One For the Money, Two for the Breaux

ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FOR THE BREAUX

The Hudson Valley Renegades were able to put away the Wilmington Blue Rocks in a much calmer game than Wednesday's, as they fired on all cylinders, winning 6-1 on Thursday at Dutchess Stadium.

Renegades standouts included Josh Breaux who homered twice; Josh Maciejewski, who had a solid start; and Barrett Loseke, who had his most impressive performance of the season.

After giving up a run in the first inning off two hits, Maciejewski settled in and allowed only three more hits through five innings. He struck out seven and earned the win (3-3).

It's the second start in a row where Maciejewski has had a little trouble early but was able to bounce back as the game progressed.

A developing story from the game is the status of Oliver Dunn after getting hit with Josh Breaux's throw-down. Dunn was fielding a ball from Kyle MacDonald during warmups for the fourth inning when Breaux threw to second base. Despite the thumbs up to the crowd, he was pulled and replaced by Eduardo Torrealba.

After accidentally hitting Dunn, Breaux stepped up to the plate in the 5th inning and drove a ball to left center field with just enough strength to extend the Renegades lead to 3-1. As if that wasn't enough, Breaux outdid himself in the bottom of the 6th with a deep home run to left field. This made the score 6-1 and that's where it would stay.

While Breaux was hitting homers, Barrett Loseke was making sure the Blue Rocks had no success of their own. Loseke threw 3.0 innings and, at one point, struck out six in a row. He walked one batter during his outing.

Derek Craft came in to shut the door on the Blue Rocks, allowing one hit through his solo inning.

Francis Peguero (1-2) took the loss for Wilmington.

The teams continue the six-game series Friday at 7:05 p.m.