June 16, 2007
Click here to listen to a replay of tonight's game broadcast or go to
http://www.sportsjuice.com/player/asx.aspx?A|2175
Just as they did on Friday, RailCats hitters struggled in key situations on Saturday night. The club had base runners in each of the first eight innings but went a combined 1 for 14 at the plate with men on base.
RailCats starting pitcher Steve Obenchain issued three consecutive walks in the first inning with one out before allowing Easley's two-out, bloop single to center to bring in two runs and give the T-Bones an early lead. Nelson Gord hit a solo home run for Kansas City in the fourth, his first of the year, to make it 3-0.
Gary's Brett Wallace drilled the first home run of his professional career in the fifth to get the RailCats on the board, and they added another run later in the inning to pull to within one. Dale Mueller walked, went to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Jay Pecci's two-out single to make it 3-2.
The RailCats best chance to tie the game came in the seventh when Wallace singled, stole second, and went to third on Mueller's sacrifice. But Eric McNamee flied out to shallow right and Pecci grounded to third to end the threat.
In the eighth, Steve Haake lined a single to center with one out and went to second on a wild pitch, but Eric Blakeley grounded to second and pinch hitter Mike Reese struck out to end the threat.
T-Bones reliever Dan Jackson pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save.
Durost (3-0) went six and one-third innings, allowing five hits and two runs with four walks and two strikeouts for the win. Reliever Matt Schweitzer pitched out of the jam in the seventh and worked the eighth to set up Jackson for the save.
Obenchain (1-1), getting his first start of the season after nine relief appearances, allowed four hits and three runs in four innings with four walks and four strikeouts.
The RailCats host the T-Bones in the finale of a three game series at U. S. Steel Yard on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Willie Glen (4-0, 3.43) will pitch for
Notes: Tanner Townsend went 0 for 2 with two walks as his 10 game hitting streak ended…Jermaine Allensworth was 0 for 4 to snap his seven game hitting streak…RailCats relievers worked five scoreless innings. Over the last eight games, they have pitched 23 innings and allowed only one run.
Kansas City 3 (13-15) Gary 2 (20-8)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Eggleston cf 5 0 1 0 McNamee 2b 4 0 0 0
Watson 3b 2 1 0 0 Pecci ss 4 0 2 1
Brown 2b 3 1 0 0 Allensworth lf 4 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 3 0 1 0 Haake rf 4 0 2 0
Pickering dh 3 0 0 0 Blakeley 1b 4 0 0 0
Easley rf 4 0 2 2 Townsend 3b 2 0 0 0
Mendez ss 4 0 0 0 Price dh 2 0 0 0
Belcher lf 4 0 0 0 Reese ph 1 0 0 0
Gord c 4 1 2 1 Wallace c 3 1 2 1
Durost p 0 0 0 0 Detienne ph 1 0 0 0
Schweitzer p 0 0 0 0 Mueller cf 2 1 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0 Obenchain p 0 0 0 0
Blackwell p 0 0 0 0
Stipovich p 0 0 0 0
Cogan p 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 32 3 6 3 Totals...... 31 2 6 2
Score by innings: R H E
----------------------------------------------
Kansas City 200 100 000 - 3 6 0
Gary 000 020 000 - 2 6 0
----------------------------------------------
DP - T-Bones 1; RailCats 1. LOB - T-Bones 7; RailCats 8. 2B - Gord(1);
Haake(9). HR - Gord(1); Wallace(1). SH - Mueller. SB - Eggleston(14);
Wallace(1).
IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd NP
Durost W 3-0 6.1 5 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 22 27 8 8 93
Schweitzer 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 6 7 1 2 27
Jackson S,7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 16
Obenchain L 1-1 4.0 4 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 15 19 4 3 72
Blackwell 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 10 2 2 42
Stipovich 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6
Cogan 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 3 3 26
WP - Durost(3); Schweitzer(2).
Strikeouts - Eggleston 2; Brown; Delgado; Pickering; Mendez 2; Gord;
Allensworth 3; Reese; Detienne. Walks - Watson 2; Brown; Delgado;
Pickering; McNamee; Townsend 2; Price; Mueller.
