Alvarado leads Frederick to 6-2 win over Buies Creek
Cristian Alvarado allowed just two runs over eight innings, leading the Frederick Keys over the Buies Creek Astros in a 6-2 win on Friday.
Alvarado (4-8) allowed eight hits while striking out five and walking one to get the win.
Frederick took the lead in the first when Jay Gonzalez scored on a wild pitch and Shane Hoelscher hit a two-run single.
The Keys later added a run in the fifth and two in the eighth. In the fifth, Randolph Gassaway hit an RBI single, while Glynn Davis hit an RBI triple and then scored on a single by Alex Murphy in the eighth.
Justin Ferrell (7-4) struck out two batters in the Carolina League game.
Jake Rogers singled three times, also stealing a base for the Astros.
Friday’s box score
Frederick Keys | AB | R | H | BI |
Gonzalez, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rifaela, RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gassaway, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Mountcastle, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hoelscher, 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Davis, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Araiza, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murphy, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Andujar, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
Buies Creek Astros | AB | R | H | BI |
Straw, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
De Goti, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Alvarez, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rogers, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Hermelyn, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wrenn, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Johnson, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cesar, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sierra, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Frederick | 300 | 010 | 020 | — | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Buies Creek | 010 | 000 | 010 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 |
E — Alvareado; Hill. DP–Frederick 0, Buies Creek 0. LOB–Frederick 8, Buies Creek 6. 2B–Gonzales, Mountcastle, Andujar. 3B–Davis.
Frederick Keys IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Alvarado (W, 4-8) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Buies Creek Astros IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Ferrell (L, 7-4) | 2/3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Hill | 5 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Pinales | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
This story was originally published July 14, 2017 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Alvarado leads Frederick to 6-2 win over Buies Creek."