After dropping 2 of 3 to the defending AL East Champions, the Flash re-flexed their muscles against the current AL East leader. No pitcher on the Augusta Black Bears staff was safe from the long ball, as every Flash run was generated via the big fly. C Henry Wyatt, who continues to be an all-or-nothing hitter, added 2 HRs in the 3rd and 4th innings to open up the game, and 6 other players found the power stroke en route to a laugher of a win over Augusta.
The Flash enjoyed back-to-back-to-back HRs in the 4th inning when 1B Richard McMasters, LF Jerome Clontz, and C Henry Wyatt all went yard in succession. CF Willie Campos, SS Richard Takada, DH Wallace McIntyre, and 3B Ramon Martin all got into the act over the span of 9 innings.
When C Henry Wyatt hit his first HR of the game in the 3rd inning, the contest appeared to be a pitcher's duel. After 3 innings of play the score was 1-0 Philadelphia, with only 2 hits allowed per side. But the 4th inning ignited a HR parade as the Flash cruised to the win.
Oliver's Return: Still very impressed with Quinn Stevenson's numbers in his starts, the Flash reassigned Carl Oliver to the starting rotation for today's ballgame. Oliver certainly had something to prove after serving a brief long relief stint, and he emphatically silenced his critics against Augusta by throwing a complete game, 1-run game. Even more impressive than his actual performance was the fact that he did it on a day that the Flash bullpen absolutely required a day off. So kudos to Oliver for making a successful return to the rotation.
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