Walks doom Mudcats in loss to Dash
The Winston-Salem Dash scored twice on bases-loaded walks in the fifth inning Thursday night and held on for a 3-2 Class A Carolina League victory over the Carolina Mudcats.
The Mudcats (48-49) had pulled even in the top of the fifth, after a single from Joey Meneses and a RBI double by Reed Harper.
Winston-Salem (46-51), however, would push two runs across in the bottom half of the inning after Carolina pitcher Carlos Salazar gave up a single and walked two to load the bases. Reliever Jorge Zavala then replaced Salazar and walked the next two batters to make it a 3-1 game.
The Mudcats would get within one run again in the eighth. Keith Curcio reached on a one-out infield singles and Dustin Peterson walked. Jacob Schrader then reached on an infield single, and Curcio came home on a throwing error by second baseman Jake Peter. Reliever Andre Wheeler escaped further damage by striking out Carlos Franco and getting Tanner Krietemeier to line out to shortstop.
Carolina loaded the bases with two out in the ninth, but Peter Tago got Peterson on a lineout to center for the final out.
The teams will meet again at 7 p.m. Friday.
Thursday’s box score
Carolina | ab | r | h | bi |
Lien, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curcio, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Peterson, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schrader, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Franco, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meneses, 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Krietemeier, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Briceno, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Camargo, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harper, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Winston-Salem | ab | r | h | bi |
Engel, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Peter, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Michalczewski, 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Barnum, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Basto, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas, PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Narvaez, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Alvarez, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Earley, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Rondon, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 31 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Carolina | 000 | 010 | 010 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Winston-Salem | 001 | 020 | 00X | — | 3 | 9 | 1 |
E — Lien, Peter. DP– Carolina 2, Winston-Salem 1. LOB– Carolina 10, Winston-Salem 10. 2B– Briceno, Harper, Michalczewski. SB– Engel (41). CS—Lien.
CarolinaIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Thurman | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Salazar (L,0-1) | 2/3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Zavala | 11/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Roney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Winston-SalemIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Fulmer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Clark (W,5-3) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Wheeler | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Tago (S,8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
This story was originally published July 23, 2015 at 11:23 PM with the headline "Walks doom Mudcats in loss to Dash."