Explorers Lose to Blue Pirates, 7-3
The <Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77> defeated the <Oregon Explorers:team#75>, 7-3. Doing his part was third baseman <Chris Armstrong:player#10991>, who went 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. <Zach Stone:player#8439>, the winner, improved to 4-0. He held the Explorers to 3 runs on 6 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 2 and walking 3. Earning his 1st save for Ontario was <Vaughan Fingleson:player#2096>.

With Ontario leading 2-0 in the bottom of the first, Armstrong hit a fastball from <Al Lynch:player#6196> for a 3-run  home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Blue Pirates ahead, 5-0.

Armstrong told a Ontario Herald reporter that he was "gratified" with the win. 

Ontario is now 23-30, while Oregon is 22-31.



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