WICHITA – After three straight wins, Wichita drops the fifth installment of the inaugural series at Riverfront Stadium, following an 8-0 loss against the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Saturday.
Starter Bryan Sammons struggled early, allowing a two-run homerun from Luis Basabe in the second inning. He would settle in however, and finish the night with five innings pitched, five strikeouts, two walks, and two earned runs. He marks the first Wind Surge starting pitcher to record a loss in franchise history.
Soddies pitcher Luis Frias, who made his Double-A debut today, held Wichita to only three hits and one walk in six innings of work. He struck out three, while holding the Surge to no runs. It would be a tough night for the Surge at the plate, as they were held to three hits and no runs for the first time all year.
Rob Whalen made his Wind Surge debut out of the bullpen, allowing a solo homer to his first batter, Dominic Miroglio. Whalen would finish with two innings, two earned runs, two strikeouts, and one walk. RHP Ryan Mason would come in for the eighth and ninth innings, allowing four total earned runs on four hits. The Wind Surge bullpen would allow at least one run in each inning of relief, marking their worst performance of the season.
The series sits at 3-2, with a win on Sunday clinching a second straight series victory for the Wind Surge.
Wichita and Amarillo will play the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon, with the first pitch at 1:05 p.m.