Chicago Dogs offense never comes around, dropping the finale in Lake Country, 6-4
Pitcher Kenny Serwa, coming off of a 9-strikeout performance, couldn’t quite replicate his previous work, lasting for just 3⅓ innings. Serwa gave up five runs on eight hits before handing the ball over to the bullpen.
The Dogs lost to Lake Country 6-4 on Thursday night on the road.
The bullpen behind Serwa kept the game close, having four pitchers combine to throw 4⅔ innings of 1-run ball.
Most notably out of the bullpen, a familiar face for the Dogs made his season debut. Brian Schlitter, a member of the 2022 and 2023 Dogs teams, was signed during the Lake Country series, throwing one inning out of the bullpen in the loss.
Schlitter enters this Dogs team with four seasons of MLB experience under his belt, also working under pitching coach Stu Cliburn for the previous two seasons.
The bats for the Dogs were problematic, striking out a total of 11 times.