Salem Hushes Hillcats Bats in 3-0 Shutout Saturday
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LYNCHBURG, VA (Saturday, July 8, 2017) - The Salem Red Sox rode a near-flawless start by All-Star lefty
The Sox (11-6, 51-35) took the game despite posting singles for all nine of their hits, limiting their strikeouts and clustering their hits in the sixth and seventh innings to register their runs. Lynchburg (11-6, 51-35) never got a runner past second base in the ballgame, wasting a strong start by their own pitcher. Jimenez (W, 9-3) matched a career-high by throwing eight innings for the third time as a professional, and earned his first win since June 11 against the Winston-Salem Dash.
After a five-inning deadlock, Salem opened the scoring in the top of the sixth against Lynchburg starter
The Sox extended their advantage in the top of the seventh.
Jimenez allowed just four hits in his career-long outing, and fanned six Hillcats without issuing a walk. Nogosek allowed a single hit in an otherwise spotless inning to earn the save.
The Sox will try to make it two in a row on Sunday, with All-Star southpaw