Per the made-for TV Hallmark Channel movie script, Charlie Furbush would be understandably a little nervous in his first major league start, but keep his team in the game and let the offense (four .300 hitters) save the day.
The second Angel hitter he faced, Torii Hunter, homered. In the third inning, Peter Bourjos stole third and scored on a balk.
But the young portsider from Maine pitched well enough to make it a game, in the enemy park, allowing three runs over four and two-thirds innings.
And it would have been a game had not Joel Pinero and Scott Downs contained the Pretenders hitters. An RBI double by Peralta was all they could manage
Earlier this evening, the Indians played the Yankees. We listened, and rooted for Josh Tomlin to hang onto his no-hitter, knowing that if the men from New York lost, the Tribe would gain a half game on the Pretenders before their game in Anaheim started.
They gained a full game; the Pretenders are now 1.5 out and -- look out below -- the White Sox won at KC and are only two games away from dumping the P's into third place.
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