Wednesday, April 14, 2010
For Immediate Release |
Contact: Joe Davis (334) 323-2255 x363 |
Biscuits Ride Another Gem to Fourth Consecutive Win
Torres throws 5.0 scoreless, Biscuits top Mudcats 3-0
MONTGOMERY, AL – It’s starting to border on unbelievable for the Biscuits, who topped Carolina 3-0 Wednesday at Five County Stadium. After 5.0 innings of scoreless, one-hit baseball from Alex Torres , Biscuits starters have now thrown 24 consecutive scoreless frames. Overall, Wednesday’s shutout makes it 42 of the last 46 innings that Biscuits pitchers have posted zeroes.
Jose Lobaton, who went 3-4 to lead the Biscuits, started the fifth inning with a double then scored on John Matulia’s single to make it 1-0. An inning later, Matt Fields hit his second homer of the year, a solo shot to the opposite field to extend the lead to 2-0.
The Biscuits got their final run in the top of the ninth with two outs when Emeel Salem doubled then scored on a throwing error.
Salem and Drew Anderson each had two hits in addition to Lobaton’s three to lead the Biscuits. Three Mudcats players had one hit apiece.
After Torres’ five innings innings, Eddie Morlan pitched the sixth and seventh and Paul Phillips pitched the eighth, before Matt Gorgen bounced back from two tough outings to nail down his first save with a one-two-three ninth.
Torres (1-0) takes the win while Mudcats starter Matt Klinker (1-1) suffers his first loss of the season.
The Biscuits have now won four in a row and lead the South Division. Tomorrow at 6:15, RHP Aneury Rodriguez (0-0, 9.00) goes for the Biscuits against Carolina’s RHP Dallas Buck (1-0, 1.50).
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