SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Garrison fans eight in loss to Lexington

July 8, 2006 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Lexington, KY (July 8, 2006) -Steve Garrison and Raymar Diaz thrilled a crowd of 6,936 at Applebee's Park in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday night with a fantastic pitchers duel in which neither starting pitcher allowed an earned run. The Lexington Legends held the Power scoreless and sent them to their third straight loss with a 1-0 victory.

The only run of the game crossed the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning. Josh Flores and Wladimir Sutil reached on back to back bunt singles to begin the inning and those were the only two hits that Garrison surrendered all night long. With runners on first and second, Tommy Manzella hit a ground ball to short which went through the legs of Mike Bell and into left field allowing the only run of the game to score.

Raymar Diaz struck out the first six Power batters of the game, and retired the first eight in a row before Michael Brantley reached on a two out single in the third inning. The Power hit into three inning ending double plays and had only two runners in scoring position all night long. The 1-0 loss marks the fifth time that the Power have been shutout this season, all five shutouts have come on the road.

Raymar Diaz (7-4) earned the victory pitching seven scoreless innings, allowing only three hits and struck out nine, while Sammy Gervacio (8) pitched a pair of scoreless innings to get the save. Power lefty Steve Garrison (3-3) suffered perhaps the worst hard luck loss of the season, pitching six fantastic innings, allowing only two bunt singles and an unearned run with a season high eight strikeouts.

The Power are 46-39 overall and 7-9 in the second half after the loss and the Legends improved to 51-35 overall and 7-10 in the second half after the win.

The Power will finish the two game series against the Lexington Legends at Applebee's Park on Sunday night. Lexington will start right hander Sean Walker (6-4, 2.61) and the Power will start left hander Rafael Lluberes (3-2, 3.31). The first pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM.

For more information contact the Power Front Offices at (304) 344-2287 or visit the Power website at www.wvpower.com.

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