“Those extra two strikeouts that he pulled out after that bad call by the umpire, to come right out there and battle it out and keep going, that’s huge. “That’s, I’m going to tell you that last inning, I’ve played with Phillippe, lived with him for years ever since we were with the Mariners, the Phillies, I’ve never seen that guy battle like he did in that last inning,” said the centre fielder. The Gatineau, Que., native was unfazed, even when some questionable calls went against him, something Tyson Gillies, who had a solo home run in the fourth, commended him on. There’s nothing wrong with that especially with the work (catcher Kellin Deglan) did back there all night.”Īumont was working on a perfect game, but Puerto Rico’s right fielder Anthony Garcia broke it up in the fifth inning with a single. I got the guy to swing and I struck him out but things happen. Things will happen and that’s out of my control. “I had them off-balance to start off the game, it was fastball mostly and then towards the end they couldn’t lay off that curveball,” said the 26-year-old Aumont. After going five innings in his first start of the tournament against Nicaragua, Phillippe Aumont pitched a gem through eight innings, striking out eight while allowing only three hits. It truly was a complete game for the home nation at the President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark as their pitching was just as dominant as their offence.
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