BATTLE CREEK, MI \u2014 Despite starter Elijah Gill and a pair of relievers only allowing one earned run, the Growlers drop their third straight game, falling 3-1 to the Battle Creek Bombers.<\/p>\n
The offense struck early for Battle Creek. A single in the first inning by Miguel Larreal was followed up by a Growlers error. Two more hits in the inning via Stephen Krause and Nicholas Israel allowed both runners to score and the Bombers jumped out to an aggressive 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n
After a shaky first, Gill settled in nicely, pitching around a pair of Battle Creek singles in the third. The only other Bombers run came in the fourth, when a throwing error off a weak tapper, followed by a wild pitch, allowed Drew Dyer to navigate his way around the base paths.<\/p>\n
Gill finished the evening after six innings, allowing only one earned run on five hits, with five strikeouts. All five Growlers starters this season have allowed 2 earned runs or fewer.<\/p>\n
Offensively, Kalamazoo saw something it hadn\u2019t during the first two games in Battle Creek this season, a pitcher who aggressively attacked the strike zone.<\/p>\n
Battle Creek starter Will Christophersen went 6 strong innings, throwing over 100 pitches. He limited Growlers batters to just two hits. Kalamazoo\u2019s only run of the contest came on a double steal in the bottom of the fifth, when a double steal saw Dod Goodes beat the throw to second, while Anthony Catalano rushed home from third.<\/p>\n
Still, the Growlers weren\u2019t without opportunity, going 0-9 with runners in scoring position.<\/p>\n
A pair of Lukes out of the pen – Scoles and Krkovski kept it close, but Kalamazoo was unable to crack the Battle Creek bullpen.<\/p>\n
The Growlers record now sets at 2-3. The team will look to rebound against the Bombers on Saturday night, this time at Homer Stryker Field, with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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