Knights Held in Check by Blue Pirates, Lose, 3-1
The Ontario Blue Pirates started the 2057 season win an impressive 3-1 win against the Ohio Knights at Farmers Market Stadium. <Cristo Mota:player#7028>, who finished 3rd in the PL in strikeouts with 248 in 2053, led the way for Ontario. Mota went 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 0, and struck out 5. His record improves to 1-0.  <Ken Daniels:player#1130>, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 1st save.

The action was intense with no one out in the top of the sixth inning. With a runner on 1st and Ohio trailing 2-1, <Cristo Mota:player#7028> had to face the 28-year old first baseman  Billy Wheelock, who was hoping to turn the game around. It was not to be, as Wheelock hit into a double play.



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