Cantillo Strikes Out Nine as Clippers Win 9-5
COLUMBUS, OH - On a very comfortable afternoon in Ohio's capital city, the Columbus Clippers cruised past the visiting Omaha Storm Chasers, 9-5. Starting left-handed pitcher Joey Cantillo struck out nine in 4.2 innings of work. Jack Leftwich (2-0) earned the victory on the strength of 2.0 scoreless innings of
COLUMBUS, OH - On a very comfortable afternoon in Ohio's capital city, the Columbus Clippers cruised past the visiting Omaha Storm Chasers, 9-5.
Starting left-handed pitcher Joey Cantillo struck out nine in 4.2 innings of work. Jack Leftwich (2-0) earned the victory on the strength of 2.0 scoreless innings of relief.
The Clippers pounced for two quick runs in the 1st inning, getting RBI singles from Johnathan Rodriguez and Will Wilson. Columbus scored two more in the 3rd, this time with RBI singles by Wilson and George Valera. Noel hit another RBI single in the 4th inning, giving the Clippers a 5-2 lead. Omaha had closed to within a run before Rodriguez produced the Clippers' sixth RBI single of the afternoon in the bottom of the 6th inning, making the score 6-4 in favor of Columbus.
Top Guardians prospect Travis Bazzana had his first multi-hit game at the Triple-A level.
Travis Bazzana officially has himself a multi-hit game in Columbus‼️
— GuardsInsider (@GuardsInsider) August 21, 2025
He is 2-for-2 so far.#GuardsBall pic.twitter.com/F3uQmI4ikK
The Clippers got a big insurance run in the bottom of the 7th when Valera went deep to right field for his second home run of the season.
VALERA! pic.twitter.com/1uszUas8LI
— Columbus Clippers (@CLBClippers) August 21, 2025
Rodriguez and Noel produced two more runs in the 8th to put the game out of reach.
With the win, Columbus improves to 18-28 in the 2025 "Second Half", and 52-66 overall this season.
The series against Omaha continues with $5 Friday! Look for special ticket and concession offers that cost no more than five dollars. There will be a special celebrity appearance from Thomas Ian Nicholas, star of the classic baseball film Rookie of the Year. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm on Friday. Tickets are available at ClippersBaseball.com.