
Greensboro shutout in weather shortened game
On Saturday, the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to 31-42 on the season. This comes as the result of an 8-0 loss against the Hickory Crawdads, a loss that came in a game that lasted just 7 innings due to lightning.
Jared Jones starten for the Grasshoppers and struggled. This was disheartening after Jones turned in a strong start his last time out and gave reason to believe he could be pulling out of the doldrums that have plagued him most of the season.
Jones pitched just 4.2 innings. He allowed 6 runs on 6 this, 2 walks, a home runs and just 2 strikeouts. On the season Jones now has a 5.27 ERA in 68.1 innings pitched. Despite the high ERA, he has struck out 88 batters in 68.1 innings pitched.
Santiago Florez followed Jones. Florez pitched 1.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, a walk and a pair of strikeouts. Due to lightning shortening the game, Florez would be the last pitcher of the night for the Grasshoppers.
Much like the Curve, it was a long night for the Grasshopper offense. Second baseman Mike Jarvis and third baseman Dariel Lopez were both 1-for-3. First baseman Jacob Gonzalez went 1-for-2 with a walk. The rest of the lineup was 0-for-13 with two walks.