Lincoln Saltdogs Hold Off Houston Apollos 7-6

June 15 2021 The Lincoln Saltdogs held off the Houston Apollos 7-6 at Haymarket Park. Lincoln scored in four innings and finished with 10 hits while Houston collected eight hits. Neither team committed an error.

Lincoln took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, added two runs in the sixth and scored three more in the seventh to build a 6-4 advantage. Houston answered with two runs in the eighth, but Lincoln scored once in the bottom half and held on for the victory. The Apollos scored all six of their runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

Yeiler Peguero provided Houston’s biggest offensive blow with a home run and three RBI. Hudson Bilodeau went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Daniel Aldrich had two hits and scored twice. For Lincoln, F. Allday went 2-for-4 with two RBI and J. Altmann went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. E. Corcino also had two hits, and Lincoln received RBI from C. Smith R. Long S. Weber and G. Buhner.

Lincoln starter W. Borkovich worked seven innings and struck out eight while allowing four runs on five hits. Greg Minier earned the win with two-thirds of a scoreless inning, and James Pugliese recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. Houston starter Tucker Smith allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings, while Lachlan Fontaine surrendered three runs in one inning and Derrick Sylve was charged with the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the eighth.