Padron Pitches Drive to Victory over RiverDogs
Charleston, SC - Needing a win on Sunday to clinch a victory of the weekend's four-game series, the Greenville Drive delivered in dominant fashion, as Angel Padron threw seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 shutout of the Charleston RiverDogs.Padron's (6-6) seven innings set a new career-high on Sunday, and he
Charleston, SC - Needing a win on Sunday to clinch a victory of the weekend's four-game series, the Greenville Drive delivered in dominant fashion, as
Padron's (6-6) seven innings set a new career-high on Sunday, and he held the RiverDogs (26-34, 59-69) to just two hits while walking one and striking out five. He has thrown at least six scoreless innings in two of his last three starts.
A four-run third inning provided the Drive (35-27, 60-71) with the early lead. The inning began with a two-out single by
The lead was stretched to 5-0 in the eighth as Benge drew a one-out walk and came in to score on a Charleston error.
Duran went 2-3 to lead the offense.
The Drive will conclude their final road trip of the season with a four-game series against the Rome Braves, an Atlanta Braves affiliate. The series opener begins at 7:05 on Monday and features Drive left-hander
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