Syracuse 1 at Rochester 4
Record 7-3
W: M. Venafro (1-0, 6.75); L: B. Neal (0-2, 4.05); SV: B. Korecky (2)
HR: SYR: S. Fasano (4). ROC: G. Jones (2), G. Williams (2).
E: MosEs (5, throw).
From redwingsbasball.com: Glenn Williams and Garrett Jones hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, powering the Red Wings to a 4-1 win over Syracuse Sunday afternoon at Frontier Field. Dave Gassner pitched five solid innings and was supported by four scoreless innings from the bullpen.
After Wings starter Gassner quietly set down the Chiefs in order in the top of the first, the Red Wings faced off against Jason Scobie to try and obtain an early lead. After Denard Span, wearing 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, splintered his bat for a single he advanced to second on a fielders choice by Tommy Watkins, also wearing 42. Williams and Jones walked to load the bases for slugger Matthew LeCroy. However, LeCroy grounded to the left side of the infield for a double play, ending the Red Wings threat.
Gassner held the Chiefs scoreless through the first three innings and was helped out on a steller play by Watkins who caught a pop-up behind the Chiefs dougout reaching into the stands on the run to end the top of the third. Matt Tolbert led off the bottom of the inning punching a deep fly ball into the corner and off the left fielder's glove for a double. After a sacrifice bunt by Span, Watkins hit a sacrifice fly just deep enough to score Tolbert from third base for the first run of the game.
After surrendering a one-out home run to Sal Fasano, Gassner pitched around a soft line drive that a sliding Jones could not hang on to and a throwing error by Matt Moses to prevent any further damage in the inning. Gassner left the game after five innings having surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
In the bottom of the seventh, LeCroy led off the inning with an infield single and would advance to second on a throwing error. Doug Deeds pinch ran and advanced to third when the Chiefs failed to record an out on Jose Morales's soft grounder to the left side.
The tide of the game turned after Chiefs reliever Brian Wolfe exited the game with two outs in the eighth and was replaced by Blaine Neal. Watkins hit a solid single to left field and was driven in when Williams hit a home run off the roof of The Nest picnic pavilion in right field. Jones followed up the home run with a monster shot to right-center over the Patio Enclosures Power Alley Grill. The Wings went to the top of the ninth leading four to one.
Bobby Korecky, pitching in his third straight game, notched the save pitching a one, two, three ninth inning. The Red Wings bullpen pitched four shutout inninngs; Tristan Crawford, Julio DePaula and Mike Venafro each recorded a scoreless inning.
NOTES: Red Wing players wore Virginia Tech caps for the game, which were auctioned off for a donation to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund. A total of $1413 was raised with the auction...A couple of Wings players suggested offering a cap to the Chiefs' Kevin Barker, who attended Virginia Tech. Barker also wore a Hokies cap for the game.... Span and Watkins wore uniform number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson, after last weekend's scheduled ceremonies were postponed here... LHP Jon Lester, who went 7-2 in 15 games as a rookie for Boston last season, is scheduled to start for Pawtucket on April 25 at Frontier Field. Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma near the end of last season, and underwent six chemotherapy treatments. He was the first Red Sox rookie pitcher to win seven or more games since 1993 (Ken Ryan and Aaron Sele)... Double-A catcher Korey Feiner has hit in six straight games entering Sunday's game... Jones's home run gave him a team leading 11 RBI.
Wolfe made it to AAA? I'm impressed! Fiener's hitting streak came to an end. He took four straight walks in yesterday's New Britain game.
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Connecticut 8 at New Britain 9
Record: 4-6
W: J. Mijares (1-0, 1.35); L: B. Anderson (0-1, 5.14)
HR: CT: J. Bowker (3), J. Wald (1). NBR: T. Plouffe (2).
Matt Allegra’s two-out single to left field that scored Brian Buscher capped a three-run inning and gave New Britain a dramatic 9-8 come-from-behind win over inter-state rival Defenders.
The Rock Cats entered the bottom of the ninth down by two runs. Catcher Korey Feiner drew a walk to open the inning and was replaced by pinch runner Rashad Eldridge. Trevor Plouffe advanced Eldridge to third with a single to center field. Eldridge scored on a sac fly by Garrett Guzman. Buscher hit a double to right field to score Plouffe and tie the game 8-8 before Allegra stepped up to the plate and delivered an RBI single to give complete the comeback.
Rock Cats’ starter J.P. Martinez entered his first Double-A start – and only second career start – with six shutout innings. He added another scoreless inning in the first inning. In the second inning, though, things got out of hand.
The Defenders’ Carlos Sosa started off the inning with a single and Pat Dobson followed with a double. Simon Klink knocked in both runners with a double to left field for a 2-0 lead. Martinez then hit Todd Jennings with a pitch, but forced Jake Wald to ground into a double play to second baseman Felix Molina, who tagged out Jennings and threw to first for the unassisted double play. Alex Requena added an RBI single for the 3-0 lead.
Jay Sawatski came on in relief for Martinez to start the third inning. Sawatski held the Defenders scoreless for two innings, giving the Rock Cats an opportunity to claw back into the game. The ‘Cats did just that in the third inning. Luke Hughes singled and Korey Feiner reached base on a walk before Trevor Plouffe blasted a three-run shot to left field to tie up the game.
Sawatski then encountered trouble in the fifth. Alex Requena walked and stole second, but was thrown out at home as he tried to score on John Bowker’s single to right field. Eddy Martinez-Esteve knocked in Bowker with a single to left field to take the 4-3 lead. Pat Dobson added an RBI single and Martinez-Esteve scored on a bases loaded walk. Sawatski was replaced by Danny Powers with one out in the inning, but was charged with the three runs. Bowker added a solo home run in the sixth inning to put the Defenders up 7-3.
The Rock Cats retaliated in the seventh on Guzman’s RBI single and a two-run triple by Buscher that closed the gap, 7-6. The Defenders Jake Wald hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth to put his team ahead 8-6.
Jose Mijares (1-0) tossed 2 1/3 innings, allowing one run on one hit and one walk, to pick up his first win.
Defenders’ starter Euguene Espineli allowed three runs and five hits through four innings. Brooks McNiven surrendered three runs on one hit and three walks in 1 2/3 innings. Brian Anderson (0-1) blew the save opportunity as he allowed three runs on four hits in two innings.
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Beloit 13 at Lansing 6
Record 7-6
W: C. Devries (1-0, 0.73); L: K. Ginley (0-1, 7.15)
HR: BEL: C. Parmelee (2), D. Berg (1), D. Santiesteban (1).
E: Devries (1, throw), Parmelee (1, fielding).
From lansinglugnuts.com: The Lansing Lugnuts team record ten game winning streak came to an end on Sunday afternoon as the Beloit Snappers pounded out 17 hits in a 13-6 win before 6,109 fans at Oldsmobile Park. It is just the Lugnuts second loss of the year.
Beloit jumped on Lansing starter Kyle Ginley, scoring seven runs in the first three innings. Three runs scored in the first, highlighted by a Danny Valencia two-run double.
The Snappers extended the lead in the third frame, getting four runs to cross the plate with a two out rally. Danny Santiesteban blasted a solo homer to left-center field that made it 4-0. A Brian Dinkelman triple drove in two more runs and Garrett Olson's RBI single capped off the innning and gave Beloit a 7-0 lead.
Beloit added three more runs on a three-run shot by Chris Parmelee that made it 10-0 in the fifth.
Lansing scored two runs in the fifth, highlighted by a Sean Shoffit double to left field that cut the deficit to 10-2.
Lansing added four more runs, but could never close the gap in the game, falling 13-6.
Cole Devries (1-0) got the win for the Snappers, tossing five innings and allowed two unearned runs on four hits.
