Newark shut out the Cutters last night on three hits, mostly thanks to their bullpen. Starter Chien-Ming Wang left the game after 2 innings after a torrential downpour delayed the game for almost an hour. The key performer was Manny Delcarmen who pitched a perfect 3 innings and struck out 4. Jason Giambi and J.D. Drew drove in all of the runs on home runs in the 4th inning. It was Newark's 5th in a row.
Another red-hot team is D.C., who took their 6th straight in a 9-4 win over Arkansas. Ryan Zimmerman was 3-5 with a homer and 4 RBI and Jose Reyes contributed a triple and a home run. D.C. still has a ways to go as the club is still 8 games under .500 and 6 games behind Vancouver, who occupies the final playoff spot.
Speaking of Vancouver, Hiroki Kuroda, pitching in the place of injured Jake Peavy pitched a complete game shutout of Blue Ridge, holding the Bombers to 5 hits and striking out 2. It was Kuroda's first career victory in the DMBL. Peavy will miss another one or two starts, but after that, will the Fist keep Kuroda in the rotation? He was an early season replacement for Paul Maholm, but he was injured after his second start, replaced by Greg Maddux, who has since been the Fist's most effective starter. Will another injury bring Kuroda back into the mix? Stay tuned.
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