14 Innings In New Orleans

Down 6-5 in the 9th, New Orleans Zephyrs (Nationals) 1B Larry Broadway hit a one-out solo home run off Tuscon Sidewinders (Diamondbacks) to send the game to extra innings Thursday night. It took five extra frames before the home team prevailed, 7-6.

In the 14th, Zephyrs SS Anthony Medrano singled on a soft fly ball to right field, scoring pinch runner Russ Cleveland, and ending the contest.

Although the Sidewinders committed a season-high 7 errors, only one of New Orleans' runs was unearned. In the first inning, two errors allowed RF Kenny Kelly on base and to advance to second. After being sacrificed to third, he scored the game's first run on CF Marlon Byrd's single to right field.

Despite 5 additional errors, the Sidewinders managed to get out of those innings with no damage due to the errors. The unearned run in the first allowed the Zephyrs enough runs to force extra innings ... and eventually the win.