Wahoos Snap Skid, Beat The Suns 2-0

May 29, 2013

Chad Rogers was again dominant and the Pensacola offense provided just enough support in a 2-0 shutout win over the Jacksonville Suns on Tuesday night at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium. The win ended the Blue Wahoos’ losing streak at nine games and sent Jacksonville to its fifth straight setback.

Rogers (3-2) continued his strong 2013 season with another spectacular start. The righthander fired six shutout frames, yielding just two hits while striking out three and walking three. Rogers has not allowed an earned run 18.2 innings and lowered his ERA to 1.73, the second-best mark in the league.

The Wahoos jumped out on top in the second inning as Devin Lohman laced a two-out single up the middle to score Travis Mattair from second base. The RBI was Lohman’s team-leading 22nd of the season.

Jacksonville starter Jay Jackson then cruised through the next couple innings before running into trouble in the fifth. Pensacola loaded the bases with one out, but was only able to score one run on a bases-loaded walk to Travis Mattair.

That was enough though for Pensacola as Rogers, Lee Hyde, and Loek Van Mil combined on a three-hit shutout, Pensacola’s fourth blanking of an opponent this season.

The two teams now prepare for a doubleheader on Wednesday with game one starting at 5:30 p.m. Ryan Dennick (2-4, 2.82) gets the call for the Wahoos in game one against the Suns’ Sam Dyson (1-4, 3.07). In game two, Shaun Ellis (0-1, 5.56) will make a spot start for Pensacola while Rob Waite (0-0, 0.00) gets the call for Jacksonville.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News, Sports