X's Shutout Wingnuts in Double Header Opener
Published on June 18, 2010 under American Association (AA)
Wichita Wingnuts News Release
WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost the opener of their Friday double header versus Sioux City 5-0.
Three X's pitches combined for a six-hit shutout, marking the third time the Wingnuts have been held scoreless in the last five games.
A bases loaded walk Jon Owings made helped the Explorers open a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. 2-0 with a long solo home run to center field in the top of the fourth.
Sioux City tacked on two more runs in the top of the fifth. After Massetti struck out the first two hitters, T.J. Bohn doubled off the bottom of the fence in left-center field. Kent Sakamoto drove him in with a single to right and then scored from first on Ray Serrano's RBI double down the left field line.
Brett Mieras hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth to extend the lead to 5-0.
Luke Massetti went 5.2 innings, allowing five runs, four earned, in the loss. Ty Marotz pitched three scoreless innings in the start, but had to leave after being struck on his pitching arm by a Mario Delgado line drive that ended the bottom of the third.
Wichita left six runners on base. Jeff Christy extended his hitting streak to 15 games in a row with a second inning single.
Game two is set to begin at approximately 7:40 p.m.
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