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Carabello Sensational as Cats Down Padres 7-0 in San Diego

Alvaro Carabello always seems to save something special for San Diego. The last time he pitched in this park, he smothered the Padres in a complete game, 2 hit shutout. This time, it was a three-hitter, over 8 and a third. Either way, there’s something about that southern California breeze that Carabello loves.

The Cats did all their scoring between the third and the seventh in this one, mostly against Malachi Moore. Moore has had an otherwise strong season, but wildness killed him early here: the first Cats run came in the third as Moore allowed a single to leadoff hitter Aaron Hylton, then walked Russ Michael, Yukinobu Hasegawa, and Jesse Moeller to force in a run. Then in the fourth, he hit Joseph Kovacs and then gave up a two run bomb to David McNamara.

He didn’t walk or hit another batter for the rest of the game, but batters hit him: a single and a Moeller triple in the 5th made it 4-0 Ft. Worth, and another 2 run bomb - this one by Michael - made it 6-0 in the sixth. That ended Moore’s night, but the Cats had one more in them, as Kovach singled home Hasegawa, who doubled to lead off the inning, completing the scoring at 7-0.

That was far more than Carabello ever needed. The Curaçaoan dropped San Diego on seven pitches in the first, worked around a single in the second, and survived a hitless third with three marathon at bats. He got outs every which way early, but then picked up the strikeout pace late, striking out the side in the eighth and ending his night by getting Evan Page on a filthy 3-2 curve that fell over the plate as Page watched it go. On that high note, Jon Diaz came in to set the final two outs down on K’s and end an easy day at the beach for Ft. Worth.