
Kyle Skipworth(above)collected three extra-base hits, including his 12th home run of the season, in the Suns 6-4 victory over the Tennessee Smokies. Photo Courtesy: Jacksonville Suns
By Steve Kolbe
Kyle Skipworth(above)collected three extra-base hits, including his 12th home run of the season, in the Suns 6-4 victory over the Tennessee Smokies. Photo Courtesy: Jacksonville Suns
By Steve Kolbe
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Tennessee third baseman Greg Rohan(above)hits one of the Smokies three home runs in a 9-2 win over the Jacksonville Suns July 24, 2012. Photo Courtesy: Tennessee Smokies
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Suns starter Graham Taylor(above)allowed one run in seven innings of work to help Jacksonville edge the Mississippi Braves 2-1 at the Baseball Grounds. Photo Courtesy: Jacksonville Suns
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The Braves scored five runs in the ninth inning against Suns closer A.J. Ramos for an 8-5 win at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville July 20, 2012. Photo Courtesy: Mississippi Braves
By Steve Kolbe
The Mississippi Braves scored five runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Suns 8-5 on Friday night at the Baseball Grounds. The Braves won for the first time this season when trailing going into the ninth (1-43). The Suns lost for just the second time when leading heading into the ninth inning (37-2).
The Suns took a 2-0 lead in the home half of the fifth, when Donnie Webb hit a two-run home run to right field off of Braves starter J.R. Graham. It was Webb’s first home run since June 23rd and his sixth round tripper of the season.
Mississippi scored three runs on three hits in the seventh inning against Suns starter Bryan Evans to take a 3-2 advantage. Todd Cunningham drove two of the runs with a double off of reliever Jordan Conley. In the home half of the seventh, the Suns loaded the bases when Kyle Jensen and Danny Pertusati walked, and Jeff Dominguez singled. Donnie Webb then doubled in the gap in right-center to clear the bases and put the Suns in front 5-3.
A.J. Ramos entered the game for the ninth, and for just the third time this season was unable to lock down the win. The Braves took advantage of three walks, and a pair RBI singles by Christian Bethancourt and Joe Terdoslavich to tie the game 5-5. With the bases loaded and two outs, Keenan Wiley hit a ball to center field that glanced of off Donnie Webb’s glove while he was attempting to make the catch, with three runs crossing the plate to give the Braves an 8-5 win.
Only three Suns players had hits in the game. Donnie Webb went 2-for-5 and drove in all five runs. It’s the second-most runs batted in for a Suns player in a game this season (Kyle Skipworth drove in six at Chattanooga May 26th). Jeff Dominguez had three singles, and Chris Gutierrez singled to increase his hitting streak to 15 games. Christian Bethancourt, Joe Terdoslavich, and Jason Christian each collected two hits for the Braves.
Starter Bryan Evans allowed three runs on six hits over six and a-third innings in a no decision. A.J. Ramos (3-1) allowed five runs (2 ER) on two hits in the ninth inning and lost for the first time this season. All three batters he walked in the inning came around to score. Cory Rasmus (2-3) allowed just one hit over two innings to earn the win.
The Suns missed out on a chance to get back to the .500 mark for the first time since June 28, when they were 4-4. Playing at home hasn’t been an advantage lately for the Suns, with just two wins in their last seven games at the Baseball Grounds.
Game three of the series is Saturday from the Baseball Grounds with the first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. LHP Jose Alvarez (2-5, 4.05) will start for the Suns. RHP Gary Moran (3-7, 3.15) takes the hill for the Braves.
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The Suns beat the Stars 3-1 at Joe Davis Stadium in game one of a three-game series. Jacksonville finished with six hits, all singles. Photo Courtesy: Huntsville Stars
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Third baseman Justin Bour(above)drove in two runs in the Smokies 5-1 win in the first game of a double header against the Jacksonville Suns at Smokies Park. Photo Courtesy: Tennessee Smokies
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Suns starter Zack Neal(4-6)allowed two runs on seven hits over seven innings. The only runs he allowed were on a two-run home run by Greg Rohan(above)in the first inning. Photo Courtesy: Tennessee Smokies
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Jeff Dominguez, Curt Smith, and Paul Gran each hit a home run in the Suns 10-4 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos at the Baseball Grounds. Photo Courtesy: Jacksonville Suns
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