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O's Sweep Voyagers into All-Star Break

Published on August 4, 2019 under Pioneer League (PL)
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MISSOULA, MT - The Missoula Osprey (26-21) defeated the Great Falls Voyagers (18-28) twice on Saturday, winning game one, 7-1, and game two, 4-2. With the Billings loss in Idaho Falls, the Osprey go into the 2019 All-Star break tied for first in the North Division at 6-3.

In the first game of two, the Osprey got another quality performance from their starter. Right-hander Austin Pope struck out five batters in three innings, both season-high feats. Osprey pitcher Nick Marchese (W, 3-1) finished the game, allowing no runs on no hits, striking out two.

Five runs in the bottom of the first inning surely helped, as SS Liover Peguero knocked his fifth homer of the season, scoring three. With two outs, DH Francis Martinez added one of his own, a solo shot. 3B Marty Herum finished his weekend rehab assignment in Missoula with a combined 4-7, homering in back-to-back games. 1B Spencer Brickhouse and Martinez both finished 2-3, combining for three runs batted in to highlight the offense in the first game of the doubleheader.

In the second game, that got a completely different start, the Voyagers hopped out to a 2-0 lead, sending it to the bottom of the 5th inning. With only seven innings scheduled, RF Tristen Carranza recorded his first triple of the season. Carranza would eventually score, cutting the Voyagers' lead in half.

On the final Fireworks Extravaganza night of the year, the O's offense began the show earlier than scheduled, bringing a crowd of 2,649 to their feet with three runs scoring in the bottom of the 6th , highlighted by Brickhouse's third home run of the year, enough to give the O's the lead for good. Missoula lefty Ezequiel De La Cruz (W, 1-0) recorded two outs, striking out one to hold the score. With the crowd behind him, O's righty Jhonny Valdez struck out the side, his first save in Missoula.

The Pioneer League sends their all-stars to challenge the best in the Northwest League on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, in Boise, ID. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30, with Osprey Peguero and Carranza slated as starters, and pitchers Patrick McGuff, Josh McMinn, and Liu Fuenmayor to make appearances.

Missoula kicks off an eight-game road trip to Utah, with their next game scheduled against the Orem Owlz on Thursday, August 8, at 7:05. The road trip will conclude with four games in Ogden, and see the Osprey back at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field on Friday, August 16, against Great Falls.

All Osprey game tickets can be purchased at the MSO Hub Box Office, located at 140 North Higgins in Downtown Missoula, online at MissoulaOsprey.com and by phone (406) 543-3300.

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