PULASKI -- So many chances.

The Pulaski Blue Jays watched them melt away like a light snowfall on a spring afternoon.

If there was ever a time to take the measure of the Appalachian League's best team, this was it. The Jays had an opportunity to take their best shot against the Elizabethton Twins Sunday night at Calfee Park.

The misfires were many, the successes were few as an audience of 580 fidgeted nervously in its seats as the Blue Jays dropped a 6-2 decision to the Twins.

Pulaski extended its losing streak to three games as the Blue Jays stranded 11 base runners, twice marooning men at third base with no outs.

In the process, Pulaski squandered a 1-0 lead and failed to take advantage of some uncharacteristically slipshod Twins defense (two errors) and some fairly ordinary Elizabethton pitching.

Elizabethton, meanwhile, won its fourth in a row to improve its league-best record to 34-11. The Twins came into the game leading the West Division by 13 games over the Bristol White Sox.

"We had every opportunity to win that game," Pulaski manager Dave Pano said. "We just didn't get it done."

Among the advantages Pulaski squandered was a 3-for-5 night from leadoff man Zachary Kalter.

Kalter scored both Pulaski runs, but had the frustrating experience of being left at third following a leadoff triple in the fifth. The score was 1-1 at the time.

"That would have given some momentum if we could have gotten the run in there," said Kalter, a product of Pasadena City Junior College and Southern Cal.

"You can get hits all day, but if you can't drive the runs in, it doesn't matter.

"There was a ball hit to third and I couldn't go then. Then, with one out, the ball is hit to left field and the guy [Mark Robinson] made a great throw to the plate. I made my break then looked up and the ball was almost home and I had to go back."

Kalter started the season hitting well, tailed off for a bit, then refound his stroke in the last couple of weeks. Kalter said he made no special adjustments except the mental one of focusing on what his role was.

"That's my job, get on base and score some runs for us," he said.

Again in the sixth, the Jays (21-24) had runners at first and third with no outs but couldn't score.

"We work on those situations every day in BP," Pano said. "We just didn't get it done."

Notes

The Jays added a new player over the weekend, right-handed reliever Ray Gonzalez, who just signed. ... Rumors were circulating that another new player would be joining the team soon. "I've heard that, too," Pano said. "But I can't confirm it right now."

Elizabethton 001 000 302 -- 6 10 2

Pulaski 100 000 100 -- 2 9 0

Pino, Gehring (7), Gabino (7), Lahey (9) and Tintor. Delgadillo, Sanchez (6), Byrnes (8) and Martinez, Quintana (8). W -- Gabino (2-1). L -- Sanchez (0-2). HR -- Arratia, (E), 3rd, none on.