Stone Crabs Sweep Tuesday Twin Bill, 5-2 and 4-0
KISSIMMEE, FLA.: The Charlotte Stone Crabs continued their second half tear, improving to 16-4 with 5-2 and 4-0 triumphs over the Florida Fire Frogs on Tuesday at Osceola County Stadium.
KISSIMMEE, FLA.: The Charlotte Stone Crabs continued their second half tear, improving to 16-4 with 5-2 and 4-0 triumphs over the Florida Fire Frogs on Tuesday at Osceola County Stadium.
Game 1: The Stone Crabs jumped out in front with three quick runs on LHP
Hernandez went 3-4 with at the dish. Franco also drew a walk in game one.
Deal (3-8) yielded nine hits and two earned runs with five Ks across 4 and 1/3's innings.
Brett Langhorne was struck by a RHP Stephen Woods pitch to start a third inning rally. He advanced on a passed ball to second, then scored on an
Moritz and
Woods (7-1) secured a victory by allowing just four hits and an unearned run in 5 and 2/3's stanzas on the hill.
Franco would score on a double play hit into by
Borkovich and RHP
Sanchez minimized the damage in the sixth and worked around two hits and two walks while giving up just a single run. RHP
Game 2: Another fast start for the Stone Crabs was fueled by a Gomez two-out, two-run double, not allowing RHP
Hartman (0-4) battled through five innings of three-run baseball, scattering six hits and six punchouts. RHP
Palomaki turned in his second run-producing knock of the night in the fourth, allowing
Gomez walked with the bases loaded in the seventh to force in the final Charlotte run and polish off his three RBI performance.
The pitching of LHP
RHP
Lugbauer's seventh inning single moved his hitting streak to three and advanced his on-base streak to eight consecutive assignments.
NEXT UP: The Fire Frogs turn to RHP
About the Florida Fire Frogs
The Florida Fire Frogs are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and compete in the Florida State League. The Fire Frogs play their home games at Osceola County Stadium, located at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. For more information, please visit www.FloridaFireFrogs.com, and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.