Record 46-42
W: B. Duensing (5-2, 3.12); L: A. Alvarez (4-8, 5.02); SV: B. Korecky (21)
HR: ROC: D. McDonald (4).
From RedWingsBaseball.com: The Red Wings bounced back from getting swept on Friday's doubleheader to beat Pawtucket 5-4 Saturday night at Frontier Field. Garrett Jones had three hits and three RBI to help spark an offense that mustered 10 hits. Brian Duensing (5-2) got the win after pitching seven innings allowing three runs on six hits while striking out four.
In the second inning Duensing ran into trouble after giving up a leadoff double to Brandon Moss. After striking out Kevin Cash, Ed Rogers walked to put runners on first and second base. Alex Prieto then followed with a two-run double to right-center to make it 2-0. David Murphy then slapped a slider to left field to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.
In the third the Wings capitalized on Abe Alvarez's control problems. After the first three batters walked to load the bases, their opportunity was nearly squandered when Tommy Watkins struck out and Darnell McDonald flew out to second. With two outs Jones came through with a three-run double to tie the game, giving him his team-leading 25th multi-hit game of the season.
The Wings began their hitting barrage in the fifth. With two outs Watkins singled to left field, and McDonald followed with a two-run home run to left-center to give Rochester a 5-3 lead. Jones then hit a blooper down the right field line that turned into a double, his third hit of the night.
Duensing settled down after a shaky start, not allowing a hit for three consecutive innings. In the sixth, however, he ran into trouble after giving up a single to Michael Tucker. Moss followed with a double to put both runners in scoring position with only one out. Duensing then forced Cash to fly out and Brian Buscher made a diving play on a ground ball by Rogers to get out of the inning unharmed.
Bobby Korecky replaced Duensing in the eighth. After giving up a leadoff single to Joe McEwing on a ball that McDonald misjudged in center field, Bobby Scales followed with a double to put runners on second and third with no outs. Tucker's RBI groundout made it 5-4, but Korecky got the next two batters out to end the threat after intentionally walking Moss with one out to load the bases.
In the ninth Korecky recorded his 21st save amidst great difficulty. Chad Spann led off with a double to center, and two batters later Murphy walked with one out. But McEwing grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game.
Pawtucket starter Abe Alvarez (4-8) pitched five innings allowing five runs while striking out three.
NOTES: Jones is currently 3rd in the IL with 29 doubles. Jones is on pace to hit 45 doubles which would be only nine shy of the Red Wings all-time record for doubles in a season (54) set by Fred Merkle in 1923. Since 1979 infielder P.J. Forbes has the most doubles in a season (37 in 1998). The International League hasn’t had a player hit 40 or more doubles in a season since 2004 when Matt Diaz of Durham (47), Jhonny Peralta of Buffalo (44), and Earl Snyder of Pawtucket (43) all hit over 40 doubles. The International League’s single season record for doubles in a season is 57 set by Jim Holt of Jersey City in 1924....The Red Wings pitching staff has allowed the fewest base on balls (212) in the International League this season (Norfolk is 2nd with 252). The last time Rochester led the International League in fewest walks allowed was 1995.
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Reading 5 at New Britain 6
Record: 41-43
W: K. Waldrop (3-5, 5.11); L: P. Overholt (2-3, 6.58); SV: T. Lahey (5)
HR: REA: G. Jacobs (14). NBR: D. Winfree (6).
From rockcats.com: The Rock Cats combined hot bats with brilliant pitching from the bullpen to down Reading, 6-5. It was the third-straight victory for the 'Cats.
The Rock Cats’ Brock Peterson led off the second inning with a walk and scored on a double by Felix Molina. David Winfree followed with an RBI single to put the ‘Cats ahead 2-0.
Rock Cats starter Kyle Waldrop cruised through the first three innings as he retired the first eight of nine batters he faced, including the first seven straight. Reading struck in the fourth, though, as Waldrop walked leadoff batter Javon Moran. Waldrop struck out the next batter before he unleashed a wild pitch that allowed Moran to move to second. He then walked Michael Costanzo. That brought Jason Hill to the plate, who delivered an RBI single to center field. Greg Jacobs followed with an RBI double that tied that game, 2-2. Joey Hammond’s groundout to shortstop knocked in Hill and gave Reading the lead.
The R-Phils lead didn’t last long. David Winfree led off the bottom of the fourth with a home run to left field that tied the game, 3-3. Brandon Roberts and Garrett Guzman both added RBI singles. Matt Moses tacked on an RBI sac fly that scored Trevor Plouffe and put the Rock Cats ahead, 6-3.