Ginley (0-1) took the loss for the Lugnuts, as he was chased after 2 2/3 innings of work while allowing seven runs on eight hits.
Lansing (11-2) and Beloit (7-6) will continue the series on Monday evening. A.J. Wideman (2-0, 1.74) will take the hill for the Lugnuts, while Adam Hawes (0-1, 2.45) will get the call for the Snappers. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.
(Audio highlights available, please check out above link!)
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Extended Spring Training Pirates 5 at Twins 2
W: Some pirates dude; L: R. Barrett
HR: TWN: W. Ramos
4 lousey hits and spotty fielding & a brief Lewfie report.
Mike Allen
Henry Reyes
Omar Alcala
Aaron Craig
Jesus Carnevale
Monday, April 23, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
No frills baseball
The Extended Spring Training Twins dropped this afternoon's game 5-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Lee County Sportsplex. It was a game that would see Twins pitching give up 13 hits, while the Minnesota offense only generated 4 hits.
Wilson Ramos opened the scoring with a solo shot home run in the bottom of the first. We saw quite a few of the balls go deep right to about where Wilson's shot went over the wall, and I would say that at least three hits could have been saved if the outfielders had been playing for the wind. That wasn't done however.
Michael Allen turned in a quick first inning, but got into trouble in the second. After striking out the first batter, he allowed a walk and a single. A second single into the gap allowed the runner on second to score with out and put a runner on third, who came home on the next play, a sac-fly. The put the Pirates up 2-1.
Ricky Barrett made a rehab start in the third inning. He was supposed to pitch two, but threw too many pitches while he was on, allowing a single and a double while striking out 2. The runner he allowed the single to stole second and come home on the double, making it 3-2 Pirates.
Henry Reyes turned in a quick fourth inning, but the Twins could find no offense whatsoever in either the third or the four as it was three up/three down with Jon Waltenbury striking out in the third and both Esterlin De Los Santos and Mark Dolenc posting Ks in the fourth.
Reyes allowed a walk and a single in the fifth, but ended the inning on an outfield fly. Catcher Alexander Soto struck out to start the bottom of the fifth, but Waltenbury singled. Wang-Wei Lin lined out, before Wesley Conner hit what should have been a ground out. However, the Pirates short stop overthrew their first baseman, and Waltenbury jumped on the chance, making a tremendous run around the bases from first. I have to say, they beat him by like 10 feet with the play at the plate ("Oh, no," he insists, "I got in there.") and was way out, but the umpire called him safe, saying the Pirate catcher did not have the tag on him.
("No, really, I was in there.")
That would pretty much be it for the Twins offense, although Lin got a hit in the eighth, De Lo Santos got hit by a pitch in that inning, and Yangervis Solarte took a walk in the sixth.
Matt Fox pitched in the sixth, allowing a double and a single and striking out one. I was hoping for two innings out of him and Jesus Carnevale, who pitched the ninth, but there are too many kids in camp and most of the guys are only getting one inning every few days.
I should point out that the Twins also played an inner-squad match in the morning which I just caught the tail end of, to allow everyone some work.
Omar Alcala allowed a walk and a double single in the seventh. Fireballer Aaron Craig allowed two doubles in the eighth for one run, and Carnevale, who pitched very well the last time I saw him, allowed two doubles and a single in the ninth for the Pirates fifth and final run.
Lew Ford has played twice in rehab. He's having some soreness in his legs and is not expected to play again until Thursday. This happens to coincide with Tyler Robertson's next start and makes an extremely strong case for me requesting Thursday off so I can go watch the game.
I very much want to get Tyler on video so you call watch that flakey delivery of his, which he claims he has toned down some since he started playing for the Twins. (David Bromberg walks by and helpfully interjects that he is pitching tomorrow. Yes, but WHEN are you rapping for me, Mr. Bromberg?)
The boys are all in a state of disbelief over Anthony Swarzak's suspension. No one knows for sure, of if they know for sure, are not saying, but the general concesses seems to be that the was smoking pot. But to be 21 years old, have the kind of talent and potential he has, and then do something like that, is completely inconceivable to most of the players. That fact that Anthony is well liked and respected by most of his fellow players makes it even more difficult for them to deal with.
I met aussies Liam Hendriks, who served as our bat boy, today and Matt Ryan.
"No, I'm the kid who was an infielder that turned himself into a pitcher," Ryan tells me.
"You were a pitcher before," I point out.
"When I was sixteen!"
"Howie wanted to sign you as a pitcher before the Angels took you."
"How do you know all of this?"
"She knows EVERYthing," Tyler tells him.
"When you signed we got on the internet and looked you up," I explained to him. "We're nosey." We, refering of course, to the minor league message board at DTFC.
Elliott Biddle, another aussie, was our ball boy.
Anyway, video clips:
Mike Allen
Henry Reyes
Omar Alcala
Aaron Craig
Jesus Carnevale
I should note that I've only got the vaguest idea of what I'm shooting while I'm taking them, because the sun is much too bright to get any kind of clear resolution on that little screen. Additionally, since I'm shooting through a fence, there is almost no way for me to follow the play on the ball.
As with the video clips of the Miracle, this is an experiment in progress, so do not expect professional results in the first outings - or even very good results.
Still pictures are now uploaded, most of which are of Matt Fox. (This will make his girlfriend very happy.)
The Miracle program proved a great distraction to the boys. "You're right," Tyler says. "They really messed this up." I will discuss the Miracle program in more detail later on. We're still discovering errors.
Despite the loss, I was, on the whole, very pleased to be able to watch a game which did not include free food, fly t-shirts, dogs dancing on the dugout, and fun being rammed down my throat. It was a very pleasant afternoon, all things considered.
I believe I will put in a request to take Thursday off.
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Syracuse 2 at Rochester 5
Record 6-3
W: J. DePaula (1-1, 3.86); L: I. Ramirez (0-3, 7.71); SV: B. Korecky (1)
HR: SYR: J. Hattig (2). ROC: G. Jones (1).
From redwingsbasball.com: Denard Span went 3-for-5, including a double, and scored one run as the Red Wings beat the Syracuse Chiefs, 5-2, Saturday night at Frontier Field in the opener of a five-game homestand.
Garrett Jones hit a solo home run to dead center field in the seventh to add an insurance run. Chris Heintz, Jose Morales and Trent Oeltjen also scored runs in the win.
Rochester opened up the scoring in the first inning. Span hit a single and stole second, Glenn Williams walked and Jones hit an infield single to load the bases. Span crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Chiefs' starter Ismael Ramirez.
In the bottom of the third, Heintz hit a long ball to the center field warning track for a stand-up double, then advanced to third on Morales' single up the middle. Morales moved to second on Wayne Lydon's throw home. In the next at-bat, Oeltjen drove a two-RBI single between third baseman John Hattig and shortstop Ray Olmedo to bring home Heintz and Morales. Matt Tolbert hit a single to second baseman Russ Adams; the ball stuck in his mitt as he tried to toss it to first, allowing Tolbert to reach first safely. Oeltjen - who stole second - scored on the play, putting the Wings up 4-0.
Brian Bass relieved starting pitcher Jeremy Cummings in the fifth inning. Syracuse's Chad Mottola hit a single just beyond third baseman Matt Moses' reach, followed by a two-run home run by John Hattig in the top of the seventh inning to bring the Chiefs within two. After Sal Fasano hit a single, Julio DePaula replaced Bass on the mound and got the next three batters out.
Span and Heintz each stole a base with Ramirez on the mound. Jones hit his home run in the seventh inning off of Brian Tallet.
Cummings struck out eight Chiefs and allowed just three hits in four innings pitched. DePaula (1-1) earned the win, pitching 2.0 innings and striking out three, and Bobby Korecky got the save with one inning pitched.
