Miners drop series to Jackals
In what felt like a do-or-die series heading into the season’s final home stretch, the Miners have dropped the first three games of the four-game set to the New Jersey Jackals at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, NJ. They fell 9-2 in game three.
Christian Colmery got the start against an electric Jackals batting order. Alvaro Gonzalez launched his 13th homer of the season in the second inning, sending it deep into right field and past the wall to give the Jackals an early 1-0 lead.
The homers kept coming in the fourth inning as Gustavo Sosa went yard to center field to double the lead, followed by a two-run blast from reliable powerhitter Issac Bellony to make it 4-0. Colmery lasted five innings with seven hits and five runs, all off home runs.
On the other side of the coin, the Miners’ bats struggled against Connor Maryinak for five innings, but would gain some momentum once he was replaced by Jorge Benitez. Edwin Mateo singled to left, and then Maciel made it count, launching the fourth home run of the game to left field to give the Miners a lifeline in the sixth.
But the wheels would fall off in the bottom of the inning. Jackson Balzan came on and put himself in an early hole with runners on first and second. David Glancy brought Aneudis Mordan home with an RBI single to restore the four-run lead, then stole home once he reached third base. Martin Figueroa would bust it open with a two-run single to left field, making it 9-2 and putting the game beyond reach for the Miners.
The Miners have the away finale in Paterson for game three before returning home for a six-game stand to conclude the season.
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Written by Justin Haight
Above: Gabriel Maciel