Game Recap for 06/08/2010 6:05 PM

 

 

EDMONTON, Alberta (June 8, 2010) – Orange County dropped the series opener to the Edmonton Capitals, 7-2, at Telus Field on Tuesday night.

 

With two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, Caps centerfield Ryan Stevenson made a warning track grab on a Steve Boggs blast to end the game.  

 

Lou Pote gave Edmonton seven strong innings, giving up two runs and scattering seven hits while striking out seven Flyers batters.  Pote (1-0) earned the win while Flyers starter Matt Durkin took the loss.  

 

The Capitals scored four runs in the second inning off Durkin.  Cliff Brumbaugh led off the inning with a homerun, and Ryan Stevenson added a two-run single for an early 4-1 lead.  Durkin (1-1) settled down after the big inning, pitching three 1-2-3 innings.  

 

Flyers shortstop Tyler Keeble led the Orange County offense going 2-for-4 with an RBI-double, a triple, and a run scored.  

 

The Flyers and Capitals play breakfast baseball on Wednesday with the first pitch at 10:30am Pacific Time.  All games can be heard live online through www.OrangeCountyFlyers.com.