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Eric Wordekemper and Joshua Schmidt combined to give up a run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Thunder lost to the Curve in the final at bat of the game.  A decent start by George Kontos went to waste.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Chris Malec went two for four with a triple and a run in the loss.  Colin Curtis went two for four with an RBI.

The Thunder and Mets each took a game as they played two to make up for last nights rain out.  The first game was an impressive pitching performance by Daniel McCutchen. He gave up just three hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Steven Jackson shut out the Mets in the final two frames and he picked up the save. Colin Curtis was the hitting star and he went two for three with a homer and two runs.

The second game saw Trenton held to just three hits as they lost 3-1.  George Kontos gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks with one strikeout in three innings of work.

George Kontos fell to 4-5 on the season with a rough start in Tampa’s 5-2 loss to Fort Myers.  He gave up five runs (all in the first inning) on ten hits with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Marcos Vechionacci wen two for three with a double and a run.  Austin Jackson continued his hot hitting and he singled twice and scored.

Tampa needed plenty of offense but they got it done in a 10-7 win over Palm Beach.  Christopher Malec led the way with a grand slam and five RBIs.  Edwar Gonzalez went two for four with a walk and three runs.

George Kontos improved to 4-4 but it wasn’t pretty.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

George Kontos improved to 3-4 on the season with a nice start in Tampa’s 3-1 win over Sarasota.  He gave up one run on seven hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings of work.

Edwar Gonzalez went two for five with a double, an RBI and a run.  Austin Jackson singled, doubled, drew a walk, drove in a run and scored.

George Kontos fell to 1-4 on the season with a rough start in Tampa’s 9-1 loss to Jupiter.  He gave up six runs on six hits and six walks with five strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.  Three of the six hits that Kontos gave up went over the fence.

Reegie Corona was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with a double.

George Kontos improved to 1-2 on the season with a nice start in Tampa’s 2-1 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Sergio Pedroza was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a triple and a run.

Now this is a marathon.  Tampa was on the short end of a 20 inning, more then five hour game to Clearwater.  George Kontos was great in his start and he threw 6 1/3 shutout innings and struck out eleven.  Unfortunately. he gave up one run and the end of regulation, the game was tied 1-1.  Eleven innings later, the Yankees finally lost it in the 20th by the score of 4-1.  Four relievers combined to throw ten innings of shutout ball.

The lone run was driven in by Francisco Cervelli.  He was also the only Tampa hitter to finish with two hits and he went two for eight with a double.

George Kontos dropped to 0-2 with a mediocre start in the Yankees loss to Clearwater.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

Juan Miranda doubled and he drove in both runs for Tampa.  Tim Battle singled, walked twice and scored both runs.

Tampa lost a tough one today and nobody felt it worse then started George Kontos.  He took the loss despite giving up just two runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jose Tabata was the Yankees offense in the 3-1 loss.  He went two for three with a walk and he drove in the only run with a solo homer.