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ValleyCats' Pitching Quiets Jackals for Series Win

August 13, 2023 - Frontier League (FL)
Tri-City ValleyCats News Release


TROY, NY - The Tri-City ValleyCats (48-30) won the rubber game 5-1 over the New Jersey Jackals (47-30) on Sunday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.

New Jersey opened the scoring for the third consecutive game. Martin Figueroa worked a walk against Jhon Vargas in the first. James Nelson singled, and Figueroa came around after Keon Barnum reached on an error from Juan Kelly to provide the Jackals with a 1-0 lead.

Tri-City responded in the bottom of the first. Tanner Smith doubled, and Cito Culver moved him to third with a groundout. Smith scored on a wild pitch to make it a 1-1 game.

Oscar Campos launched a go-ahead homer to pull the ValleyCats ahead, 2-1. It was his fifth long ball of the season.

Smith singled in the third, and Aaron Altherr lifted an RBI double. Jakob Goldfarb singled, and Altherr went to third. Campos had an RBI fielder's choice to put the 'Cats on top, 4-1.

Tri-City added an insurance run in the seventh. Smith greeted Lance Lusk with his second double of the day, and advanced to third on the same play after Alfredo Marte bobbled the ball in right field. Culver hit an RBI single to make it a 5-1 affair.

Caden O'Brien came in relief after Vargas, and tossed two shutout frames. The ValleyCats pulled a houdini act in the eighth. Tyler Jeans allowed three consecutive singles to Phillip Ervin, Figueroa, and Nelson. Jeans struck out Barnum, and afterward, Blake Workman entered the game. On the first pitch he threw, he caught a comebacker from Marte, and doubled up Ervin at third base to escape the jam. Workman notched his second save of the season. He tossed 1.2 scoreless innings, and did not surrender a walk or hit, while striking out one.

Vargas (8-4) earned the win. He hurled five frames, yielding an unearned run on one hit, walking two, and matching a season-high with 10 strikeouts.

Tavarez (4-1) received the loss. He threw six innings, giving up four runs on seven hits, walking none, and striking out five.

Tri City has a day off tomorrow, and will begin a three-game series with the Québec Capitales on Tuesday, August 15. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.

FINAL | TRI-CITY 5 | NEW JERSEY 1

W: Jhon Vargas (8-4)

L: Jorge Tavarez (4-1)

Attendance: 4,662

Time of Game: 2:30

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