Schaumburg 5, RailCats 2

 

July 17, 2007

 

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Gary, Ind.—Sandy Almonte's solo home run in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie as the Schaumburg Flyers went on to defeat the Gary SouthShore RailCats 5-2 before a crowd of 1,466 at U. S. Steel Yard on Tuesday night.  The loss dropped the RailCats to 4-2 in the second half while Schaumburg improved to 3-3. 

 

Almonte's home run was the first of three solo shots in three consecutive innings by the Flyers.  Dario Delgado launched a homer to left in the eighth and Kyle Leon drilled on to left-center in the ninth.

 

The game featured a series of missed opportunities by the RailCats, who had nine base runners in the first four innings but could not score.  They went a combined 2 for 10 with men in scoring position in the game, lined into two double plays, and had three runners thrown out attempting to steal.

 

Schaumburg took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth when Leon reached on an infield single, stole second, went to third on a passed ball, and scored on Demetrius Heath's bloop single to center.

 

The RailCats answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning. With two outs, Steve Haake and Jose Yepez produced back-to-back run-scoring singles to give Gary a 2-1 lead.

 

But Schaumburg tied the game in the sixth when Christian Snavely led off with a double and scored on Jimmy Hurst's two-out single off the right field fence to make it a 2-2 game.

 

Almonte homered with one out in the seventh off RailCats starter Travis Kerber (1-4), and Delgado and Leon each connected off reliever David Byard over the next two innings to close out the scoring.

 

Schaumburg starter Dan Grybash (6-2) scattered nine hits and four walks over six innings to earn the win.  Brandon Villafuerte worked two scoreless innings to set up closer James Morrison for a perfect ninth as Morrison earned his 10^th save.  Kerber allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits in seven innings with two walks and three strikeouts to absorb the loss.

 

Eric McNamee and Steve Haake each had three hits as part of an 11 hit RailCats attack.

 

The RailCats host Schaumburg on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at U. S. Steel Yard in the final weekday matinee of the season.  Willie Glen (7-0, 4.14) will try to extend his club record nine game winning streak for Gary against Schaumburg's Billy Keppinger (4-4, 3.98).  The series will conclude on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. before Joliet comes to town to start a three game series Friday.

 

Notes:  Tanner Townsend extended his hitting streak to 13 straight games, the longest of the year by a Gary player.

 

Schaumburg 5 (23-31,3-3 2nd Half)    Gary 2 (34-20,4-2 2nd Half)

                  AB  R  H RBI                         AB  R  H RBI

Heath 2b           4  0  2  1        Detienne 1b        5  1  1  0
Derhak c           4  0  0  0        McNamee 2b         5  1  3  0
Snavely lf         4  1  2  0        Pecci ss           4  0  2  0
O'Sullivan 1b      4  0  0  0        Haake rf           3  0  3  1
Rohde 1b           0  0  0  0        Yepez c            4  0  1  1
Delgado 3b         4  1  2  1        Townsend 3b        4  0  1  0
Hurst dh           3  0  1  1        Allensworth lf     4  0  0  0
Matlock pr         0  0  0  0        Price dh           1  0  0  0
Malone cf          4  0  0  0        Mueller cf         3  0  0  0
Leon rf            4  2  2  1        Kerber p           0  0  0  0
Almonte ss         2  1  1  1        Mumma p            0  0  0  0
Grybash p          0  0  0  0        Byard p            0  0  0  0
Villafuerte p      0  0  0  0        
Morrison p         0  0  0  0        

Totals......      33  5 10  5        Totals......      33  2 11  2

Score by innings:                      R  H  E
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Schaumburg            000 011 111   -  5 10  1
Gary                  000 020 000   -  2 11  0
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E - Snavely(2). DP - Flyers 3; RailCats 2. LOB - Flyers 6; RailCats 9. 2B -
Snavely(14); Haake(14). HR - Delgado(5); Leon(4); Almonte(3). SH - Heath.
SB - Leon(3); Haake(14); Townsend(4); Price 2(11); Mueller(10). CS -
Snavely(2); Pecci(5); Price 2(5).

                       IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF Fly Gnd  NP

Grybash W 6-2         6.0  9  2  2  4  3   0  0  1  0   22 27   4  6  110
Villafuerte           2.0  2  0  0  0  2   0  0  0  0    8  8   2  2   32
Morrison S,10         1.0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    3  3   1  1    7

Kerber L 1-4          7.0  7  3  2  2  3   1  1  0  0   27 29  11  6   87
Mumma                 0.0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    1  1   0  0    6
Byard                 2.0  2  2  2  2  2   0  0  0  0    5  8   1  1   32

WP - Kerber(3). HBP - by Grybash (Price). BK - Kerber. PB - Yepez.

Strikeouts - Derhak 2; O'Sullivan 2; Malone; Detienne 2; Yepez; Townsend;
Allensworth; Mueller. Walks - Derhak; Hurst; Almonte 2; Haake; Price 2;
Mueller.

Umpires - Home:Hank Himmanen  1st:Mark Hackelberg  3rd:Mike Baker 
Start: 7:07 pm   Time: 2:50   Attendance: 1466

Game Notes:
Wednesday's probables: Billy Keppinger (SHM) at Willie Glen (GAR), 11 a.m.
Mumma faced 1 batter in the 8th.

