Aaron Crow (2-2) was dominant. The right-hander fanned a career-high 13 in 6.2 scoreless frames. He started the game in style striking out the side in the first. Then, after a lead-off double in the second, he retired 11 in a row.
The 2009 first-round pick recorded all three outs in an inning on strikes three times. He set down the side in order three times and allowed only two men into scoring position all night.
■ The Worth of an "Easy Drive" (burlingtonroyals.mlbblogs.com))
A little bigger surprise may have been the effort of Michael Liberto, Burlington's starting shortstop. Liberto's last ten games (5-for-34, .147) were not nearly as good as his first nine in the Appalachian League (9-for-29, .310), but he went 3-for-5 and was Burlington's only offensive spark plug until the ninth. "It's definitely a confidence booster," Liberto said. "I went into that slump, and that happens."
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