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Blue Rocks snap four game skid

August 24, 2006 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Wilmington Blue Rocks News Release


Wilmington, DE --- The Wilmington Blue Rocks (35-35, 27-32) snapped their four game losing streak with a 6-0 shutout of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (35-35, 32-27), Carolina League affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Starter Clay Buchholz struck out a career high 10 batters for the win and Jed Lowrie collected two RBIs as Wilmington won the first and last game of its six game home stand.

Buchholz (2-0) was perfect through 4.1 innings retiring the first 13 batters in a row, seven on strikeouts. Steve Pyzik broke up the perfect game with a single up the middle, one of only two hits off Buchholz. The 22-year-old right-hander worked six innings, also a career high, and did not walk a single batter.

Wilmington plated one run in the first inning for an early 1-0 lead giving Buchholz and the Rocks pitching staff all the run support they needed. Jeff Corsaletti led off the frame with a double then moved up to third on a ground out. Lowrie followed up with an RBI sac-fly to right field scoring Corsaletti.

Justin Sturge worked two innings in relief of Buchholz allowing just two hits and striking out two. Mike James pitched a perfect ninth with one strikeout as the Wilmington pitching staff struck out 12 batters and did not walk one.

Wilmington plated two more runs in the fourth inning on back-to-back, two-out RBI bases loaded walks to Jeff Natale and Lowrie for a 3-0 lead.

Catcher John Otness increased the lead to 4-0 with an RBI single in the seventh inning scoring Corsaletti.

The Blue Rocks capped off their scoring in the eighth inning with two more runs for a 6-0 lead. Iggy Suarez scored the first run on an RBI single from Bryan Pritz after Suarez doubled then moved up to third on a wild pitch. Corsaletti followed with a walk then with two outs Lowrie hit a sharp grounder that second baseman J.C. Holt couldn't handle and Pritz scored on the fielding error.

The Blue Rocks begin an eight game road trip on Friday beginning with a four game series against the Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina League affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Blue Rocks will send knuckleballer John Barnes (0-3, 2.01) to the mound while Lynchburg will counter with southpaw Kyle Bloom (6-8, 4.46). Game time is at 7:05 p.m. GAME NOTES: Buchholz set a season high mark for most strikeouts by a Blue Rocks pitcher with 10

Buchholz improved to 7-0 over his last eight starts including six at Low-A Greenville and has a 1.51 ERA over that stretch (41.2 IP, 7 ER, 50 K, 10 BB)

Lowrie finished 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, his 13th multi-RBI game

Suarez finished 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored.

Wilmington recorded its sixth shutout with the last coming on July 19 against Myrtle Beach, a 1-0 11 inning victory

DAMON'S GRILL PLAYER OF THE GAME: Clay Buchholz: 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 10 K

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