In his 6 appearances previous to this game, Ryan Tapani has been lights out for the Jays, tossing 36.1 innings of 34 hit ball, holding a 1.49 ERA, with a 4-0 record.
Tonight, with an electric 2-seam fastball as his primary weapon, Tapani managed to battle through 8.2 innings of 2 hit ball while allowing just a single run in the 4th inning.
It was in that fourth inning when either team’s offense got something going. Evansville manufactured their only run by utilizing a free base on a hit by pitch, then sacrificed the runner to second, then singled him home after their 3-hole hitter – Tanner Craig – struck out.