CAN-AM: When It Rains It Pours, Champions 0-2 In Doubleheader

Ottawa, ON – In the first game of the doubleheader the Capitales were powered by the middle of the order in game one of a doubleheader, winning win 7-1 over Ottawa. RF Alexi Bell was the only player to score multiple runs in the game. He went 4-5 with three runs and a stolen base. C Jean-Luc Blacquiere also went 4-5. The catcher scored a run and also drove home two runs in the top of the third inning with a single. Bell and 2B Jonathan Malo scored on the play. Starter Shelden McDonald was the winning pitcher after going six solid innings. Reliever McKenzie Acker picked up the save after pitching the final three innings of the game.

3B Albert Cartwright drove home the only run for the Champions. He went 2-4 with an RBI after singling home LF Mike Schwartz in the sixth inning. Schwartz went 1-3 with a run scored.

In the second game of the doubleheader, Quebec starting pitcher Karl Gelinas dominated the 7-inning affair. Gelinas allowed just one hit with nine strikeouts and didn’t walk a soul. The starter continued his dominance over the past few games. In his past three starts, he has pitched 23 innings and only allowed one run and seven hits. Gelinas has baffled batters recently and pushed his season record to 7-2 with a 2.27 ERA. He got his run support in the first inning when second baseman Tyler Young scored on an error. The second run was also scored by LF Yuniesky Gurriel on a groundout by CF Kelian Sams.

Ottawa also got a strong performance from their starter Andrew Werner, who didn’t allow an earned run over the seven innings he pitched. The lone hit of the game was by 3B Albert Cartwright, who went 1-3 with a double. Ottawa was shutout 2-0 by Quebec.