WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Matt Swynenberg delivered his strongest outing of the season as he threw a complete game allowing one run as the P-Nats knocked off the Myrtle Beach Pelicans by the final score of 2-1. Potomac has won two games in a row after their six-game losing streak.
In a game that lasted just an hour and 53 minutes, Swynenberg (2-1) allowed no hits after the second inning as he retired 19 batters in a row at one point and 22 of the final 23. He gave up just three hits on the afternoon while walking one and striking out three. The start was the longest of the season by a P-Nats starter as no previous starter had finished seven innings. Swynenberg used just 94 pitches.
Swynenberg outdueled Pelicans right hander Roman Mendez (1-3), who was the hard-luck loser allowing two runs on four hits while striking out nine batters in six and two-thirds innings.