For the Chiefs, RHP Ismael Ramirez (0-3) took the loss in three innings, yielding four earned runs on eight hits and one wild pitch. Beau Kemp made his first appearance against his former team, pitching three innings and fanning three Wings.
NOTES: First pitches: Morrie Silver, son of Naomi Silver and grandson of Morrie Silver, who saved baseball in Rochester by leading the 1956-57 stock drive to purchase the club; season seatholder and shareholder Joe Paris... With a win Sunday afternoon Rochester will hold a 7-3 record through their first 10 games of the season. It will only be the seventh time (2006 7-3, 2004 8-2, 1994 7-3, 1990 7-3, 1989 7-3 and 1988 8-2) since 1979 that Rochester has started a season with at least a 7-3 record through their first 10 games. Rochester made the playoffs in 1988, 1989, 1990, and 2006 while reaching the Governors’ Cup finals in 1988, 1990, and 2006... LHP Jon Lester, who went 7-2 in 15 games as a rookie for Boston last season, is scheduled to start for Pawtucket on April 25 at Frontier Field. Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma near the end of last season, and underwent six chemotherapy treatments. He was the first Red Sox rookie pitcher to win seven or more games since 1993 (Ken Ryan and Aaron Sele)...
Double-A New Britain RHP Anthony Swarzak was suspended Friday for 50 games for testing positive in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
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Connecticut 10 at New Britain 0
Record: 3-6
W: C. Begg (1-0, 2.89); L: J. Floyd (1-2, 6.75)
HR: CT: J. Bowker (2).
E: Buscher (3, fielding), Hughes (1, throw).
From rockcats.com: Chris Begg and Ryan Sadowski combined for nine brilliant scoreless innings and the Defenders broke out the bats for 11 hits to shutout New Britain 10-0.
Begg (1-0) fired seven shutout innings, limiting New Britain to two hits and striking out five. Sadowski allowed just two hits in two innings of relief.
Alex Requena gave the Defenders an early 1-0 lead with heads up base running. Requena ledoff the inning with a walk and stole second. Brian Horwitz drew another walk and the Defenders pulled off a double steal. With two outs, Carlos Sosa reached first base on another walk to load the bases. With Stephen Holm batting, Requena pulled off a steal of home to put the Defenders on the board.
John Bowker hit a solo shot to right field for a 2-0 lead.
Things only got worse for Rock Cats’ starter Jesse Floyd in the fourth inning. Sosa opened the inning with a single and Holm reached base after being hit by a pitch. Rock Cats’ third baseman Brian Buscher then mishandled a ball off the bat of Simon Klink. The error led to a run by Sosa. Jake Wald delivered an RBI single and Requena knocked in Klink on a fielder’s choice for a 5-0 lead. The Defenders pulled off another double steal, including Requena’s fourth steal of the game, before a double play ended the inning.
The Defenders tacked on three more runs in the fifth. Klink (3-for-5) and Wald (3-for-5) each delivered an RBI single. Klink then scored on a passed ball by catcher Kyle Geiger. Eddy Martinez-Esteve added a two-run double in the sixth inning.
Floyd (1-2) lasted just 4 1/3 innings, allowing six runs (4 ER) on four hits and three walks. Tim Lahey allowed four runs (2 ER) in 1 2/3 innings. Brian Forystek stopped the bleeding with three shutout innings for the Rock Cats.
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Fort Myers 2 at Tampa 1
Record 8 - 7
W: K. Waldrop (2-0, 2.11); L: A. Claggett (0-1, 1.08); SV: F. Mata (1)
HR: None.
From miraclebaseball.com: On Saturday night it was great pitching along with a little small ball for the Fort Myers Miracle leading them to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Yankees. Miracle starter Kyle Waldrop tossed seven innings, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out six to pick up his second win of the season. Frank Mata would pitch a perfect eighth and ninth to record his first save on the year. With the win, the Miracle grab their fourth-straight series win by taking two of three at Legends Field.
Tampa struck in the first with their only run as Hideki Matsui grounded into a 5-4-3 double play that scored Reegie Corona from third. Corona led off the inning with an infield single and moved to third on a Luis Nunez single to right. Making his final rehab start, Matsui played seven innings on Saturday going 1-for-3 with a single. Matsui is scheduled to rejoin his big league teammates on Monday at Tropicana Field.
The Miracle would tie things at one just a half-inning later. Whit Robbins led off the second with a single to center, followed by an Erik Lis double to left. With the runners at second and third, Edward Ovalle would groundout to Nunez at second bringing home Robbins with the tying run.
Things would stay the same until the Miracle eighth. Small ball executed perfectly by the top of the lineup gave the Miracle their decisive second run. Steve Tolleson led off with a walk and moved to second on Dwayne White’s sacrifice bunt. Trailing with a 1-2 count, Juan Portes would slice a single to right scoring Tolleson with the go-ahead run.
Four hitting steaks continued for the Miracle on Saturday night. White pushed his to a season-high 11 games with a single in the third. Robbins, 3-for-3 on the night, advanced his streak to seven games, while Lis moves to five-straight and Jeff Christy extended his to four.
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Beloit 0 at Lansing 4
Record 6-6
W: N. Starner (2-1, 1.50); L: J. Lugo (0-1, 5.25)
HR: LAN: B. Pettway (4), M. Liuzza (1).
From Snappersbaseball.com: The Lansing Lugnuts winning streak reached double digits on Saturday afternoon with a 4-0 victory over the Beloit Snappers before 4,992 fans at Oldsmobile Park. It was the second shutout tossed by the Lugnuts pitching staff this season, as Lansing has won ten straight.
Lansing scored two runs in the first inning to take the lead for good. Travis Snider ripped his fourth triple of the season off of the wall in right field to plate Chris Gutierrez and give the Lugnuts a 1-0 lead. Brian Pettway followed that with a double to deep cented to score Snider and make it 2-0.
That turned out to be all of the offense that Nate Starner (2-1) would need. Lansing's starting pitcher tossed seven masterful innings of shutout baseball, scattering just three hits along the way while whiffing seven. Seth Overbey pitched the last two innings for the Lugnuts. Beloit failed to have a runner reach third base in the game.
The Lugnuts added two more runs in the seventh to salt the game away. Pettway led the frame off with a solo homer, his fourth of the year, to make it 3-0. He has now homered in three straight games.
Matt Liuzza followed that with a solo blast of his own to end the scoring at 4-0. It was Liuzza's first dinger of the season.
Lansing (11-1) will host Beloit (6-6) in game two of the four game series on Sunday afternoon at Oldsmobile Park. Kyle Ginley (0-0, 2.08) will take the mound for the Lugnuts, while Cole Devries (0-0, 1.23) will get the ball for the Snappers.
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Record 6-3
W: J. DePaula (1-1, 3.86); L: I. Ramirez (0-3, 7.71); SV: B. Korecky (1)
HR: SYR: J. Hattig (2). ROC: G. Jones (1).
From redwingsbasball.com: Denard Span went 3-for-5, including a double, and scored one run as the Red Wings beat the Syracuse Chiefs, 5-2, Saturday night at Frontier Field in the opener of a five-game homestand.
Garrett Jones hit a solo home run to dead center field in the seventh to add an insurance run. Chris Heintz, Jose Morales and Trent Oeltjen also scored runs in the win.
Rochester opened up the scoring in the first inning. Span hit a single and stole second, Glenn Williams walked and Jones hit an infield single to load the bases. Span crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Chiefs' starter Ismael Ramirez.
