Vipers Offense Attacks T-Bones Miscues
Calgary offense overpowers Kansas City in 11-8 slugfest
CALGARY, Alb. – The Kansas City T-Bones fell to the Calgary Vipers 11-8 Friday Night at Foothills Stadium. The Vipers were able to convert three T-Bones errors into four runs. T-Bones starter Trevor Caughey pitched into the sixth allowing five runs, three earned, while walking and striking out six. The bats kept the T-Bones in the game, as Kansas City tied the game twice and took the lead in the middle innings but couldn't hold on for the win.
The Vipers got going in the first as Darrel Brinkley reached on a Rob Watson throwing error before scoring on a base hit by Carlos Duncan giving the Vipers an early 1-0 lead. They added another unearned run in the second when Manabu Kuramochi scored from first on an errant pickoff attempt by Caughey.
The T-Bones would get on the board in the top of the fourth. Al Benjamin doubled to start the inning followed by a walk to Calvin Pickering. Jason Belcher drove in Benjamin with a sacrifice fly to left before Nelson Gord singled home Pickering to tie the game at two. The T-Bones took their only lead of the night in the fifth inning when Pickering grounded, out scoring Rob Watson after he started the inning with his third hit of the game, making the score 3-2.
The Vipers reclaimed the lead again in the bottom of the fifth. Caughey walked Jorge Tang and Kuramochi to start the inning, both came around to score Tang on a base hit by Brinkley, and Kuramochi on a walk to Jason Colson. Justin Costi relieved Caughey in the sixth but allowed two inherited runs to score on a error by Delgado, the T-Bones third of the game.
Down 6-3 in the top of the seventh the T-Bones fought back again to re-tie the game on a two-out two-run homerun by Calvin Pickering, his sixth of the year off Viper reliever Geoff Freeborn. Despite allowing three runs in his only inning of work, Freeborn earned his fourth win of the season.
Calgary bounced back to take the lead for good scoring five times in the bottom of the seventh off Costi. Three of the runs came on a bases loaded double by Drew Miller. Costi pitched the final three innings allowing five runs, all earned, on five hits getting tagged with his first loss of the season. The T-Bones added single runs in the eight and ninth innings but fell short in the series opener in Calgary. The Vipers used Ryan Olsen to get the final two outs in the ninth as he picked up his third save of the season.
The series continues Saturday afternoon at 2:35 when the T-Bones send Lavon Lewis to the mound against Kazuaki Minami at Foothills Stadium.
The Automated ScoreBook Kansas City T-Bones at Calgary Vipers Jun 29, 2007 at Calgary, AB Canada (Snake Pit) Kansas City T-Bones 8 (16-23) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Eggleston, A cf.......... 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 Watson, R ss............. 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 Delgado, M 1b............ 5 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 Benjamin, A lf........... 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Pickering, C dh.......... 4 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 Brown, N 2b.............. 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 Easley, A rf............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 Belcher, J c............. 3 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 Gord, N 3b............... 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 Caughey, T p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Costi, J p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 38 8 12 7 3 5 24 6 7 Calgary Vipers 11 (23-16) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Brinkley, D cf........... 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 Miller, D lf............. 5 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 Duncan, C 3b............. 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 Colson, J 1b............. 4 0 0 1 1 1 13 0 3 Evans, M c............... 5 1 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 McEachran, A dh.......... 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 Price, K rf.............. 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 Tang, J ss............... 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 4 1 Kuramochi, M 2b.......... 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 Greusel, E p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Freeborn, G p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waite, R p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lyons, T p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olson, R p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 32 11 11 10 10 6 27 14 9 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Kansas City T-Bones. 000 210 311 - 8 12 2 Calgary Vipers...... 110 022 50X - 11 11 2 ------------------------------------------- E - Watson, R(11); Caughey, T(1); Brinkley, D(2); Freeborn, G(1). DP - KC 2; CGY 1. LOB - KC 7; CGY 9. 2B - Benjamin, A(3); Belcher, J(4); Miller, D(6); McEachran, A(1). HR - Pickering, C(5). SH - Kuramochi, M(9). SF - Belcher, J(1); Price, K(4). SB - Tang, J(1); Kuramochi, M(13). Kansas City T-Bones IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Caughey, T.......... 5.0 6 6 5 6 6 20 26 Costi, J............ 3.0 5 5 5 4 0 12 18 Calgary Vipers IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Greusel, E.......... 6.0 8 3 3 2 0 24 27 Freeborn, G......... 1.0 2 3 0 0 2 6 6 Waite, R............ 1.0 2 2 1 1 2 5 6 Lyons, T............ 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Olson, R............ 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Win - Freeborn, G (4-0). Loss - Costi, J (2-1). Save - Olson, R (3). WP - Waite, R(3). PB - Belcher, J. Umpires - HP: Randy Bertram 1B: Harry Fredenburgh 3B: Josh Clark Start: 7:09 pm Time: 3:08 Attendance: 2601 Game notes: Tomorrow's Starters: KC Lavon Lewis (2-2, 6.23) vs CGY Kazu Minami (4-2, 4.69) Caughey, T faced 2 batters in the 6th. Waite, R faced 2 batters in the 9th. Game: 062907
