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Grizzlies Drop 1-0 Rubber Match

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SAUGET, Ill. — The Gateway Grizzlies posted only two hits Thursday night in a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Lake Erie Crushers at GCS Credit Union Ballpark.

Gateway (6-6) has played deciding final games in three straight series, but has lost by one run in each of those three contests.

Max MacNabb (1-2) was fantastic: He tossed six innings, allowed only one run and struck out eight; the lefthander took the tough-luck loss. It was time in the three-game set that a Grizzlies pitcher posted a quality start and still left with a loss. Alec Kisena allowed only one run over six innings Tuesday night in an eventual 5-0 loss for the Grizzlies.

Blake Brown reached base twice (both on walks) and Joel McKeithan had both Gateway hits.

The best Grizzlies scoring chance came in the eighth inning when a Trae Santos strikeout stranded Jeff Cardenas at third and McKeithan at second as the potential tying and go-ahed runs, respectively.

Lake Erie (8-4) scored on a fielder’s choice in the fourth.

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Gateway heads back on the road for a three-game series in Schaumburg this weekend. First pitch Friday is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

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