RailCats 6, Kansas City 4
August 9, 2007
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Gary, Ind.—Eric McNamee delivered a tie-breaking two-run single in the sixth inning and contributed a series of highlight-quality defensive plays at second base to lead the Gary SouthShore RailCats to a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City T-Bones before a crowd of 2,124 at U. S. Steel Yard on Thursday night. The RailCats won two of three in the series, giving them a series win after dropping their last four three game sets.
Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Gary's Steve Haake led off the inning with an infield single. With one out, Jermaine Allensworth singled to right to move Haake to second, and Nate Price's infield hit loaded the bases. Eric Blakeley drew a walk to force in the tying run. After Mike Reese struck out, McNamee grounded a base hit through the middle to bring in Allensworth and Price to give Gary a 6-4 lead.
RailCats relievers Steve Edsall, David Byard, and Tony Cogan combined to work three scoreless innings and preserve the lead. Cogan pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save.
Kansas City started the scoring in the top of the first inning with a single run, coming on back-to-back base hits by Geoff McCallum and Rob Watson and a one-out sacrifice fly by Al Benjamin to bring in McCallum.
The RailCats answered with three runs in the second to take the lead. Price delivered a two-run single after a single by Jose Yepez and a double by Allensworth, and Price eventually scored on a passed ball after two Kansas City errors to make it 3-1.
The T-Bones scored one run in the fourth on an RBI single by Nelson Gord and added two more in the fifth on a run-scoring double by Mario Delgado and an RBI hit by Benjamin to take a 4-3 lead.
RailCats starting pitcher Travis Kerber (5-5) picked up the win, going six innings and allowing eight hits and four runs with one walk and two strikeouts. Kansas City starter Chris Krawczyk (4-3) suffered the loss, allowing six hits and five runs (four earned) in five and one-third innings with two walks and four strikeouts.
McNamee made one of the RailCats top defensive plays of the season in the sixth inning, racing out into shallow center field to make a diving catch on a looping fly ball off the bat of Patrick Arlis. McNamee added spectacular plays on infield ground outs to his left and right in the third and fifth innings.
The win for the RailCats was their second straight after five consecutive losses. They have scored 13 runs over the last two games after going nine straight games without scoring more than three runs in a game.
The RailCats host the Calgary Vipers on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at the Steel Yard. Willie Glen (8-1, 3.58) will start for Gary against Calgary's Jeff Groeger (3-2, 6.11).
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 at Gary
Aug. 09, 2007 at Gary Indiana (U S Steel Yard)
Kansas City 4 (33-41)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Geoff McCallum ss........ 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2
Rob Watson 2b............ 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 0
Mario Delgado 1b......... 5 1 2 1 0 0 9 0 0
Al Benjamin lf........... 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Calvin Pickering dh...... 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1
Neb Brown 3b............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
Nelson Gord rf........... 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Patrick Arlis c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1
Aharon Eggleston cf...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Chris Krawczyk p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Travis Schlichting p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kramer, Sean p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Core p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 36 4 9 4 2 3 24 9 9
Gary 6 (41-32)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Eric McNamee 2b.......... 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 7 0
Jay Pecci ss............. 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 4
Tanner Townsend 3b....... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1
Steve Haake rf........... 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jose Yepez c............. 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
Jermaine Allensworth lf.. 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nate Price cf............ 4 2 3 2 0 1 4 0 0
Eric Blakeley 1b......... 3 0 0 1 1 0 13 0 0
Mike Reese dh............ 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Travis Kerber p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Edsall p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Byard p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Cogan p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 32 6 8 5 4 8 27 14 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Kansas City......... 100 120 000 - 4 9 2
Gary................ 030 003 00X - 6 8 1
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E - McCallum(16); Eggleston(3); Townsend(12). DP - T-Bones 1; RailCats 1.
LOB - T-Bones 9; RailCats 6. 2B - McCallum(9); Delgado(29); Allensworth(8).
HBP - Arlis. SF - Benjamin. SB - Gord(4); Haake(18).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Chris Krawczyk...... 5.1 6 5 4 2 4 22 24 89
Travis Schlichting.. 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 4 5 19
Kramer, S........... 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 17
Danny Core.......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 11
Gary IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Travis Kerber....... 6.0 8 4 4 1 2 25 28 107
Steve Edsall........ 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 13
David Byard......... 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 33
Tony Cogan.......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8
Win - Kerber (5-5). Loss - Krawczyk (4-3). Save - Cogan (15).
WP - Kerber(5). HBP - by Kerber (Arlis). PB - Arlis; Yepez. Inherited
runners/scored: Schlichting 2/2; Byard 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Krawczyk 89/59;
Schlichting 19/11; Kramer 17/11; Core 11/7; Kerber 107/71; Edsall 13/8; Byard
33/17; Cogan 8/5.
