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WILMINGTON, Del. — Traveling north to battle the Wilmington Blue Rocks, the Asheville Tourists fell 10-2 on Tuesday night at Frawley Stadium.
Tough one tonight. @BloodConnection pic.twitter.com/9GJEdrMuus
— Asheville Tourists (@GoTourists) April 29, 2026
The Tourists (5-17) scored the game’s first run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Alejandro Nunez, but the Blue Rocks (11-10) broke the game open during the middle innings.
Ronny Cruz triple‼️ pic.twitter.com/mwTXENdaHe
— Wilmington Blue Rocks (@WilmBlueRocks) April 29, 2026
After a solid outing from Asheville starter Luis Rodriguez, Anthony Cruz (0-3) followed out of the bullpen. In the sixth inning, he surrendered five runs as Wilmington took control. Leading 7-2 in the eighth inning, the Blue Rocks added three more runs to seal the victory.
Petry puts Wilmington up 7-2 in the bottom of the sixth@ethanpetry23 leads the Blue Rocks with 2⃣1⃣ hits😎 pic.twitter.com/n5UbmKHQ93
— Wilmington Blue Rocks (@WilmBlueRocks) April 29, 2026
While the Tourists tagged Wilmington’s starter for two unearned runs, they could not solve the Blue Rocks bullpen. Merrick Baldo (1-2) set the tone as the first reliever with 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Drew Brutcher and Max Holy each recorded multi-hit games for Asheville.
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— Asheville Tourists (@GoTourists) April 28, 2026
With an early game on Wednesday, Asheville will look to bounce back in Game 2 against Wilmington. First pitch is scheduled for 11:05 a.m. ET.
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