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Manager Esposito made some adjustments on the fly and we actually led most of this game. Extra innings win is still a win in the column! Holding the Dodgers to five hits and three runs is quite the accomplishment. The tenth inning suicide squeeze play worked because they had to respect CF Billy Hamilton's speed at the plate as well as worry about the runner breaking for home. VERY well done team!

Pitching Report SP Jameson Taillon (6 IP, 1H, 1ER, 3BB, 6K's) pitched decently and only gave up the one run in the bottom of the first. RP Rich Rodriguez (1 IP, 1H, 2ER, 1BB, 1K 1HRA 1BS) relieved and almost made it undamaged through the seventh inning before C Austin Barnes' two run homer to CF tied the game up. RP Ryan Brasier (1 IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 1K) pitched the eighth inning putting two base hits into scoring position before getting the two outs needed to get out of the inning. CL Thomas Burrows (2 IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 3K's SV) could still not get a clean inning, but retired the side twice without giving up a run for his second save.

Batting Report - Four runs on six hits. Again an impressive run total for the number of hits gotten. 2B Eric Sogard (3/4, 2B, 1R) led the Pirates attack with his three hits and scoring the winning run on CF Billy Hamilton's suicide squeeze bunt. RF Myles Straw (1/4, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR) hit his second HR of the year, which kept his seventeen game hit streak alive.1B Josh Bell erased an early Dodger lead with his third HR of the season, a solo shot to RF.