Umpires - HP: Mark Hackelberg 1B: Harry Fredenburg 3B: Kurt Branin
Start: 7:00 Time: 2:58 Attendance: 2124
Game notes:
Friday Probables: Calgary TBA
Gary RHP Willie Glen (8-1, 3.58)
Score by Innings R H E
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Kansas City......... 100 120 000 - 4 9 2
Gary................ 030 003 00X - 6 8 1
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Kansas City starters: 9/ss McCallum; 5/2b Watson; 23/1b Delgado; 33/lf
Benjamin; 15/dh Pickering; 12/3b Brown; 7/rf Gord; 20/c Arlis; 24/cf Eggleston;
6/p Krawczyk;
Gary starters: 18/2b McNamee; 12/ss Pecci; 24/3b Townsend; 9/rf Haake; 25/c
Yepez; 16/lf Allensworth; 22/cf Price; 35/1b Blakeley; 2/dh Reese; 15/p Kerber;
Kansas City 1st - McCallum singled to center field (2-2). Watson singled
through the right side (3-2); McCallum advanced to third. Delgado fouled out to
3b (0-0). Benjamin flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); McCallum scored. Pickering
grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary 1st - McNamee grounded out to 3b (1-1). Pecci grounded out to 1b
unassisted (0-1). Townsend grounded out to 3b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Kansas City 2nd - Brown grounded out to 3b (2-2). Gord flied out to cf
(0-1). Arlis hit by pitch (1-2). Eggleston reached on a fielder's choice (0-1);
Arlis out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary 2nd - Haake grounded out to p (1-2). Yepez singled up the middle
(0-0). Allensworth doubled down the lf line (2-1); Yepez advanced to third.
Price singled to center field, advanced to second on a throwing error by cf, 2
RBI (1-2); Allensworth scored; Yepez scored. Blakeley reached on an error by ss
(0-1); Price advanced to third. Reese struck out (0-2). Blakeley advanced to
second on a passed ball; Price scored on a passed ball, unearned. McNamee
walked (3-2). Pecci grounded out to 2b (1-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2
LOB.
Kansas City 3rd - McCallum grounded out to 2b (1-1). Watson grounded out
to 2b (0-0). Delgado grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Gary 3rd - Townsend flied out to rf (1-2). Haake grounded out to 2b
(0-0). Yepez struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Kansas City 4th - Benjamin singled to left field (0-0). Pickering walked
(3-2); Benjamin advanced to second. Brown grounded into double play 2b to ss to
1b (1-2); Pickering out on the play; Benjamin advanced to third. Gord singled
to right field, RBI (2-2); Benjamin scored. Arlis grounded out to 2b (1-1).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary 4th - Allensworth flied out to lf (1-2). Price singled to right
field (2-2). Blakeley grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1); Price out
on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Kansas City 5th - Eggleston grounded out to 2b (1-2). McCallum doubled
to right field (3-2). Watson struck out (3-2). Delgado doubled to right center,
RBI (0-1); McCallum scored. Benjamin singled to right field, RBI (0-1); Delgado
scored. Pickering struck out, reached first on a wild pitch (2-2); Benjamin
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Brown grounded out to 2b (1-0). 2 runs,
3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Gary 5th - Reese struck out looking (3-2). McNamee grounded out to 2b
(3-2). Pecci walked (3-0). Townsend struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Kansas City 6th - Gord grounded out to 3b (2-2). Arlis popped up to 2b
(2-2). Eggleston singled to center field (1-1). Eggleston advanced to second on
a passed ball. McCallum flied out to lf (2-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Gary 6th - Haake singled to second base (0-1). Yepez popped up to ss
(2-2). Allensworth singled to right field (1-1); Haake advanced to second.
Schlichting to p for Krawczyk. Price singled to first base (1-1); Allensworth
advanced to second; Haake advanced to third. Blakeley walked, RBI (3-1); Price
advanced to second; Allensworth advanced to third; Haake scored. Reese struck
out (1-2). McNamee singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-1); Blakeley advanced to
second; Price scored; Allensworth scored. Pecci flied out to rf (0-1). 3
runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Kansas City 7th - Edsall to p for Kerber. Watson flied out to cf (2-2).
Delgado singled up the middle (1-2). Benjamin popped up to 2b (2-1). Byard to p
for Edsall. Pickering walked (3-2); Delgado advanced to second. Brown grounded
out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Gary 7th - Kramer to p for Schlichting. Townsend struck out (1-2). Haake
walked (3-2). Yepez struck out (1-2); Haake stole second. Allensworth popped up
to 2b (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Kansas City 8th - Gord reached on a throwing error by 3b (3-2). Arlis
struck out (3-2); Gord stole second. Eggleston grounded out to 3b (3-2); Gord
advanced to third. McCallum flied out to cf (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Gary 8th - Core to p for Kramer. Price struck out (2-2). Blakeley flied
out to cf (1-1). Reese grounded out to 3b (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Kansas City 9th - Cogan to p for Byard. Watson flied out to rf (2-1).
Delgado grounded out to 3b (0-0). Benjamin popped up to ss (1-1). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.