                        The Automated ScoreBook
                          Schaumburg at Gary
             Jul 17, 2007 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard)


Score by innings:                      R  H  E
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Schaumburg            000 011 111   -  5 10  1
Gary                  000 020 000   -  2 11  0
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Schaumburg inning 1

  Heath flied out to lf (1-0).  Derhak walked (3-2).  Snavely popped up to ss
  (0-1).  O'Sullivan struck out looking (1-2).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
  LOB.

Gary inning 1

  Detienne struck out swinging (1-2).  McNamee singled to center field (0-0).
  Pecci singled up the middle (1-2); McNamee advanced to second.  Haake walked
  (3-0); Pecci advanced to second; McNamee advanced to third.  Yepez fouled
  out to 1b (3-1).  Townsend reached on a fielder's choice (1-0); Haake
  advanced to second; Pecci out at third 3b unassisted.  0 runs, 2 hits, 0
  errors, 3 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 2

  Delgado flied out to cf (1-1).  Hurst popped up to 2b (0-0).  Malone struck
  out looking (2-2).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary inning 2

  Allensworth grounded out to 3b (1-2).  Price walked (3-2).  Price stole
  second.  Mueller walked (3-1).  Mueller stole second; Price stole third.
  Detienne lined into double play 2b to 3b (2-2); Price out on the play.  0
  runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 3

  Leon flied out to rf (0-1).  Almonte grounded out to p (0-0).  Heath singled
  through the left side (0-1).  Heath advanced to second on a balk.  Heath
  advanced to third on a wild pitch.  Derhak struck out swinging (2-2).  0
  runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Gary inning 3

  McNamee grounded out to ss (1-1).  Pecci singled to second base (0-2).
  Pecci out at second c to ss, caught stealing.  Haake doubled to left center
  (1-2).  Yepez grounded out to ss (1-2).  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 4

  Snavely popped up to 1b (0-2).  O'Sullivan grounded out to 2b (0-1).

  Delgado singled up the middle (1-1).  Hurst flied out to lf (0-1).  0 runs,
  1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Gary inning 4

  Townsend singled to right field (2-1).  Townsend stole second.  Allensworth
  lined into double play ss to 2b (1-2); Townsend out on the play.  Price
  walked (3-0).  Price out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.  0 runs, 1 hit,
  0 errors, 0 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 5

  Malone popped up to 2b (1-1).  Leon singled to second base (0-1).  Leon
  stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball.  Almonte walked (3-1).
  Heath singled to center field, RBI (0-2); Almonte advanced to second; Leon
  scored, unearned.  Derhak grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (2-0);
  Heath out on the play.  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Gary inning 5

  Mueller grounded out to p (1-0).  Detienne singled to left field (0-1).
  McNamee singled to left field (1-1); Detienne advanced to second.  Pecci
  fouled out to c (1-1).  Haake singled, RBI, advanced to second on a throwing
  error by lf (2-2); McNamee advanced to third; Detienne scored.  Yepez
  singled, RBI (0-0); Haake advanced to third; McNamee scored.  Townsend
  reached on a fielder's choice (3-2); Yepez out at second 3b to 2b.  2 runs,
  4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 6

  Snavely doubled down the rf line (1-1).  O'Sullivan popped up to p (1-2).
  Delgado grounded out to 2b (2-0).  Hurst singled to right field, RBI (0-1);
  Snavely scored.  Malone grounded out to ss (1-0).  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,
  1 LOB.

Gary inning 6

  Allensworth struck out swinging (3-2).  Price hit by pitch (3-2).  Mueller
  struck out swinging (3-2); Price out at second c to ss, caught stealing.  0
  runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 7

  Leon flied out to rf (0-0).  Almonte homered to left field, RBI (3-2).
  Heath flied out to cf (0-0).  Derhak grounded out to 3b (0-0).  1 run, 1
  hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary inning 7

  Villafuerte to p for Grybash.  Detienne grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1).
  McNamee singled through the left side (1-2).  Pecci popped up to ss (2-1).

  Haake singled through the right side (1-2); McNamee advanced to third.
  Haake stole second.  Yepez struck out swinging (3-2).  0 runs, 2 hits, 0
  errors, 2 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 8

  Mumma to p for Kerber.  Snavely singled to right center (3-2).  Byard to p
  for Mumma.  O'Sullivan struck out swinging (3-2); Snavely out at second c to
  2b, caught stealing.  Delgado homered to left field, RBI (0-1).  Hurst
  walked (3-1).  Matlock pinch ran for Hurst.  Matlock out at first c to 1b,
  picked off.  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary inning 8

  Townsend struck out swinging (0-2).  Allensworth fouled out to c (1-0).
  Price grounded out to 2b (2-1).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 9

  Malone flied out to rf (0-2).  Leon homered to left center, RBI (1-1).
  Almonte walked (3-0).  Heath grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Almonte
  advanced to third.  Derhak struck out looking (1-2).  1 run, 1 hit, 0
  errors, 1 LOB.

Gary inning 9

  Morrison to p for Villafuerte.  Rohde to 1b for O'Sullivan.  Mueller flied
  out to rf (0-1).  Detienne struck out swinging (1-2).  McNamee grounded out
  to ss (0-0).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.


Game Notes:
Wednesday's probables: Billy Keppinger (SHM) at Willie Glen (GAR), 11 a.m.
Mumma faced 1 batter in the 8th.