Crawdads Win, Bond goes 4-for-4
The New Orleans Crawdads bested the Montreal Blazers by a score of 7-3, with first baseman Brody Bond getting the main credit. On the day, Bond was 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Crawdads. Frank Benítez, now 8-0, was credited with the win. He allowed no runs on 1 hit, while striking out 1 and walking 0. The win elevated the Crawdads to 88-62.
New Orleans took a 4-3 lead on Mal Fountain's 23rd home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Montreal pitcher Aidan Pilgrim in the bottom of the seventh. Pilgrim pitched 6.0 innings, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits with 3 K's and 2 walks. José Duart pitched 1 inning, while giving up a 2 run home run to Brody Bond.
"I just tried to make good contact," said Bond.
Gamblers double up Blazers with 3 run 9th
The Gamblers grabbed a win, 4-2, at Ubisoft Field, overcoming a fine effort from Montreal pitcher Don Jaramillo. Jaramillo went 7 innings and allowed 1 run on 6 hits with 9 strikeouts. With the victory, the Gamblers upped their record to 86-64, while the Blazers fall to 59-92.
Montreal jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning thanks to a Lineu Aldo home run, his 16th of the season. That would be the only runs the Blazers would muster. It would stay 2-0 till the top of the 5th inning when Ernesto González would hit an RBI double for the Gamblers. With the score 2-1 in the top of the 9th inning Cinema Jones would come through with clutch hitting to notch the win for Atlantic City. The left fielder hammered a 3-run home run off Vaughn Mullally. For the game, Jones had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats. "We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Jones said after the game.
Carlton Casson picked up the loss, while Vaughn Mullally was credited with a blown save.
Gamblers Defeat Blazers, 6-3
Atlantic City Gamblers starter Enrique López was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Montreal Blazers, 6-3. Montreal's current losing streak is now 4 games.
8 batters would come to the plate for Montreal in the 1st inning, with the Blazers scoring 2 runs. Starting with a Eduardo González RBI double before 3 batters later, Pedro Rosales would hit a full count RBI single.
The Gamblers would get both runs back in the top of the 3rd. With an RBI single by Ernesto González and a RBI double by Juan Rivera.
It'd stay 2-2 until the 12th inning when Atlantic City used the clutch hitting of José Romero to capture the win. The right fielder drilled a grand slam home run in the top of the 12th inning to put the Gamblers ahead, 6-2. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a big one.
"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Romero told the Atlantic City Herald.
Blazers Win Thriller, 5-4
The Montreal Blazers picked up a win at Ubisoft Field, knocking off the Atlantic City Gamblers, 5-4. Starting pitcher Kasper Johnson was a big reason why. The win has Montreal at 60-93.
It took until the 6th inning for either team to get one on the board, with Montreal putting 3 on there. Gehrig Jelinowicz lead off the inning with a single. After a ground out by Lineu Aldo to move Jelinowicz to 2nd, Eduardo González would then hit the 1st of 3 back to back to back double to score Jelinowicz. Carlton Casson & Joe Bradshaw would be the next 2 batters to hit RBI doubles.
The Blazers would add another in the bottom of the 7th with a Motonobu Yamashita RBI double to make it 4-0. Thanks to a massive 4 run 9th inning, the Gamblers would tie it at 4 before Ulvi Basgil was the walk-off hero for Montreal. The Blazers left fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring double to send the 21,489 Blazers fans home happy.
"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Atlantic City manager Fernando Blanco.
Jimmies Deal Blazers 5-1 Setback
The home crowd had a good time watching the Montreal Blazers and Charm City Jimmies get after it.
Marcos Gonzáles pitched a gem to lead Charm City to victory over the Montreal Blazers, 5-1. Charm City now has a 3-game win streak. Gonzáles pitched 6.1 innings while giving up 1 run on 4 hits with 9 strikeouts. He moves to 12-15 on the season. Arsenio Lambrinos was on the mound for Montreal and pitched 6.0 innings while giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, with 2 of those runs coming via the long ball. He falls to 7-15 on the season.
Gary Allen, who finished 5th in the FL in triples with 8 in 2045, chipped in for Charm City with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in. "When this team comes together and plays the way we can, we can compete with anyone," said Gonzáles. "I think we're going to keep proving that."
González Slugs Blazers to 11-6 Win
The Montreal Blazers topped the Charm City Jimmies, 11-6, with third baseman Eduardo González playing a big role. González went 2 for 5 with 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for the Blazers in the win. The winning pitcher was Aidan Pilgrim. His record is now 8-17. The right-hander went 5.1 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits for the Blazers. The Blazers raised their record to 61-94.
Pedro Rosales, the top prospect, had a direct impact on the outcome. Rosales contributed a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put Montreal up, 4-0. "Winning is hard sometimes," said Blazers manager Bill Inkster. "This one was nice to get."
