Railroaders walked off in 2017 finale09/04/2017 4:33 PM Article By:
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Geraldo Valentin went 2-for-5 with three RBI, but the Texas AirHogs walked off the Cleburne Railroaders, 8-7, in the 11th inning of season finale Monday afternoon at AirHogs Stadium.
Cleburne entered the ninth inning down three before Mitch Glasser drove in a run with an infield single and Valentin hit a two-out, two-run single to tie the game.
Casio Grider then hit a one-out double in the 11th, and after advancing to third on a flyout, Grider scored on a wild pitch from Cleburne reliever Roby Romero (0-1).
The Railroaders, who fell a game short of a season-ending sweep, finished 47-53 and in sole possession of second place in the South Division.
Blake Grant-Parks went 3-for-5 with an RBI, while Axel Johnson finished 2-for-5 with a double.
Maikol Gonzalez extended his on-base streak to 21 with a single, a walk and two runs scored, and Glasser tripled in the third to finish the year on a 10-game hitting streak. Alex Polston walked a season-high three times out of No. 9 spot.
Cleburne starter Laetten Galbraith gave up seven runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings, while Carlos Misell and Casey Upperman combined for 3.2 scoreless innings. Romero gave up the game-winning run on two hits over 1.2 innings.
Texas (43-57) used only two pitchers, and starter T.J. Bozeman gave up four runs over eight innings. Reliever Jesse Pratt (3-4) blew the save in the ninth, but also retired the Railroaders in order in both the 10th and 11th innings.
The Railroaders now enter the 2017-18 offseason before opening the 2018 American Association regular season in May.
Stay in touch with www.railroaderbaseball.com as well as the official Facebook and Twitter accounts of the Railroaders for important news and information regarding tickets, promotions, sponsorships and more for the upcoming season.
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