HONOLULU, Hawai'i --- Portland starter Chris Clements tossed a gem and Dutton Elske and Matt Kelly provided all the offense the right-hander would need as the Pilots shutout the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 4-0 on Sunday afternoon at Les Murakami Stadium to claim the four-game series. Clements didn't allow a base runner for the first 5.0 innings in his debut with the Pilots.
Clements (1-0), a senior transfer, worked 6.0 innings overall, striking out eight. After five perfect innings, the 'Bows got a pair of runners on in the sixth with a hit and a walk, but Clements registered back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning and the threat.