EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Mize Hurls Quality Start on Tuesday

Published on August 6, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
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The first place Erie SeaWolves came out on the wrong end of a 2-0 shutout against the Portland Sea Dogs on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field. Despite the loss, Erie remains one game up on the Bowie Baysox atop the Western Division.

Erie threatened early against Sea Dogs starter Daniel McGrath. In the top of the second, Josh Lester led off with a double off the top of the wall in right and advanced to third on a passed ball. McGrath then walked Daniel Pinero, putting runners on the corners with no outs. McGrath picked off Pinero at first, his second pickoff of the game and went on to retire the side in order.

SeaWolves starter Casey Mize retired the first four batters he faced before yielding back-to-back singles to Luke Tendler and Michael Osinski to put runners on the corners. Brett Netzer lifted a sacrifice fly to left, plating Tendler for a 1-0 lead. Mize got out of the jam as the Dogs stranded a pair on base.

Mize would go on to hurl four scoreless innings, facing three over the minimum in his final four frames of work.

The SeaWolves led off the seventh and eighth innings with base hits from Jose Azocar and Sergio Alcantara but in each frame, they could not advance the game-tying run into scoring position.

Portland added one in the eighth against reliever Wladimir Pinto. Joey Curletta walked with one out and moved to third on a Tendler base hit. Osinski lifted a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Curletta for a 2-0 lead.

Dedgar Jimenez set down the SeaWolves in order in the ninth, earning his fourth save in as many chances.

McGrath (4-0) earned the win tossing seven scoreless, allowing three hits with two walks and nine strikeouts.

Mize (6-2) took his second straight loss despite hurling a quality start. He allowed a run on five hits with a walk and seven strikeouts in six innings.

The SeaWolves take on the Sea Dogs in the middle game of the three-game set on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. LHP Tarik Skubal (0-1, 2.25 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against LHP Matthew Kent (5-3, 2.92 ERA).

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