Great pitcher's duel yesterday in Marietta. Vancouver's Zack Greinke took on the Mighty Men's Ervin Santana, emerging as the victor in yesterday's 1-0 blanking. Greinke went the distance, limiting the Mighty Men to only 3 hits and striking out 10. Meanwhile, Santana was chased after 7, despite only giving up 4 hits, 3 walks and one run. Santana struck out 8. The lone run scored when Troy Glaus hit a single with two runners on in the 5th. The damage could have been much worse - Santana got out of a bases-loaded jam to end the inning.
How are those new additions working out in Carolina and Philly? Well the Mudcats got off to a good start, outlasting the Rat Pack in 10 innings, 3-2. No help from Magglio Ordonez though - 0-5 on the night. Philadelphia, meanwhile, was crushed by Amityville, and falling into last place overall. Fred Lewis didn't make an immediate impact either (0-3), but free agent signee Matt Joyce got a hit in his lone at bat.
Greinke's wasn't the only shutout yesterday. D.C. stymied the Straphangers 2-0 behind John Lannan. Lannan didn't quite make it the full 9 - he ceded the last out to reliever Ramon Ramirez - but he was impressive, allowing only 2 hits and 3 walks, while punching out 5. Banged up Sardine City got two of their three hits from replacement catcher Brandon Inge, who is covering for the injured Miguel Montero.
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