RailCats 7, Kansas City 1

 

August 8, 2007

 

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Gary, Ind.—Jason Shelley allowed only one unearned run over six and one-third innings and Eric McNamee delivered three hits and scored two runs as the Gary SouthShore RailCats defeated the Kansas City T-Bones 7-1 before a crowd of 1,617 at U. S. Steel Yard on Wednesday night.  The RailCats' win snapped their five game losing streak and ended the T-Bones five game winning streak.

 

Gary took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, the RailCats first lead in a game since last Thursday.  McNamee led off with a double to left-center before T-Bones starting pitcher Rick DeHart issued back-to-back walks to Jay Pecci and Tanner Townsend to load the bases with no one out.  Steve Haake grounded to first and Townsend was forced at second as McNamee scored, but the throw back to first to try to complete the double play by shortstop Geoff McCallum got away and Pecci also scored on the play to make it 2-0.

 

Kansas City got on the board against Shelley in the third when Mario Delgado delivered a two-out run-scoring single to make it 2-1. 

 

Jose Yepez led off the RailCats sixth inning with a double to left and one batter later, Mike Reese walked.  Eric Blakeley then delivered the big hit in the game, a double to the fence in left-center field that brought in both Yepez and Reese to give the RailCats a 4-1 lead.  Gary added one more run in the seventh and two more in the eighth to close out the scoring. 

 

RailCats reliever Brad Mumma pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the seventh with the RailCats leading at the time 4-1.  He struck out big-hitting Mario Delgado with the tying runs aboard.

 

Shelley (4-3) provided his best outing of the season, allowing just four hits and an unearned run before departing with one out in the seventh.  He walked three and struck out four to earn the win.  It may have been an especially satisfying victory for Shelley, who allowed 12 runs in a game at Kansas City on June 7^th.

 

DeHart (0-1), in his first appearance with Kansas City, suffered the loss.  He allowed five hits and four runs (three earned) in six innings, walking six and striking out three.

 

 

The RailCats host the T-Bones again Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Steel Yard.  Travis Kerber (4-5, 4.14) will start for Gary against Kansas City's Chris Krawczyk (4-2, 5.09).

 

Notes:  In addition to breaking their losing streak, the RailCats ended a string of nine consecutive games in which they had scored three runs or less…The two-run double by Blakeley ended a 2 for 30 slump for the RailCats utility man…The RailCats are 17-2 when scoring at least four runs at home in 2007.

 

Kansas City 1 (33-40,15-10 2nd half) Gary 7 (40-32,10-14 2nd half)

 

                  AB  R  H RBI                         AB  R  H RBI

 

McCallum ss        5  0  0  0        McNamee 2b         4  2  3  0

Watson 2b          4  0  1  0        Pecci ss           3  2  0  0

Delgado 1b         4  0  1  1        Townsend 3b        3  1  1  1

Benjamin lf        4  0  1  0        Haake rf           4  0  1  1

Pickering dh       4  0  1  0        Yepez c            2  1  1  2

Brown 3b           3  0  0  0        Allensworth lf     4  0  1  0

Arlis c            3  0  0  0        Reese dh           3  1  1  0

Jaros rf           3  0  0  0        Blakeley 1b        4  0  1  2

Eggleston cf       4  1  3  0        Mueller cf         3  0  0  0

DeHart p           0  0  0  0        Shelley p          0  0  0  0

Jenkins p          0  0  0  0        Mumma p            0  0  0  0

Schlichting p      0  0  0  0        Crowell p          0  0  0  0

                                     Cogan p            0  0  0  0

 

Totals......      34  1  7  1        Totals......      30  7  9  6

 

Score by innings:                      R  H  E

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Kansas City           001 000 000   -  1  7  3

Gary                  200 002 12    -  7  9  1

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E - McCallum(15); Brown(19); Eggleston(2); Townsend(11). DP - T-Bones 1;

RailCats 1. LOB - T-Bones 9; RailCats 11. 2B - Eggleston(15); McNamee 2(9);

Yepez(19); Blakeley(1). SH - Allensworth. SF - Yepez 2. SB - Brown(18);

Townsend(9); Haake(17); Mueller(12).

 

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

 

DeHart L 0-1          6.0  5  4  3  6  3   0  0  0  0   22 29   6  8  105

Jenkins               1.0  2  1  1  1  0   0  0  0  0    4  6   2  1   26

Schlichting           1.0  2  2  2  1  0   0  0  1  0    4  7   1  2   27

 

Shelley W 4-3         6.1  4  1  0  3  4   0  0  0  0   23 26   4 10  101

Mumma                 0.2  2  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    4  4   1  0   17

Crowell               1.0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    3  3   1  1   14

Cogan                 1.0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    4  4   0  3   15

 

HBP - by Schlichting (Pecci).

 

Strikeouts - Delgado 3; Benjamin; Pickering; Arlis; Haake; Allensworth;

Mueller. Walks - Brown; Arlis; Jaros; McNamee; Pecci; Townsend 2; Haake;

Yepez; Reese; Mueller.

