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The Falcons had an exciting 7th inning comeback road victory against the Columbus Explorers on Thursday night. Down 1-0, the Falcons scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th and then held on to get the 3-1 win in front of a shocked Columbus crowd.
On this night, where the pitching was so outstanding, the game finished just under 2 hours. Gentry Fortuno (2-0) threw his second complete game for the Falcons. Fortuno gave up 1 earned run on 5 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 2. Anthony Martinez threw 5 1/3 innings for the Explorers without giving up a run and received a no decision. He was relieved by Ramon Quintero, who would eventually get the loss.
The Falcons did their damage in the top of the 7th when Kevin Mora led off the inning with a base hit. David Sarmiento followed with a perfectly placed bunt for a hit. Miguel Presno then came up and followed suit with another perfectly placed bunt for another infield hit. The catcher decided to try and make a play on Presno at 1st and made an ill advised throw that sailed down the right field line which scored pinch runner Alex Sarmiento to tie the game, 1-1. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and no outs, the top of the line up came around. Leadoff hitter Andres Rios drove a ball into left center for an RBI sacrifice fly that the centerfielder ended up not being able to handle. With no outs and Presno at 3rd and Rios at 2nd, Luis Barranco drove the first pitch he saw into the same spot for an RBI Sac fly. This time the centerfielder was able to hold on to it and Presno tagged up to score to make the score 3-1. No other damage was done and that was all of the offense needed for Fortuno on the evening.
Miguel Presno led the offense going 2-3 with 1 run scored. Andres Rios, Ryan Dodge, Kevin Mora and David Sarmiento all had one hit a piece with Rios and Barranco each getting 1 RBI on the night.
The Falcons (5-0) will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 28th at 6:30pm when they go on the road to take on the McArthur Mustangs in a District matchup.
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