The Sioux City Explorers had a seven inning doubleheader sweep of the Cleburne Railroaders in Texas Sunday, taking Game One 2-0 before rolling to a 6-1 win in the nightcap.
With the sweep, the Explorers tightened their grip on the West Division race and continued one of the league’s hottest stretches with a league best record of 38-21.
Austin Drury went the distance in game one, scattering four hits over seven shutout innings, capping his outing by retiring the final 14 batters to go to 5-1.
Jared Wetherbee went the distance in game two to get his 8th win against one loss on the year.
Sioux City is now 20-11 on the road this season.
The X’s have a half-game lead over the Kansas City Monarchs in the West Division.
The Explorers continue their nine-game road trip Tuesday night July 15 at Lincoln with a 7:05 p.m. first pitch.
The game can be heard on radio at KSCJ 94.9 FM and 1360 AM and the video stream will air on aabaseball.tv.
