Down East Falters in Opener with Dash
KINSTON, NC - The Wood Ducks (23-18) could not solve Dash (23-17) right-hander Dylan Cease in a 6-0 shutout defeat. Chuck Leblanc reached base twice as the Woodies could only muster three hits on Friday night.
KINSTON, NC - The Wood Ducks (23-18) could not solve Dash (23-17) right-hander
Cease only allowed two hits in his six innings of work- a stark contrast from his last start against the DEWDs when he only lasted two innings with eight runs allowed. Down East is shut out for the fifth time this season.
Winston-Salem scored one run in six of nine innings, including three solo home runs. In all, they collected ten hits and still stranded ten on base.
The Wood Ducks did make two dazzling plays in the outfield. First,
Later in the eighth, a
Taveras also extended his on-base streak to 14 games with a single in the fourth. He has the second-longest active streak in the league after Friday's contest.
Down East did not lose any ground in the first-half race thanks to Buies Creek's loss to Carolina. The DEWDs remain a half game back of first with 29 games to go in the half.
Game two of the series is on Saturday with right-hander