May 19, 2021
After a disappointing offensive series against Birmingham, Blue Wahoos outfielder Peyton Burdick hoped his perseverance would finally yield results.
It certainly did Tuesday night.
Burdick produced three hits, but none bigger than his game-deciding double in the 10
th inning, giving the Blue Wahoos a 3-2 win against the Rocket City Trash Pandas and the season’s first walk-off celebration at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Burdick began his big night with a first inning, solo home run that was a no-doubter, even into the strong wind blowing in from the bay.
“You go up there every day, you keep working,” said Burdick, after being doused with a water bucket by teammates near second base. “That’s the name of the game in baseball, you gotta keep working. You never know what day is going to be your day.
May 17, 2021
The Blue Wahoos sustained a second hard-luck loss Sunday to end their first homestand of the season.
After holding a 5-4 lead in the ninth, the Birmingham Barons rallied with a pair of runs after loading the bases and held for a 6-5 win before a crowd of 4,102 at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
The comeback followed the Barons rally in the late innings Saturday to take that game.
The losses, however, were countered by a week where the Blue Wahoos (6-6) returned to their bayfront stadium for the first time in 20-plus months and played six games in sunset settings.
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The win extended the Trash Pandas’ winning streak to four and clinched Rocket City’s first-ever series.
Posted: May 15, 2021 11:16 PM
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The following is a release from the Rocket City Trash Pandas
MADISON, Alabama –The Rocket City Trash Pandas got seven strong innings from starting pitcher Cooper Criswell and launched three more homers in an easy 9-1 win over the Tennessee Smokies Saturday night at Toyota Field in front of 7,209 fans. The win extended the Trash Pandas’ winning streak to four and clinched Rocket City’s first ever series.
The win also pushed the Trash Pandas’ record to 6-5. The first time Rocket City has been above .500 this season.
Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 15
Only Myrtle Beach managed to win today and the Cubs’ system was on the wrong side of two walk-off home runs.
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Shelby Miller made another rehab start tonight and there was some good news and less good news. Miller pitched 3.1 innings and gave up just one unearned run on three hits. But he did walk three batters while striking out four. He threw 64 pitches and 37 were strikes.
Adrian Sampson made his Cubs organization debut when he entered the game in the sixth inning. He was quite good for three innings, keeping the Saints from scoring in all three. But then he came out to pitch the bottom of the ninth and gave up a solo walk-off home run to Ryan Jeffers, the first batter he faced.