SAL Championship Series, Game 2
Game two tonight at FirstEnergy Park between the BlueClaws and Greenville Drive. Lakewood won the opener last night 6-3 and lead the best of five series 1-0.
LWD: RHP Jesus Sanchez (10-6, 3.44)
GRE: RHP Caleb Clay (6-7, 4.01)
On the Pitchers…Sanchez is 9-2, 2.44 over his last 15 starts after starting the year 1-4…He will likely go over 140 innings for the year tonight (136) after throwing a total of one last year…Clay was the 44th player taken in 2006 and is in his first full year back from Tommy John Surgery. He is yet to last six innings in a start this year.
The Hitting…The BlueClaws are hitting .337 in the playoffs and have scored 52 runs in their last eight games…Gose/Garcia are 5-13 and d’Arnaud 6-11 in the playoffs.
4:30: A beautiful day. Last chance to see the BlueClaws this year.
7:15: 2 hits for Greenville in the first, one an infield variety…but Sanchez gets a groundout to get through it.
7:34: 0-0 to the 3rd…’Claws looking for their first baserunner.
7:48: That’s 9-up/9-down for Lakewood against Clay…0-0 to the 3rd.
8:02: These big leaguers have come close but have not yet cost the BlueClaws…Dobbs boots a grounder w/ 2nd and 3rd but throws to first, bailed out on a Murphy scoop…0-0 to the bottom of the 4th.
8:15: Great diving catch by Garcia…Lakewood has sent the minimum 12 to the plate against Clay…0-0.
8:25: On the board…No hits through 4.2, Hamilton single, Gump single, Hanzawa double…1-0.
8:45: An error and two base hits and theres a run in in the bottom of the sixth, with the bases loaded Jim Murphy strikes out but Sebastian Valle gets hit…now its 3-0.
8:58: Hyatt relieves Sanchez (6 shutout) and has a clean 7th…nobody throwing yet…he likely stays in for the 8th.
9:20: Two shutout for Hyatt. 3-0 bottom 8.
9:28: Santo in the for the 9th and this 3rd save of the playoffs.
9:42: Dunzo…Lakewood wins 3-0…That’s two shutouts in the playoffs (five runs allowed).
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