Monarcas Get Wings Clipped in Extras
Pitching wins games, and over the last five, Los Monarcas De Eugene pitching has been on fire to the tune of a 2.05 ERA. It was no different on Tuesday, as Eugene held the hot hitting Salem-Keizer Volcanoes to just a pair of runs and out-hit them in regulation. But
Pitching wins games, and over the last five, Los Monarcas De Eugene pitching has been on fire to the tune of a 2.05 ERA. It was no different on Tuesday, as Eugene held the hot hitting Salem-Keizer Volcanoes to just a pair of runs and out-hit them in regulation. But one hit was all the Volcanoes needed to take a two run lead it would not surrender, dropping the Monarcas 4-3 in the tenth in front of 2,100 at PK Park.
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Villar wasted no time, shooting a double over center fielder
Los Monarcas (0-1, 14-25) tried to rally in the tenth, moving starting runner on second
Eugene also had a chance to win it in the ninth when Kelli walked to lead off the ninth and moved to second on a Tyler Durna single with one out. Velazquez could not get the job done as he grounded into a double play and ended the inning.
Riley Thompson struggled in his first two outings of the year but was solid on Tuesday, going three strong innings while giving up just a pair of hits to go with two strikeouts.
Carrera finished four innings, giving up three hits with three strikeouts and a run on a mistake when
Los Monarcas responded immediately in the bottom of the inning when Durna walked to lead-off the inning. After a strikeout, a wild pitch moved Durna to second for Luke Reynolds, who smacked a ball to center for a double, scoring Durna and tying the game.
Grant Fennell then kept the line moving, singling home Reynolds to give Los Monarcas the lead.
It stayed that way until the eighth when Ethan Roberts came in for Carrera. Roberts gave up a lead-off double to
Cam Sanders was the fourth of five pitchers used by the Ems, pitching in the ninth and keeping the Volcanoes off the board. He gave up two walks and a strikeout, but no hits.
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