Branch Bewilders Sportsman in 6-0 Shutout
<Patrick Branch:player#9889> led the <Fresno Grizzlies:team#103> to a 6-0 shutout victory over the <St. Louis Sportsman:team#10> at Grizzles Park today.

"My pitching coach told me before the game just to bear down and focus," Branch recalled later. "He said no one was going to hit me if I'm throwing a good breaking ball with good location."

Branch yielded 1 hit and had 3 strikeouts and 2 walks in the standout performance.

"I thought he put the ball where he wanted to," <St. Louis:team#10> manager   said. "And that's just about the whole secret to pitching."

Currently <Branch:player#9889> has 4 relief appearances, saving 0. His record is 1-0 with 14 strikeouts in 21 innings and a 1.71 ERA. 

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