Minnesota squeaks out game 4 for a 3-1 series win

Sep 1, 1977                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1977 Boston 4-9               0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1  2  1                                                                                      
1992 Minnesota 6-7            1 8 0   0 0 0   1 1 -     11 18  1                                                                                      

Min  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Min       Kirby Puckett singled scoring Mack to take the lead.  Bos  0 Min 1.
Min  2nd: Sent 11 batters to the plate scoring 8 runs on 8 hits.
Min       Shane Mack singled scoring Gagne.  Bos  0 Min 2.
Min       Chili Davis hit a 3 run HR(1).  Bos  0 Min 5.
Min       Brian Harper singled scoring Puckett.  Bos  0 Min 6.
Min       Pedro Munoz hit a 3 run HR(4).  Bos  0 Min 9.
Bos  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Bos       Butch Hobson hit a solo HR(2).  Bos  1 Min 9.
Min  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Min       Scott Leius doubled scoring Gagne.  Bos  1 Min 10.
Min  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Min       Kent Hrbek hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  1 Min 11.

Min  Chili Davis: 3 for 5, double, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.
Min  Shane Mack: 3 for 5, 2 runs.
Min  Kirby Puckett: 3 for 5.

Min  John Smiley pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 2 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He's now 1-3 on the year.
Bos  Mike Paxton pitched 6.2 innings and took the loss: 9 earned runs, 14 hits, 0 BB, 5 K. He goes to 0-1 on the year.

 
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Sep 2, 1977                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1977 Boston 4-10              0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  3  0                                                                                      
1992 Minnesota 7-7            1 0 2   0 0 0   1 0 -      4  8  0                                                                                      

Min  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Min       Kirby Puckett singled scoring Mack to take the lead.  Bos  0 Min 1.
Bos  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Bos       Bernie Carbo hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  Bos  1 Min 1.
Min  3rd: Scored 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.
Min       Kirby Puckett singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Bos  1 Min 3.
Min  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Min       Chili Davis singled scoring Mack.  Bos  1 Min 4.

Min  Shane Mack: 2 for 3, double, 3 runs.

Min  Kevin Tapani pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 3 hits, 0 BB, 6 K. He's 3-1 on the season.
Bos  Bob Stanley pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year. 

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Sep 3, 1977                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1992 Minnesota 7-8            0 0 0   0 1 0   0 1 0      2  5  1                                                                                      
1977 Boston 5-10              0 0 1   0 1 3   0 0 -      5  6  1                                                                                      

Bos  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Bos       Denny Doyle tripled scoring Scott to take the lead.  Min  0 Bos 1.
Min  5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Min       Shane Mack hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Min  1 Bos 1.
Bos  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Bos       George Scott hit a solo HR(4) to take the lead.  Min  1 Bos 2.
Bos  6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and one walk.
Bos       Jim Rice hit a 2 run HR(3).  Min  1 Bos 4.
Bos       George Scott singled scoring Fisk.  Min  1 Bos 5.
Min  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit, one walk and an error.
Min       Chili Davis singled scoring Leius.  Min  2 Bos 5.

Bos  George Scott: 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Bos  Fergie Jenkins pitched a solid 7.2 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 5 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He moves to 3-0 on the year.
Bos  Bill Campbell held Minnesota hitless the final 1.1 innings to record his 3rd save of the year.
Min  Scott Erickson pitched 6.2 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 6 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He drops to 1-3 on the year. 

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Sep 4, 1977                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10    R  H  E                                                                                   
1992 Minnesota 8-8            0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 2    1    4  8  0                                                                                   
1977 Boston 5-11              0 0 0   0 0 1   0 2 0    0    3 10  0                                                                                   

Min  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Min       Kirby Puckett hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Min  1 Bos 0.
Bos  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Bos       Rick Burleson singled scoring Hobson to tie the score.  Min  1 Bos 1.
Min  7th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
Bos  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
Bos       Rick Burleson doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Min  1 Bos 3.
Min  9th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and one walk.
Min       Pedro Munoz hit a 2 run HR(5) to tie the score.  Min  3 Bos 3.
Min 10th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Min       Kent Hrbek doubled  scoring 1 to take the lead.  Min  4 Bos 3.

