The Putnam Clippers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Portland Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Putnam's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bacon Academy on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, Putnam's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Portland also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Old Lyme by a score of 10-6.
Putnam now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Portland, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Putnam came up short against Portland when the teams last played back in June of 2015, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Putnam, Tom Pelton (who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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