The Mudcats dropped their 3rd straight game, missing the clutch hit once again: 1-for-8 with RISP, stranding 6 in a 2-0 defeat at Salem.
Kevin Garcia had 2 singles and also threw out 2 runners on the basepaths.
Gery Holguin had a particularly frustrating game at the plate, striking out swinging with 2-on, 1-out in the 2nd and 4th innings, then adding another K in the final inning.
LHP Wande Torres and RHP Joshua Quezada combined on 8 Ks over 6 IP, with the 2nd run allowed on a double steal.