(September 3, 2023 – High Point, NC): The York Revolution won their sixth consecutive game, defeating the High Point Rockers 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at Truist Point. The winning streak is the second-longest of the year for the Revs behind a franchise record nine-gamer during the first half. York remains tied for second place, just two games out of first with 13 to play in the regular season.
It is a third consecutive series win for the Revs who have taken the first three at High Point, primed to go for a four-game sweep on Monday. It is just the second series win all-time for the Revs at Truist Point, as they’ve now won eight of 10 and nine of the last 12 games overall.
The Revs used four long balls to propel the offense which came in support of a strong seven innings from starter Andrew Cabezas who picked up the victory.
York struck first in the top of the first inning, using three consecutive singles to produce the game’s first run. Tomo Otosaka served a one-out single to center to set the table and Drew Mendoza followed with a base hit to left center. With runners at the corners, Nellie Rodriguez dribbled a ground ball RBI single through the right side of the infield for the game’s first run.
Richard Urena slammed the Revs’ first homer of the day and his 16th of the year, a solo shot to left center leading off the second, making it a 2-0 lead. Urena now has eight RBI and eight runs scored during the six-game winning streak.
Cabezas’ first four innings were scoreless, but the Rockers pieced together a game-tying spurt in the fifth as Shed Long Jr. drove an RBI double to left center and scored on D.J. Burt’s bloop single to center, squaring things at 2-2.
The Revs responded right away as Trey Martin clobbered a solo homer to dead center off the batter’s eye in the top of the sixth, giving York a 3-2 lead on his 16th of the season.
Trent Giambrone connected on a solo homer to left center in the top of the seventh, his 22nd of the year, briefly tying Rodriguez for the team lead and pulling within one of matching a career high as the lead grew to 4-2.
Rodriguez went back in front in the team’s home run race, drilling an opposite field two-run shot off the videoboard in right with two outs in the seventh to expand the lead to 6-2. It was Rodriguez’ 23rd of the season and 74th of his Revs career, tying Melky Mesa for second all-time in franchise history.
Long Jr. singled home a run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but Cabezas (2-4) fanned Burt to close his afternoon with his season high-tying seventh strike out against no walks. His seven-inning effort was his longest since going all nine for Cedar Rapids in a one-hit shutout on July 6, 2019 at Quad Cities.
The Rockers pieced together three singles against Will Carter in the bottom of the eighth with Dai-Kang Yang driving in a run to make it 6-4, but Carter froze pinch-hitter Emmanuel Tapia on a 98.9 mile per hour fastball to finish the inning, striking out the side.
High Point moved the tying run into scoring position with two outs in the ninth against Carlos Espinal after Long Jr. doubled, Burt walked, and both advanced on stolen bases, but Espinal struck out cleanup hitter Zander Wiel to preserve the nail-biting victory with his first save of the season and 15th of his pro career.
The Revs will go for the four-game sweep and a seventh consecutive win on Monday at 1:05 p.m. Revs fans can catch the action live on SportsRadio 98.9 FM & 1350 WOYK, 989woyk.com, The New WOYK app, and FloBaseball.TV beginning at 12:45 p.m. with Darrell Henry on the call.
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