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Mudcats Shut Down by Leyer as Dash Escape with 2-1 Win

July 3, 2015 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release


ZEBULON, NC - Dash starter Robinson Leyer stifled Carolina's attempt at a home sweep with a seven inning shutout effort against the Mudcats and led Winston-Salem to a 2-1 win at Five County Stadium on Friday night. The Mudcats won the series two game to one, but fell short in the finale in front of 4,928 fans in Zebulon.

Seth Webster (L, 3-5, 2.85) started and took the tough luck loss for the Mudcats (39-39, 5-4). He allowed just two runs over a season high eight innings pitched and struck out five. Webster allowed a run in the second and one in the sixth and gave up seven hits in the loss.

Toby Thomas singled with two outs in the second and later scored on a RBI double from T.J. Williams in the second to give the Dash (35-43, 5-3) the 1-0 lead. Jake Peter scored their second run in the sixth after starting the inning with a double and scoring on a one-out double in the inning by Keon Barnum.

Leyer (W, 3-6, 4.70) held the Mudcats offense without a run and to just four hits over seven full innings pitched. He walked three, but struck out six wile earning his third win of the season. It was the second time that he had gone seven innings in a game and his third shutout effort of the season.

Carolina's only run scored in the loss came in the ninth against reliever Peter Tago who took over in the eighth inning. Tago (S, 6) struck out the last two he faced in the eighth, but gave up a leadoff double to Carlos Franco in the ninth. Tago went on to strikeout Jose Briceno and then walked Joey Meneses on four straight pitches.

While facing Tanner Krietemeier, Tago unleashed a wild pitch that allowed Franco to score from second and Meneses to advance to third. Franco's run cut the lead to 2-1, but Tago escaped the inning and finished the game after striking out Krietemeier and retiring Reed Harper on a groundout to end the game.

The Mudcats left eight men on base and were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position in the loss. They also scored just one run in support of Webster who turned in another quality start. Webster has received fewer than three runs of support over his eight starts this season.

The Mudcats won their series with the Dash two games to one and next take on the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Saturday night at Five County Stadium. Carolina will have Cary, N.C. native RHP Max Povse on the mound for the series opener against the Pelicans on Saturday. He will pitch opposite RHP Jonathan Martinez as he gets the start for the Pelicans.

The first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Zebulon. Saturday's game will be third in Carolina's "Mudcats for America" series. Fireworks will follow both Saturday and Sunday's games at Five County Stadium.

All games air on the Mudcats Radio Network, The Big Dawg 98.5 FM, Rock City 99.3 and Sports 1490 AM. Games are also streamed online at www.carolinamudcats.com via TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio app. TuneIn Radio is the official digital audio partner of MiLB.com.

Individual tickets are now available online at www.carolinamudcats.com, by calling (919) 269-2287 and by visiting the Five County Stadium box office.

Premium Field Level seats are $12.00, Box Seats are $10.00 and Cattail Skybox Seats are $15.00. Full season ticket packages, half season ticket packages, group tickets and the "Muddy Unreal Deal" plan are also currently available for purchase.

The Carolina Mudcats are the Class A Advanced affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The 2015 "Braves New World" season is the first for the Mudcats as an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and their fourth straight in the historic Carolina League. First established in 1991, the Carolina Mudcats are in their 25th straight season of baseball at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, N.C. Fans can purchase tickets or find more information by calling (919) 269-2287 or by visiting www.carolinamudcats.com.

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