In the bottom of the third, Heintz hit a long ball to the center field warning track for a stand-up double, then advanced to third on Morales' single up the middle. Morales moved to second on Wayne Lydon's throw home. In the next at-bat, Oeltjen drove a two-RBI single between third baseman John Hattig and shortstop Ray Olmedo to bring home Heintz and Morales. Matt Tolbert hit a single to second baseman Russ Adams; the ball stuck in his mitt as he tried to toss it to first, allowing Tolbert to reach first safely. Oeltjen - who stole second - scored on the play, putting the Wings up 4-0.
Brian Bass relieved starting pitcher Jeremy Cummings in the fifth inning. Syracuse's Chad Mottola hit a single just beyond third baseman Matt Moses' reach, followed by a two-run home run by John Hattig in the top of the seventh inning to bring the Chiefs within two. After Sal Fasano hit a single, Julio DePaula replaced Bass on the mound and got the next three batters out.
Span and Heintz each stole a base with Ramirez on the mound. Jones hit his home run in the seventh inning off of Brian Tallet.
Cummings struck out eight Chiefs and allowed just three hits in four innings pitched. DePaula (1-1) earned the win, pitching 2.0 innings and striking out three, and Bobby Korecky got the save with one inning pitched.
For the Chiefs, RHP Ismael Ramirez (0-3) took the loss in three innings, yielding four earned runs on eight hits and one wild pitch. Beau Kemp made his first appearance against his former team, pitching three innings and fanning three Wings.
NOTES: First pitches: Morrie Silver, son of Naomi Silver and grandson of Morrie Silver, who saved baseball in Rochester by leading the 1956-57 stock drive to purchase the club; season seatholder and shareholder Joe Paris... With a win Sunday afternoon Rochester will hold a 7-3 record through their first 10 games of the season. It will only be the seventh time (2006 7-3, 2004 8-2, 1994 7-3, 1990 7-3, 1989 7-3 and 1988 8-2) since 1979 that Rochester has started a season with at least a 7-3 record through their first 10 games. Rochester made the playoffs in 1988, 1989, 1990, and 2006 while reaching the Governors’ Cup finals in 1988, 1990, and 2006... LHP Jon Lester, who went 7-2 in 15 games as a rookie for Boston last season, is scheduled to start for Pawtucket on April 25 at Frontier Field. Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma near the end of last season, and underwent six chemotherapy treatments. He was the first Red Sox rookie pitcher to win seven or more games since 1993 (Ken Ryan and Aaron Sele)...
Double-A New Britain RHP Anthony Swarzak was suspended Friday for 50 games for testing positive in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
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Connecticut 10 at New Britain 0
Record: 3-6
W: C. Begg (1-0, 2.89); L: J. Floyd (1-2, 6.75)
HR: CT: J. Bowker (2).
E: Buscher (3, fielding), Hughes (1, throw).
From rockcats.com: Chris Begg and Ryan Sadowski combined for nine brilliant scoreless innings and the Defenders broke out the bats for 11 hits to shutout New Britain 10-0.
Begg (1-0) fired seven shutout innings, limiting New Britain to two hits and striking out five. Sadowski allowed just two hits in two innings of relief.
Alex Requena gave the Defenders an early 1-0 lead with heads up base running. Requena ledoff the inning with a walk and stole second. Brian Horwitz drew another walk and the Defenders pulled off a double steal. With two outs, Carlos Sosa reached first base on another walk to load the bases. With Stephen Holm batting, Requena pulled off a steal of home to put the Defenders on the board.
John Bowker hit a solo shot to right field for a 2-0 lead.
Things only got worse for Rock Cats’ starter Jesse Floyd in the fourth inning. Sosa opened the inning with a single and Holm reached base after being hit by a pitch. Rock Cats’ third baseman Brian Buscher then mishandled a ball off the bat of Simon Klink. The error led to a run by Sosa. Jake Wald delivered an RBI single and Requena knocked in Klink on a fielder’s choice for a 5-0 lead. The Defenders pulled off another double steal, including Requena’s fourth steal of the game, before a double play ended the inning.
The Defenders tacked on three more runs in the fifth. Klink (3-for-5) and Wald (3-for-5) each delivered an RBI single. Klink then scored on a passed ball by catcher Kyle Geiger. Eddy Martinez-Esteve added a two-run double in the sixth inning.
Floyd (1-2) lasted just 4 1/3 innings, allowing six runs (4 ER) on four hits and three walks. Tim Lahey allowed four runs (2 ER) in 1 2/3 innings. Brian Forystek stopped the bleeding with three shutout innings for the Rock Cats.
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Fort Myers 2 at Tampa 1
Record 8 - 7
W: K. Waldrop (2-0, 2.11); L: A. Claggett (0-1, 1.08); SV: F. Mata (1)
HR: None.
From miraclebaseball.com: On Saturday night it was great pitching along with a little small ball for the Fort Myers Miracle leading them to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Yankees. Miracle starter Kyle Waldrop tossed seven innings, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out six to pick up his second win of the season. Frank Mata would pitch a perfect eighth and ninth to record his first save on the year. With the win, the Miracle grab their fourth-straight series win by taking two of three at Legends Field.
Tampa struck in the first with their only run as Hideki Matsui grounded into a 5-4-3 double play that scored Reegie Corona from third. Corona led off the inning with an infield single and moved to third on a Luis Nunez single to right. Making his final rehab start, Matsui played seven innings on Saturday going 1-for-3 with a single. Matsui is scheduled to rejoin his big league teammates on Monday at Tropicana Field.
The Miracle would tie things at one just a half-inning later. Whit Robbins led off the second with a single to center, followed by an Erik Lis double to left. With the runners at second and third, Edward Ovalle would groundout to Nunez at second bringing home Robbins with the tying run.
Things would stay the same until the Miracle eighth. Small ball executed perfectly by the top of the lineup gave the Miracle their decisive second run. Steve Tolleson led off with a walk and moved to second on Dwayne White’s sacrifice bunt. Trailing with a 1-2 count, Juan Portes would slice a single to right scoring Tolleson with the go-ahead run.
Four hitting steaks continued for the Miracle on Saturday night. White pushed his to a season-high 11 games with a single in the third. Robbins, 3-for-3 on the night, advanced his streak to seven games, while Lis moves to five-straight and Jeff Christy extended his to four.
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Beloit 0 at Lansing 4
Record 6-6
W: N. Starner (2-1, 1.50); L: J. Lugo (0-1, 5.25)
HR: LAN: B. Pettway (4), M. Liuzza (1).
From Snappersbaseball.com: The Lansing Lugnuts winning streak reached double digits on Saturday afternoon with a 4-0 victory over the Beloit Snappers before 4,992 fans at Oldsmobile Park. It was the second shutout tossed by the Lugnuts pitching staff this season, as Lansing has won ten straight.
Lansing scored two runs in the first inning to take the lead for good. Travis Snider ripped his fourth triple of the season off of the wall in right field to plate Chris Gutierrez and give the Lugnuts a 1-0 lead. Brian Pettway followed that with a double to deep cented to score Snider and make it 2-0.
That turned out to be all of the offense that Nate Starner (2-1) would need. Lansing's starting pitcher tossed seven masterful innings of shutout baseball, scattering just three hits along the way while whiffing seven. Seth Overbey pitched the last two innings for the Lugnuts. Beloit failed to have a runner reach third base in the game.
The Lugnuts added two more runs in the seventh to salt the game away. Pettway led the frame off with a solo homer, his fourth of the year, to make it 3-0. He has now homered in three straight games.
Matt Liuzza followed that with a solo blast of his own to end the scoring at 4-0. It was Liuzza's first dinger of the season.
Lansing (11-1) will host Beloit (6-6) in game two of the four game series on Sunday afternoon at Oldsmobile Park. Kyle Ginley (0-0, 2.08) will take the mound for the Lugnuts, while Cole Devries (0-0, 1.23) will get the ball for the Snappers.
