Chasers Slow Red-Hot RedHawks
May 7, 2011 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Omaha Storm Chasers News Release
OMAHA, Neb. - Lance Zawadzki and Mike Moustakas homered, Kevin Pucetas kept Oklahoma City off the scoreboard, and the Omaha Storm Chasers snapped a mini two-game slide by knocking off the RedHawks 3-1 Saturday night. Omaha (17-12) remains three games up in the American Northern Division, while Oklahoma City (13-16) saw its five-game win streak snapped and now sits 5.5 games behind Round Rock in last place in the American Southern Division.
Zawadzki, who came over from the San Diego Padres' organization in the offseason, continued his recent tear at the plate by going 2-for-4 with a two-run blast in the second inning. He is 9-for-18 (.500) over his past four games with four runs scored and seven runs batted in, raising his batting average 69 points from .153 to .222 during the stretch. Moustakas added a home run off the rightfield foul pole in the seventh, part of a 1-for-2 day in which also walked and was hit by a pitch from losing pitcher Douglas Arguello (2-2).
Righthander Kevin Pucetas (3-0) earned the victory in the ballgame, becoming the first member of the Omaha pitching staff to reach three wins. He fired 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits while walking five and striking out three. Pucetas lowered his ERA to 1.57 with the performance, third-best in the entire Pacific Coast League. Everett Teaford came on and struck out three of the four batters he faced, and Jesse Chavez picked up his fourth save - despite allowing his first run of the season after a 14.1-inning scoreless streak. His earned run average now rests at 0.57 for the year.
Omaha and Oklahoma City will be back in action Sunday afternoon at 2:05 at Werner Park. Lefthander Danny Duffy (2-0, 2.08) will go for his third win in three starts, while trying to extend his personal 15-inning scoreless streak at home this season. The 22-year-old will be opposed by righthander Henry Villar (2-0, 5.32) of the RedHawks.
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