Umpires - Home:Erik Stahlbusch 1st:Mike Baker 3rd:Mike Trotter
Start: 6:03 pm Time: 2:50 Attendance: 3721
Game Notes:
Sunday's probables: Trevor Caughey (KCT) at Willie Glen (GAR), 2 pm
Game delayed 30 minutes due to lightning in the bottom of the 1st.
Score by innings: R H E
----------------------------------------------
Kansas City 200 100 000 - 3 6 0
Gary 000 020 000 - 2 6 0
----------------------------------------------
Kansas City inning 1
Eggleston struck out swinging (3-2). Watson walked (3-1). Brown walked
(3-0); Watson advanced to second. Delgado walked (3-1); Brown advanced to
second; Watson advanced to third. Pickering struck out looking (3-2).
Easley singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-0); Delgado advanced to second;
Brown scored; Watson scored. Mendez popped up to 2b (0-0). 2 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Gary inning 1
McNamee flied out to cf (0-1). Pecci singled to right field (1-2).
Allensworth struck out swinging (1-2). Haake popped up to 3b (2-1). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Kansas City inning 2
Belcher grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). Gord doubled to left center
(1-0). Eggleston flied out to cf (2-1); Gord advanced to third. Watson
walked (3-1). Brown flied out to lf (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Gary inning 2
Blakeley flied out to lf (0-2). Townsend flied out to cf (0-0). Price
walked (3-0). Wallace grounded out to 2b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Kansas City inning 3
Delgado singled through the right side (0-0). Pickering grounded into
double play 1b to ss to p (0-1); Delgado out on the play. Easley popped up
to 2b (2-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary inning 3
Mueller grounded out to 2b (0-1). McNamee walked (3-2). Pecci grounded
into double play p to ss to 1b (1-2); McNamee out on the play. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Kansas City inning 4
Mendez struck out swinging (3-2). Belcher grounded out to 1b unassisted
(1-0). Gord homered to left field, RBI (0-0). Eggleston struck out
swinging (3-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary inning 4
Allensworth struck out looking (0-2). Haake doubled to right center (1-1).
Blakeley grounded out to 3b (1-0); Haake advanced to third. Townsend
grounded out to 3b, bunt (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Kansas City inning 5
Blackwell to p for Obenchain. Watson grounded out to ss (1-2). Brown
struck out looking (3-2). Delgado struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary inning 5
Price lined out to lf (1-2). Wallace homered down the lf line, RBI (0-0).
Mueller walked (3-2). Mueller advanced to second on a wild pitch. McNamee
grounded out to ss (2-2); Mueller advanced to third. Pecci singled through
the left side, RBI (1-1); Mueller scored. Allensworth popped up to 2b
(1-0). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Kansas City inning 6
Pickering grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1). Easley singled to left
center (2-2). Mendez struck out swinging (1-2). Belcher popped up to 3b
(1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary inning 6
Haake flied out to lf (2-2). Blakeley grounded out to ss (0-0). Townsend
walked (3-2). Price flied out to lf (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Kansas City inning 7
Gord struck out swinging (1-2). Eggleston singled to center field (3-2).
Watson popped up to c, bunt (0-0). Stipovich to p for Blackwell. Eggleston
stole second. Brown grounded out to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Gary inning 7
Wallace singled up the middle (2-2). Wallace stole second. Mueller out at
first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-1); Wallace advanced to third. Schweitzer to p
for Durost. McNamee flied out to rf (0-0). Pecci grounded out to 3b (2-2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Kansas City inning 8
Cogan to p for Stipovich. Delgado grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1).
Pickering walked (3-2). Easley flied out to rf (0-1). Mendez grounded out
to 3b (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary inning 8
Allensworth struck out looking (2-2). Haake singled up the middle (2-0).
Haake advanced to second on a wild pitch. Blakeley grounded out to 2b
(1-1); Haake advanced to third. Townsend intentionally walked (3-0). Reese
pinch hit for Price. Reese struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Kansas City inning 9
Belcher grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1). Gord flied out to cf (1-0).
Eggleston flied out to cf (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary inning 9
Jackson to p for Schweitzer. Detienne pinch hit for Wallace. Detienne
struck out swinging (2-2). Mueller grounded out to 2b (3-2). McNamee
grounded out to 2b (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Game Notes:
Sunday's probables: Trevor Caughey (KCT) at Willie Glen (GAR), 2 pm
Game delayed 30 minutes due to lightning in the bottom of the 1st.