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Saturday, April 21, 2007
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Rochester 6 at Pawtucket 2
Record 5-3
W: S. Baker (1-0, 1.69); L: B. Corey (0-2, 4.05)
HR: None.
E: Tolbert (4, fielding), Span (1, throw), DePaula (1, throw).
From redwingsbasball.com: Scott Baker dominated the Pawtucket Red Sox lineup, as the Red Wings won 6-2 Friday night in Rhode Island. Denard Span's bases-loaded triple was part of a six-run eighth inning. The Wings return home Saturday night to open a five-game homestand.
Baker and Pawtucket's David Pauley were ahead of the hitters all game. After Brandon Moss's single in the second, Baker (1-0) set down the next 17 hitters he faced - until Moss singled again in the eighth. Baker needed just 73 pitches to get through the first seven innings, and left after eight innings with a 99-pitch night. Baker fanned eight and did not walk a batter; he threw a first pitch strike to 18 of the 23 batters he faced.
Pauley allowed just two hits over six innings, striking out nine Wings and walking two. Bryan Corey (0-2) worked around a Red Wings threat in the seventh, when Rochester had runners on first and second with two outs but couldn't score.
The Wings finally got on the scoreboard in the eighth; Garrett Jones' two-out single up the middle scored Tommy Watkins, who had singled and stolen second base. Jose Morales singled to center to plate Jones, making it 2-0 Wings. An RBI hit by Matt Moses boosted the lead to 3-0; Span's triple into the right field corner with the bases loaded capped the scoring.
Bobby Korecky ran into a jam with two outs in the ninth; Mike Venafro allowed a two-run hit to Moss before retiring pinch-hitter Bobby Scales to end the game.
NOTES: Rochester had four stolen bases in the game - two by Watkins, and one each by Moses and Trent Oeltjen... LHP Jon Lester, who went 7-2 in 15 games as a rookie for Boston last season, is scheduled to start for Pawtucket on April 25 at Frontier Field. Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma near the end of last season, and underwent six chemotherapy treatments. He was the first Red Sox rookie pitcher to win seven or more games since 1993 (Ken Ryan and Aaron Sele). Lester started for Class A Greenville Friday against Savannah; he gave up six hits and three runs while striking out five in five innings. Lester is scheduled to pitch a bullpen session at Fenway Park Sunday before joining Pawtucket... In their first nine starts, the Wings' starting rotation has a 3-1 record with a 1.29 ERA. In 48 2/3 innings of work, the starters have allowed 13 runs (seven earned) on 32 hits while walking 14 and striking out 39...
Double-A New Britain RHP Anthony Swarzak was suspended Friday for 50 games for testing positive in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
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Connecticut 7 at New Britain 4
Record: 3-5
W: A. Hinshaw (1-0, 0.00); L: D. Powers (0-2, 21.60); SV: J. Hedrick (1)
HR: NBR: M. Allegra (1).
E: plouffE 2 (2, fielding, fielding), Blackburn, N (1, throw).
From rockcats.com: The Defenders pounded out 13 hits, including four in a three-run seventh inning, to down New Britain 7-4 at New Britain Stadium.
Carlos Sosa (3-for-4) knocked in John Bowker with a single to right field to give the Defenders a 5-4 lead in the top of the seventh inning. Simon Klink (2-for-4) added a two-run double.
In a game of miscues that included a total of five errors – three by the Rock Cats – the inter-state rivals exchanged runs all night long. The Defenders broke out for two runs in the second inning. Alex Requena (0-5) grounded into a force out to score Todd Jennings. John Bowker followed with a single before Requena scored on a wild pitch by Nick Blackburn.
The Rock Cats’ bats came alive in the bottom of the second, with consecutive singles by Brock Peterson, Matt Allegra, and Korey Feiner. Brandon Roberts then drew the bases-loaded walk to score Peterson from third and put the Rock Cats on the board 2-1.
Allegra led off the bottom of the fourth with his first home run as a Rock Cat, a solo shot to left field, to even the score 2-2. Korey Feiner followed with a walk. Brandon Roberts bunted and reached first on a throwing error by pitcher Darren Sack. Trevor Plouffe delivered another bunt that was fielded by Sack, whose second throwing error allowed Feiner and Roberts to score and give the ‘Cats a 4-2 lead.
The Defenders retaliated in the top of the fifth, when Requena scored on an RBI groundout by Brian Horwitz to close the gap to 4-3. Jennings’ RBI single in the sixth tied the game 4-4.
Blackburn lasted five innings, allowing six hits and three runs (two earned). Daniel Powers suffered the loss for the Rock Cats. Powers (0-2) allowed two runs on four hits in one inning.
Alexander Hinshaw (1-0) picked up the win with three shutout innings in relief. He struck out five. Justin Hedrick notched his first save with two scoreless innings to closeout the game.
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Fort Myers 9 at Tampa 1
Record 7 - 7
W: J. Rainville (2-2, 1.17); L: E. Abreu (0-1, 9.82)
HR: FTM: E. Lis (2).
Erik Lis cracked his second home run of the season and finished with four RBI to lead the Fort Myers Miracle to a 9-1 victory over the Tampa Yankees Friday night.
Besides Lis (2-for-4), Edward Ovalle went 2-for-5 with three RBI as the nine runs by the Miracle are a season-high.
Steve Tolleson led off the game with a single to left, scoring on a wild pitch later. After a two-out walk to Whit Robbins and a single by Lis, Ovalle delivered a run-scoring single.
In the third, White pushed a double down the right-field line to extend his hitting streak to 10 straight games. Juan Portes was hit by a pitch before Lis connected for a three-run blast to right for a 5-0 Miracle lead.
The Yankees scored their lone run of the night in the fourth on a bases-loaded single by Francisco Cervilli. Hideki Matsui, on a rehab stint from the parent Yankees, scored from third on the play.
Four more insurance runs came home for the Miracle (7-7) in the sixth and seventh.
Matt Betsill reached base in the sixth on a fielding error by Kevin Russo at second base, allowing Caleb Moore to score on the play. Lis drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh and Ovalle delivered a two-run single to center.
All three Miracle pitchers looked sharp. Jay Rainville tossed 5 1/3 innings allowing just one run on six hits with six strikeouts. Yohan Pino hurled 1 2/3 innings striking out two, while Zach Ward wrapped up the night with two scoreless innings.
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Wisconsin 3 at Beloit 8
Record 6-5
W: S. Land (1-0, 1.50); L: J. Souza (0-2, 7.88); SV: D. Leatherman (1)
HR: BEL: D. Valencia (4).
E: Ortiz (3, fielding), Benson (1, missed catch), Olson (2, fielding).
From www.snappersbaseball.com: The Snappers' bats finally woke up tonight as they beat the Timber Rattlers for the second consecutive day. Danny Valencia helped the Snappers improve their record to 6-5, going 2 for 4 with a home run.
Beloit struck first with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Yancarlos Ortiz scored from third on a passed ball by catcher, Jair Fernandez. Brian Dinkelman was later drive home by a single off the bat of Chris Parmelee, giving the Snappers a 2-0 lead.
Wisconsin came back to tie the game at two in the top of the fifth inning and eventually took the lead with a run in the top of the seventh inning. Timber Rattlers' catcher, Leury Bonilla, hit a sacrifice fly to right and made it a 3-2 Wisconsin lead.
The Snappers took control in the bottom of the seventh inning with four runs of their own. Garrett Olson hit an RBI single to left, scoring Yancarlos Ortiz. Danny Valencia then followed with his fourth home run of the season. Valencia's homer was a three run shot that gave the Snappers a 6-4 lead.
