Thunder Quiets Baysox Offense
June 1, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Bowie Baysox News Release
TRENTON, New Jersey - Three Trenton pitchers kept the Baysox in check as the Thunder shut out Bowie 2-0 Monday night. Third baseman Miguel Abreu had two hits and John Mariotti allowed only one earned run, but the Baysox could not muster any offense against Trenton right-hander Josh Schmidt in the first start of his career.
Trenton got on the board in the second inning as Mariotti struggled to find the plate. With two outs and a runner on first, Kyle Anson singled to put runners on first and second with two outs. Mariotti walked Marcos Vechionacci to load the bases and James Cooper drew a free pass to drive in the first run of the game for the Thunder.
They would add another run in the fourth thanks to a defensive miscue by the Baysox. With one out, Noah Hall grounded a ball to new Baysox second baseman Rodolfo Cardona who threw the ball away allowing Hall to advance to second. Anson followed with an RBI single to put the Thunder on top 2-0. Mariotti would finish his night after 6.1 innings, allowing two runs (1 ER) run on six hits while walking five and striking out two. The five walks were the most by a Baysox starter this season and raises his total to 18 in 27.2 innings of work on the year.
Baysox left-hander Ryan Rodriguez came on for Mariotti with one out in the seventh, working 1.2 scoreless innings in relief. In his last three outings, Rodriguez has held his opponent scoreless through 7.2 innings of work, striking out five and walking one.
Schmidt was in control as the Baysox hitters were unable to put together anything offensively. The Thunder right-hander was making his first start of his five-year professional career. He worked 5.0 innings, allowing two hits while walking one and striking out two. It was also the first time he has worked more than 3.2 innings in game over 159 career appearances.
Trenton Left-hander Michael Dunn came on in the sixth inning and shut the Baysox down in 3.0 innings of relief, allowing only one hit. Right-hander Amaury Sanit came on in the ninth to close out the win, working around a hit and a walk while striking out two to earn his sixth save of the season. The loss drops the Baysox to 25-23 on the season, 6.5 games behind Eastern League South leader Akron.
The two teams will play a twin-bill tomorrow in Trenton, one of which will be a makeup of a contest originally scheduled to take place in Bowie. Baysox RHP Jake Arrieta (4-3, 2.98) goes for the Baysox in game one against Thunder RHP Ryan Pope (2-3, 5.26). RHP Pat Egan (0-0, 0.00) takes the hill for the Baysox in game two, while Trenton has yet to name a starter for the nightcap.
The Baysox 17th season as the class AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles is underway! Check out www.baysox.com to see all that's going on at the stadium this year, and don't miss a moment of the action as the Baysox attempt to bring home their first Eastern League championship.
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