Smithfield faced East Providence in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Sentinels' pitchers stepped up to hand the Townies a 3-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for the Sentinels: when they faced off against the Townies back in April, they had to take a 4-1 loss.
Tucker Byrnes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Gio Esposito
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Byrnes wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gio Esposito, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Esposito a new career-high.
Smithfield is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for East Providence, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Smithfield will challenge rival Barrington at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Sentinels 3.5, the Eagles 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, East Providence is set to square off against their familiar foe Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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