Beloit added two more in the bottom of the eighth and headed into the ninth inning with a five run lead. Dan Leatherman pitched a scoreless ninth inning and closed the door on the Timber Rattlers.
Sean Land pitched an inning and a third to pick up his first win of the season. Dan Leatherman collected his first save of the season going one and two third's innings.
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Record 5-3
W: S. Baker (1-0, 1.69); L: B. Corey (0-2, 4.05)
HR: None.
E: Tolbert (4, fielding), Span (1, throw), DePaula (1, throw).
From redwingsbasball.com: Scott Baker dominated the Pawtucket Red Sox lineup, as the Red Wings won 6-2 Friday night in Rhode Island. Denard Span's bases-loaded triple was part of a six-run eighth inning. The Wings return home Saturday night to open a five-game homestand.
Baker and Pawtucket's David Pauley were ahead of the hitters all game. After Brandon Moss's single in the second, Baker (1-0) set down the next 17 hitters he faced - until Moss singled again in the eighth. Baker needed just 73 pitches to get through the first seven innings, and left after eight innings with a 99-pitch night. Baker fanned eight and did not walk a batter; he threw a first pitch strike to 18 of the 23 batters he faced.
Pauley allowed just two hits over six innings, striking out nine Wings and walking two. Bryan Corey (0-2) worked around a Red Wings threat in the seventh, when Rochester had runners on first and second with two outs but couldn't score.
The Wings finally got on the scoreboard in the eighth; Garrett Jones' two-out single up the middle scored Tommy Watkins, who had singled and stolen second base. Jose Morales singled to center to plate Jones, making it 2-0 Wings. An RBI hit by Matt Moses boosted the lead to 3-0; Span's triple into the right field corner with the bases loaded capped the scoring.
Bobby Korecky ran into a jam with two outs in the ninth; Mike Venafro allowed a two-run hit to Moss before retiring pinch-hitter Bobby Scales to end the game.
NOTES: Rochester had four stolen bases in the game - two by Watkins, and one each by Moses and Trent Oeltjen... LHP Jon Lester, who went 7-2 in 15 games as a rookie for Boston last season, is scheduled to start for Pawtucket on April 25 at Frontier Field. Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma near the end of last season, and underwent six chemotherapy treatments. He was the first Red Sox rookie pitcher to win seven or more games since 1993 (Ken Ryan and Aaron Sele). Lester started for Class A Greenville Friday against Savannah; he gave up six hits and three runs while striking out five in five innings. Lester is scheduled to pitch a bullpen session at Fenway Park Sunday before joining Pawtucket... In their first nine starts, the Wings' starting rotation has a 3-1 record with a 1.29 ERA. In 48 2/3 innings of work, the starters have allowed 13 runs (seven earned) on 32 hits while walking 14 and striking out 39...
Double-A New Britain RHP Anthony Swarzak was suspended Friday for 50 games for testing positive in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
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Connecticut 7 at New Britain 4
Record: 3-5
W: A. Hinshaw (1-0, 0.00); L: D. Powers (0-2, 21.60); SV: J. Hedrick (1)
HR: NBR: M. Allegra (1).
E: plouffE 2 (2, fielding, fielding), Blackburn, N (1, throw).
From rockcats.com: The Defenders pounded out 13 hits, including four in a three-run seventh inning, to down New Britain 7-4 at New Britain Stadium.
Carlos Sosa (3-for-4) knocked in John Bowker with a single to right field to give the Defenders a 5-4 lead in the top of the seventh inning. Simon Klink (2-for-4) added a two-run double.
In a game of miscues that included a total of five errors – three by the Rock Cats – the inter-state rivals exchanged runs all night long. The Defenders broke out for two runs in the second inning. Alex Requena (0-5) grounded into a force out to score Todd Jennings. John Bowker followed with a single before Requena scored on a wild pitch by Nick Blackburn.
The Rock Cats’ bats came alive in the bottom of the second, with consecutive singles by Brock Peterson, Matt Allegra, and Korey Feiner. Brandon Roberts then drew the bases-loaded walk to score Peterson from third and put the Rock Cats on the board 2-1.
Allegra led off the bottom of the fourth with his first home run as a Rock Cat, a solo shot to left field, to even the score 2-2. Korey Feiner followed with a walk. Brandon Roberts bunted and reached first on a throwing error by pitcher Darren Sack. Trevor Plouffe delivered another bunt that was fielded by Sack, whose second throwing error allowed Feiner and Roberts to score and give the ‘Cats a 4-2 lead.
The Defenders retaliated in the top of the fifth, when Requena scored on an RBI groundout by Brian Horwitz to close the gap to 4-3. Jennings’ RBI single in the sixth tied the game 4-4.
Blackburn lasted five innings, allowing six hits and three runs (two earned). Daniel Powers suffered the loss for the Rock Cats. Powers (0-2) allowed two runs on four hits in one inning.
Alexander Hinshaw (1-0) picked up the win with three shutout innings in relief. He struck out five. Justin Hedrick notched his first save with two scoreless innings to closeout the game.
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Fort Myers 9 at Tampa 1
Record 7 - 7
W: J. Rainville (2-2, 1.17); L: E. Abreu (0-1, 9.82)
HR: FTM: E. Lis (2).
Erik Lis cracked his second home run of the season and finished with four RBI to lead the Fort Myers Miracle to a 9-1 victory over the Tampa Yankees Friday night.
Besides Lis (2-for-4), Edward Ovalle went 2-for-5 with three RBI as the nine runs by the Miracle are a season-high.
Steve Tolleson led off the game with a single to left, scoring on a wild pitch later. After a two-out walk to Whit Robbins and a single by Lis, Ovalle delivered a run-scoring single.
In the third, White pushed a double down the right-field line to extend his hitting streak to 10 straight games. Juan Portes was hit by a pitch before Lis connected for a three-run blast to right for a 5-0 Miracle lead.
The Yankees scored their lone run of the night in the fourth on a bases-loaded single by Francisco Cervilli. Hideki Matsui, on a rehab stint from the parent Yankees, scored from third on the play.
Four more insurance runs came home for the Miracle (7-7) in the sixth and seventh.
Matt Betsill reached base in the sixth on a fielding error by Kevin Russo at second base, allowing Caleb Moore to score on the play. Lis drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh and Ovalle delivered a two-run single to center.
All three Miracle pitchers looked sharp. Jay Rainville tossed 5 1/3 innings allowing just one run on six hits with six strikeouts. Yohan Pino hurled 1 2/3 innings striking out two, while Zach Ward wrapped up the night with two scoreless innings.
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Wisconsin 3 at Beloit 8
Record 6-5
W: S. Land (1-0, 1.50); L: J. Souza (0-2, 7.88); SV: D. Leatherman (1)
HR: BEL: D. Valencia (4).
E: Ortiz (3, fielding), Benson (1, missed catch), Olson (2, fielding).
From www.snappersbaseball.com: The Snappers' bats finally woke up tonight as they beat the Timber Rattlers for the second consecutive day. Danny Valencia helped the Snappers improve their record to 6-5, going 2 for 4 with a home run.
Beloit struck first with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Yancarlos Ortiz scored from third on a passed ball by catcher, Jair Fernandez. Brian Dinkelman was later drive home by a single off the bat of Chris Parmelee, giving the Snappers a 2-0 lead.
Wisconsin came back to tie the game at two in the top of the fifth inning and eventually took the lead with a run in the top of the seventh inning. Timber Rattlers' catcher, Leury Bonilla, hit a sacrifice fly to right and made it a 3-2 Wisconsin lead.
The Snappers took control in the bottom of the seventh inning with four runs of their own. Garrett Olson hit an RBI single to left, scoring Yancarlos Ortiz. Danny Valencia then followed with his fourth home run of the season. Valencia's homer was a three run shot that gave the Snappers a 6-4 lead.
