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Early Outburst Holds in Sox 5-3 Loss to Express

April 24, 2015 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox News Release


COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - A close game throughout, Thursday night's contest between the Sky Sox and Round Rock Express would ultimately be decided in the first two innings before a crowd of 7,223 at Dell Diamond.

The Sky Sox would strike early, scoring a run in the first inning off of Express starter Chi Chi Gonzalez (1-2, 5.17) on a Luis Sardinas two-out triple and Matt Clark RBI single.

The Express would answer however with two runs of their own in the home half of the first. Sox right-hander Drew Gagnon (1-1, 5.65) would get off to a tough start, allowing two hits, two walks and a wild pitch to give Round Rock a lead that they would wind up building upon and maintaining with the help of some tough Sox luck.

Round Rock would tally three more runs the very next inning, providing Gonzalez with a 5-1 cushion. Gagnon would allow three hits in the inning but his defense would not make life easy as two fielding errors catalyzed the scoring.

The Sky Sox would tack on another run in the sixth when three consecutive singles to leadoff the inning would give Shane Peterson a chance to get his team back in the ballgame. Peterson would ground into a run-scoring forceout to bring the Sox within three. With two outs in the inning, Sardinas would be cut down at home plate in an attempted steal, ending the Colorado Springs threat.

Gagnon would finish his day after four innings of work, allowing five runs (three earned) on five hits and five walks, while striking out three. Tim Dillard, the recently returned Brandon Kintzler and Chris Perez would team up out of the Sox bullpen to toss four innings of scoreless ball, allowing three hits while striking out four.

The Express would also deploy three relievers to finish out the ballgame. Right-handers Kyuji Fujikawa and Spencer Patton would toss two combined innings bridging the gap from Gonzalez to closer Jon Edwards. Patton would give up an unearned run when Matt Long crossed the plate in the eighth inning to pull the Sky Sox within two heading into the ninth.

Edwards would shut the door in the ninth to record his fourth save of the young season and secure the 5-3 win for the Express.

The Sky Sox will look to leave Round Rock with a series-ending victory on Friday night. Tyler Cravy (1-1, 3.60) will lead the way against Express right-hander Ross Wolf (1-1, 9.00).



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