Min  Pedro Munoz: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.
Bos  Butch Hobson: 3 for 4, 2 doubles, 2 runs.
Bos  Fred Lynn: 0 for 4, 3 great plays.

Min  Rick Aguilera pitched 1.1 innings and picked up the win: 1.1 IP, 2 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He moves to 1-0 on the year.
Min  Mark Guthrie pitched a 1-2-3 10th to earn his 1st save of the year.
Bos  Bill Campbell pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 3 earned runs, 3 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's now 0-2 on the season. 

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--submitte by Chris A. Kaufman, CPA--

KOD35 WEEK 4 San Diego vs Montreal

San Diego takes 3 of 4 against Montreal

Game 1

@ Montreal

Hurst vs Perez

In the top of the 8^th, with San Diego down 3-0, Phil Stephenson hits a solo home run. MON 3-1

The top of the 9^th, San Diego sent 8 batters to the plate. Jack Clark 2 run home run tied the game at 3-3. Marvel Wynne grounder scored one. Mark Parent RBI singled for the 5^th run. Mark Davis pitched the 9^th inning for his 4^th save of the season. San Diego takes game one 5-3

Game 2

@ Montreal

Whitson vs Smith

In the 4^th inning Chris James solo home run to give San Diego a 4-0 lead and the margin of victory.

Ed Whitson pitched 8 innings on 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts to pick up his first victory of the season. San Diego takes game two 7-3.

Game 3

@ San Diego

Martinez at Rasmussen

Montreal jumped out two a fast lead behind two run home runs from Mike Fitzgerald in the 3^rd and Reid Nichols in the top of the 4^th. MON 4-0 They would break the game open in the 7 scoring 4 runs on 3 hits. Dennis Martinez pitched a solid 7 innings giving up 1 earned run, 7 hits, 3 walks and 4 strikeouts for his first win of the season. Montreal takes game three 10-1

Game 4

@ San Diego

Heaton vs Harris

San Diego Luis Salazar connected on a 2 run home run in the bottom of the 3^rd for the margin of victory as the home team wins game four 5-1

--submitted by Stan Milton--

WEEK #4: Cubbies take the broom to LA

Almost the first MLB game I ever saw. That was the Dodgers at Wrigley Field in 1971. 

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 1) -- Ron Santo (4-for-6) and almost all of his Cub teammates quickly showed they did not regard Dodger Stadium as a pitcher's park. Chicago sent 10 men to the plate in the T1, scoring 5 runs on 7 hits. This all led to a 9-5 win with 17 Cubbies hits. Five Cubs hitters had multi-hit games including 2 from starting pitcher Fergie Jenkins (2-1). On the hill, Jenkins went 7.2 innings for the win. Bill Russell and Bill Buckner led the Bums with 3 base knocks apiece. 

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 2) -- Rookie Rick Reuschel (1-0) and Don Sutton (3-1) engaged in a nice pitcher's duel. LA struck first when Manny Mota singled in Steve Yeager in the 6th. Jim Hickman's (1) 2-run blast in the T7 quickly gave the lead back to Chicago. It remained 2-1 until the T9 when Billy Williams (2) smacked a 2-run homer and Santo scored on a wild pitch. The final was Chicago 5, LA 1. Reuschel went the distance, scattering 5 hits. 

CHICAGO (Sept. 3) -- Billy Williams (3) cranked out a 3-run blast in the 1st to highlight a 4-run opener for the Cubbies. They added 2 more in the 2nd and never looked back in a 9-0 whitewashing of the visitors from the Left Coast. Bill Hands (2-1) was in complete control on the bump for Chicago, pitching a 2-hit shutout. Jose Cardenal chipped in 3 hits to the Cubs' offensive cause. 

CHICAGO (Sept. 4) -- Burt Hooton (3-1) became the second Cubs rookie hurler to stifle the Dodgers this series as Hooton twirled 7 strong innings in a 9-3 Cubs win. Ken Rudolph (1) and Williams drove in 3 runs each for Chicago. 

A very unlikely sweep for the Cubbies. Thanks to Marc for playing this one early in the week. 

