Lowell Spinners drop fifth straight

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SPINNERS DROP FIFTH STRAIGHT

Lowell drops series opener in Connecticut

NORWICH, CT – Lowell (33-34) kicked off their final road trip of the season with a tough loss against the Connecticut Tigers (27-37).

Starting pitcher Thaddeus Ward last only two-thirds of an inning with six runs allowed (two earned) and a pair of walks. Reliever Hunter Haworth surrendered three runs (two earned) of his own and struck out six in 5.1 innings of work.

The Spinners got on the board in the top of the fourth inning after Grant Williams led off the inning with a single. After Dylan Hardy drew a walk, Grant Williams came in to score on a steal and a throwing error. Trey Ganns later blasted his first home run of the season to make it a 7-3 ball game.

Tanner Raiburn surrendered a pair of earned runs in the bottom of the seventh to make it 11-3 Tigers.

Lowell looks to break the losing streak on Monday night with Jose Gonzalez taking the hill for the Spinners.

Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			R	H	E
Lowell (33-34)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0			3	4	1
Connecticut (27-37)	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	X			11	9	2

Lowell Spinners
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Grant Williams	2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253
Dylan Hardy	CF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.183
Devlin Granberg	1B-LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.316
Xavier LeGrant	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Tyler Esplin	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186
a- Trey Ganns	PH-1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	.206
Ramfis Berroa	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.169
Alan Marrero	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135
Korby Batesole	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.288
Jonathan Ortega	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.228
Totals		31	3	4	1	0	1	2	2	5	.250

a-Struck out for Esplin in the 2nd.

BATTING
2B: Granberg (18, Welhaf).
HR: Ganns (1, 4th inning off Noble, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Williams, G; Ganns 5; Granberg 2.
RBI: Ganns 2 (9).
2-out RBI: Ganns 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hardy.
GIDP: Berroa, R.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Williams, G (7, 3rd base off Noble/Nunez, M); Ortega (17, 2nd base off Noble/Nunez, M).

FIELDING
E: Batesole (10, fielding).

Connecticut Tigers
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Clark Brinkman	CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.206
Jeremiah Burks	2B	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	.200
Gresuan Silverio	DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.248
Jordan Verdon	1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169
Daniel Reyes	LF	5	2	3	2	0	0	4	0	1	.600
Cam Warner	3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.204
Moises Nunez	C	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.279
Ulrich Bojarski	RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.188
Jose King	SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.213
Totals		35	11	9	2	0	0	11	5	7	.204

BATTING
2B: Reyes, D 2 (2, Ward, Raiburn).
TB: Burks 2; Nunez, M; Bojarski 2; Reyes, D 5; Brinkman.
RBI: Reyes, D 4 (4); Bojarski 2 (7); Brinkman 2 (4); Burks (4); Warner (13); King (13).
2-out RBI: Reyes, D 2; Bojarski 2; Brinkman 2; Burks.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Warner; Silverio; Burks 2.
SF: Warner.
Team RISP: 6-for-13.
Team LOB: 7.FIELDING
E: Nunez, M (1, throw); Warner (10, fielding).
DP: (Warner-Burks-Verdon).

Lowell Spinners
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Thad Ward (L, 0-3)	0.2	3	6	2	2	0	0	3.77
Hunter Haworth	5.1	3	3	2	2	6	0	3.25
Tanner Raiburn	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	2.45
Victor Garcia	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.15
Totals	8.0	9	11	6	5	7	0	3.46

Connecticut Tigers
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kacey Murphy	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.97
Wes Noble (W, 1-0)	5.0	3	3	3	2	3	1	5.40
Robbie Welhaf	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	4	3	3	2	5	1	3.89

Haworth pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Game Scores: Ward 16; Murphy 60.
WP: Haworth.
HBP: Verdon (by Raiburn).
Pitches-strikes: Ward 33-17; Haworth 80-49; Raiburn 33-18; Garcia, V 14-13; Murphy 35-24; Noble 76-43; Welhaf 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Ward 1-1; Haworth 5-5; Raiburn 2-1; Garcia, V 2-1; Murphy 2-4; Noble 2-5; Welhaf 2-1.
Batters faced: Ward 8; Haworth 22; Raiburn 8; Garcia, V 4; Murphy 9; Noble 20; Welhaf 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Haworth 2-2; Raiburn 2-2.
Umpires: HP: David Cruz. 1B: Edwin Jimenez.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 4:07 PM.
T: 2:50.
Att: 2,842.
Venue: Dodd Stadium.
August 26, 2018