Blue Crabs Avoid the Four Game Sweep

An amazing performance by starter Ryan Bicondoa gave the Blue Crabs their first win since clenching the Playoffs.

Ryan went 8 innings allowing only 6 hits and 1 earned run. He walked only one batter while striking out 5. Half of the innings Ryan pitched were 1-2-3 innings. His first run and only run would come in the 6th. After a lead off single, Ryan would get the next two batters out before a bouncing triple would score the initial runner. The Ball would bounce over the glove of first baseman Octavio Martinez. In his first action in a while Jimmy Serrano would close out the game in the 9th, facing only 3 batters, striking out the first batter he faced. The rest obviously helped Jimmy, as every first pitch he threw was a strike. He threw only 2 balls in relief.


The Blue Crabs would get all of their runs in the first and second. With one out Jermy Acey would double, and then score on double hit by Patrick Osborn. Patrick would score on a single hit by James Shanks. James would then score on a double hit by Octavio Martinez. In the second this time with two outs Jermy would single, Patrick would then walk and both would come in on a 3 run home run hit by James Shanks. In action tonight and getting his first start of the season was catcher Anthony Perry. Perry was the designated hitter tonight going 0-4 but reaching base in the 6th on an error. Perry was 4-26 last season in limited action with the Crabs but is always full of energy when he gets the call. After getting on base he would go as far as third, hustling on a single hit by Jermy Acey, he slid into third ahead of the throw. Not in action today was Mike Just who was taking some personal time. With the limited number of infielder's we can expect to see Patrick Osborn at 3rd, Chuck Jeroloman at short as every day short stop Travis Garcia has been signed by the Seattle Mariners and assigned to their Double-A squad, Jermy Acey at second and Octavio Martinez at first should Mike not play again tomorrow.