Quebec Earns Doubleheader Split with New York in Frontier League Action

Quebec therefore split the series honors with New York and they now sit second in the Frontier League East standings, half a game behind the New Jersey Jackals, who recorded a sixth consecutive victory over the Grays from Empire Stare.

The manager Patrick Scalabrini obviously remained on his appetite.

“Splitting a doubleheader is like kissing your sister. That’s not really what you want. Pitchers dominated the day. The first part was the affair of Ruben Ramirez who was excellent. In the second match, it was a bit difficult for us with a day in the bullpen where nobody threw in their usual role. Opposing gunner Andy Hammond threw a full game for his team. »

Superb performance from starter Ruben Ramirez and obviously Frank Moscatiello was there to close the books in the first game of the doubleheader against NY. Another packed house,@CapitalesQuebecare allergic to failure this summer… pic.twitter.com/LXY2pFMHYV

— Jean Carrier (@JohnnyC4545) August 20, 2023

Scalabrini was not worried about the future with the acquisition of power hitter Greg Bird, who could give a serious helping hand on Tuesday in Tri-City.

“The Boulders are a good team fighting with the energy of desperation to move up the standings. They performed well on the mound in the series and we started a little less well. Our offense was going full throttle not long ago, that’s baseball too. »

A confident pitcher

Ruben Ramirez knew his squad needed a good performance from him and he didn’t disappoint. He pitched six-and-a-third innings while allowing a single run and striking out six batters. The athlete from Juncos, Puerto Rico wanted to keep his preparation simple.

“I felt good in the warm-up and I wanted to throw holds. My team needed me and I was sure to perform well. My rapid was very effective all evening. »

The Capitals gunner however hit two hitters early in the game, but Ramirez stayed put.

“It’s not how you start that’s important, it’s how you end. »

Satisfied visitors

Manager TJ Stanton looked like a satisfied manager after his squad’s doubleheader.

“We were aiming to split the doubleheader and that’s what we did. I’m happy overall with the baseball we played during this series. It’s never easy to win in Quebec. We’re coming back here next week and I think the guys are going to be confident. »

Boies continues to do well

The young player Émile Boies comes out of his batting shell and number 41 is happy to be able to participate in the team’s success. He added two hits to his record in Game 1, but was shut out in Game 2.

“It’s coming, I’m trying to see as many shots as I can and it’s definitely better in the batting box. However, individual stats mean nothing in a loss. »

Notes: Patrick Scalabrini assesses that his team is still healthy for the advanced stage of the season except for the loss of Marc-Antoine Lebreux… The Quebec manager does not really have a preference on the difficulty of the calendar in the last stretch of the season. a season, the important thing for him is to start the playoffs with rhythm and in good health…

2023-08-21 03:16:56
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