Beloit added two more in the bottom of the eighth and headed into the ninth inning with a five run lead. Dan Leatherman pitched a scoreless ninth inning and closed the door on the Timber Rattlers.
Sean Land pitched an inning and a third to pick up his first win of the season. Dan Leatherman collected his first save of the season going one and two third's innings.
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Rochester 3 at Pawtucket 0 (7 Innings)
Record 4-2
W: K. Slowey (2-0, 0.00); L: D. Hansack (1-1, 1.69); SV: M. Venafro (1)
HR: ROC: M. Tolbert (1).
From redwingsbasball.com: Kevin Slowey recorded nine strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings as Rochester blanked Pawtucket 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday afternoon. The Paw Sox topped the Wings 4-0 in the second game. The Wings played for the first time since Saturday afternoon.
Slowey (2-0) scattered three hits and did not walk a batter. The 22-year-old has allowed only six hits over 11 2/3 shutout frames this season, and opponents are batting .130 against him. Mike Venafro worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief and picked up his first save of the season.
Matt Tolbert led off the third inning with a home run, giving the Red Wings all the offense they would need. Trent Oeltjen doubled to lead off the fifth and eventually scored on Denard Span's infield single. Span later scored on second baseman Chad Spann's throwing error. Pawtucket's best chance to score came in the third inning, when Spann doubled and Ed Rogers singled to put runners on first and third with two outs. Slowey then struck out Alex Ochoa to end the threat.
Devern Hansack (1-1) took the loss after yielding three runs -- two earned -- on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings. The native Nicaraguan whiffed three batters and now leads the International League with 23 strikeouts on the season. Craig Hansen followed with 1 1/3 scoreless frames.
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Rochester 0 at Pawtucket 4 (7 Innings)
Record 4-3
W: C. Breslow (1-0, 2.45); L: M. Garza (0-1, 2.77); SV: E. Martinez (1)
HR: PAW: B. Moss (2).
E: Tolbert (4, fielding), Span (1, throw), DePaula (1, throw).
From redwingsbasball.com: In the second game Brandon Moss went 2-for-3 with a home run, double and two runs scored for Pawtucket. Moss homered to lead off the fourth inning, but it was a play that occurred two batters later that generated more excitement. Luis Jimenez circled the bases on a ground ball to second base, as Tolbert and Span both made throwing errors on the play.
Moss struck again in the sixth inning. The 23-year-old doubled to lead off the frame and eventually scored on a single by Jimenez.
Pawtucket (6-7), which snapped a five-game losing streak, received a strong effort from a quartet of relievers. Mike Burns started the game and tossed two perfect innings, and Craig Breslow (1-0) followed with three shutout frames of his own. Edgar Martinez recorded the last four outs of the ballgame and picked up his first save.
The Red Wings' best chance to score came in the sixth when they loaded the bases with two outs. Martinez struck out Doug Deeds on a full-count breaking ball to escape the jam.
Matt Garza (0-1) took the loss, yielding three runs -- two earned -- on six hits over five innings while striking out five. The Red Wings dropped to 4-3 on the season.
NOTES: INF Glenn Williams will not be with the team the next two days, so he can attend a funeral for a family friend. Williams will rejoin the club for Saturday night's home game... LHP Jon Lester, who went 7-2 in 15 games as a rookie for Boston last season, is tentatively scheduled to start for Pawtucket on April 25 at Frontier Field according to MiLB.com. Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma near the end of last season, and underwent six chemotherapy treatments. Lester starts for Class A Greenville Friday.
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Connecticut 4 at New Britain 5
Record: 3-4
W: B. Duensing (1-0, 2.16); L: B. Cox (0-2, 6.30); SV: J. Mijares (2)
HR: CT: S. Holm (1). NBR: B. Peterson (1).
From rockcats.com: Brian Duensing tossed 5 2/3 strong innings and Brian Buscher drove in two runs as New Britain edged visiting Connecticut, 5-4, on Thursday.
Duensing (1-0) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four. The left-hander, who threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in his first start against Portland on April 9, went 5-10 with a 3.49 ERA between Class A Beloit, Class A Advanced Fort Myers and New Britain last year.
Jose Mijares retired all five batters he faced, striking out two, to pick up his second save.
Buscher and David Winfree hit consecutive RBI doubles in the first to give the Rock Cats (3-4) a 2-0 lead. Brock Peterson hit his first homer of the season in the fourth, while Garrett Guzman lifted a sacrifice fly and Buscher delivered an RBI double in the fifth to cap the scoring for New Britain.
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Fort Myers 3 at Tampa 4
Record 6 - 7
W: J. Valdez (1-0, 1.50); L: A. Garcia (0-1, 2.57)
HR: None.
Steven Tolleson coaxed a two-out walk out of Tampa starter Chien-Ming Wang, then stole second and went to third on Dwayne White's infield single.
Whitney Robbins' single and a double by Erik Lis staked Fort Myers (6-7) to a 3-1 lead, but that was about all the Miracle got against Wang, a Cy Young runner-up who was making a rehab start for the Class A Tampa Yankees.
Miracle starter Alex Smit struck out seven while giving up two runs on six hits and a walk. Robbins led Fort Myers at the plate with a 2-for-3 night.
Angel Garcia (0-1) suffered the loss, giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in 1 2/3 innings. With runners on second and third, Reggie Corona pulled a pitch from Garcia to right field deep enough to score both runners and get Tampa to a .500 record.
Ticket Errata: Monday, April 23rd Miracle vs Clearwater Threshers - this game IS NOT at Terry Park
Wednesday, May 16th Miracle vs Clearwater Threshers - we are NOT playing the Palm Beach Cardinals
Friday, June 22nd Miracle vs Sarasota Reds at 12:05pm - this game IS NOT at 7:05pm (it is are annual Big Splash game)
Tuesday, July 3rd Miracle vs Lakeland Flying Tigers - we are NOT playing the Tampa Yankees
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Video: Meet Javi Sanchez
Although I'm thinking of doing something like this with the GCL boys.
The 2007 Miracle program is a study in bad printing and we've been playing Mystery Miracle since the start of the season. The picture shown next to Javi's profile information is actually Danny Santiesteban. My innital reaction was to blame the printer, but now I've decided it's not just them. Without Sean Arenson around, I doubt that anyone proof-read anything (witness all the printing errors on the tickets).
Wisconsin 2 at Beloit 3
Record 5-5
W: D. Hernandez (2-0, 0.00); L: J. Kantakevich (0-1, 1.08)
HR: None.
From snappersbaseball.com: The Snappers returned home and returned to their winning ways with a 3-2 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Thursday. Catcher, Greg Yersich, was the deciding factor again for the Snappers as he reached on a throwing error by third baseman Leury Bonilla in the bottom of the ninth inning. With Yersich reaching on the error, Joe Benson was able to score the winning run from third base.
Chris Parmelee got things going for Beloit in the bottom of the second inning with a double to left. Parmelee later reached third on a pick off attempt gone bad by pitcher Ricky Orta. Chris, however, had to leave the game after injuring himself on the play. One batter later, Mark Robinson had an RBI sacrifice fly, scoring pinch runner, Danny Santiesteban, from third. Robinson's RBI made it a 1-0 Snappers lead.
The game would remain scoreless until the eighth inning, when the Timber Rattlers would get on the board. Alex Liddi singled, Leury Bonilla double, and Jair Fernandez had a sacrifice fly to make it a 2-1 Wisconsin lead.
The Snappers would not lie down, however. They battled back to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth with a two-out, Johnny Woodard RBI single to right. Woodard's single opened the door for Yersich, as he was the hero at Pohlman Field for the second straight home game.
