Warhawks Lose to Mallards, 3-2
The <Minnesota Mallards:team#5> got a strong performance from pitcher <Luis Alarcon:player#3603>, who stymied the <Illinois:team#74> offense en route to a 3-2 win at Dylan Park at Hennepin. The winning pitcher was Alarcon, now 6-10. He tossed 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 4. <Rob Christensen:player#3425> notched his 24th save in 31 chances.

A decisive at-bat came in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the bases empty, the batter, <Orlando Méndez:player#11354>, hit a solo home run. It made the score 2-1, Minnesota, and helped them go on to win.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said <Illinois:team#74> skipper <Paul Nicholls:manager#44>, "and it cost us."

Minnesota, at 54-70, occupies last place in the Frontier League East.



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