RailCats 8, Winnipeg 6

July 2, 2007

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Winnipeg, Manitoba—Jose Yepez tied a Northern League record with four doubles and the Gary SouthShore RailCats set a club record with seven stolen bases as they defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 8-6 on Monday night before a crowd of 5,829 in Winnipeg. The win was the first at CanWest Global Park for the RailCats since August 28, 2003, ending a string of 14 straight losses in Winnipeg for the RailCats.

The RailCats jumped out to a 7-1 lead, but had to withstand a furious rally by the Goldeyes, who scored five runs in the fifth inning to make it a 7-6 game. But three RailCats pitchers shutdown the Goldeyes over the final four innings without allowing a man to reach base.

The RailCats took a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Jay Pecci set the tone for the night when he singled and stole second and third before scoring on Jermaine Allensworth's single to make it 1-0. Allenworth also stole third later in the inning and scored on Yepez's second double of the game to make it 2-0. Steve Haake scored on a Tanner Townsend ground out to make it 3-0.

The Goldeyes scored once against RailCats starter Josh Habel in the bottom of the third to make it 3-1, but the RailCats answered with two in the fourth. Nate Price doubled and after a pair of walks, scored on Allensworth's ground out. Another run scored the game's only error. In the top of the fifth, Yepez led off with a double, stole third for his first stolen base of the season, and after a walk and stolen base by David Detienne, Dale Mueller singled to right to drive in both runners and make it 7-1.

Winnipeg rallied for five runs in the bottom of the fifth, getting back-to-back home runs by Fehlandt Lentini and Anton French to cap the scoring and make it 7-6. But Habel responded by pitching a perfect sixth inning and Steve Obenchain replaced him with a perfect seventh.

Yepez connected on a two-out double in the top of the eighth to bring in Haake from second and make it 8-6, and Obenchain worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth before Tony Cogan came on to pitch a perfect ninth for his league-leading 11^th save.

Habel took over the league lead in wins, improving his record to 7-3. He allowed six runs on nine hits over six innings with no walks and three strikeouts. Six of the hits and five of the runs came in the fifth inning.

The RailCats broke a club record with their 28^th win of the half. They won 27 games in both halves in 2005.

The RailCats will play at Winnipeg on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. Jim Pacuch (3-3, 5.28) will start for Gary against Winnipeg's Mike Kusiewicz (0-1, 3.00). They RailCats return home on Wednesday, July 4^th to host Fargo-Moorhead in the start to a five game set that will conclude the first half in the Northern League's split-season format. A fireworks spectacular will follow the game Wednesday, sponsored by Krazy Kaplans and the Times of Northwest Indiana.

Notes: The RailCats are 7-6 on their 14 game road trip that concludes Tuesday…The win snapped a three game losing streak for the RailCats…Winnipeg was involved in a baseball rarity when they played the full nine innings without stranding a base runner.

Gary RailCats 8 (28-14) Winnipeg Goldeyes 6 (22-19)

AB R H RBI AB R H RBI

McNamee, E 2b 3 1 0 0 Lentini, F cf 4 1 1 2

Pecci, J ss 3 1 1 0 French, A lf 4 1 2 1

Allensworth dh 4 1 1 2 Latham, C rf 4 0 1 0

Haake, S rf 4 2 1 0 Schade, S dh 4 0 1 0

Yepez, J c 5 1 4 2 Young, W 1b 4 0 1 0

Townsend, T 3b 5 0 1 1 Gray, A 2b 4 1 0 0

Detienne, D 1b 3 1 1 0 Metheny, B 3b 3 2 2 0

Price, N lf 4 1 2 0 Lundberg, J c 3 1 1 2

Mueller, D cf 3 0 1 2 Poulin, M ss 2 0 0 1

Habel, J p 0 0 0 0 Lawson, B p 0 0 0 0

Obenchain, S p 0 0 0 0 Pease, D p 0 0 0 0

Cogan, T p 0 0 0 0 Beuning, B p 0 0 0 0

Rapp, R p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 34 8 12 7 Totals...... 32 6 9 6

Score by innings: R H E

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Gary RailCats 003 220 010 - 8 12 0

Winnipeg Goldeyes 001 050 000 - 6 9 1

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E - Gray, A(11). DP - RailCats 2; Goldeyes 2. LOB - RailCats 10. 2B -

Yepez, J 4(13); Price, N(11); Metheny, B 2(7). HR - Lentini, F(5); French,

A(3). SH - Mueller, D 2. SF - Poulin, M. SB - Pecci, J 2(8); Allensworth

2(6); Yepez, J(1); Detienne, D(6); Mueller, D(7); Latham, C(8).

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

Habel, J W 7-3 6.0 9 6 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 23 24 9 3 88

Obenchain, S 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 5 0 18

Cogan, T S,11 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 14

Lawson, B L 4-2 3.1 6 5 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 13 19 1 5 83

Pease, D 1.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 9 3 1 38

Beuning, B 3.0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 7 2 45

Rapp, R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 15

PB - Lundberg, J.

Strikeouts - Pecci, J; Haake, S; Price, N 2; Lentini, F; Schade, S 2; Gray,

A; Lundberg, J; Poulin, M. Walks - McNamee, E 2; Pecci, J 2; Allensworth;

Haake, S; Detienne, D 2; Price, N.

