AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com
TITLE: RailCats Lose Lead, Fall 6-5 as Winning Streak Ends
DATE: 5/28/2007 09:42:00 PM
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Edmonton 6, RailCats 5
May 28, 2007
Edmonton, Alberta—Jason Aspito's one-out double brought in George Sandel from second base with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Edmonton Cracker-Cats overcame a five run deficit and defeated the Gary SouthShore RailCats 6-5 on Monday night. The loss snapped the RailCats four game winning streak and dropped their season's record to 8-3. They are in first place, three games ahead of Joliet in the Northern League's South Division.
The RailCats got on the board in the second inning when Steve Haake and Jose Yepez started off the frame with back-to-back singles. Tanner Townsend grounded into a double play as Haake went to third, and David Detienne singled up the middle to bring in Haake. Nate Price doubled off the center field fence to drive in Detienne and make it 2-0.
The RailCats added two more in the fourth on back-to-back doubles by Yepez and Townsend to bring in one run and a two-out triple by Price to bring in the other.
Then in the fifth inning, Jay Pecci singled to center, went to second on Jermaine Allensworth's bunt single, to third on an error, and scored on Steve Haake's sacrifice fly to make it 5-0.
RailCats starting pitcher Jim Paduch was outstanding over the first five innings, allowing no runs and facing just two batters over the minimum, but he ran into problems in the sixth. After a lead-off walk to Rob Webster, George Sandel singled and Terrence McClain tripled to drive in two runs and make it 5-2. Paduch was replaced by Jared Brown, who got Jason Aspito to ground out to second as McClain scored to make it 5-3.
Edmonton scored again in the seventh off reliever Chad Blackwell when Sandel delivered an infield single with two outs to bring in a run and make it 5-4.
The RailCats were forced to bring closer Tony Cogan into the game to get the final out in the eighth inning, marking the second time in three days that Cogan was forced to go multiple innings for the save. In the ninth, he got pinch hitter Scott Wallis to ground to second to start the inning but then gave up a pair of infield hits to Rob Webster and Sandel. McClain then lined a single to center to bring in Webster and tie the game before Aspito's double off the left field fence provided the game winner.
The RailCats continue their Canadian road trip on Tuesday at Calgary at 8:05 p.m. (CDT). Jason Shelley (0-0, 1.64) will start for Gary against Calgary's Tom Lyons. The RailCats will also play at Calgary Wednesday and Thursday before returning home to host Edmonton on Friday night at the Steel Yard.
Notes: The RailCats were encouraged by Monday's diagnosis of pitcher Steve Edsall, who suffered a dislocated finger on his pitching hand after being struck by a line drive in the ninth inning on Sunday. The RailCats hope Edsall can return to action within the next 10 days…Monday's loss marked the first blown save of the year by the RailCats bullpen after four successful save conversions…RailCats relievers allowed 13 runs in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings Saturday, Sunday, and Monday…Since beginning the season with 18.2 scoreless innings, the relief corps has allowed 17 earned runs in 21.1 innings, an earned run average of 7.17.
Gary SShore RailCats 5 (8-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Eric McNamee 2b.......... 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Jay Pecci ss............. 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 0
Jermaine Allensworth lf.. 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0
Steve Haake rf........... 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1
Jose Yepez c............. 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 0
Tanner Townsend 3b....... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 2
Dave Detienne 1b......... 4 1 1 1 0 1 10 1 0
Nate Price dh............ 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
Dale Mueller cf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
Jim Paduch p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jared Brown p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Blackwell p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brad Mumma p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Cogan p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 35 5 12 5 2 8 25 13 6
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 6 (4-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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George Sandel ss......... 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 0
Terrence McClain lf...... 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 1
Jason Aspito cf.......... 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0
Kyle Nichols 1b.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 0
Chris Becker 2b.......... 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0
Adam Shorsher c.......... 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 1 1
Sambu Ndungidi dh........ 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Rob Recuenco 3b.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
Scott Wallis 3b......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob webster rf........... 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0
Scott Richmond p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Lou Pote p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 32 6 10 6 6 1 27 12 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Gary SShore RailCats 020 210 000 - 5 12 0
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 000 003 102 - 6 10 1
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Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Recuenco(1). DP - RailCats 2; C-Cats 1. LOB - RailCats 6; C-Cats 8. 2B -
Yepez(2); Townsend(6); Price(3); Becker(4); Ndungidi(2). 3B - Price(1);
McClain(1). SF - Haake(2); Recuenco(1). CS - Yepez(1).
Gary SShore RailCats IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Jim Paduch.......... 5.0 4 3 3 3 1 17 20
Jared Brown......... 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
Chad Blackwell...... 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 3 4
Brad Mumma.......... 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
Tony Cogan.......... 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 6 6
Edmonton Cracker-Cat IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Scott Richmond...... 6.1 10 5 4 1 6 27 29
Lou Pote............ 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 8 9
Win - Pote (2-0). Loss - Cogan (1-1). Save - None.
