A single and an error in the bottom of the 10th inning allowed two runs to score in a 4-3, walk-off loss for Adam Hall and his Biloxi Shuckers teammates against the Rocket City Trash Pandas at Toyota Field.
Despite the loss, the Shuckers saw their magic number decrease to five for the wild card with two losses for the Mississippi Braves in a doubleheader and a loss for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
Entering tomorrow, the Shuckers hold a three-game lead for the wild card with seven games remaining.
In the eighth, the Trash Pandas took a 1-0 lead with an RBI single from Orlando Martinez. The Shuckers, with two outs in the top of the ninth, loaded the bases with a double from Ernesto Martinez Jr. and full-count walks to Eric Brown Jr. and Lamar Sparks. With two outs and the bases loaded, down by one, Zavier Warren drew a four-pitch walk to tie the game as Hall came home.
In the top of the 10th, Casey Martin drew a leadoff walk, putting runners at first and second with no outs. Dylan O’Rae laid down a bunt up the third base line, and an errant throw allowed two to score, giving the Shuckers a 3-1 lead. In the bottom half, Orlando Martinez made it 3-2 with an RBI fielder’s choice before Tyler Payne reached on a single into right, scoring the tying run. On the play, an errant throw to third allowed Martinez to come home, giving the Trash Pandas a 4-3 win. Kenyan Yovan earned the win for Rocket City while Blake Holub took the loss for the Shuckers.
Hall only had 1 At-Bat in the ninth inning, he would draw a walk.
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