Baseball Pujols Again Powers Lakewood to Victory by Staff Post June 19, 2016 Jose Pujols homered in his third straight game Sunday, leading the host Lakewood BlueClaws past the Kannapolis (N.C.) Intimidators 7-1 in South Atlantic League play at FirstEnergy Park. Pujols, who leads the low Class A circuit with 13 homers, has homered in three straight games for the second time this season for the Philadelphia Phillies’ farm team. Lakewood won three of four games against the Intimidators, a Chicago White Sox affiliate, and finished the first half of the season at 29-40. Lakewood has won five of its last seven games. Kannapolis (23-47) wound up the first half with losses in 10 of its last 11 games. Tyler Gilbert (3-7) earned the win, throwing five scoreless innings and allowing five hits while striking out five in front of 7,457 Father’s Day customers. The BlueClaws took a 1-0 first-inning lead on an RBI double by Jiandido Tromp. He extended his hitting streak to 14 games, breaking a tie with Wilson Garcia for longest hitting streak by a Lakewood player this season. Lakewood erupted for five runs in the fifth. Tromp and Josh Tobias hit RBI singles before Pujols homered. Kannapolis starter Jonathan Frebis (4-6) allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings of work for the loss. Grenny Cumana, Tromp and Tobias each had two hits for Lakewood. Tromp plated two runs. Pujols drove in three. NEWSY NOTES: Lakewood right-hander Luke Leftwich was third in the league in earned run average (2.00) and first in strikeouts (88) through the first half of the season. … Tromp was in a three-way tie for third in the league in doubles (20). … Lakewood was third in the 14-team league in batting (.265) and 12th in earned run average (4.15). … The BlueClaws finished in sixth place in the seven-team Northern Division. … Lakewood led the league in total home attendance (170,263) and was second in average attendance per game (4,865) through 35 openings. .. The BlueClaws will begin the second half of the season Thursday night when they visit the Greenville (S.C.) Drive, a Boston Red Sox farm team. … The SAL utilizes a split-season format. Post Views: 1,353 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related Topics Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 110: New York Giants’ Insider Paul Dottino (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 21, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Somerset Patriots Break Atlantic League Weekend Attendance Record Bees Blank Patriots 7-0