 

Umpires - Home:Kurt Branin  1st:Mark Hackelberg  3rd:Harry Fredenburg 

Start: 7:04 pm   Time: 2:58   Attendance: 1617

 

Game Notes:

Thursday's probables: Chris Krawczyk (KCT) at Travis Kerber (GAR), 7 pm

 

Kansas City inning 1

 

  McCallum flied out to rf (1-1).  Watson flied out to cf (1-2).  Delgado

  struck out swinging (3-2).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 

Gary inning 1

 

  McNamee doubled to left center (0-2).  Pecci walked (3-0).  Townsend walked

  (3-1); Pecci advanced to second; McNamee advanced to third.  Haake reached

  on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on the error, RBI (0-1); Townsend

  out at second 1b to ss; Pecci advanced to third, scored on a throwing error

  by ss, unearned; McNamee scored.  Yepez walked (3-0).  Haake stole third.

  Allensworth struck out looking (2-2).  Reese grounded out to 2b (2-1).  2

  runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

 

Kansas City inning 2

 

  Benjamin singled through the left side (3-2).  Pickering grounded out to ss

  (0-0); Benjamin advanced to second.  Brown grounded out to 2b (2-2);

  Benjamin advanced to third.  Arlis flied out to cf (2-1).  0 runs, 1 hit, 0

  errors, 1 LOB.

 

Gary inning 2

 

  Blakeley flied out to rf (0-0).  Mueller grounded out to 2b (1-1).  McNamee

  singled to left center (3-1).  Pecci grounded out to 3b (1-1).  0 runs, 1

  hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 

Kansas City inning 3

 

  Jaros walked (3-0).  Eggleston reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (1-1);

  Jaros out at second p to ss.  McCallum grounded out to 2b (0-0); Eggleston

  advanced to second.  Watson reached on a fielding error by 3b (2-0);

  Eggleston advanced to third.  Delgado singled to left field, RBI (2-1);

  Watson advanced to second; Eggleston scored, unearned.  Benjamin struck out

  swinging (1-2).  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

 

Gary inning 3

 

  Townsend reached on a throwing error by 3b (1-2).  Haake popped up to c

  (1-0).  Townsend stole second.  Yepez flied out to lf (2-2).  Allensworth

  popped up to 2b (0-0).  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

 

Kansas City inning 4

 

  Pickering grounded out to 2b (1-1).  Brown walked (3-1).  Brown stole

  second.  Arlis struck out swinging (2-2).  Jaros grounded out to 3b (1-0).

  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 

Gary inning 4

 

  Reese singled to shortstop (0-1).  Blakeley grounded into double play ss to

  2b to 1b (1-2); Reese out on the play.  Mueller walked (3-1).  Mueller stole

  second.  McNamee lined out to lf (1-2).  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 

Kansas City inning 5

 

  Eggleston doubled down the lf line (1-2).  McCallum reached on a fielder's

  choice, advanced to second (1-1); Eggleston out at third p to 3b to ss to p.

  Watson grounded out to 2b (2-0); McCallum advanced to third.  Delgado

  struck out swinging (3-2).  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 

Gary inning 5

 

  Pecci grounded out to ss (1-1).  Townsend grounded out to ss (0-0).  Haake

  struck out swinging (2-2).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 

Kansas City inning 6

 

  Benjamin grounded out to ss (2-1).  Pickering singled through the right side

  (2-0).  Brown grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (2-2); Pickering out

  on the play.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 

Gary inning 6

 

  Yepez doubled down the lf line (3-1).  Allensworth out at first 3b to 2b,

  SAC, bunt (1-1); Yepez advanced to third.  Reese walked (3-0).  Blakeley

  doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); Reese scored; Yepez scored.  Mueller

  struck out looking (1-2).  McNamee walked (3-1).  Pecci popped up to 2b

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

 

Kansas City inning 7

 

  Arlis walked (3-2).  Jaros flied out to lf (0-1).  Mumma to p for Shelley.

  Eggleston singled to pitcher (0-1); Arlis advanced to second.  McCallum

  infield fly to 2b (3-2).  Watson singled to second base (1-2); Eggleston

  advanced to second; Arlis advanced to third.  Delgado struck out swinging

  (0-2).  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

 

Gary inning 7

 

  Jenkins to p for DeHart.  Townsend walked (3-1).  Haake singled through the

  right side (2-2); Townsend advanced to third.  Yepez flied out to rf, SF,

  RBI (2-1); Townsend scored.  Allensworth singled to left field (0-0); Haake

  advanced to second.  Reese popped up to 1b (3-2).  Blakeley grounded out to

  3b (2-2).  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 

Kansas City inning 8

 

  Crowell to p for Mumma.  Benjamin grounded out to ss (1-2).  Pickering

  struck out swinging (3-2).  Brown flied out to cf (0-0).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0

  errors, 0 LOB.

 

Gary inning 8

 

  Schlichting to p for Jenkins.  Mueller grounded out to ss (1-1).  McNamee

  doubled down the rf line (2-2).  Pecci hit by pitch (2-0).  Townsend singled

  to right center, RBI (3-1); Pecci advanced to third; McNamee scored.  Haake

  walked (3-0); Townsend advanced to second.  Yepez flied out to cf, SF, RBI

  (0-2); Haake advanced to second on the error; Townsend advanced to third on

  a throwing error by cf; Pecci scored.  Allensworth grounded out to 2b (2-1).

   2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

 

Kansas City inning 9

 

  Cogan to p for Crowell.  Arlis grounded out to ss (2-2).  Jaros out at first

  1b to p (1-2).  Eggleston singled to center field (2-1).  McCallum grounded

  out to 1b unassisted (0-1).  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.