Morton had no answer to Parker Eichwurtzle on Tuesday as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fourth in a row with more than five strikeouts. This year, Eichwurtzle has an ERA of 3.00 over 25.7 innings pitched.
Eichwurtzle's strong effort led Mendenhall over Morton and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mendenhall has been struggling on the road and they'll enter the match having lost six straight away games. Will Eichwurtzle and the rest of the team be able to turn things around? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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