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RixFan16
RixFan16
Cats Shut Out Avs 4-0
Aug 31 2008, 11:29 PM EDT | Post edited: Aug 31 2008, 11:29 PM EDT
This is the kind of game I like; fast and a win. In a game that lasted just over two hours, the Cats took a victory against rival Salem. It wasn’t an offensive spectacle, but the pitching was spot on. Cats starter Matt McSwain went seven strong innings allowing no runs, on only seven hits and no walks, and struck out three. I believe it to be one of the better pitching performances of the season for Lynchburg. One stat that also stuck out to me was that Cats power hitter Jared Keel was hit by a pitch twice tonight. Really, how unlucky is that? No matter though, he just took one (I mean two) for the team. The Cats got on the board first tonight with two quick runs in the first. Brian Friday singled and scored on a Miles Durham RBI double. Durham stole third and came home on a Kent Sakamoto sacrifice fly to deep center field. Lynchburg got two more runs in the third when Sakamoto singled, Keel was hit by a pitch, and both scored on an Eddie Prasch two-run double. And that would be it for the scoring tonight as McSwain left after seven and Ronald Uviedo came in to close it out. McSwain goes to 2-2 on the season and Uviedo lowers his ERA to a very nice 2.25. It was an all around good effort for the Cats as they look for a clinching series win tomorrow night at 6:05.

Stat of the Night: With tonight’s loss, Salem starter Corey Bass has an amazing fifteen losses on the season including three in a row. Do you find this valuable?    
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