Michael MacDonald threw 8 scoreless innings as the affiliates went 2-1 with a rainout.
Syracuse at Pawtucket - Rained out
Michael MacDonald was the star of the game pitching 8 scoreless innings allowing just 3 hits and 1 walk. He struck out 6 on the night. MacDonald has a 2.57 ERA in 7 NH starts this year.
A balanced attack led the Fisher Cats at the plate. Eric Arnold hit a solo home run and Miguel Negron had a 3 run HR in 9th inning. Mayorson, Smith, Cannon, Jova and Arnold each had two hits.
Ryan Klosterman had a grand slam in the 3rd inning to break the game open. He finished 2-4 on the night with a HR, BB and 6 RBIs. Matthews, Diaz, and Neilsen each had 3 hits while Majewski had two hits and 2 walks. What about Ryan Patterson? After Monday's 6-6 performance with 3 HRs Patterson went 0-5 with 3 Ks.
Eric Fowler got the start for the Jays and went 7 shutout innings giving up just 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5.
Chi-Hung Cheng got the start for the Nuts (and seemingly starts every time I do an MLU). He gave up 1 run through 4 innings and then hit the wall pitching to 5 batters in the 5th inning and retiring none. He did strike out 5, walked none, and gave up no HRs so DIPS likes him. However, of his 10 hits given up 5 were for extra bases.
Sean Shoffit had a triple and is hitting .319/.392/.440 for the year. Brian Pettway added his 7th home run of the year. His ISO Slg is nearly .300, but he's striking out a lot so his average is low, at .266 right now.
3 Stars!
3 - Eric Fowler
2 - Ryan Klosterman
1 - Michael MacDonald
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