starter Stephen Gonsalves gave up a run on three hits, he struck out eight and walked two, lowering his ERA to 2.62 and increasing his K:BB ratio to 55:24.
Ryan Eades gave up a hit in the seventh, but struck out the other three batters he faced, so we'll give him a pass on that hit. The newest Lookout, pitcher Alan Busenitz provided two innings of shutout relief, giving up three hits. Mason Melotakis gets credit for the loss over 2/3 innings, 0 hits, 1 run (unearned), a walk and a strike out.
Behind 1-0 headed to the eighth inning, the Lookouts put a couple of men on base, and then tied the game, on what turned out to be a sacrifice double play, as Travis Harrison was thrown out at second base, attempting to take second as Edgar Corcino raced home.
The game stayed knotted at 1-1 after the ninth inning thanks to an outfield assist from Zach Granite to catch Todd Glaesmann at the plate, ending the inning.
The Lookouts could not plate a run in the top of the tenth and a weird ending to the game in the bottom half of the inning resulted in a Lookouts' loss. With two outs, and a man on first, reliever Mason Melotakis induced a grounder to shortstop Niko Goodrum, who made an error, allowing the runner to advance to third, putting runners at the corners. Melotakis then struck out the next batter, but the wild pitch got away, and a run scored from third, ending the night for the Lookouts.
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The Lookouts aim to snap their four-game losing streak when they open a five-game series with the Jacksonville Suns Friday night. Game time is 7:15 p. m.