For the second time in three days, Key West fell to rival Dubuque, this time dropping a 3-1 decision on Tuesday night. Blues' starting pitcher Matt Asche held the Ramblers hitless through 4.2 innings on the way to a seven-inning masterpiece at Petrakis Field.
Key West (15-4) failed to record a hit until designated hitter Chad Crabill laced a line drive base hit to left field with two outs in the top of the fifth. The Ramblers scored their lone run in the seventh when Cory Davidson sprinted home from first after a throwing error by Dubuque third baseman Aaron Wulfekuhle trickled down the first base line.
Blues' second baseman Kevin Carkeek provided the big blow in the game, a two-run double to right center off of starter Ben Cottrell to score the game's first two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Carkeek finished 2-for-3 with a walk. Wulfekuhle tacked on an insurance run in the seventh with an RBI single for the game's final run.
Key West tallied only two hits off of Asche, who went seven innings and allowed no earned runs to pick up the win for Dubuque. The one run scored by the Ramblers tied a season low. Key West has managed to score a only a single run three times this season - each case resulted in a loss.
Cottrell went six strong innings but dropped his mark to 3-2 despite giving up only three earned runs in 32 innings pitched this season. Cottrell allowed five hits and three walks to go along with five strikeouts on Tuesday in a 96-pitch performance.
Tuesday's loss was the first this season in league play for the Ramblers, who will look to get back on track Thursday at Worthington in an Eastern Iowa Hawkeye League matchup. Game time is 7 p.m.
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