Cedric De Grandpre and Luke Sinnard absolutely went to work on Saturday, combining for 15 strikeouts over nine and a third innings, but both pitchers came away with losses because their offenses just decided to take the day off. You hate to see it when your guys are dealing and get no support.
De Grandpre Dealing, Stripers Shut Down
Talk about a pitcher’s duel! In a 2-0 nail-biter, Cedric De Grandpre was out there throwing fire for the Gwinnett Stripers against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. The dude went five exceptional innings, allowing just two runs on four hits and a walk. What were the “mistakes,” you ask? Two solo homers. That’s it! Everything else was locked down, including eight strikeouts and a nasty 13 whiffs. After De Grandpre’s gem, Ricky Vanasco tossed a scoreless inning, and Luis Vargas shut them down for two more scoreless frames. The Gwinnett pitchers, as a unit, allowed just two runs on four hits and four walks with 10 total strikeouts. So what gives?
The Stripers’ bats were colder than a Seattle winter night. They were shut out completely, held to just four hits and a single walk. David McCabe was the only one with a pulse, picking up a single and a double. Luke Williams and Chuckie Robinson each added a single, and Jordan Groshans managed the team’s only walk. Jim Jarvis and Lizandro Espinoza? Hitless. Frustrating, right?
Sinnard Stymied Despite K Show
Over in the Montgomery Biscuits versus Columbus Clingstones game, Luke Sinnard was doing his best to keep his team in it. Sinnard had a really strong outing, going four and a third innings and allowing four runs on eight hits. He didn’t walk a single batter, which is huge! He struck out seven, racking up 15 whiffs. And get this: through three scoreless innings, he had seven strikeouts on just 35 pitches! The guy was absolutely cruising.
Then the fourth and fifth innings hit, and he gave up two runs in each frame before getting pulled after just one out in the fifth. He threw 59 pitches total. After Sinnard, Ian Mejia came in and threw two and two thirds scoreless innings, followed by two more scoreless from Owen Hackman. Isaac Gallegos allowed the final Montgomery run in his one third of an inning. The Columbus offense managed just six hits, even with a two-run homer from Carson Taylor that helped push the game to extra innings. Luke Waddell picked up a couple of singles, while Eric Hartman and John Gil each went one for five with an RBI. Alex Lodise also went one for five and swiped a base.
These pitchers are out there putting in the work, racking up the Ks, and they deserve some run support. Here’s hoping the bats wake up soon, because you don’t want to waste performances like these!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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