Blue Pirates Turn Back North Carolina, 4-2
The <North Carolina Aviators:team#8> went down to defeat to <Cristo Mota:player#7028> and his <Ontario:team#77> teammates. The final score was 4-2 in favor of the Blue Pirates. Mota got the win, improving to 11-4. He allowed 6 hits and walked 0 over 6.1 innings. Mota allowed 2 earned runs. <Ken Daniels:player#1130> was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 31 of 34 save opportunities.

The Blue Pirates got a lift from catcher <Duri Al Gahary:player#9058> who had a 2-run  home run in the bottom of the third inning off <Pepe Guzmán:player#11794>. It was his 17th home run of the season and put Ontario in front, 3-2.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Mota told the Ontario Citizen.

The Blue Pirates bumped their record to 52-48 with this latest triumph.



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