--submitted by Bruce Thomas--

Re: KOD35 WEEK 3 Twins v Yankees

First 2 games at the Stadium.

Guidry and Phil Niekro got complete game victories with the Yanks winning 4 to 1 and 5 to 1.

 

Ricky hits a 2 run HR in game 1, Don Baylor hits a grand slam in game 2 for the Yanks.

Game 3 at the Homer Dome

Scott Erickson shuts down the Yankees for 7+ innings and Aguilera gets the save Twins 3 Yankees 2.

Game 4

The Yanks jump out to a 4 to 0 lead after 3.5 innings and never look back.  Rasmussen gets his 2nd win in the 7 to 2 victory.

--submitted by Chris K-

Re: KOD35 - Week 3 League File - 1987 Montreal vs. 1973 San Francisco

The Giants evened their record to 6-6 with a 3-1 series win over Montreal.


Aug 27 - Floyd Youmans vs. Ron Bryant
Bobby Bonds led off the bottom of the 1st with a home run to give the Giants a quick 1-0 lead.  In the 2nd, Tim Wallach doubled, Mitch Webster homered and the Expos moved ahead 2-1.  Youmans and Bryant stayed locked in until the 5th.  Youmans' control started to depart as he walked Dave Rader, Bobby Bonds, and then loaded the bases when Tito Fuentes singled to center.  Garry Maddox drew the 3rd walk of the inning to tie the game at 2-2.  Willie McCovey hit what looked like an inning-ending DP grounder, but he some how beat the relay to put the Giants up 3-2.  From here Bryant got tough and benefited from two DP grounders and a caught stealing to erase any potential runs.  The Giants added an insurance run in the 8th to make the final score 4-2.


Aug 28 - Dennis Martinez vs. Tom Bradley
A extra-inning affair was settled when Gary Matthews homered in the bottom of the 13th for a 6-5 Giants win.  The Expos jumped all over Tom Bradley with 3 runs in the 1st, including a 2-run home run by Tim Wallach.  In the 4th, Expos up 3-1, Martinez faced some two-out difficulties.  He hit Bobby Bonds with a pitch, and then Bonds stole 2nd.  Tito Fuentes singled him home, 3-2.   A pair of walks followed and Ed Goodson's single plated two more to put the Giants up 4-3.  Bonds would single in another run in the 6th to make it 5-3.  Top of the 8th, a pair of Expo singles chased Bradley and brought in the SF pen.  Tim Raines doubled in PH Casey Candale, 5-4 Giants.  Andres Galarraga's sacrifice fly sent Mitch Webster home and knotted the score at 5-5...and on to extra innings!  The Expos had their chances.  Two on, one out in the 10th but Elias Sosa escaped without harm.  In the 12th, Mitch Webster was picked off first, and in the 13th Andres Galarraga doubled, Wallach walked, but the run-scoring hit never came.  Finally it all came to end end in the 13th when Mathews hit his game-winning blast off Randy St. Claire to give the Giants a 6-5 win.


Aug 29 - Jim Barr vs. Neal Heaton
This was all Expos and Neal Heaton dealt 8 innings of 5-hit ball to hold the Giants to 1 run in an 8-1 Montreal win.  Vance Law was the hitting star with a double, home run, and 3 RBI.  The Expos put the game away in the 8th with a 4-run outburst, capped off by Mitch Webster's 2-run double.


Aug 30 - Juan Marichal vs. Bob Sebra
Another classic barn-burner, won by the Giants 6-5.  Juan Marichal helped his own cause with a 2-run double in the 2nd to go up 3-0.  Mitch Webster's 3-run HR in the 4th tied the score at 3-3, and one inning later Andres Galarraga and Vance Law drove home runs to put the Expos up 5-3.  Sebra worked late into the night but ran out of gas in the 7th.  After Dave Rader drove in a run in the 6th, Garry Mathews' 2-run HR in the 7th gave the Giants a 6-5 lead.  Now it was up to Elias Sosa to go as far as he could go.  Tim Raines' 1-out double in the 9th marked the end for Sosa and brought Randy Moffitt to the mound.  Moffitt got Wallach to ground out and struck out Galarraga to preserve the win for the Giants.

