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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Asheville Tourists fell to the Hub City Spartanburgers 6-4 at HomeTrust Park on Wednesday afternoon for Education Day, just falling short of a big comeback in the ninth inning.
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— Hub City Spartanburgers (@Spartanburgers_) May 13, 2026
In the first inning, Ethan Frey scored the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly to put the Tourists (8-27) ahead early.
Zach Daudet scores following a wild pitch by Jesus Gamez! pic.twitter.com/D1JSHDrcn5
— Asheville Tourists (@GoTourists) May 13, 2026
The Spartanburgers (18-16) jumped on the board in the second frame, thanks to a rare inside-the-park home run that scored three runs from Chandler Pollard. From then on, the lead was never relinquished.
— Asheville Tourists (@GoTourists) May 13, 2026
Three more runs scored for Hub City in the seventh and eighth innings. Asheville made a strong attempt at a comeback in the ninth, scoring three runs on an error, a wild pitch and a fielder’s choice RBI, but the game ended with the tying run at the plate.
Ethan Frey is out on a sacrifice fly, Justin Thomas Jr. makes it home to give the Tourists their first run of the game! pic.twitter.com/RDdM3XdADA
— Asheville Tourists (@GoTourists) May 13, 2026
Yeriel Santos (L, 2-1) had a strong day on the mound. He went into the sixth inning as the starter, only allowing runs to score in one inning. For Hub City, Anthony Susac (W, 2-1) went 1 2/3 innings in relief, not allowing a run.
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Congratulations to @arturo_disla on his promotion to the Frisco Roughriders 🤠 pic.twitter.com/9R0CJ2YN0V
— Hub City Spartanburgers (@Spartanburgers_) May 13, 2026
Asheville and Hub City will battle again in Game 3 of the series on Thursday at 6:35 p.m. ET.
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