Boomers lose pitchers’ duel to Gateway

The Schaumburg Boomers opened a six-game road trip with a 3-1 loss in the St. Louis area to the Gateway Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

Schaumburg had an opportunity right out of the gate but stranded runners at first and third in the top of the first. The Boomers did not have another baserunner until the fourth and managed just one more hit in the game.

Cole Cook kept Gateway at bay, working into the seventh and striking out nine.

The first run of the game came in the sixth. Alec Craig walked and moved up on a groundout. Kyle Fitzgerald singled home Craig to give the Boomers the lead.

Gateway scored twice in the seventh and once in the eighth to take the series opener.