Slugfest Supports Strong Kraus Start In Opening Day Win
Source: Frontier League News
SAUGET, Ill. — Three home runs and a strong pitching performance by Jordan Kraus led the Florence Freedom to a 10-3 opening day victory over the Gateway Grizzlies on Friday night at GCS Ballpark. Andre Mercurio, Ozzy Braff and Andrew Godbold all homered for the Freedom (1-0), and Kraus (1-0) limited Gateway (0-1) to one run on three hits over seven innings of work. Vince Molesky (0-1) took the loss for the Grizzlies, posting a high pitch count before exiting with two outs in the fourth inning. Daniel Fraga doubled to lead off the game and scored on a single to center by Jose Brizuela. Florence added two runs in the top of the fourth on a throwing error and a Fraga RBI-groundout, but in the bottom half, the Grizzlies cut the Freedom lead to 3-1 when Craig Massoni scored on a RBI-groundout by Zach Lavy. In the top of the eighth, Braff’s two-run homer and Godbold’s solo shot were both to the opposite field, giving the Freedom a 7-1 lead. But Gateway threatened in the bottom half, loading the bases against reliever Patrick McGrath. The left-hander recorded a strikeout before giving way to Pete Levitt, who allowed a RBI-infield…
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