A Comedy of Errors as LA boots 3 to Amazin's

Shea Stadium
GAME 1
Osteen vs Cone
NYM 6, LAD 1

Acquired for Ed Hearn in the offseason the young spot starter David Cone flirted with a no-hitter for 7 innings before Steve Garvey broke it up.  Dodgers did nothing offensively.  Light hitting SS Raffie Santana (3-4) paced the Amazin offense to victory.

GAME 2
Sutton vs Gooden
LAD 9, NYM 2

LA returned the favor as ace Don Sutton scattered 8 hits and 2 runs for the CG victory.  Fresh out of Smithers and not in mid season form, Doc Gooden struggled giving up 6 runs in 4 innings.  LA got 3 RBI's from Wes Parker and his inevitable successor Steve Garvey.  Parker's BA is now .455.

Dodger Stadium

GAME 3
Darling vs Downing
NYM 4, LAD 3

Southpaw Al Downing went the distance, but was a victim of a Garvey error.  The young man can certainly hit, but he doesn't look good at the hot corner.  Gary Carter (2-4) knocked in 2 and scored 1.  Ron Darling struggled to get through 6, but the pen (Roger McDowell/Randy Myers) held the lead for him.

GAME 4
Fernandez vs T.John
NYM 7, LAD 3

Tommy John gave up 6 runs (2 earned) in 7 innings of frustrating work as 3 Dodger errors sealed his doom.  Once again Garvey looked lost at third, but he wasn't the only culprit.  Chris Cannizzaro was weak behind the dish and aged veteran Maury Wills booted one at short.  NY stole 4 bases off of Cannizzaro.  Mex and HoJo hit homers as the Amazin's take 3 of 4 from LA

WEEK #3: Padres/Reds feast on home cookin' in 2-2 series split

 

Both teams protected home field in a four game split.

Timely pitching and hitting protected Cincinnati lead as they took game one.

 

Game 1

@ Cincinnati

Hurst vs Berenyi

Cincinnati, behind a solid six innings from Bruce Berenyi, jumped out to a 4-1 lead after 4 innings. Berenyi himself helped with that lead, when he doubled in the bottom of the 4^th scoring one. San Diego would get a run in the 6^th and 7^th. Paul Moskau came on to pitch the final three innings to pick up his 1^st save. CINN 4-3

Game 2

@ Cincinnati

Cincinnati Johnny Bench RBI singled, scoring one in the bottom of the 1^st. Joe Nolan connected on a two RBI double for the margin of victory. Tom Seaver pitched a complete game giving up 7 hits and one run. San Diego Ed Whitson also pitched a complete game with 2 earned runs on 5 hits but took the loss.

CINN 3-1

Game 3

@ San Diego

Down 2-1 in the bottom of the 7^th, San Diego Tony Gwynn RBI single to tie the game. Two batters later, with the bases loaded Bip Roberts walked, scoring what would become the winning run. Mark Davis pitched the final two innings for his 2^nd save of the season. SD 3-2

Game 4

@ San Diego

With the game tied at three in the bottom of the third, San Diego Chris James connected on a two run home run for the 5-3 lead. Cincinnati in the top of the 6^th, failed to score on 2 hits and one walk. In the top of the 8^th, they would fail to score after three walks when pitcher Mark Davis entered the game for the final out and saving the lead. Davis would pitch the 9^th for his 3^rd save of the season. SD 6-3

--submitted by Stan Milton--

 

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Aug 27, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1989 San Diego 4-5            0 0 0   1 0 1   1 0 0      3  8  0                                                                                      
1981 Cincinnati 6-3           0 1 2   1 0 0   0 0 -      4  9  0                                                                                      

Cin  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
Cin       Ron Oester hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  SD   0 Cin 1.
SD   3rd: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.
Cin  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 5 hits.
Cin       Ken Griffey singled scoring Berenyi.  SD   0 Cin 2.
Cin       Dan Driessen hit a fly ball scoring 1.  SD   0 Cin 3.
SD   4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
SD        Garry Templeton singled scoring Roberts.  SD   1 Cin 3.
Cin  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Cin       Bruce Berenyi doubled scoring Oester.  SD   1 Cin 4.
SD   6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
SD        Garry Templeton singled scoring James.  SD   2 Cin 4.
SD   7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
SD        Bip Roberts tripled scoring Gwynn.  SD   3 Cin 4.

