LOWELL WINS THIRD STRAIGHT

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LOWELL WINS THIRD STRAIGHT

Spinners kick off series with 5-3 win

TROY, NY – The Spinners (24-22) rolled into Tri-City (25-20) with a chance to take the division lead with a series sweep. So far, they’re off to a good start.

Lowell got off to a hot start with Tyler Dearden blasting his third home run of the season to give the Spinners an early 1-0 lead. With the home run, Dearden ties the team-lead for home runs with three.

In the top of the fourth, Devlin Granberg and Ramfis Berroa walked and both came in to score on a throwing error while attempting to steal to put the Spinners on top 3-0.

Starting pitcher Eduard Bazardo threw 5.2 innings while striking out five. He surrendered six hits, a pair of earned runs, and a walk.

Alan Marrero and Xavier LeGrant both singled in the top of the seventh to set up Korby Batesole with a two-run single to push the score to 5-2.

Kevin Biondic and Kris Jackson combined for 3.1 shutout innings of relief, with Jackson picking up his third save of the season.

With the victory, the Spinners have an opportunity to cut the division lead to a half-game with a win on Friday. Brian Brown takes the hill on Friday with first pitch scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			R	H	E
Lowell (24-22)	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0			5	7	0
Tri-City (25-20)	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0			3	10	1

W:: Bazardo (5-3, 2.36) ;
L:: House (0-2, 1.80) ;
SV:: Jackson (3)

HR:

LOW:: Dearden (3) .
TRI:: Dawson (1) ,; Pineda (1) .

Lowell Spinners
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Grant Williams	2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.187
Korby Batesole	SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	.304
Tyler Dearden	RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	.282
Devlin Granberg	1B	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.298
Trey Ganns	DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.190
Ramfis Berroa	LF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.180
Dylan Hardy	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.172
Alan Marrero	C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.171
Xavier LeGrant	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.270
Totals		31	5	7	0	0	1	3	6	6	.255

BATTING
HR: Dearden (3, 1st inning off House, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Williams, G; Berroa, R; LeGrant; Dearden 4; Marrero; Ganns; Batesole.
RBI: Dearden (16); Batesole 2 (6).
2-out RBI: Dearden.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Marrero; Dearden; Hardy; Granberg.
SAC: Williams, G.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Granberg (3, 2nd base off Conn/Campos); Berroa, R (2, 2nd base off Conn/Campos).
CS: Ganns (2, 2nd base by De Paula/Campos).

FIELDING
PB: Marrero 2 (7).
DP: 2 (Batesole-Williams, G; Batesole-Williams, G-Granberg).

Tri-City ValleyCats
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jeremy Pena	SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.262
Alex McKenna	LF	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.316
1- Carlos Machado	PR-LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
Luis Encarnacion	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.202
Andy Pineda	CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.275
Trey Dawson	3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	.228
Ramiro Rodriguez	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.175
Cesar Salazar	DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197
Michael Wielansky	2B	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Oscar Campos	C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214
2- Austin Dennis	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
Totals		35	3	10	3	0	2	2	1	7	.240

1-Ran for McKenna in the 4th. 2-Ran for Campos in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: McKenna (5, Bazardo); Campos (5, Bazardo); Wielansky (4, Bazardo).
HR: Pineda, A (1, 6th inning off Bazardo, 0 on, 2 out); Dawson (1, 6th inning off Bazardo, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Campos 3; Dawson 4; McKenna 3; Pineda, A 5; Wielansky 4.
RBI: Pineda, A (2); Dawson (9).
2-out RBI: Pineda, A; Dawson.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena 3; Rodriguez, R.
GIDP: Campos.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Campos (6, throw).
PB: Campos (4).
Outfield assists: Pineda, A (Berroa, R at 2nd base).

Lowell Spinners
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Eduard Bazardo (W, 5-3)	5.2	6	2	2	1	5	2	2.36
Kevin Biondic (H, 1)	1.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.91
Kris Jackson (S, 3)	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	3	2	1	7	2	3.43

Tri-City ValleyCats
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Alex House (L, 0-2)	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	1.80
Devin Conn	1.2	0	2	0	3	0	0	1.64
Brett Conine	3.1	3	2	2	2	1	0	2.55
Luis De Paula	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.49
Jacob Billingsley	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1.93
Totals	9.0	7	5	3	6	6	1	2.99

Game Scores: Bazardo 47; House 39.
HBP: Salazar (by Biondic).
Pitches-strikes: Bazardo 97-66; Biondic 17-11; Jackson 27-20; House 21-14; Conn 32-14; Conine 59-36; De Paula 14-7; Billingsley 14-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bazardo 7-1; Biondic 1-2; Jackson 2-1; House 0-2; Conn 2-2; Conine 6-1; De Paula 0-2; Billingsley 0-0.
Batters faced: Bazardo 23; Biondic 5; Jackson 9; House 8; Conn 8; Conine 15; De Paula 3; Billingsley 4.
Umpires: HP: Kevin Mandzuk. 1B: Sean Cassidy.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF.
First pitch: 7:04 PM.
T: 2:55.
Att: 2,806.
Venue: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.
August 2, 2018