Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 2 Spinners 1 0 2 0 2 0 x 5 6 4

The Spinners home opener saw D.Blomerth against J.Hall of the Dodgers. The Spinners scored first on a Knell sac fly (2 rbis). In the 3rd they put up 2 more on a heads up double steal by De Los Santos and a Knell base hit. Spinners would plate 2 more runs in the 5th on a bases loaded walk and a single by O.Caceres. Blomerth gave the Spinners 4 scoreless innings, pitching out of multiple jams. He gave way to the bullpen in the 5th. JM Doerr made his return to the mound after injuring his shoulder in 2008 with the Spinners. After a scoreless 5th the Dodgers would cut the lead to 2 in the 6th following a series of odd events. 1 hit batter, 2 hit runners and 2 errors later the Dodgers would plate 2 runs and load the bases with 0 outs. Rookie closer Steve Mattina entered the game striking out 2 and making a circus play on the mound to get out of the inning, giving up only 1. 2-0 Grays and Spinners will face off Sat.