Two Complete-Game Shutouts Friday

There were two complete-game shutouts in the minors on Friday. In Charleston, SC, Columbus Catfish (Dodgers) pitcher James McDonald went 9 innings in shutting down the Charleston Riverdogs (Yankees), 2-0.

McDonald, who came into the evening with a 0-3 record and a 4.85 ERA in six previous appearances against the RiverDogs, was masterful at times. The Long Beach, CA native set the RiverDogs down in order six times and worked around leadoff hits in the other three innings. On the way to earning his second complete game victory in less than two weeks, the right hander allowed just three Charleston hits while walking two and recording 10 strikeouts.

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The Catfish and Riverdogs play in the South Atlantic League (Class A).

In the independent Can-Am League, Brad Guy of the Brockton Rox pitched the first game of a doubleheader to get a complete game shutout of the New Jersey Jackals.

Guy was magnificent in the early game, stranding the bases full in the first inning, and proceeding to retire 19 consecutive batters in the third Rox complete-game shutout of the season. The Rox scored four runs in the third inning on an RBI single by 1B Francisco Lebron and a three-run HR off the bat of C Jason Radwan. 3B Jeff LaRue added an RBI double in the fifth inning, his second two-bagger of the night.

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Under minor league rules, doubleheader games are 7 innings.