Sox Sweep Cards

Murphys Green Sox took two from their rival Cards, 15-2 and 4-3.

Jon Jay started the morning game, and gave up only one run through three innings. Carlos Soto ignited the Sox offense with a bases-loaded two-RBI single in the first, leading to a seven-run rally. Soto finished the game 3-for-3. Steve White mopped up with three stellar innings, as the Sox gonged their third straight opponent.

In the mid-day matchup, Green Sox defense let down starter Jim Hayes by yielding two unearned runs in the first. Murphy's climbed back slowly, and took a 3-2 lead going into the sixth.

A bizarre bullpen waltz of McEntee and Fry ended up yielding a run in the sixth, but shutting the Cards down in the seventh. In the bottom of the last inning, Matt Pearsall got a one-out infield single, followed by a Kyle Paulson double. Pearsall held at third, and the Cards intentionally walked Soto. Stew Risher promptly lined a game-winning walk-off single past third, scoring Pearsall and giving the Sox their fourth straight win.