OttawaBallFan
06-03-2008, 10:26 PM
The Rapidz got their best pitching performance of the year but it wasn't enough.
Orlando Trias almost pitched a complete game allowing only one run on five hits in 8.2 innings but still lost to Nashua 1-0. His counterpart, Hideki Nagasaka, pitched 6.1 shutout innings allowing five hits and earned the win. Micheal Joyce, Jarrett Stawarz and Andy Weimer continued to hold the Rapidz to no runs on four hits.
The only run of the game came in the fourth inning. Argenis Tavarez lead off with a triple with the Pride's second hit of the game. Trias got Ismael Castro to hit a short fly to the shortstop and then struck out Dennis Abreu. It appeared Trias might got out of the inning unscathed but he unleashed a wild pitch which allowed Tavarez to score. He allowed only three more hits the rest of the game, a double to Duplissie, a single to Edmonson and a double to Castro. Trias did not give up any walks.
Meanwhile, Nagasaka, who was 0-2, 10.00 ERA coming into the game, showed the form he had last year going 10-1 with a 2.94 ERA. The Rapidz first hit was a double by Scotty McKnight with two outs in the third. He faltered in the fourth giving up two walks sandwiched between fly ball outs.
Ottawa's biggest threat came in the sixth inning. De los Santos singled. Two outs later, Jabe Bergeron also singled and Kyle Geiger was hit by a pitch to load the bases. However, Maxime Bouchard struck out looking.
The Rapidz had another chance in the seventh when Juan Infante doubled to start the inning. One out later, Nagasaka was replaced by Michael Joyce. Infante was sacrificed to third and De los Santos was hit by a pitch before Ottawa's best hitter Jereme Milons struck out. Kyle Geiger became the last threat to score when he tripled after two outs in the eighth.
The Pride had only five hits, two of them by Castro, and were actually out-hit by the Rapidz who had six hits but couldn't get one when it counted.
Orlando Trias almost pitched a complete game allowing only one run on five hits in 8.2 innings but still lost to Nashua 1-0. His counterpart, Hideki Nagasaka, pitched 6.1 shutout innings allowing five hits and earned the win. Micheal Joyce, Jarrett Stawarz and Andy Weimer continued to hold the Rapidz to no runs on four hits.
The only run of the game came in the fourth inning. Argenis Tavarez lead off with a triple with the Pride's second hit of the game. Trias got Ismael Castro to hit a short fly to the shortstop and then struck out Dennis Abreu. It appeared Trias might got out of the inning unscathed but he unleashed a wild pitch which allowed Tavarez to score. He allowed only three more hits the rest of the game, a double to Duplissie, a single to Edmonson and a double to Castro. Trias did not give up any walks.
Meanwhile, Nagasaka, who was 0-2, 10.00 ERA coming into the game, showed the form he had last year going 10-1 with a 2.94 ERA. The Rapidz first hit was a double by Scotty McKnight with two outs in the third. He faltered in the fourth giving up two walks sandwiched between fly ball outs.
Ottawa's biggest threat came in the sixth inning. De los Santos singled. Two outs later, Jabe Bergeron also singled and Kyle Geiger was hit by a pitch to load the bases. However, Maxime Bouchard struck out looking.
The Rapidz had another chance in the seventh when Juan Infante doubled to start the inning. One out later, Nagasaka was replaced by Michael Joyce. Infante was sacrificed to third and De los Santos was hit by a pitch before Ottawa's best hitter Jereme Milons struck out. Kyle Geiger became the last threat to score when he tripled after two outs in the eighth.
The Pride had only five hits, two of them by Castro, and were actually out-hit by the Rapidz who had six hits but couldn't get one when it counted.