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Bradenton Loses Game Two, Series Tied 1-1

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Leach ran in to trouble in the fifth.

The Bradenton Marauders lost game two of their best of three game series against the Charlotte Stone Crabs.  Bradenton sent Brian Leach to the mound, with Leach allowing five runs on six hits in 4.2 innings of work.

Leach was looking good through three innings, with just one walk allowed.  In the fourth he allowed a two out, RBI single to make the score 2-1 Bradenton, after the Marauders scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning.  Leach fell apart in the fifth, allowing two doubles and a triple, and getting tagged for four runs in the inning, with one of those runs coming in off a single given up by Phillip Irwin.

Irwin pitched a perfect sixth inning, but ran in to trouble himself, allowing three runs on two doubles.  Gabriel Alvarado came on in relief, but allowed two runs of his own before getting out of the inning.

The only runs for Bradenton came in the fourth inning.  Singles by Eric Fryer, Calvin Anderson, and Adam Davis loaded the bases with no outs.  Jordan Newton grounded in to a force out to third, with Fryer being caught at home.  Calvin Anderson scored when Greg Picart reached on a fielder’s choice to third.  Robbie Grossman walked with two outs to bring in another run, but Bradenton couldn’t capitalize any further.

The Marauders play game three, the deciding game, of their first round series with Charlotte tomorrow at 7:05.  Nathan Adcock will take the mound for Bradenton, looking to send them to the finals with a win.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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