Keller, Straw Stir Up Win For Islanders; Sanchez Fans 11 as Browns Blank Otters
June 24, 2024
Honolulu (UBAN) - Myles Straw went yard and had 2 RBI as the Hawaii Islanders topped the Mexico City Aguilas Doradas by a score of 7 to 2 at Aloha Stadium.
Mitch Keller(8-2) put on a good performance. He allowed just 5 hits and 1 walk in 8 innings. Hawaii finished with 9 hits while Mexico City ended up with 5.
Max Scherzer(2-3) took the loss. He gave up 4 runs and 6 hits in 5 and 1/3 innings.
Teoscar Hernandez had 2 base hits and Cristopher Sanchez whiffed 11 batters as the St. Louis Browns topped the Chicago Otters by a score of 3 to 0 at Sportsman's Park.
Sanchez(4-4) pitched one of his finer games as he simply was too much for the Chicago batters. He didn't allow much, just 1 hit and 1 walk in 7 innings seeing his ERA drop from 2.77 to 2.54. St. Louis rapped out 7 hits for the afternoon.
Sanchez got relief help from Mauricio Llovera who gained credit for his 1st save. Peter Lambert(3-4) was the losing pitcher. The St. Louis fans were thrilled by the performance put forth by Sanchez, but it was clearly his strikeouts that they enjoyed most. 'When he reached 10 strikeouts the fans showed him their appreciation with a loud cheer.' Boog Powell said following the game.