Cody Is Stopper As Revs Salvage Finale At Southern Maryland
Published on August 29, 2012 under Atlantic League (AtL)
York Revolution News Release
Chris Cody took a shutout into the eighth as the York Revolution salvaged their series finale at Southern Maryland with a 4-1 win over the Blue Crabs on Wednesday night at Regency Furniture Stadium. The win ends a three-game losing streak for the Revs, who remain within 4.5 games of first place in the Freedom Division, and increase their Wild Card lead to 5.5 games. York opens an eight-game homestand on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. with a rain makeup game against the Camden Riversharks.
Cody (10-12) allowed just one run on six hits in seven-plus innings. He held a shutout intact until the last batter he faced, allowing only a solo homer to Kevin Rios leading off the bottom of the eighth. Prior to that home run, Cody had retired his previous seven batters faced, and 11 of the previous 12. He needed just seven pitches to work a perfect sixth inning, and only six pitches to breeze through a 1-2-3 seventh, getting better as the game went.
The win is the sixth in seven decisions for Cody, while tossing his seventh consecutive quality start, now owning a 1.72 ERA over his last seven outings.
York grabbed an early lead in the second inning when Jeff Fiorentino blooped an RBI single into left. It was part of a three-hit night for Fiorentino, who also had an infield hit and a bunt hit later in the game.
The Revs plated three runs in the fifth to make it a 4-0 score. Travis Scott led off with a double down the left field line, increasing his hitting streak to six consecutive games. Scott advanced to third on a lineout to center by Brandon Haveman. Ramon Castro then lined an RBI single into center, and Joe Thurston nailed a long two-run homer high off the right field foul pole, his fourth of the season.
York relievers R.J. Rodriguez and Ricardo Gomez (10th save) combined to retire the final six batters of the game to secure the win, the Revs' first in six contests in Waldorf, MD this season.
Crabs starter Matthew Vasquez (9-7), previously 3-0 against York for the year, suffered the loss, charged with all four York runs on 10 hits in seven innings of work.
York caps its six-game road trip with a 2-4 record, and will look to gain momentum with a return home on Thursday. Lefty Ryan Feierabend (7-3, 2.25) faces Camden's Keith Weiser (7-8, 4.02) at 6:30 p.m. in the opening game of the homestand. Tickets are available at YorkRevolution.com, (717) 801-HITS and in-person at the Apple Chevrolet Ticket Office.
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