The visiting Pirates scored first when Jose Cubero doubled and Brian Hooper walked to open the game. Passed balls allowed Jose to score and Brian to move to third before John Denney drove Brian home with a single. After a ground out (Bobby Blair at short to Jackson Nave at first) the Thunder could not capitalize on a lead-off single as the Pirates turned a 6-4-3 double play (Bobby to David Stierle to Jackson).
Jose doubles to lead-off the game.
The Pirates failed to score in the second, stranding Leo Brown after a two out walk. The Thunder tied the game with a no out two run home run to left center field off Jose.
The Pirates went three up three down in the third; the Thunder was unable to score in spite of putting two men on with none out. But a pair of strike outs and a fielder’s choice to Brent Bronte, unassisted, at third killed the threat.
In the fourth, the Pirates increased their lead to 3-2. Chris Gregory walked stole second and third and scored on a passed ball. Brent singled but was left on base.
The Thunder took their first lead of the game when two walks and an error contributed to a two run fourth and a 4-3 Thunder lead.
A lead-off walk to Leo and a Juan Ortiz single failed to produce a run in the fifth and the score remained 4-3 going to the Pirates’ last at bat in the sixth.
But, after a lead-off ground out, the next eleven Pirates reached base and scored. The inning included, in order, singles by Chris, Jackson, and John; a fielder’s choice by Bobby (with no out due to a throwing error); a double by Brent; singles by Leo, David Porta and Scotty Irish; a walk to Juan Ortiz; a reached on error by David Stierle; and a walk to Jose. Chris also drove in a run on a fielder’s choice and Jackson added his second single of the inning.
In the bottom of the inning and trailing 14 - 4, the Thunder put their first two batters on off John Denney who had come on in relief in the fifth. The runners advanced to second and third on a ground out to second, David Stierle to David Porta. The next at bat produced a run when the runner on third scored on an error. On the play, the runner from second attempted to score but was thrown out at the plate, Chris to Scotty. And when the batter attempted to move up on the throw to the plate, he was cut down, Scotty to Bobby to end the game. The final score was 14-5.
The Pirates’ record improved to 3-2. The victory was their second come from behind win of the season.
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