The Redlegs and Rangers met up for the 29th and 30th editions of the always competitive “Backyard Battle” and each came away with a victory, knotting up the all-time series at 15-15. The Redlegs have had the momentum recently though as the game 1 victory was their 7th straight against the Rangers.

The Redlegs narrowly took game 1 as Aaron Carmack defeated Rangers veteran Luke Trubee in the low scoring affair. Carmack turned in his first complete game effort of 2018 as he punched out 7 Rangers batters over 7 frames to nail down that elusive first win of the season. Aaron now only needs 8 strikeouts to record 150 for his career.

Game 1 for the Redlegs was all about the first four hitters in the lineup. Matt Morrison was 3-3 with 3 steals and 3 runs out of the lead-off spot. Adam Parks walked and was hit by a pitch batting second, but scored both times he reached base. As those two players accounted for 5 runs Camden would score in the game, the 3 and 4 hitters were responsible for driving them in. Kyle Arend turned in a rare hitless effort, but was still productive as he used two ground balls to second base to score a runner from third twice. Mike Hartman, batting cleanup, drove in 3 runs on a 2 for 3 game. James Robinson added 2 hits for the Redlegs and now owns a team high 7 game hit streak, which he extended to 8 in game 2 of the double header.

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