Brian Barton, Bats Walk Off With Win, 6-4

LOUISVILLE, KY - The Bats improved to 2-0 in extra inning games this year when outfielder Brian Barton hit a walk off two run home run in the bottom of the 13th inning Sunday to beat the Indians 6-4.

Barton's first home run of the season drove in Kristopher Negron, who went 3-for-5 on the day with a pair of runs scored. Barton's blast, came off of Tony Watson (0-2, 4.76) and was the second walk off home run for the Bats this week.

Matt Hague led the way for the Indians offensively with a double and a triple. The Indians put some pressure on the Bats' defense in the top of the 12th with two runners on base and came within inches of taking the lead on a line drive hit down the left field line just foul by Hague.

Homer Bailey (0-0,0.00) made his first start of the season, a rehab start for the Bats, allowing two hits in five scoreless innings. Indians starter Brian Burres (0-2, 2.55) pitched seven shutout innings striking out eight. Bailey threw 62 pitches over his five innings of work and struck out two
In the top of the eighth with the game still knotted at 0-0, Indians second baseman Brian Friday led off with a triple to right field off of Bats reliever Daniel Ray Herrera (0-1, 4.50). With Friday on third base Herrera struck out the next two batters and got Chase d'Arnaud to ground out to shortstop to end the threat. A pitchers duel through seven innings, the Bats broke out for four runs in the eighth inning.

In the bottom of the eighth the Bats loaded the bases against Dan Meyer (0-0, 5.40), with one out on two walks and a hit batter. After a pitching change Jeremy Hermida cleared the bases with a double to center off Indians left hander Daniel Moskos (0-0, 0.00), giving the Bats a 3-0 lead.
Devin Mesoraco later brought Hermida in to score with a sacrifice fly to centerfield extending the Bats lead to 4-0.

Carlos Fisher (0-0, 10.80) came in to pitch the ninth inning for the Bats, with a 4-0 lead, and failed to get an out. Fisher gave up a walk and three hits to the four batters he faced, all of which scored. Jerry Gil (0-0, 3.00) replaced Fisher and gave up a first pitch RBI-double to left tying the game at 4-4 before getting three straight outs to keep the score tied.

The Bats (9-2) evened the home series with the Indians (2-9) at 1-1 with the rubber match coming Monday night at 6:35 p.m. Scott Caroll (0-0, 4.63) is scheduled to get the start on Social Media Night against Sean Gallagher (0-2, 8.00).



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