Balaguert’s walk-off home run lifts Pelicans past Mudcats 6-5
The Carolina Mudcats looked to snap a five-game losing streak Thursday night against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
Trailing 3-2 in the seventh inning, the Mudcats would grab a 5-3 lead after Dansby Swanson hit an inside-the-park three-run home run.
Carolina would only need three more outs to secure the win. The Pelicans started the bottom of the ninth with a groundout to second. Next, Charcer Burks doubled, but Gleyber Torress grounded out to shortstop for the second out.
After giving up a walk to Ian Happ, the Pelicans would have runners on first and second, to bring up Yasiel Balaguert, who would clear the bases with a three-run home run to lift the Pelicans.
Zack Quintana took loss after pitching 3 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs on four hits.
Thursday’s box score
Carolina | ab | r | h | bi |
Curcio, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Obegron, 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swanson, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Edgerton, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Davidson, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gebhardt, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meneses, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Murphy. C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Gaylor, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Myrtle Beach | ab | r | h | bi |
Burks, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Torres, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Happ, 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Balaguert, 1b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Vosler, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Baez, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lockhart, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amaya, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dunston, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
Carolina | 100 | 001 | 300 | — | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Myrtle Beach | 300 | 000 | 003 | — | 6 | 10 | 2 |
E — Swanson, happ, Rosario. DP–Carolina 2, Myrtle Beach 0. LOB–Carolina 10, Myrtle Beach 8. 2B–Curcio, Swanson, Dunston, Burks. 3B–Dunston. HR—Swanson. SF–Edgerton. SB–Torres(1), Baez (8).
Carolina IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Clark | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Quintana (L, 0-2) | 3 2/3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Myrtle Beach IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Clifton | 5 1/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
McNeil | 1 2/3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Roasario (W, 1-0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
This story was originally published April 22, 2016 at 7:59 PM with the headline "Balaguert’s walk-off home run lifts Pelicans past Mudcats 6-5."