Pitcher allows no runs over 5 2/3 innings in 5-0 win
A right-handed pitcher held the opposing team scoreless through 5 2/3 innings on 98 pitches. Two home runs supplied the offense in the shutout victory.
nypost.comA right-handed pitcher held the opposing team scoreless through 5 2/3 innings on 98 pitches, allowing three hits and two walks while lowering his earned-run average to 2.50. The pitcher came within one out of completing six innings before a single with two outs prompted his removal. The team recorded its second straight win and improved to a 28-35 record.
Offensive contributions A solo home run leading off the second inning gave the team its first run. An RBI triple in the third extended the lead to 2-0. A two-run home run in the fifth pushed the advantage to 4-0. An RBI single in the ninth completed the scoring at 5-0.
Relief pitching A reliever struck out the next batter to end the sixth-inning threat. The same reliever worked a scoreless seventh, and two additional relievers finished the game without allowing a run. One reliever extended a streak of scoreless appearances to 14, covering 16 innings with nine hits and four walks allowed.
