Braves Win Pitcher's Duel
Published on May 11, 2011 under International League (IL1)
Pawtucket Red Sox News Release
The PawSox faced tremendous pitching for the second straight night at McCoy and as a result, fell to Gwinnett 2-0. The G-Braves scored twice in the third inning on two base hits, a double by Jordan Schafer and a single by Matt Young. Those were the only hits Gwinnett managed all night. Kyle Weiland was a tough-luck loser, working 6 innings, striking out 9. His personal record is 2-4 for the year. Dennis Neuman was impressive in his second straight Pawtucket appearance, firing three shutout innings at Gwinnett. Neuman, 21 hasn't allowed a run in 5 innings at Triple A.
Rodrigo Lopez (5-0) got the win, with seven innings of work. The veteran righty had 7 strikeouts. Pawtucket had just 5 hits all night, 3 by right fielder, Matt Sheely. Sheelys' 3-3 night lifted his average 175 points to .286 for 2011. Lars Anderson had a double in 4 at bats. Nate Spears tripled.
The series wraps up on Thursday afternoon at 12:05 p.m. Top rated prospect Julio Teheran (3-0, 1.80) faces Andrew Miller (1-2, 2.45).
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