![]() Owen Caissie began the inning with a walk and a single from Haydn McGeary put runners on the corners. In the fourth, the Smokies scratched across the first run of the night. The pair traded zeroes for the first three innings at a rapid pace. That would be the start of a pitcher’s duel between Mederos and Tennessee starter Walker Powell. Shortly after, catcher Edgar Quero made a perfect throw to catch Crow-Armstrong trying to steal second base, helping starter Victor Mederos through the first inning unscathed. Rocket City starter Victor Mederos began the game in an inauspicious manner, hitting Pete Crow-Armstrong with the first pitch. The game began in a simpler fashion than it ended. The victory is the Trash Pandas’ second consecutive last at-bat win and evens their six-game series with the Smokies at two games apiece. With David Calabrese at the plate, Smokies reliever Danis Correa’s offering was off the mark and went to the backstop for a wild pitch, allowing Whitefield to slide home with the winning run. In the bottom of the inning, Whitefield started at second and advanced to third on a bunt single from Bryce Teodosio. In the tenth, Trash Pandas reliever Dakota Donovan (W, 1-0) was brilliant, retiring all three hitters he faced to strand automatic runner Nelson Maldonado on the bases. But Tennessee right fielder Cole Roederer got the catch and made a strong throw home, nailing Jackson out at the plate as the potential winning run to send the game to extra innings. Aaron Whitefield looked to win the game with a fly ball to right. ![]() An intentional walk to Tucker Flint loaded the bases. Orlando Martinez followed with a line drive into the right field corner for an RBI double, tying the game at four and putting the winning run at third with one out. In the ninth, Livan Soto and Jeremiah Jackson reached with one-out singles against Tennessee closer Blake Whitney. ![]() MADISON – Down to their final three outs, the Rocket City Trash Pandas rallied to tie the game in the ninth and walked off in the tenth for a 5-4 win over the Tennessee Smokies, sending a season-high crowd of 6,393 into a frenzy on Friday night at Toyota Field.
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