Jeff Manship pitched a strong seven and two third's innings of two run, three hit baseball. Manship recorded another seven strikeouts in the Snappers' win. Danny Hernandez pitched an inning and a third of scoreless relief to pick up his second win of the season.
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Record 4-2
W: K. Slowey (2-0, 0.00); L: D. Hansack (1-1, 1.69); SV: M. Venafro (1)
HR: ROC: M. Tolbert (1).
From redwingsbasball.com: Kevin Slowey recorded nine strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings as Rochester blanked Pawtucket 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday afternoon. The Paw Sox topped the Wings 4-0 in the second game. The Wings played for the first time since Saturday afternoon.
Slowey (2-0) scattered three hits and did not walk a batter. The 22-year-old has allowed only six hits over 11 2/3 shutout frames this season, and opponents are batting .130 against him. Mike Venafro worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief and picked up his first save of the season.
Matt Tolbert led off the third inning with a home run, giving the Red Wings all the offense they would need. Trent Oeltjen doubled to lead off the fifth and eventually scored on Denard Span's infield single. Span later scored on second baseman Chad Spann's throwing error. Pawtucket's best chance to score came in the third inning, when Spann doubled and Ed Rogers singled to put runners on first and third with two outs. Slowey then struck out Alex Ochoa to end the threat.
Devern Hansack (1-1) took the loss after yielding three runs -- two earned -- on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings. The native Nicaraguan whiffed three batters and now leads the International League with 23 strikeouts on the season. Craig Hansen followed with 1 1/3 scoreless frames.
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Rochester 0 at Pawtucket 4 (7 Innings)
Record 4-3
W: C. Breslow (1-0, 2.45); L: M. Garza (0-1, 2.77); SV: E. Martinez (1)
HR: PAW: B. Moss (2).
E: Tolbert (4, fielding), Span (1, throw), DePaula (1, throw).
From redwingsbasball.com: In the second game Brandon Moss went 2-for-3 with a home run, double and two runs scored for Pawtucket. Moss homered to lead off the fourth inning, but it was a play that occurred two batters later that generated more excitement. Luis Jimenez circled the bases on a ground ball to second base, as Tolbert and Span both made throwing errors on the play.
Moss struck again in the sixth inning. The 23-year-old doubled to lead off the frame and eventually scored on a single by Jimenez.
Pawtucket (6-7), which snapped a five-game losing streak, received a strong effort from a quartet of relievers. Mike Burns started the game and tossed two perfect innings, and Craig Breslow (1-0) followed with three shutout frames of his own. Edgar Martinez recorded the last four outs of the ballgame and picked up his first save.
The Red Wings' best chance to score came in the sixth when they loaded the bases with two outs. Martinez struck out Doug Deeds on a full-count breaking ball to escape the jam.
Matt Garza (0-1) took the loss, yielding three runs -- two earned -- on six hits over five innings while striking out five. The Red Wings dropped to 4-3 on the season.
NOTES: INF Glenn Williams will not be with the team the next two days, so he can attend a funeral for a family friend. Williams will rejoin the club for Saturday night's home game... LHP Jon Lester, who went 7-2 in 15 games as a rookie for Boston last season, is tentatively scheduled to start for Pawtucket on April 25 at Frontier Field according to MiLB.com. Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma near the end of last season, and underwent six chemotherapy treatments. Lester starts for Class A Greenville Friday.
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Connecticut 4 at New Britain 5
Record: 3-4
W: B. Duensing (1-0, 2.16); L: B. Cox (0-2, 6.30); SV: J. Mijares (2)
HR: CT: S. Holm (1). NBR: B. Peterson (1).
From rockcats.com: Brian Duensing tossed 5 2/3 strong innings and Brian Buscher drove in two runs as New Britain edged visiting Connecticut, 5-4, on Thursday.
Duensing (1-0) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four. The left-hander, who threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in his first start against Portland on April 9, went 5-10 with a 3.49 ERA between Class A Beloit, Class A Advanced Fort Myers and New Britain last year.
Jose Mijares retired all five batters he faced, striking out two, to pick up his second save.
Buscher and David Winfree hit consecutive RBI doubles in the first to give the Rock Cats (3-4) a 2-0 lead. Brock Peterson hit his first homer of the season in the fourth, while Garrett Guzman lifted a sacrifice fly and Buscher delivered an RBI double in the fifth to cap the scoring for New Britain.
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Fort Myers 3 at Tampa 4
Record 6 - 7
W: J. Valdez (1-0, 1.50); L: A. Garcia (0-1, 2.57)
HR: None.
Steven Tolleson coaxed a two-out walk out of Tampa starter Chien-Ming Wang, then stole second and went to third on Dwayne White's infield single.
Whitney Robbins' single and a double by Erik Lis staked Fort Myers (6-7) to a 3-1 lead, but that was about all the Miracle got against Wang, a Cy Young runner-up who was making a rehab start for the Class A Tampa Yankees.
Miracle starter Alex Smit struck out seven while giving up two runs on six hits and a walk. Robbins led Fort Myers at the plate with a 2-for-3 night.
Angel Garcia (0-1) suffered the loss, giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in 1 2/3 innings. With runners on second and third, Reggie Corona pulled a pitch from Garcia to right field deep enough to score both runners and get Tampa to a .500 record.
Ticket Errata: Monday, April 23rd Miracle vs Clearwater Threshers - this game IS NOT at Terry Park
Wednesday, May 16th Miracle vs Clearwater Threshers - we are NOT playing the Palm Beach Cardinals
Friday, June 22nd Miracle vs Sarasota Reds at 12:05pm - this game IS NOT at 7:05pm (it is are annual Big Splash game)
Tuesday, July 3rd Miracle vs Lakeland Flying Tigers - we are NOT playing the Tampa Yankees
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Video (not mine):
Video: Meet Javi Sanchez
Although I'm thinking of doing something like this with the GCL boys.
The 2007 Miracle program is a study in bad printing and we've been playing Mystery Miracle since the start of the season. The picture shown next to Javi's profile information is actually Danny Santiesteban. My innital reaction was to blame the printer, but now I've decided it's not just them. Without Sean Arenson around, I doubt that anyone proof-read anything (witness all the printing errors on the tickets).
Wisconsin 2 at Beloit 3
Record 5-5
W: D. Hernandez (2-0, 0.00); L: J. Kantakevich (0-1, 1.08)
HR: None.
From snappersbaseball.com: The Snappers returned home and returned to their winning ways with a 3-2 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Thursday. Catcher, Greg Yersich, was the deciding factor again for the Snappers as he reached on a throwing error by third baseman Leury Bonilla in the bottom of the ninth inning. With Yersich reaching on the error, Joe Benson was able to score the winning run from third base.
Chris Parmelee got things going for Beloit in the bottom of the second inning with a double to left. Parmelee later reached third on a pick off attempt gone bad by pitcher Ricky Orta. Chris, however, had to leave the game after injuring himself on the play. One batter later, Mark Robinson had an RBI sacrifice fly, scoring pinch runner, Danny Santiesteban, from third. Robinson's RBI made it a 1-0 Snappers lead.
The game would remain scoreless until the eighth inning, when the Timber Rattlers would get on the board. Alex Liddi singled, Leury Bonilla double, and Jair Fernandez had a sacrifice fly to make it a 2-1 Wisconsin lead.
The Snappers would not lie down, however. They battled back to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth with a two-out, Johnny Woodard RBI single to right. Woodard's single opened the door for Yersich, as he was the hero at Pohlman Field for the second straight home game.
Jeff Manship pitched a strong seven and two third's innings of two run, three hit baseball. Manship recorded another seven strikeouts in the Snappers' win. Danny Hernandez pitched an inning and a third of scoreless relief to pick up his second win of the season.
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