Grizzlies Swept in Normal
Published on August 9, 2018 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
NORMAL, Ill. - The Gateway Grizzlies allowed four runs in the first inning Thursday night and never led in an 8-4 loss to the Normal CornBelters at The Corn Crib.
Gateway (33-44) finished the season series 3-9 against the CornBelters (40-32), including an 0-6 mark in Normal. Across the 12 meetings, the Grizzlies allowed 26 first-inning runs.
Over the first four games between the two teams in 2018, Gateway did not concede a first-inning run and won three of the four games. All 26 first-inning runs scored in the remaining eight games (3.25 per game), and the Grizzlies lost all eight.
Max MacNabb (8-7) allowed seven runs (six earned) over 6 1/3 innings for the loss.
Jeff Cardenas was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk. Justin Ellison had a double and two walks. Blake Brown and Shane Mardirosian both tripled.
Gateway will return home to open a three-game series Friday night against the Southern Illinois Miners.
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