Waldrop (3-5) finished with four runs on five hits through 5 2/3 innings. He left the game after surrendering a solo homer to Greg Jacobs in the sixth inning. The bullpen took over from there, Frank Mata, Jay Sawatski, J.P. Martinez, and Tim Lahey combining for 3 1/3 effective innings. Lahey picked up his fifth save with a scoreless ninth.
For the Rock Cats, Winfree and Korey Feiner each finished the night with two hits apiece.
Reading’s Patrick Overholt was knocked out of the game after dishing up six runs on eight hits and four walks in four innings.
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Ed & Justin secure their seats early for the upcoming homestand against the Hummerheads
Fort Myers 1 at Clearwater 3
Record 6 - 11
W: J. Outman (9-3, 2.58); L: O. Sosa (3-5, 2.36); SV: W. Savage (3)
HR: None.
The Miracle narrowly missed recording their 17th shut out of the 2007 season when Juan Portes plated Caleb Moore to give the Miracle a single run in the ninth inning.
Josh Outman lived up to his name, pitching a near perfect game against the Miracle that was only marred by a pair of walks in the 6 innings he pitched. Ron Hill allowed only 1 hit in 2 innings of relief work, a double by Luis Ugueto in the 8th.
Moore singled off William Savage to start the ninth and advanced to 2nd on a fielding error by Gregory Golson. Danny Valencia singled to follow Portes onto base, but Edward Ovalle ground into a double play to end the game.
Brian Burgamy doubled into left field in the bottom of the 3rd, and then Oswaldo Sosa loaded the bases, issuing a pair of walks, one to Golson, the other to Shuan Boyd. Clay Harris hit a line drive to short that scored Burgamy, and Golson came home on Lou Marson's line drive to center, which gave the Threshers 2.
They tacked on another when Golson scored on a Harris sac-fly off reliever Kyle Aselton.
Sosa finished the night allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2 in 5 innings. Aselton allowed one run on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2 in 3 innings worth of work.
The two teams rematch tomorrow night with Jeff Manship (1-1, 2.70) going to the hill against Clearwaters' Luis Villarreal (0-1, 6.00).
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Beloit 5 at Quad Cities 4
Record 10-7
W: A. Burnett (5-5, 3.30); L: S. Garceau (5-7, 3.99); SV: R. Delaney (28)
HR: BEL: A. De San Miguel (4).
E: Ortiz (18, fielding).
From swingbaseball.com: The Swing of the Quad Cities scored four unanswered runs during a late surge Saturday night at John O'Donnell Stadium, but it was not enough in a 5-4 loss to the Beloit Snappers.
Quad Cities (8-8, 46-39) got a stellar performance out of the bullpen yet again, giving the offense a chance to rally after falling behind 5-0 early. Beloit (9-8, 53-34) hung on for the win, however, as closer Rob Delaney notched his 28th save of the year despite allowing just his fourth earned run through 46.2 innings.
The Swing were trailing 5-0 when they cracked the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth. With one away Donovan Solano was hit by a pitch and Steven Hill singled to left. After the runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch, a Christian Reyes groundout and a Luke Gorsett single brought them home to pull to within 5-2.
One inning later Tim Dorn led things off with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch. When Willian Sandoval's groundout to short allowed Dorn to cross the plate, the deficit was cut to 5-3.
Facing Delaney in the top of the ninth, Sandoval led off with a flare single to left-center. He was at second base with one out when Solano sliced an 0-2 pitch into right field that scored the runner to bring the Swing to within one run. But Delaney responded by striking out Hill and getting Reyes to bounce into a fielder's choice, preserving the Snappers' 5-4 win.
Starter Shaun Garceau (5-7) suffered the loss for his third start in a row, giving up five runs - two earned - on five hits over 3.2 innings. Alex Burnett (5-5) earned the victory, allowing two runs on six hits over five frames for Beloit.
The Snappers jumped all over Garceau from the first pitch, using a single and two walks to load the bases with nobody out in the top of the first inning. Garceau struck out the next batter and then induced a bouncing ball to the right side of the infield from Matt Betsill, but the Swing could only get one out on the play and the first run of the game crossed the plate.
Beloit added to their lead one inning later. Allan de San Miguel turned on a 1-0 pitch and launched a tape-measure home run that cleared the berm and the black chain link fence in left field. Later in the frame there were men at second and third with two away when Chris Parmelee hit a hot smash up the middle, and when the ball glanced off Sandoval's glove at shortstop both runners came around to score and stretch the lead to 4-0.