Umpires - Home:R. Shewchuk 1st:D. Dubell 3rd:M. Trotter

Start: 0 Time: 2:56 Attendance: 5829

Gary RailCats inning 1

McNamee, E grounded out to ss (0-2). Pecci, J struck out (3-2).

Allensworth walked (3-0). Allensworth stole second. Haake, S struck out

(1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 1

Lentini, F struck out (1-2). French, A lined out to 3b (1-0). Latham, C

flied out to cf (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary RailCats inning 2

Yepez, J doubled to left field (2-0). Townsend, T flied out to lf (1-0).

Detienne, D walked (3-1). Price, N walked (3-1); Detienne, D advanced to

second; Yepez, J advanced to third. Mueller, D grounded into double play ss

to 2b to 1b (3-2); Price, N out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2

LOB.

Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 2

Schade, S singled to center field (1-2). Young, W grounded into double play

3b to 2b to 1b (1-2); Schade, S out on the play. Gray, A flied out to 2b

(2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary RailCats inning 3

McNamee, E walked (3-2). Pecci, J singled to center field (1-0); McNamee, E

advanced to second, out at third cf to 3b. Pecci, J stole second. Pecci, J

stole third. Allensworth singled to left field, RBI (2-2); Pecci, J scored.

Haake, S singled to right field (3-2); Allensworth advanced to second.

Allensworth stole third. Yepez, J doubled to center field, RBI (1-1);

Haake, S advanced to third; Allensworth scored. Townsend, T grounded out to

3b, RBI (1-1); Haake, S scored. Detienne, D grounded out to p (2-2). 3

runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 3

Metheny, B doubled down the rf line (0-1). Lundberg, J flied out to cf

(0-0); Metheny, B advanced to third. Poulin, M flied out to rf, SF, RBI

(0-1); Metheny, B scored. Lentini, F flied out to lf (0-1). 1 run, 1 hit,

0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary RailCats inning 4

Price, N doubled to left center (0-1). Mueller, D out at first p to 2b,

SAC, bunt (2-1); Price, N advanced to third. McNamee, E walked (3-2).

Pease, D to p for Lawson, B. Pecci, J walked (3-0); McNamee, E advanced to

second. Allensworth reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (1-2); Pecci, J out

at second ss to 2b; McNamee, E advanced to third, scored on a throwing error

by 2b, unearned; Price, N scored. Haake, S flied out to lf (0-0). 2 runs,

1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 4

French, A singled to left field (1-2). Latham, C grounded into double play

3b to 2b to 1b (0-0); French, A out on the play. Schade, S struck out

(0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary RailCats inning 5

Yepez, J doubled to left center (2-1). Townsend, T flied out to rf (2-1).

Yepez, J stole third. Detienne, D walked (3-1). Price, N struck out (2-2).

Detienne, D stole second. Mueller, D singled to right field, 2 RBI (2-1);

Detienne, D scored; Yepez, J scored. Mueller, D stole second. McNamee, E

flied out to cf (3-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 5

Young, W singled to right field (0-0). Gray, A reached on a fielder's

choice (3-2); Young, W out at second ss to 2b. Metheny, B doubled down the

rf line (0-0); Gray, A advanced to third. Lundberg, J singled down the lf

line, 2 RBI (2-2); Metheny, B scored; Gray, A scored. Poulin, M struck out

(1-2). Lentini, F homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-2); Lundberg, J scored.

French, A homered to right field, RBI (1-0). Latham, C singled to left

field (1-2). Latham, C stole second, out at third ss to 3b. 5 runs, 6

hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary RailCats inning 6

Beuning, B to p for Pease, D. Pecci, J walked (3-1). Allensworth popped up

to 2b (0-0). Haake, S flied out to rf (1-0). Yepez, J flied out to rf

(0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 6

Schade, S flied out to cf (2-1). Young, W lined out to 1b (0-0). Gray, A

flied out to rf (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary RailCats inning 7

Townsend, T singled to left field (1-1). Detienne, D fouled out to c, bunt

(0-0). Price, N singled to pitcher (0-1); Townsend, T advanced to second.

Mueller, D grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-1); Price, N advanced to second;

Townsend, T advanced to third. McNamee, E flied out to rf (3-2). 0 runs, 2

hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 7

Obenchain, S to p for Habel, J. Metheny, B lined out to 1b (0-0).

Lundberg, J struck out looking (0-2). Poulin, M flied out to cf (1-0). 0

runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary RailCats inning 8

Pecci, J flied out to cf (2-2). Allensworth flied out to rf (0-2). Haake,

S walked (3-1). Haake, S advanced to second on a passed ball. Yepez, J

doubled to left field, RBI (2-2); Haake, S scored, unearned. Townsend, T

grounded out to ss (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 8

Lentini, F popped up to c (0-0). French, A flied out to cf (1-1). Latham,

C flied out to lf (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary RailCats inning 9

Rapp, R to p for Beuning, B. Detienne, D singled to center field (1-2).

Price, N struck out looking (1-2). Mueller, D flied into double play rf to

1b (2-2); Detienne, D out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 9

Cogan, T to p for Obenchain, S. Schade, S struck out (1-2). Young, W flied

out to cf (1-2). Gray, A struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

Next Day's Pitchers:

Gary Southshore: Jim Paduch (3-3, 5.28)

Winnipeg: Mike Kusiewicz (0-1, 3.00)

RailCats' catcher Jose Yepez ties NL record for doubles in a game (4).