IL1 Syracuse Mets

Chiefs top Braves 2-0 in third straight shutout win

Published on June 19, 2010 under International League (IL1)
Syracuse Mets News Release


Lawrenceville, GA - For the third straight game the Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, picked up a shutout win over the Gwinnett Braves and on Saturday it was by a score of 2-0. Matt Chico earned the win, Mike MacDougal the save, and Chris Duncan provided all the offense for the Chiefs with a two-run home run in the second inning.

Syracuse (41-29) got its only runs from Chris Duncan in the second inning on his seventh home run of the season. After a Chase Lambin leadoff single, Duncan pulled a Jair Jurrjens pitch over the right field wall to put the Chiefs ahead. Duncan's last home run came on June 6th.

Matt Chico was the winning pitcher in the game upping his record to 2-3. Chico went six and a third innings yielding six hits, no walks, and striking out four. Manager Trent Jewett used five pitchers in relief with only one of them throwing a full inning. Jason Bergmann, Atahualpa Severino, Ron Villone, and Mike MacDougal all pitched two thirds of an inning or less. Josh Wilkie pitched a complete inning. Mike MacDougal earned the save, his first as a Chief.

Gwinnett (31-38) starter Jair Jurrjens took the loss and his record falls to 0-1. Jurrjens threw four and one third of an inning, giving up two runs on eight hits and struck out four. The Braves used Cory Gearrin, Mariano Gomez, and Stephen Marek in relief.

On Sunday, the Chiefs will throw Jeff Mandel (2-2, 4.54) in the series finale and the Braces will call on Takashi Saito (NR). First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 at Coolray Field.

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