Spinners lose sixth straight and falling out of playoff race

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LOWELL DROP SIXTH IN A ROW

Spinners fall to Connecticut 6-1

Norwich, CT – The Spinners (33-35) rolled into Norwich with a five-game losing streak and unfortunately, that streak would grow to six after a disappointing loss to the Tigers.

Starting pitcher Jose Gonzalez delivered five innings but a three-run third inning put the Spinners in a hole. He also struck out three, walked four, and surrendered four hits.

Lowell got on the board in the top of the seventh after Grant Williams brought in Elih Marrero, making his Spinners debut, with a bases-loaded single to make it 3-1.

The Tigers added three more runs in the bottom of the seventh off of reliever Danny Bethea to push the lead to 6-1, ultimately securing the win for Connecticut.

With their sixth straight loss, the Spinners finish the series on Tuesday with Chris Machamer taking the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			R	H	E
Lowell (33-35)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			1	6	1
Connecticut (28-37)	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	X			6	12	2

W: Mueses (1-3, 5.17);
L: Gonzalez (0-3, 5.95)

HR: None

Lowell Spinners
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Grant Williams	2B	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.266
Cole Brannen	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.220
Devlin Granberg	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.310
Xavier LeGrant	DH	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.256
Juan Carlos Abreu	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Elih Marrero	C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
Trey Ganns	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.202
Korby Batesole	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.284
Jonathan Ortega	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Totals		32	1	6	1	0	0	1	3	10	.249

BATTING
2B: LeGrant (12, Wolf).
TB: Williams, G 3; LeGrant 3; Marrero.
RBI: Williams, G (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ganns; Brannen 3; Marrero; Granberg 2.
SAC: Ortega.
Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Williams, G (8, 2nd base off Wolf/McMillan); LeGrant (3, 2nd base off Mueses/McMillan).

FIELDING
E: Williams, G (10, fielding).
Outfield assists: Abreu (Verdon at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Williams, G-Batesole-Ganns; Ortega-Williams, G-Ganns).

Connecticut Tigers
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Isrrael De La Cruz	SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214
Eric De La Rosa	CF	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	.229
Jordan Verdon	1B	5	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	.195
Cam Warner	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.196
Daniel Reyes	LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.444
Nick Ames	DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180
Sam McMillan	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.158
Darwin Alvarado	RF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.170
Alexis Garcia	2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.235
Totals		34	6	12	1	0	0	6	6	6	.206

BATTING
2B: De La Rosa, E (7, Bethea).
TB: Alvarado 2; Reyes, D; Garcia, A; McMillan; Verdon 3; Ames 2; De La Rosa, E 3.
RBI: Verdon 3 (8); Reyes, D (5); McMillan (7); Garcia, A (11).
2-out RBI: Reyes, D; McMillan; Garcia, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McMillan; Ames; Reyes, D; De La Cruz, I 3.
GIDP: Verdon; McMillan.
Team RISP: 5-for-13.
Team LOB: 10.FIELDING
E: Verdon (2, fielding); Garcia, A (6, missed catch).
DP: (Wolf-Verdon).

Lowell Spinners
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Jose Gonzalez (L, 0-3)	5.0	4	3	3	4	3	0	5.95
Danny Bethea	1.2	7	3	3	2	2	0	3.86
Kris Jackson	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.57
Totals	8.0	12	6	6	6	6	0	3.50

Connecticut Tigers
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Adam Wolf	3.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	2.96
Victor Mueses (W, 1-3)	3.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	5.17
Robbie Welhaf (H, 1)	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	2.70
Yaya Chentouf	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.63
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	3	10	0	3.84

Game Scores: Gonzalez, J 48; Wolf 56.
WP: Gonzalez, J.
Pitches-strikes: Gonzalez, J 76-48; Bethea 41-25; Jackson 15-11; Wolf 43-31; Mueses 58-35; Welhaf 26-15; Chentouf 22-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gonzalez, J 5-2; Bethea 2-0; Jackson 0-1; Wolf 0-3; Mueses 3-1; Welhaf 1-0; Chentouf 4-1.
Batters faced: Gonzalez, J 23; Bethea 13; Jackson 4; Wolf 11; Mueses 12; Welhaf 7; Chentouf 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Jackson 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Edwin Jimenez. 1B: David Cruz.
Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 7:04 PM.
T: 2:44.
Att: 1,784.
Venue: Dodd Stadium.
August 27, 2018

* AVG and ERA indicate full-season averages for players and teams