OFFENSE SUPPORTS STRONG PITCHING ONCE MORE, TWINS TOP METS 7-1
Elizabethton, Tennessee - The explosive Elizabethton Twins' offense that powered them to victory Thursday night struck again Friday, as the E-Twins scored seven runs on 11 hits to power past the Kingsport Mets 7-1.After two innings of scoreless baseball, two pitches gave Elizabethton the lead and the E-Twins didn't look
Elizabethton, Tennessee - The explosive Elizabethton Twins' offense that powered them to victory Thursday night struck again Friday, as the E-Twins scored seven runs on 11 hits to power past the Kingsport Mets 7-1.
After two innings of scoreless baseball, two pitches gave Elizabethton the lead and the E-Twins didn't look back.
"I was trying to stay ahead of the hitters and work outside," Marin said through translator and pitching coach Richard Salazar after the game. "I've been working on being consistent and not leaving pitches in the middle, working on the corners inside and outside."
Bentley earned his second win after 2.1 innings and Torres recorded his first save after 2 perfect innings to end the game.
Marin, Bentley and Torres combined for 15 strikeouts, a new single-game high in 2019 for the Twins pitching staff.
Garry Jr. also looked good, singling in his first two trips to the plate and raising his season average to .333, up over 100 points since Sunday.
The E-Twins, now 9-8, will go for the sweep of Kingsport Saturday, first pitch is once against scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the first 500 will receive a free Joe Mauer T-shirt.
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