Strike a pose! Kyle Wren’s solo homer held up and the Sky Sox took game three by a 1-0 margin. (Bobby Stevens/MiLB)

Five pitches in to Saturday’s game, Kyle Wren hit a solo homer to put the Sky Sox on the board. Now, if you’re like me, you know that there aren’t a lot of 1-0 games and that more runs were coming. Boy was I wrong. The next 17 half innings we scoreless. Not without drama, but scoreless, and the Sky Sox won 1-0 over New Orleans. According to Sky Sox team historian, it’s the first time a leadoff home run has been the lone run of a ball game, win or lose, in franchise history. WOW.

The game began as a battle between righties, Forrest Snow for the Sky Sox and Tom Koehler for the Baby Cakes. Kyle Wren did indeed go bridge on the fifth pitch of the game to put the Sox in front, but as you know by now, that was all she wrote offensively for the visitors. It wasn’t like Friday’s game where the Sox went 2-for-13 with RISP or left 10 men on base…No, they would get another hit in the second and Wren would walk twice, but that was it. One run on two hits, and a win. Unreal.

The pitching for the Sox was on point all night. Forrest Snow bounced back from a tough outing against Oklahoma City and shut the Cakes out over the opening five innings. He limited them to three hits, walked two and struck out four on 60 pitches, 37 went for strikes. He set himself up for the win with that strong start.

Three relievers combined to bake the ‘Cakes over the next four innings. Tristan Archer was first out of the pen and went two scoreless, allowing one hit. Tom Wilhelmsen entered in the eighth inning and put the tying run aboard thanks to a leadoff HBP, but maneuvered his way through the rest of the inning without any trouble. Rob Scahill dismissed the first two hitters of the ninth, but gave up a single to Moises Sierra, which brought the winning run to the plate in the form of Brandon Barnes. The right-hander won the battle and fanned Barnes to wrap it up. 1-0.

The win is the sixth shutout of the season, matching the total from a season ago, and the second 1-0 affair this year. This should be remembered for the rest of the season… What a ball game.

Game Story Here 

Play of the Game – 

Kyle Wren’s leadoff blast…AND there’s video of it!

Pregame Interview with Dan Karcher and ‘Cakes Manager Arnie Beyeler – 

I am not sure what to expect after last night’s tilt, but it’s time to get to the preview of the series finale. The Sox will look to win the series and send Taylor Jungmann to the hill against fellow right-hander William Cuevas. On to the matchup…

Colorado Springs Sky Sox (43-29) vs. New Orleans Baby Cakes (27-47) – 11:00 a.m.  

Game Notes / Listen Live at 10:30 a.m.

Pitching Probables: RHP Taylor Jungmann (4-0, 1.03) at RHP William Cuevas (0-0, 0.00)

Sky Sox Starter: Right-hander Taylor Jungmann gets the call in the finale of the four game series today against the Baby Cakes at the Shrine on Airline. In two relief appearances and three starts with the Sox he’s accrued a 4-0 record and a 1.03 ERA, allowing three runs on fifteen hits, walking thirteen and fanning 28. PCL opponents are hitting .165 against the 2011 first round pick. He opened the season with the Brewers and went two-thirds of an inning before being optioned to Double-A Biloxi. There he went 1-2 with a 4.36 ERA with the Shuckers in the Southern League. Jungmann has pitched on the road three of his five outings with Colorado Springs and is 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA through 15 1/3 innings away from Security Service Field. He has yet to face the ‘Cakes in 2017.

Drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round of the 2011 draft out of the University of Texas, Jungmann has made 126 MiLB appearances, 118 starts, and is 44-38 with a 4.08 ERA. He’s 9-13 with a 4.54 ERA in 30 MLB starts.

Last Time Out – June 20 – Win vs. OKC – 

Jungmann took the pill and kept the potent Dodgers offense off the board through five innings of work. He allowed three hits, walked three and struck out four on 70 pitches, 38 of which went for strikes.