Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Greensboro Grasshoppers Sunday Baseball Report
Final from Brooklyn, New York:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 6, Brooklyny Cyclones 4…10 Innings
WP:Alexis Torres(2-0)/LP:Felix Cepeda(0-1)
Hoppers' Line- 6-9-0 Cyclones' Line-4-6-0
Hoppers finish up their Six-Game Road Trip and head home from Brooklyn, New York with a record of (11-4)…The Brooklyn Cyclones crank back up later this week, at (4-10)…
Lonnie White Jr. stayed hot at the plate for the Hoppers, going 3-5/RBI, and he is now batting .304…..Easton Carmichael went 2-5/Run/Triple/RBI…Axiel Plaz was 1-5/Run/RBI…As a team, the Grasshoppers pounded out 9 hits…
Here is how the Greensboro Grasshoppers producded those Three Big Runs in the Top of the Tenth, and those runs proved to be Game-Winners…
10th Inning:
Axiel Plaz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Heriberto Rincon. Brian Sanchez scores. Wyatt Sanford to 3rd.
GBO 4,BRK 3
Easton Carmichael singles on a line drive to center fielder John Bay. Wyatt Sanford scores. Axiel Plaz to 3rd. Carlos Caro to 2nd.
GBO 5,BRK 3
Shalin Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Heriberto Rincon in foul territory. Axiel Plaz scores. Carlos Caro to 3rd. Easton Carmichael to 2nd. 2 outs
GBO 6,BRK 3
Hoppers’ Winning Pitcher Alexis Torres works two innings, allowing 1 Run, on 1 Hit, with 0 BBs and 2 Ks…Torres was able to finish off the Brooklyn Cyclones in the Bottom of the Tenth Inning, to grab and preserve that Win…Here is how Torres finished off the Cyclones:Antonio Jimenez strikes out swinging, for the Third Out in the Bottom of the 10th…
The big hit of the day for Brooklyn came in the Bottom of the First Inning, when John Bay connected…
John Bay homers on a fly ball to center field. Antonio Jimenez scores. Corey Collins scores. At that point of the game, Brooklyn was leading the Hoppers, 3-0…But the Hoppers persevere and win the game, 6-4…
Game Details:
Attendance-1,245
Time of Game-2:50
Game Time Temp-50 Degrees
Up Next:Greensboro Grasshoppers(11-4) will be home on Tuesday night vs. the Rome Emperors(6-9) at 6:00pm, at First National Bank Field…Hoppers vs. Rome, on Wednesday morning at 11am…..