Samurai at Manatees (Played 08/07/2024) Game 1 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Samurai Jack FlahertyJason FoleyYimi GarciaKevin GausmanJordan HicksAdrian HouserPablo LopezKenta MaedaTrevor MegillCasey MizeReese OlsonAndre PallanteAustin PruittJose QuintanaCole RagansRobbie RayJordan RomanoGregory SotoJustin Steele Manatees Andrew AbbottSandy AlcantaraFelix BautistaDavid BednarYennier CanoKutter CrawfordReid DetmersNathan EovaldiChris FlexenIan HamiltonMichael KopechChris MartinPhil MatonLucas SimsDrew SmylyRobert SuarezMichael WachaRyan WalkerHayden Wesneski Jake Fraley singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 6th, as Sandy Alcantara (6 innings, 2 hits) and the Manatee bullpen outdueled the Samarai pitching. There were only 10 hits total by both teams. Riley Adams homered for Shizuoka's only run. Game 2 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Samurai Jack FlahertyJason FoleyYimi GarciaKevin GausmanJordan HicksAdrian HouserPablo LopezKenta MaedaTrevor MegillCasey MizeReese OlsonAndre PallanteAustin PruittJose QuintanaCole RagansRobbie RayJordan RomanoGregory SotoJustin Steele Manatees Andrew AbbottSandy AlcantaraFelix BautistaDavid BednarYennier CanoKutter CrawfordReid DetmersNathan EovaldiChris FlexenIan HamiltonMichael KopechChris MartinPhil MatonLucas SimsDrew SmylyRobert SuarezMichael WachaRyan WalkerHayden Wesneski A 5-run 3rd inning, highlighted by home runs by Jake Burger and Jonah Heim, broke the game open. Eovaldi was brilliant, allowing only 3 hits in 9 innings. Alex Verdugo doubled in a run in the 9th to spoil the shutout. Game 3 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Samurai Jack FlahertyJason FoleyYimi GarciaKevin GausmanJordan HicksAdrian HouserPablo LopezKenta MaedaTrevor MegillCasey MizeReese OlsonAndre PallanteAustin PruittJose QuintanaCole RagansRobbie RayJordan RomanoGregory SotoJustin Steele Manatees Andrew AbbottSandy AlcantaraFelix BautistaDavid BednarYennier CanoKutter CrawfordReid DetmersNathan EovaldiChris FlexenIan HamiltonMichael KopechChris MartinPhil MatonLucas SimsDrew SmylyRobert SuarezMichael WachaRyan WalkerHayden Wesneski The Samurai found their bats, pounding out 11 hits, including 2 each by Luke Raley & Triston Casas, and a home run by Carlos Correa. Shizuoka repeatedly rolled the 9s to send Joey Lucchesi (not Flexen) home a loser in his 9th and final outing of the season. Burger homered again as Key West wrapped up a successful July in first place with a 31-17 record. Can they sustain it?