Leiter Sharp in 10-2 Win over Hagerstown
Published on June 12, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release
LAKEWOOD, NJ - Mark Leiter Jr. gave up two unearned runs over 7.1 innings pitched and Lakewood blew open a 3-2 game with a 7-run 8th inning in a 10-2 win over Hagerstown on Wednesday night.
Lakewood (26-39) snapped a two-game losing streak in winning the final game of the series and the BlueClaws have now won four of their last six games. Hagerstown (43-23) leaves Lakewood with a magic number of two to clinch the SAL Northern Division first-half title.
Leiter (5-5) gave up two unearned runs in the first inning and pitched into the 8th inning for the second time this year. He left with the tying run on first and a 3-2 lead before Cody Forsythe got the last two outs of the 8th and threw a scoreless 9th for his 9th save of the season.
The BlueClaws added seven runs in the 8th inning on a two-run single by Andrew Knapp and an RBI single by Zach Green. Samuel Hiciano had a two-run double and and Jose Mayorga added an RBI single. After Ryan Ullman came out and Phllips Valdez entered, JP Crawford added an RBI single.
The BlueClaws got a 4th inning RBI single by Green, playing his first game since April 19th, to pull within 2-1 and they added two runs, on a throwing error and passed ball, in the 5th to take the lead.
Green, JP Crawford, Knapp, and Hiciano all had two hits for the BlueClaws, while Knapp, Green, and Hiciano added two RBIs apiece.
The BlueClaws welcome in Hickory on Thursday for the start of a four-game weekend series. RHP Jon Prosinski (1-0, 2.89) opposes RHP Cole Wiper (3-6, 3.88) in the series opener.
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