Leafs win 5-0
 |
| FILE PHOTO |
Marek Deska has had himself a week.
Last Sunday, he pitched 4.2 innings of lights-out relief and earned a win for the Toronto Maple Leafs in an 11-6 victory over Guelph.
Making the start tonight at Labatt Memorial Park, a dominant Deska struck out 13 over seven innings and led the Leafs to a 5-0 shutout of the London Majors.
Adam Garner pitched the final two innings and slammed the door on London.
Grant Tamane led the way with a pair of RBIs. Connor Lewis, Will Richards and Damon Topolie drove in one run each.
Game Recap:
For the second night in a row, the Toronto Maple Leafs started a night game half an hour late. This time it was because of "traffic issues" on the 401 en route to London to play the Majors.
A short bench for the Leafs saw Adam Marra starting in left field, Grant Tamane at third, and Cam Gray in as the DH.
Marek Deska was on the mound for the Leafs against Owen Boon for the Majors. Before the night was over, Deska would also see action at the plate.
Deska and Boon traded scoreless innings in the 1st and 2nd.
Boon walked shortstop Ryan White and Adam Marra to start the 3rd. Gray sacrificed them over, and White scored on a single by centerfielder Connor Lewis. Lewis stole second, and then both he and Marra were driven in on a two-RBI single by Tamane. That put the Leafs ahead 3-0 after three innings of play.
When he wasn't racking up K's (13 on the night), Deska was drawing walks. He went to bat in place of Gray in the 5th and Boon walked him on five pitches.
Toronto added another run in the 6th. Rightfielder Jon Waltenbury singled and moved to second on a fielding error in the outfield. He then stole third, and was driven in on a single by catcher Will Richards. 4-0 Leafs through six.
The Leafs extended their lead in the top of the 8th. Second baseman Dan Marra singled, and first baseman Damon Topolie smacked a double to drive him in and make it 5-0 Leafs.
After seven shutout innings, Deska turned it over to Adam Garner to pitch the bottom of the 8th. Garner faced the minimum and the Majors were down to their final three outs.
In the bottom of the 9th, London got one man aboard but Garner slammed the door on a 5-0 FINAL for Toronto.
Toronto 5-7-1
London 0-7-1
W - Deska (2-1, 1.56)
L - Boon (4-1, 2.41)
BOXSCORE
Toronto's 15-14 record maintains their hold on 5th place in the IBL standings. The Triple Blues return to Christie Pits on Sunday, July 17 when they host these same Londonians.
No comments:
Post a Comment