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A recap of Alaska Baseball League action through games of Monday, July 14

WEDNESDAY IN THE ABL

7 p.m. — Anchorage Bucs at Peninsula Oilers, Seymour Park

7 p.m. — Mat-Su Miners at Fairbanks Goldpanners, Growden Park

AROUND THE HORN

MONDAY'S GAMES

STUBBLEFIELD DOMINATES

Left-hander Tyler Stubblefield of Texas A&M made easy work of the Anchorage Glacier Pilots on Monday night, throwing a complete-game, four-hitter to propel the Mat-Su Miners to a 5-1 Alaska Baseball League victory at Mulcahy Stadium.

Stubblefield (4-0) struck out nine, walked just one and threw 74 strikes among his 105 pitches. He has won four straight starts and Monday lowered his earned-run average to 1.26.

The Miners, who stretched their National League lead over the Pilots to three games, unloaded for four runs in the fourth inning, when Cameron Frost delivered an RBI double, Matt Decker hit a two-run home run and Hunter Simmons furnished an RBI single.

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The Glacier Pilots' losing streak reached seven games. Matt Decker touched Stubblefield for a third-inning solo home run.

OILERS TOP BUCS

Jordan Sanford and Josh Rose combined for five RBIs Monday night to lift the Peninsula Oilers to a 7-4 win over the visiting Anchorage Bucs at Seymour Park.

Sandford went 3 for 4 and drove in three runs. Rose blasted a two-run homer, his fifth home run of the season, in the second inning, went 2 for 3 and scored three runs.

Oilers right-hander Tyler Gibson (3-0) of Oklahoma went six innings and allowed just one earned run. Nolan Sheridan got the final four outs, two by strikeout, for his second save.

Dylan Butler of the Bucs went 3 for 5 with a home run.

RAINOUT IN FAIRBANKS

The Chugiak Chinooks' scheduled road game against the Fairbanks Goldanners was rained out Monday night, when altered the schedule to include a double-header between the teams Tuesday, but rain also washed away those games.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported the games will not be rescheduled. The Goldpanners have won nine straight

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