SAL1 Jersey Shore BlueClaws

Claws Score Five in Ninth But Fall 9-8 to Greensboro

Published on June 27, 2019 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release


Lakewood BlueClaws in action
Lakewood BlueClaws in action
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LAKEWOOD, NJ - Trailing 9-3 in the ninth inning, the BlueClaws mounted a rally on Thursday, but Cody Smith struck out Cole Stobbe to end the game with the tying run on second as Greensboro topped the BlueClaws 9-8 at FirstEnergy Park.

Lakewood (2-6/31-47) scored five times off John O'Reilly. Jake Holmes drove in two with a double before Carlos De La Cruz singled home two. Seth Lancaster then drove in a run with a double to bring the score to 9-8, but Smith came on to get Stobbe and end the game.

Greensboro (4-4/48-29) has now won 12 of 16 against the BlueClaws this year.

Trailing 3-1, Greensboro erupted for six runs in the sixth inning off James McArthur to take the lead. Michael Gretler tied the game with a two-run single. After two walks, Ji-Hwan Bae reached on an infield single that scored two, including one on a throwing error. Kyle Mottice added an RBI single after a run scored on a passed ball.

McArthur (0-5) was charged with six runs, five earned, in 2/3 of an inning and took the loss. Lakewood starter Kevin Gowdy gave up one unearned run in five innings but did not factor in the decision.

The BlueClaws plated three early ones, one in the second, third and fourth innings to take a 3-0. They opened the scoring on Yerwin Trejo's double in the second. Jonathan Guzman scored on a Carlos De La Cruz RBI single in the third. Ben Pelletier then doubled home Yerwin Trejo in the fourth.

Hoppers starter Osvaldo Bido (10-4) became the first SAL pitcher to reach 10 wins after allowing three runs over six innings of work.

Seth Lancaster had three hits for Lakewood. Jonathan Guzman, Carlos De La Cruz, and Yerwin Trejo had two hits apiece for the BlueClaws. Guzman's two-hits gave him nine multi-hit games since June 8th, over which he is 23-67.

Ji-Hwan Bae had three hits and Kyle Mottice had two hits for Greensboro in the win.

The series with Greensboro continues on Friday night at 7:05 pm. LHP Ethan Lindow (4-2) starts for Lakewood opposite RHP Colin Selby (3-2).

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