SD   Bip Roberts: 2 for 4, triple.
Cin  Bruce Berenyi: 2 for 3, 2 doubles.

Cin  Bruce Berenyi pitched a solid 6 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 4 BB, 9 K. He's 1-1 on the year.
Cin  Paul Moskau pitched the final 3 innings to record save number 1.
SD   Bruce Hurst pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 2-1 on the year.


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Another strong pitching performace by Cincinnati Tom Seaver as he pitched the complete game. Shutting down San Diego bats for the game two win.

Aug 28, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1989 San Diego 4-6            0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1  7  2                                                                                      
1981 Cincinnati 7-3           1 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 -      3  5  0                                                                                      

Cin  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Cin       Johnny Bench singled scoring Collins to take the lead.  SD   0 Cin 1.
Cin  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
Cin       Joe Nolan doubled scoring 2.  SD   0 Cin 3.
SD   5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and one walk.
SD        Tony Gwynn singled scoring 1.  SD   1 Cin 3.


Cin  Tom Seaver went the distance for the win: 1 earned run, 7 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's 3-0 on the year.
SD   Ed Whitson pitched a solid complete game but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 5 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.


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San Diego Bip Roberts, walked in what would become the margin of victory in the bottom of the 7th.  Mark Davis picked up the save.

Aug 29, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1981 Cincinnati 7-4           0 0 0   1 0 0   1 0 0      2  6  0                                                                                      
1989 San Diego 5-6            0 0 0   0 1 0   2 0 -      3  5  0                                                                                      

Cin  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Cin       George Foster singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cin  1 SD 0.
SD   5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
SD        Tony Gwynn singled scoring Alomar to tie the score.  Cin  1 SD 1.
Cin  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Cin       Johnny Bench hit a solo HR(5) to take the lead.  Cin  2 SD 1.
SD   7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.
SD        Tony Gwynn singled scoring Wynne to tie the score.  Cin  2 SD 2.
SD        Bip Roberts walked scoring Templeton to take the lead.  Cin  2 SD 3.
Cin  8th: Ken Griffey K'd with with 2 on, end 8th. 


SD   Dennis Rasmussen pitched a solid 7 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 0 BB, 4 K. He's 1-2 on the year.
SD   Mark Davis pitched a shutout the final 2 innings earning his 2nd save.
Cin  Mario Soto pitched 6.2 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 7 BB, 9 K. He goes to 2-1 on the season.


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San Diego Chris James hits a 2 run home run in the bottom of the 3rd for the margin of victory.

Aug 30, 1977                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E                                                                                      
1981 Cincinnati 7-5           0 2 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  8  2                                                                                      
1989 San Diego 6-6            0 2 3   0 1 0   0 0 -      6  9  3                                                                                      

Cin  2nd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
Cin       Ray Knight hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cin  1 SD 0.
Cin       Ron Oester singled scoring Nolan.  Cin  2 SD 0.
SD   2nd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.
SD        Benito Santiago singled scoring Roberts.  Cin  2 SD 1.
SD        Garry Templeton singled scoring Santiago to tie the score.  Cin  2 SD 2.
Cin  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Cin       Joe Nolan singled scoring Griffey to take the lead.  Cin  3 SD 2.
SD   3rd: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits, and an error.
SD        Bip Roberts hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Cin  3 SD 3.
SD        Chris James hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead.  Cin  3 SD 5.
SD   5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
SD        Jack Clark hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cin  3 SD 6.
Cin  6th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
Cin  8th: Failed to score on 3 walks.

SD   Roberto Alomar: 3 for 3.
SD   Garry Templeton: 2 for 3, 2 errors.

SD   Greg Harris pitched 5.1 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's 2-0 on the year.
SD   Mark Davis held Cincinnati hitless the final 1.1 innings to record his 3rd save of the year.
Cin  Frank Pastore pitched 3 innings and took the loss: 1 earned run, 6 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He's now 1-2 on the season.