Stars Blank Jackson
May 5, 2014 - Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release
Huntsville, AL-The Huntsville Stars, the Double-A Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers earned their second straight shutout as Monday they blanked the Jackson Generals, the Double-A Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners 2-0 at Joe Davis Stadium.
Tyler Cravy won his fourth straight decision and improved to 4-1 after throwing six shutout innings. Cravy struck out five in the victory.
Adam Weisenburger's two run double in the fifth inning proved to be the difference in the Stars win. The game was scoreless until Weisenburger laced one to the wall in centerfield scoring Mitch Haniger and Shawn Zarraga.
Arcenio Leon pitched two scoreless innings out of the Stars bullpen. He stranded the tying runners on the bases in the both the seventh and eighth inning.
David Goforth earned his league leading seventh save of the year by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Stars are now a season best nine games over the .500 mark with a 20-11 record. They lead the Southern League South by three games.
Zarraga led the Stars with two hits.
The Stars and Jackson resume their series Tuesday night in Huntsville at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars have RHP Drew Gagnon(2-1, 3.21) starting. Jackson will turn to RHP Jochi Ogando(0-2, 6.97). The game can be heard starting at 6:15 PM CT with Steve Jarnicki on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM, and wtkiradio.com.
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