{"id":2355,"date":"2014-06-13T22:30:48","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T22:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/eau-claire-express\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2014-06-14T03:31:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T03:31:00","slug":"express-cant-find-gaps-in-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/eau-claire-express\/2014\/06\/13\/express-cant-find-gaps-in-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Express can&#8217;t find gaps in loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/northwoods.bbstats.pointstreak.com\/boxscore.html?gameid=210274\">Box Score<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\tThe Eau Claire Express put the bat on the ball Friday night.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\tUnfortunately for the 3,070 fans packed into Carson Park, those balls found the gloves of the Willmar Stingers more often than not as the Stingers took a 5-3 victory and two-game sweep of Eau Claire.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\tExpress starter Jordan Ruckman was brilliant on the mound, going six innings while allowing just three hits while striking out five.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\tHowever, it was one big hit that gave him three runs to his name, as Willmar first baseman Nick Rivera belted the first home run hit at Carson Park this season over the left-center field fence in the top of the third.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\tBut the Express came back, plating three runs of their own in the bottom of the sixth to tie the score.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\tMike Porcaro picked up his eighth RBI of the season by knocking in Brady Burzynski, and with the bases loaded, newcomer Daniel Salters hit a ground rule double scoring Porcaro and Drew Turbin.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\tSalters, who was drafted in the 22nd round last weekend by the Washington Nationals, drew a thunderous cheer from the crowd after he missed a home run by just about 15 feet.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\tBut as any good, first-place team does, the Stingers responded right back by scoring two in the top of the seventh, a lead and score that wouldn&#039;t change.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\">\n\tConner Rusch took the loss for Eau Claire. 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