Catfish blanked by Asheville

Rain put a damper on the night for the Columbus Catfish. Then the Asheville Tourists (Rockies) dampened the Catfish spirits even more, blanking the Catifsh 3-0 on a soggy, rainy Friday night.

A total of 2:10 of delays made for a difficult night. Aneury Rodriguez made it worse, pitching a complete game and allowing only 3 hits, striking out 10 Catfish batters.

Columbus starter Will Kline (0-4) went four innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Ryan Royster hit his 28th double with one out in the second, but Rodriguez retired Quinn Stewart on a flyout before fanning Matthew Fields.

Despite the loss, the Catfish still hold a 1/2 game lead over Asheville.