CLEVELAND, Ohio - Right-handed pitcher Triston McKenzie matched his career high with seven innings and struck out 13 and allowed one run in Lynchburg's victory on Thursday night.
The 6-foot-5 McKenzie only surrendered two hits and walked one. It was the third time McKenzie went seven innings in 2017 but the first time he came away with a victory. McKenzie improved his league-leading total to 84 strikeouts.
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