Blue Pirates Drop Athletics, 5-3
<Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77> starter <Geoffrey McCluskey:player#4109> pitched a strong game against the <New Jersey Athletics:team#80> at Johnson & Johnson Field, leading the Blue Pirates to victory, 5-3. McCluskey, now 2-0, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 5, walking 3, and allowing 3 runs. <Ken Daniels:player#1130> earned the save for Ontario, his 5th.

<Marc Maldonado:player#4629> provided a timely hit. The Ontario right fielder delivered a bases-clearing  triple in the top of the seventh inning to put the Blue Pirates on top, 5-3. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

Maldonado called the win "a team effort."

Ontario, now 7-1, is setting the league on fire so far.



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