The Automated ScoreBook Kansas City T-Bones at Calgary Vipers - Play-by-Play Jun 29, 2007 at Calgary, AB Canada (Snake Pit) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Kansas City T-Bones. 000 210 311 - 8 12 2 Calgary Vipers...... 110 022 50X - 11 11 2 ------------------------------------------- Kansas City T-Bones starters: 24/cf Eggleston, A; 5/ss Watson, R; 23/1b Delgado, M; 33/lf Benjamin, A; 15/dh Pickering, C; 12/2b Brown, N; 10/rf Easley, A; 9/c Belcher, J; 7/3b Gord, N; 16/p Caughey, T; Calgary Vipers starters: 22/cf Brinkley, D; 18/lf Miller, D; 23/3b Duncan, C; 40/1b Colson, J; 34/c Evans, M; 7/dh McEachran, A; 6/rf Price, K; 10/ss Tang, J; 5/2b Kuramochi, M; 19/p Greusel, E; Kansas City T-Bones 1st - Eggleston, A grounded out to 2b. Watson, R singled to center field. Delgado, M flied out to rf. Benjamin, A walked; Watson, R advanced to second. Pickering, C grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Calgary Vipers 1st - Brinkley, D reached on an error by ss. Miller, D singled; Brinkley, D advanced to third. Duncan, C singled, RBI; Miller, D advanced to third; Brinkley, D scored, unearned. Colson, J struck out. Evans, M struck out. McEachran, A popped up to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Kansas City T-Bones 2nd - Brown, N singled to left field. Easley, A grounded out to 2b; Brown, N advanced to second. Belcher, J grounded out to ss; Brown, N advanced to third. Gord, N grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Calgary Vipers 2nd - Price, K flied out to rf. Tang, J lined out to 2b. Kuramochi, M walked. Kuramochi, M stole second, advanced to third on an error by p, scored. Brinkley, D flied out to cf. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Kansas City T-Bones 3rd - Eggleston, A grounded out to 3b. Watson, R singled to third base. Delgado, M flied into double play rf to 1b; Watson, R out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Calgary Vipers 3rd - Miller, D singled to right center. Duncan, C lined into double play 3b to 1b; Miller, D out on the play. Colson, J flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Kansas City T-Bones 4th - Benjamin, A doubled. Pickering, C walked. Brown, N singled to right field; Pickering, C advanced to second; Benjamin, A advanced to third. Easley, A popped up to c. Belcher, J flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Benjamin, A scored. Gord, N singled to right field, RBI; Brown, N advanced to third; Pickering, C scored. Eggleston, A lined out to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Calgary Vipers 4th - Evans, M struck out. McEachran, A walked. Price, K grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; McEachran, A out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Kansas City T-Bones 5th - Watson, R singled to center field. Delgado, M singled, out at second rf to 2b to ss; Watson, R advanced to third. Benjamin, A reached on a fielder's choice. Pickering, C grounded out to 2b, RBI; Benjamin, A advanced to second; Watson, R scored. Brown, N grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Calgary Vipers 5th - Tang, J walked. Tang, J stole second. Kuramochi, M walked. Brinkley, D singled to left field, RBI; Kuramochi, M advanced to second; Tang, J scored. Miller, D singled; Brinkley, D advanced to second; Kuramochi, M advanced to third. Duncan, C struck out. Colson, J walked, RBI; Miller, D advanced to second; Brinkley, D advanced to third; Kuramochi, M scored. Evans, M struck out. McEachran, A struck out. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Kansas City T-Bones 6th - Easley, A grounded out to 3b. Belcher, J flied out to cf. Gord, N flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Calgary Vipers 6th - Price, K singled to center field. Price, K advanced to second on a passed ball. Tang, J walked. Costi, J to p for Caughey, T. Kuramochi, M grounded out to p, SAC; Tang, J advanced to second; Price, K advanced to third. Brinkley, D intentionally walked. Miller, D singled, 2 RBI; Brinkley, D advanced to second; Tang, J scored; Price, K scored. Duncan, C flied out to lf. Colson, J grounded out to 1b unassisted. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Kansas City T-Bones 7th - Freeborn, G to p for Greusel, E. Eggleston, A reached on an error by p. Watson, R struck out. Delgado, M singled to center field; Eggleston, A advanced to third. Benjamin, A reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Delgado, M out at second ss unassisted; Eggleston, A scored, unearned. Pickering, C homered, 2 RBI, unearned; Benjamin, A scored, unearned. Brown, N struck out looking. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Calgary Vipers 7th - Evans, M singled to left field. McEachran, A doubled down the rf line; Evans, M advanced to third. Price, K flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; Evans, M scored. Tang, J grounded out to 2b; McEachran, A advanced to third. Kuramochi, M walked. Brinkley, D walked; Kuramochi, M advanced to second. Miller, D doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI; Brinkley, D scored; Kuramochi, M scored; McEachran, A scored. Duncan, C singled to left field, RBI; Miller, D scored. Colson, J flied out to rf. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Kansas City T-Bones 8th - Waite, R to p for Freeborn, G. Easley, A struck out. Belcher, J doubled to left center. Gord, N grounded out to ss; Belcher, J advanced to third. Belcher, J scored on a wild pitch. Eggleston, A struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Calgary Vipers 8th - Evans, M grounded out to 3b. McEachran, A walked. Price, K flied out to cf. Tang, J flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Kansas City T-Bones 9th - Watson, R walked. Delgado, M singled, advanced to second; Watson, R advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by cf. Lyons, T to p for Waite, R. Benjamin, A struck out. Olson, R to p for Lyons, T. Pickering, C grounded out to ss, RBI; Watson, R scored, unearned. Brown, N grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.