Bridgeport shutout by Skeeters
By PAUL HERRMANN
Bridgeport The Bridgeport Bluefish (12-20) were defeated by the Sugar Land Skeeters (14-17), 3-0 in the second game of a four game series at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard on Wednesday afternoon.
After Dominic Ramos led off the top of the second inning with a double, Michael Rockett singled before Bluefish starter TyRelle Harris issued back-to-back walks to Alex Nunez and Danny Lehmann giving the Skeeters their first run of the game. Sugar Land leadoff hitter Adam Godwin then hit a hard a groundball to Ramon Castro who stepped on second for the force play and threw to third basemen Cody Overbeck who tagged out Nunez for a double play, which plated Rockett. The Skeeters then added their third run of the game in the top of the seventh when Travis Scott singled home Lehmann.
For the Bluefish, starter Harris (0-4) took the loss going six innings allowing six hits, walking five with six strikeouts. For the Skeeters, starter Matt Wright (2-5) went six innings shutting out Bridgeport while allowing four hits, surrendering just one walk with four strikeouts. Sugar Land closer Gary Majewski picked up his fourth save of the season with a scoreless ninth frame.
For the Fish, newcomer Joe Mather was the only Bridgeport player to have a multi-hit game.
The Bluefish and the Skeeters will conclude their four-game series when they play a doubleheader tomorrow night with first pitch of game one scheduled for 6:05 p.m. It will be two seven inning games with the second beginning one half hour following the first contest. Come out to the ballpark and enjoy Bridgeport Bluefish Baseball during Thirsty Thursday with half-price domestic drafts
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