Green's Two HRs Give Claws 10-5 Win
Published on June 29, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release
CHARLESTON, WV - Zach Green hit two home runs and Willians Astudillo hit one home run as the BlueClaws snapped their 7-game losing streak with a 10-5 win over West Virginia on Sunday afternoon at Appalachian Power Park.
Green's two HRs give him three on the year, all in the second half, and it was the 4th mutli-HR game of his career. It was the third multi-HR game by a BlueClaw this year, with Green joining Dylan Cozens and Phillies 3B Cody Asche, who had a two-HR game during a rehab appearnace on June 13th.
Jesen Therrien (2-0) threw four innings of relief, allowing one uneanred run, to pick up his second win of the season. Matt Hockenberry threw 2.1 scoreless innings prior to Therrien after relieving starter Julio Reyes, who was knocked out in the second inning. With Shane Martin, who threw a scoreless 9th, the BlueClaws bullpen combined to allow one unearned run over 7.1 innings pitched.
It was Astudillo's home run, his third of the year, that gave the BlueClaws the lead off Zack Von Rosenberg (0-1) in the sixth inning. Lakewood had come from 4-1 down to tie the game before falling behind in the bottom of the 5th.
The BlueClaws (2-9/29-51) had dropped seven straight games dating to last Saturday and were 0-6 on the current road trip before the win on Sunday.
Green finished 3-5 with two HRs and 4 RBIs. His first home run gave Lakewood a 1-0 lead in the second inning and his second home run, a 3-run shot in the 8th inning, put them up 9-5. He grounded out in the 9th in his bid to join Jake Blalock (2004) as the only BlueClaws with three home runs in a game.
Carlos Tocci and Astudillo each had two hits and Andrew Pullin extended his hitting streak to 12 with a single in the 4th inning.
The series conlcudes on Monday night at 7:05. RHP Jon Prosinski (2-1) opposes LHP Cody Dickson (3-8).
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