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Marauders Sweep Stone Crabs

August 21, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Port Charlotte, FL - The Bradenton Marauders (66-59) completed the sweep of the Charlotte Stone Crabs (61-63) with a 7-1 win at Charlotte Sports Park Sunday afternoon. Bradenton broke a 1-1 tie with five runs in the top of the seventh inning af- ter RHP Yeudy Garcia (W, 6-8) held Charlotte to a single unearned run over six innings. The Stone Crabs started quickly against Garcia in the bottom of the first. Andrew Velazquez singled to center and went to third when Garcia committed a throwing error on Grant Kay's bunt base hit. Garcia surrendered a sacrifice fly to Joe McCar- thy for Charlotte's only run, but got a fly ball double play to end the inning when Kay took off on contact on a fly out to right by Christian Toribio. Bradenton got a quick answer to tie the game 1-1 in the top of the second inning. DH Jordan Luplow led off the inning with his seventh home run of the season. Charlotte starter Benton Moss held the Marauders off the board after that, including escaping a bases loaded, nobody out threat in the fifth inning. In the decisive seventh frame, C Taylor Gushue led off with a full count walk off Ian Gibaut (L, 1-2). RF Michael Suchy fol- lowed with a double to put two in scoring position. After a fly out by LF Justin Maffei, SS Cole Tucker doubled down the third base line to plate a pair and put the Marauders ahead 3-1. 2B Kevin Kramer's RBI single scored Tucker. 3B Connor Joe punctuated the inning with a two-RBI triple off Steve Ascher. The Marauders scored an unearned run in the eighth to cap the scoring. RHP Justin Topa, RHP Junior Lopez, and RHP Luis Heredia each pitched a scoreless inning.

UP NEXT: The Marauders are off on Monday before traveling to Jupiter for a three-game series starting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.... RHP Nick Kingham will start on the mound for the Marauders... Live streaming audio will be available online at www.BradentonMarauders.com, via TuneIn, and on the MiLB First Pitch App. WIN: Yeudy Garcia (6-6) LOSS: Ian Gibaut (1-2) SAVE: HR: Jordan Luplow (BRD, 7) ATTENDANCE: 689 TIME OF GAME: 2:44 NOTES: The game began at 12:34 p.m. under partly cloudy skies, 91 de- grees, wind blowing 6 mph in from RF... Yeudy Garcia has not allowed an earned run in his last 11 innings...The Marauders have won six of seven on the current road trip...The Marauders outscored Charlotte 24-3 in the se- ries...

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