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| Alejandro De Aza had a pair of hits for the Bees on Sunday, and leads the Atlantic League with a .350 batting average. (Photo provided courtesy of Kim DeGasero) |
NEW BRITAIN—The New Britain Bees (35-34) defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters
(35-35) 3-2 in walk-off fashion in 10 innings at New Britain Stadium on Sunday
afternoon to earn a split of the rain-shortened three-game weekend series and
the final game for the boys from the Hardware City before the Atlantic League
of Professional Baseball All-Star Break.
New Britain starting pitcher Rainy Lara tallied a no-decision in the contest after allowing two runs (one earned run) on three hits in five and two-thirds innings pitched, walking two and striking out five. Sugar Land starting pitcher Carlos Pimentel also did not factor in the game’s final outcome despite tossing five scoreless innings on just two hits allowed, walking two while striking out six.
Trailing 2-0 in the bottom half of the sixth inning, New Britain cut the deficit in half as they loaded the bases with nobody out courtesy of back-to-back walks to Darren Ford and Bijan Rademacher and an infield single off the bat of Alejandro De Aza. The next man to step into the batter’s box was cleanup hitter Jason Rogers, who plated Ford with a sacrifice fly for his team-high 50th RBI of the season, third overall in the Atlantic League.
New Britain starting pitcher Rainy Lara tallied a no-decision in the contest after allowing two runs (one earned run) on three hits in five and two-thirds innings pitched, walking two and striking out five. Sugar Land starting pitcher Carlos Pimentel also did not factor in the game’s final outcome despite tossing five scoreless innings on just two hits allowed, walking two while striking out six.
Trailing 2-0 in the bottom half of the sixth inning, New Britain cut the deficit in half as they loaded the bases with nobody out courtesy of back-to-back walks to Darren Ford and Bijan Rademacher and an infield single off the bat of Alejandro De Aza. The next man to step into the batter’s box was cleanup hitter Jason Rogers, who plated Ford with a sacrifice fly for his team-high 50th RBI of the season, third overall in the Atlantic League.
The Bees would tie the game at two
in the middle of the eighth thanks to a two-out run-scoring base knock from
Logan Moore that allowed Rogers to cross the dish after he singled to lead off
the rally and later stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Following a top of the tenth in which winning pitcher Tyler Danish (3-0) did
not allow a run, New Britain went to work in the last half of the frame looking
to send the fans home with smiles on their faces, and that is exactly what they
did versus losing pitcher Danny Reynolds (0-2).
With Jonathan Galvez at second to
begin the inning, the batter was Jared James, who proceeded to drop a sacrifice
bunt down that was fielded by Reynolds, who attempted to erase Galvez at third
base, but the right-hander’s throw was wide of Juan Silverio and headed down
the left field line, enabling Galvez to hustle home with the winning run as the
Bees closed out the first half of the 2019 regular season schedule on a very positive note, collecting their fifth walk-off victory of the year and 19th in come-from-behind fashion. They also improved to 5-3 in extra-inning contests
(2-0 vs. Sugar Land) and 3-3 when free baseball is played in the Hardware City.
De Aza and Rogers each had a pair of hits en route to the triumph, with De Aza
improving to an Atlantic League leading .350 batting average.
The Bees return to New Britain
Stadium on Tuesday, July 16, when they welcome in the Southern Maryland Blue
Crabs to begin a three-game midweek series and six-game home-stand. First pitch
is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. It will be another Two-Fer Tuesday at the ballpark
as fans can buy one regular priced ticket and get one free when purchased
online at nbbees.com, by phone at 860-826-BEES
(2337), or at the Bees Box Office. CLICK HERE
for tickets.
—Staff Reports
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