Despite grabbing a 5-0 lead, the Casper Ghosts dropped their fourth straight game, losing 6-5 in 11 innings to the Idaho Fall Chukars at Melaleuca Field.
Chukars starter Leondy Perez faced the minimum through three innings, without allowing a run, but the Ghosts would get to him in the fourth. Rafael Ortega led off the inning with a walk. He would get to third on a single by Brett Tanos. Perez would load the bases after walking Corey Dickerson, and the Ghosts would take the lead on a sacrifice fly by Blake McDade. Juan Crousset would single in Tanos to make it 2-0, then Anthony Aguilera made it 3-0 with an RBI single, which drove in Dickerson. Crousset and Aguilera scored on a triple by De La Cruz to make it 5-0 Ghosts.
After Alvin Mejias threw five scoreless innings the Chukars got to him in the sixth. After Tom Zebroski led off the inning with a ground out, the Chukars would get 4 straight singles from Travis Jones, Tim Ferguson, Justin Trapp, and Yowill Espinal, which scored Jones to make it 5-1. Mejias was lifted for Clinton McKinney. Geulin Beltre drove in a run on a ground out, and the Chukars would get within a run on a 2-run double by Murray Watts.
They would tie the game in the 8th with an unearned run. Ferguson led off the inning with an infield single. He would get to second on a sacrifice bunt by Trapp. McKinney then tried to pick Ferguson off of second base, but the throw was low and went into centerfield, allowing Ferguson to get to third, and he would score when Ortega bobbled the ball in centerfield.
Idaho Falls had a chance to win the game. They loaded the bases against Juan Perez, but Perez struck out Trapp to end the inning.
After the Ghosts stranded Dickerson at second in the top of the 11th the Chukars went to work against Kenneth Roberts. Jake Kuebler led off the inning with a single, and moved up to second on a single by Cameron Monger. Tom Zebroski bunted into a fielders choice, but Jones grounded a single past McDade at first base to win the game.
With the win, the Ghosts fall to 7-10, and have now lost five straight against the Chukars after winning the first 3 meetings between the two teams. Aguilera and Tanos each had two hits for the Ghosts.
Casper continues its 7-game road trip with the first of two games in Ogden Thursday night. Albert Campos gets the start for the Ghosts against Garrett Gould. First pitch is set for 7:05.
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