Akron, OH - Zac Lowther tossed a career-high 7.2 innings as the Baysox took down Akron, 2-0, Tuesday morning. The win evened the series at a game apiece, setting up a rubber game on Wednesday. Lowther and Akron starter Jake Paulson both pitched shutout ball through four innings, but the Baysox
Akron, OH - Zac Lowther tossed a career-high 7.2 innings as the Baysox took down Akron, 2-0, Tuesday morning. The win evened the series at a game apiece, setting up a rubber game on Wednesday.u1:p
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Lowther and Akron starter Jake Paulson both pitched shutout ball through four innings, but the Baysox broke through in the fifth. After a walk to Martin Cervenka to start the inning, Brett Cumberland singled to make it first and third with no outs. Preston Palmeiro broke the scoreless deadlock and grounded a RBI single through the left side of the infield to score Cervenka and give Bowie the lead. Later in the frame, Ryan McKenna drove in Cumberland with a line-drive single up the middle to make it 2-0.u1:p
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Those two runs were all Lowther would need. The left-hander retired seven batters in a row between the sixth and eighth innings before exiting in the eighth after a soft two-out single. Lowther's seven strikeouts on the day set a season-high, as he also became the first Baysox starter to work into the eighth inning this year.u1:p
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Brian Gonzalez came in for Lowther and retired all four batters he faced, earning his first career save. Lowther's win was his third of the year, breaking a tie for the most on the team.u1:p
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The third and final game of the series in Akron is scheduled for 10:35 a.m. on Wednesday morning. LHP Alex Wells is set to start for Bowie against Ducks LHP Sam Hentges. u1:p
