Bluefish Win Second Straight from Skeeters
April 25, 2017 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Bridgeport Bluefish News Release
Sugar Land, TX- The Bridgeport Bluefish (3-2) defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters (2-3) 2-0 at Constellation Field on Monday evening and have now taken three of the first five games in the season opening seven-game series. The Bluefish pitching staff registers their first shutout of 2017, and have allowed just one unearned run in the last 18 innings pitched overall.
Bridgeport scored right away off Sugar Land Starting Pitcher Kyle Drabek in the top half of the first inning when Jose Cuevas hustled down the line from third base on a wild pitch thrown by Drabek with two men out for the game's first run. The 'Fish added an insurance run in the top half of the third again off Drabek on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Sean Burroughs, plating Cuevas to make it 2-0 in favor of the visitors.
The rest of the night belonged to Lara, as he faced the minimum in the first three innings before the Skeeters got their first hit of the night on a clean single by Jeremy Barfield with two outs in the top of the fourth. Lara was helped out all night long by his defense, who turned two double plays behind him, while centerfielder Daniel Fields made a tremendous diving catch as well to take a base hit away from Derrick Pyles to open up the home half of the sixth inning. Lara then handed the baseball off to his bullpen, and the dynamic duo of Zac Grotz and David Carpenter retired all six batters they faced, with Grotz striking out the side in the eighth and Carpenter shutting the door in the ninth for his second save.
Lara (1-0) earned the victory, firing five seven scoreless innings, giving up just three hits, walking one, striking out three. Drabek (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing two runs on four hits, walking one, striking out three and throwing a wild pitch. Alberto Callaspo led the offensive attack for Bridgeport with three hits.
Bridgeport returns home for the first time in the 2017 regular season following their seven game road trip on Friday, April 28th when they host the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard. First pitch on Opening Day is scheduled for 4:05. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive schedule posters presented by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. CLICK HERE for tickets.
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