Offence Explodes, Titans End Road Trip with Win
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Sauget, IL - Needing a spark, the Ottawa Titans (47-36) rallied with a pair of huge offensive innings to avoid the sweep with a 15-5 victory over the Gateway Grizzlies (38-46) on Sunday afternoon.
Down 1-0 early after a first-inning solo homer from Victor Castillo - the Titans put up five runs on rookie left-hander Blake Peyton (loss, 2-4) to take a 5-1 lead. Taking advantage of five walks, the Titans sent ten to the plate - as a fielder's choice, a wild pitch, an error, and a two-run single from Hunter Stokely put the visitors ahead.
Kevin Miranda (ND, 3-2) kept the Titans in the game with two and two-thirds in his sixth start of the year. The Grizzlies connected for a pair of solo homers in the bottom of the third from Dale Thomas and Darryl Lee to cut into the deficit at 5-3.
Miranda was taken out of the game in the third, allowing three runs on six hits, striking out two. The three homers allowed by the former Blue Jays farmhand were the first of their kind since May 29 at Down East.
Holding onto a slim margin, the Titans erupted for an eight-run frame in the fifth to blow it open. Stokely ripped an opposite-field three-run homer, AJ Wright posted his first hit of the series with an RBI double, and Myles Smith cashed in with his second grand slam of the season. Posting their fourth eight-run inning of the season, the Titans were up big at 10-3.
Michael Vilchez (win, 5-1) gave the Titans two and a third of one-run ball to earn his second win of the trip. Ted Stuka fanned two in a clean inning of work. Liu Fuenmayor surrendered one run in two innings of relief while Heitor Tokar finished off the day with a scoreless ninth.
For good measure in the ninth, Taylor Wright blasted a two-run homer for his team-leading 17th of the year to finish the scoring. The Canadian finished the road trip with four homers and now is five away from tying a single-season record.
Myles Smith went 3-for-5 with a double, grand slam, and four RBI. Hunter Stokely posted a three-hit game by going 3-for-5 with a homer and five driven in. AJ Wright brought home one as part of a three-hit game, posting his 500th career professional hit in the process. Caleb Burr had a multi-hit effort for the second consecutive day.
After an off day on Monday, the Ottawa Titans head home for a six-game series with the opener against the Mississippi Mud Monsters on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Ottawa Stadium. All the action can be heard on the Ottawa Titans Radio Network and 94.5 Unique FM, and live-streamed on Frontier League TV powered by HomeTeam Network.
For information on Ottawa Titans’ 2026 Single-Game Tickets, the All-In Playoff Package, and Group Outings, visit the Titans’ official website at www.ottawatitans.com.
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