WP - Mumma(1); Cogan(2); Richmond(1).
Umpires - HP: Todd Dorothy 1B: Harry Fredenburgh 3B: Trent Delmont
Start: 7:11pm Time: 3:05 Attendance: 1325
Paduch faced 3 batters in the 6th.
Game: 528EDM
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The Automated ScoreBook
Gary SShore RailCats at Edmonton Cracker-Cat - Play-by-Play
May 28, 2007 at Edmonton, Alberta (TELUS Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Gary SShore RailCats 020 210 000 - 5 12 0
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 000 003 102 - 6 10 1
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Gary SShore RailCats starters: 18/2b McNamee; 12/ss Pecci; 16/lf Allensworth; 9/rf
Haake; 25/c Yepez; 24/3b Townsend; 3/1b Detienne; 22/dh Price; 17/cf Mueller; 14/p
Paduch;
Edmonton Cracker-Cat starters: 11/ss Sandel; 28/lf McClain; 25/cf Aspito; 9/1b
Nichols; 12/2b Becker; 16/c Shorsher; 31/dh Ndungidi; 5/3b Recuenco; 15/rf Webster;
34/p Richmond;
Gary SShore RailCats 1st - McNamee lined out to 1b. Pecci struck out
swinging. Allensworth struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 1st - Sandel grounded out to ss. McClain lined out to
3b. Aspito struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary SShore RailCats 2nd - Haake singled to third base. Yepez singled to left
field; Haake advanced to second. Townsend grounded into double play p to ss to 1b;
Yepez out on the play; Haake advanced to third. Detienne singled up the middle, RBI;
Haake scored. Price doubled to left field, RBI; Detienne scored. Mueller struck out
looking. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 2nd - Nichols walked. Becker doubled to right field;
Nichols advanced to third. Shorsher popped up to rf. Ndungidi grounded out to c.
Recuenco out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Gary SShore RailCats 3rd - McNamee grounded out to 2b. Pecci flied out to cf.
Allensworth lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 3rd - Webster singled to right center. Sandel grounded
into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Webster out on the play. McClain flied out to lf.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary SShore RailCats 4th - Haake struck out swinging. Yepez doubled to left
field. Townsend doubled to left field, RBI; Yepez scored. Detienne grounded out to
ss; Townsend advanced to third. Price tripled to left center, RBI; Townsend scored.
Mueller struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 4th - Aspito popped up to lf. Nichols popped up to 2b.
Becker grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary SShore RailCats 5th - McNamee popped up to rf. Pecci singled up the
middle. Allensworth singled, bunt, advanced to second on an error by 3b; Pecci
advanced to third on an error by 3b. Haake flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Pecci scored,
unearned. Allensworth advanced to third on a wild pitch. Yepez walked. Townsend
lined out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 5th - Shorsher walked. Ndungidi grounded into double
play ss to 2b to 1b; Shorsher out on the play. Recuenco grounded out to p. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary SShore RailCats 6th - Detienne grounded out to 3b. Price out at first 1b
to p. Mueller grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 6th - Webster walked. Sandel singled to right field;
Webster advanced to second. McClain tripled to right center, 2 RBI; Sandel scored;
Webster scored. Brown to p for Paduch. Aspito grounded out to 2b, RBI; McClain
scored. Nichols popped up to c. Becker walked. Blackwell to p for Brown. Shorsher
grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary SShore RailCats 7th - McNamee struck out looking. Pecci singled up the
middle. Pote to p for Richmond. Allensworth singled up the middle; Pecci advanced to
second. Pecci out at second p to ss, picked off. Haake grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 7th - Ndungidi doubled down the lf line. Recuenco
grounded out to p, SF; Ndungidi advanced to third. Webster lined out to 3b. Mumma to
p for Blackwell. Sandel singled to third base, RBI; Ndungidi scored. McClain popped
up to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary SShore RailCats 8th - Yepez walked. Townsend singled up the middle;
Yepez advanced to second. Townsend advanced to second on the throw; Yepez out at
third c to 3b, caught stealing. Detienne struck out looking. Price flied out to lf.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 8th - Aspito lined out to lf. Nichols flied out to rf.
Becker walked. Becker advanced to second on a wild pitch. Shorsher intentionally
walked. Cogan to p for Mumma. Shorsher advanced to second on a wild pitch; Becker
advanced to third on a wild pitch. Ndungidi lined out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Gary SShore RailCats 9th - Mueller grounded out to 2b. McNamee grounded out
to ss. Pecci struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Edmonton Cracker-Cat 9th - Wallis to 3b for Recuenco. Wallis grounded out to
2b. Webster singled to third base. Sandel singled to third base; Webster advanced to
second. McClain singled up the middle, RBI; Sandel advanced to second; Webster
scored. Aspito singled, RBI; McClain advanced to second; Sandel scored. 2 runs, 4
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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