Mudcats Held to One Hit in 5-0 Loss in Kinston

Carolina 0 @ Down East 5

June 25, 2022 | Venue : Grainger Stadium | First pitch : 5:01 PM | Att : 2,305 | T : 2:14

CAR: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

DE: 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 x 5 12 2

WP: Mitch Bratt (1 - 2) LP: Stiven Cruz (2 - 2) SV: Bradford Webb (1)

KINSTON – Carolina’s Jean Carmona broke up a no-hitter with a leadoff single in the seventh, but that hit would be all the Mudcats offense could muster in a 5-0 loss to the Down East Wood Ducks on Saturday evening at Grainger Stadium. Mitch Bratt and Bradford Webb combined on the one-hit shutout while handing the Mudcats their fifth straight loss.

Bratt (2-2) started for the Wood Ducks (2-0) and pitched through five no-hit frames with seven strikeouts to earn the victory. Webb (S, 1) followed and earned the save after going through four scoreless innings with just one hit, one walk and four strikeouts.

While Bratt and Webb cruised through the Carolina (0-2) offense, the Down East batters rattled off 12 hits and scored five runs while winning their fifth straight and taking a 5-0 lead in the series. Stiven Cruz started for the Mudcats and allowed three runs on nine hits over five innings. Fernando Olguin pitched the next three innings and went on to allow two runs and three hits.

The game was scoreless until Junior Paniagua tripled and scored on an Alejandro Osuna single off Cruz in the third. Osuna scored later in that same frame on an Efrenyer Narvaez RBI single. Narvaez struck again with a RBI single in the fifth to lift the lead to 3-0. Abimelec Ortiz then greeted Olguin to the game with a home run in the sixth and RBI single in the eighth.

The shoutout loss was Carolina’s second straight and third overall in the series. The Carolina offense was held to just one hit for the first time this season and the second time since the 2021 season.

HOME RUNS:

Down East: Ortiz (5, 6th inning off Olguin, 0 on, 0 out).

TOP PERFORMERS - BATTERS:

Ortiz, 1B (Down East): 3-for-4, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Narvaez, C (Down East): 3-for-4, 0 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Osuna, A, CF (Down East): 2-for-4, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Rodriguez, J, RF (Down East): 2-for-4, 0 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Carmona, SS (Carolina): 1-for-4, 0 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI

TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS:

Cruz (L, 2-2) (Carolina): 5 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO

Olguin (Carolina): 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO

Bratt (W, 1-2) (Down East): 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO

Webb (S, 1) (Down East): 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO

SCORING:

Wood Ducks 3rd (Wood Ducks 2, Mudcats 0) -- Yenci Pena pops out to Jesus Chirinos in foul territory. Junior Paniagua triples to right-center field. Alejandro Osuna singles to left-center field, Junior Paniagua scores. Derwin Barreto pops out to Jheremy Vargas. Marcus Smith bunt singles to shallow left field, Alejandro Osuna to 2nd. Efrenyer Narvaez singles up the middle, Alejandro Osuna scores; Marcus Smith to 2nd. Yosy Galan struck out looking.

(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Wood Ducks 5th (Wood Ducks 3, Mudcats 0) -- Alejandro Osuna singles to right field. Alejandro Osuna caught stealing 2nd base, Jeferson Quero to Jean Carmona. Derwin Barreto pops out to Jean Carmona. Marcus Smith walks. Marcus Smith steals 2nd base. Efrenyer Narvaez singles through the hole at second base, Marcus Smith scores. Yosy Galan struck out looking.

(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Wood Ducks 6th (Wood Ducks 4, Mudcats 0) -- Pitcher Change: Fernando Olguin replaces Stiven Cruz. Abimelec Ortiz hits a home run to right field on a 1-1 pitch. Jose Rodriguez flies out to Oswal Leones. Yenci Pena struck out looking. Junior Paniagua grounds out, Luis Silva to Jesus Chirinos.

(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Wood Ducks 8th (Wood Ducks 5, Mudcats 0) -- Efrenyer Narvaez strikes out swinging. Yosy Galan walks. Yosy Galan steals 2nd base. Abimelec Ortiz singles to right-center field, Yosy Galan scores. Jose Rodriguez singles through the hole at second base, Abimelec Ortiz to 3rd. Yenci Pena grounds into double play, Luis Silva to Jheremy Vargas to Jesus Chirinos, Jose Rodriguez out at 2nd, Yenci Pena out at 1st.

(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)