Grizzlies Fall to Miners
Published on August 4, 2021 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
SAUGET, Ill. - The Southern Illinois Miners snapped a five-game losing streak behind the dominant left arm of Gunnar Kines with a 12-0 victory over the Gateway Grizzlies at GCS Credit Union Ballpark.
Southern Illinois (32-30) started things early with a two-out solo home run in the top of the first inning. Luke Mangieri added a solo homer of his own in the top of the third to make it 2-0 Southern Illinois.
Jared Meng added an RBI double in the top of the fourth inning pushing Southern Illinois' lead to 3-0. Arturo Nieto immediately put two more on the board with a two-RBI double.
Yeltsin Gudino led the top of the fifth off with a double. The Miners were able to manufacture a run with Sandoval's sacrifice fly RBI, giving the Miners a 6-0 lead.
Gateway starter Matt Mulhearn took the loss, going six innings and allowing eight runs on 10 hits.
Gunnar Kines picked up the win striking out a season-high 12 batters surpassing his previous season-high of 11, also set against the Grizzlies. Kines pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed two walks, and carried a no-hitter into the seventh. Abdiel Diaz broke up Kines' no-hit bid with a lead-off single in the seventh.
The Miners would add two more runs in the top of the sixth inning with a Jarrod Watkins two-run home run, his first professionally, to make the score 8-0 Southern Illinois.
Luke Mangieri hit his second home run of the game in the eighth giving the Miners a 12-0.
The Grizzlies loss snaps a three-game winning streak and Gateway will get one more chance for the series win in a rubber match Thursday night at 6:45 p.m. CDT for first pitch in Sauget.
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