BY JONATHAN SKUZA
Nomar Mazara drove in the game-winning run with a two-out base hit in the ninth to lift the Rochester Red Wings to a 5-4 victory against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Friday evening.
Rochester battled back from two, two-run deficits in the ballgame.
After Lehigh Valley took a 2-0 lead in the third inning behind a Jake Cave home run and a Darick Hall sacrifice fly, Erick Mejia in the sixth inning collected the Wing’s first run with a sharp ground ball base hit to the first basemen that scored Jake Noll.
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The Phillies Triple-A affiliate responded in the bottom half of the inning with a Simon Muzziotti base hit RBI to regain the multi-run lead.
In the top of the eighth inning, the Red Wings snagged their first lead with a three-run frame. Noll drove in Mazara with a double with one out in the inning. The second basemen finished the night 3-for-5 with two runs scored and the RBI. Drew Millas collected a double of his own to tie the game and score Noll. Meija collected his second RBI of the night with his first triple of the season to score Millas.
Rafael Marchan tied the game once again with a sacrifice fly in the bottom half of the inning.
Mazara brought Travis Blankenhorn around to score for the deciding run with a line drive base hit to left field after Balnkenhorn recorded a one-out base hit.
Joan Adon got the start for Rochester and the right-hander pitched six innings of three-run baseball where he fanned three. Rochester used three bullpen arms to finish the final three innings of the ballgame. The bullpen only allowed one run on three hits and a walk. Gerson Moreno earned the win out of the pen after pitching an inning and two-thirds of one-hit baseball.
The Rochester Red Wings (2-1, 36-40 overall) will continue their series with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (1-2, 37-39 overall) on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Rochester will start southpaw Anthony Banda (0-0, 6.23) while the IronPigs will start a southpaw as well as Bailey Falter (2-0, 6.38) will take the bump.
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