Smith pitches Grizzlies to win
Published on July 27, 2005 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
Brandon Smith tossed his fifth complete game of the season to lead the Grizzlies past the visiting Chillicothe Paints 3-0 Wednesday night. The complete game was Smith's fifth of the season-giving him the Frontier League and tieing him with Pete Buck (2003) for the most complete games in a season.
Smith out-dueled Chillicothe's Perry Cunningham, who also tossed a complete game. Cunningham allowed just one earned run on four Grizzlies hits. He struck out 10 in the game.
The Grizzlies improve to 26-31 with the win. The Paints drop to 27-31.
Smith struck out a season-high nine hitters and allowed just six hits in the win.
Mike Breyman had two hits for the Grizzlies and drove in a run. Jimmy Reiter had the only other run driven in for the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies and Paints will play game two Thursday night at GMC Stadium. Game time is 7:05.
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