After falling behind 5-0 after four innings, the Swing bullpen came up big to keep Quad Cities in the game. Jason Cairns, Kyle Sadlowski, and Kyle Mura combined to allow just one hit over 5.1 shutout frames, as the relief corps lowered their ERA to 0.94 as a unit over their last six ballgames.
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Record 15 - 2
No Game Scheduled
Next Game Monday, July 9, 2007: Elizabethon at Greeneville
Winston Marquez made the start for the Twins
GCL Red Sox 4 at GCL Twins 5
Current Record: 11 - 4
W: C. Nolte (1-0, 1.13); L: C. Gonzalez (0-1, 1.29)
HR: None.
The GCL Twins blew a 3 run lead, then came back in the ninth inning to win, 5-4, at Hammond Stadium.
The Red Sox got onto the board first when Winston Marquez got into trouble in the 4th inning. Two straight wild pitches moved Darren Blocker to 3rd. Marquez then hit Engel Beltre with a pitch. He moved to second on yet another wild pitch by Marquez. Luis Sumoza hit a sac-fly that would plate Blocker, giving the Red Sox the early lead. Marquez then tossed another wild pitch, but was able to get Ricardo Burgos out on strikes and Matthew Cooney to line out to end the inning.
The Twins got the run back when Juan Richardson reached on a throwing error by Blocker. Angel Morales got on base with a single, but attempted a steal that moved Richardson to 3rd. Morales was caught at second, but Richardson was able to go home on Alex Soto's ground ball single.
A throwing error by shortstop Oscar Tejeda cost the Red Sox in the 5th, when James Beresford singled off starter Pedro Perez. Jeanfred Brito's bunt poped out to 3rd, keeping Beresford on second, but it would be short lived as Ben Revere tripled him home. This gave us all a good look at Revere's speed, which is certainly impressive. Yangervis Solarte bunted Revere home. Solarte moved to second on a wild pitch, and then to third on Richardson's ground out. Another wild pitch allowed Solarte to score, making it 4-1 Twins. Perez would walk Morales before being replaced by Mauricio Mendez to the sounds of "Happy Trails" over the stadium sound system.
Rodney Gessmann replace Marquez for the sixth and had two outs before he found trouble. Beresford threw a grounder into the dugout that moved Luis Sumoza to second and Blocker, who had singled, to 3rd. Gessmann then plunked Ricardo Burgos, loading the bases. A wild pitch brought Blocker home and allowed Mathew Cooney, who had struck out, to reach first on the dropped strike. Victor Serrano then singled out to left. The Twins attempted a play at the plate, but Soto could not get the job done, and Sumoza and Burgos both scored to tie the game. Gessmann finally go this third out, when Che-Hsuan Lin hit a fly ball to left.
The game would remain scoreless for 2 1/2 more innings. Carlos Gonzalez got Jon Waltenbury out swinging, but Andrew Schmiesing drew a walk, then stole second. Beresford flew out, but Brito hit a double hop ground ball single to center that brought in Schmiesing and ended the game.
The usually effective Marquez only struck out 3 in 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks. Gessmann would be charged with the blown save after allowing 3 runs on 2 hits, neither of which were earned, and 1 walk, while striking out 3 in 3 innings. Charles Nolte closed out the game and picked up his first professional win, with a ground out, a fly out, and a strike out.
Morales was 2-for-3 with a walk, Revere was 2-for-4 with a 1 run and 1 RBI, and Brito was 2-for-5 with 1 RBI. Solarte, Soto, Waltenbury and Beresford each had singles in the game.
Mike Radcliff, the Twins director of scouting attended the game, which was played in the main stadium for a change. Waltenbury said he always wanted to play in front of a sell out crowd, and I had to remind him that 25 WAS a sell out crowd for a GCL game.
The Twins travel to the Twin Lakes Complex tomorrow for a noon game against the GCL Orioles.
Jon Waltenbury rips a ball out to center
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DSL Twins 9 at DSL Yankees I 3
Current Record: 13 - 18
W: M. Garcia (3-2, 2.16); L: P. Sanchez (1-2, 2.55)
HR: DSL TWI: J. Pinto (1), J. Sanchez (1). DSL NYY1: C. Urena (3).
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VSL Cardinals 4 at VSL Cubs/Twins 1
Current Record 24 - 21
W: E. Jimenez (3-1, 4.15); L: J. Mijares (0-3, 4.15)
HR: None.
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