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Smokies Flame Out Against Cervantes, Braves Monday, August 4th , 2098 There was no spell, no black magic -- just good pitching. Hector Cervantes of the Mississippi Braves blanked the Tennessee Smokies, 7-0, at Trustmark Park today, and he did it the old-fashioned way. After finishing the 2-hit, complete-game shutout, he was all smiles. "I threw a lot of my pitches for strikes in this game," Cervantes said. "I mixed it up and tried keeping these guys off balance." Cervantes walked 1 and struck out 14 in the victory. "He was throwing his breaking ball for strikes and we never capitalized on any of his mistakes," Smokies manager Nick Miner said later. Presently Cervantes has a 9-8 mark in 22 starts with a 2.72 ERA. He has given up 131 hits in 159 innings, struck out 201 and issued 32 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .220 batting average against him. View Boxscore View Game Log |
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