One Big Play Was All That Was Needed

Midwest 6, Chillicothe 3

Well, one big play was all that was needed for this game. An error in the Chillicothe outfield clinched it for the Midwest Sliders, as they would score 3 runs on that error, making the score as you see it, 6-3. Close, but no Cracker-Jacks, as they say.

The whole game wasn't that bad, to be honest. It was close for a good chunk of the game until that happened. Lefty starter Brian Gartley made the start for the Paints, and he would go 5 and 2/3 innings, giving up 4 runs, though not all of them were earned, on 4 hits allowed and 2 walks. He would strike out one batter. Marty Wiesler would pitch in relief of Gartley, and would pitch 1 and 2/3 innings, giving up a hit, 2 walks and 2 runs while striking out a batter. Stephen Spragg pitched the rest of the game and gave up just a hit while striking out a batter.

For the offense, Josh Blackstock had two singles and an RBI. Jeff Vincent had a single and a stolen base. Travis Garcia had an RBI single and a stolen base. Drew Saylor had an RBI single. Gerardo Verastegui had a single. Joe Spiers had a single. Sean Anderson had a single. The team just couldn't get enough momentum going to get back into the game after they fell behind.

I'm sorry for the length of this article, but there really isn't anything else to add to sum up this game. Like I said, it was close, and the Paints decided to run alittle along the base paths, but there weren't any home runs hit, and big gap hits have been hard to come by. Also, we're winding down the season, and there are only 6 games left for this season. Needless to say, there are going to be alot of changes coming, and everyone will just have to be prepared for these changes.