AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com TITLE: RailCats Win Third Straight; Glen Improves to 9-1 DATE: 8/10/2007 09:23:00 PM ----- BODY:

RailCats 8, Calgary 2

 

August 10, 2007

 

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Gary, Ind.—Willie Glen struck out 11 batters over six solid innings while Dave Detienne and Eric Blakeley each delivered two hits and two runs batted in as the Gary SouthShore RailCats defeated the Calgary Vipers 8-2 on Friday night before a crowd of 6,025 at U. S. Steel Yard.  The win was the RailCats third straight on the heels of a five game losing streak.

 

Glen (9-1) improved his record in his three seasons with the RailCats to 29-9, allowing five hits and two runs with two walks.  The 11 strikeouts marked the third time Glen has reached that total this season, the season high for the RailCats in 2007.

 

The game was tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Detienne lined a single to center with the bases load and one out, driving in both Blakeley and Dale Mueller to make it 4-2.

 

The RailCats added four more runs in the seventh inning.  Blakeley singled to right with the bases loaded to drive in Jose Yepez and Jermaine Allensworth and a throwing error by right fielder Jorge Tang allowed Jay Pecci to score on the same play.  Blakeley scored later in the inning on Eric McNamee's ground out.

 

Calgary starter Jeff Groeger (3-3) took the loss.  He left the game with the score tied and two runners on base in the sixth but was charged with both runs.  He allowed six hits and four runs over five and one-third innings with three walks and six strikeouts.

 

Former RailCat Jason Colson hit a game tying home run for Calgary in the top of the sixth to even the score at 2-2 before the RailCats erupted for six runs over the next two innings.

 

The RailCats host Calgary on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at the Steel Yard.  Josh Habel (9-5, 3.22) will start for Gary against Calgary's Scott Sarver (0-0, 0.00).  The first 1,500 kids receive a free RailCats batting glove, courtesy of Geminus Tobacco Prevention Services and the Times of Northwest Indiana.

 

Notes:  The RailCats, who had gone nine straight games without scoring more than three runs in a game through Tuesday, have scored at least six runs in all three games on their current winning streak…Calgary catcher Mitch Evans was ejected by plate umpire Mike Trotter in the seventh inning in an unusual situation.  With Evans in his crouch behind the plate and Jose Yepez batting, Trotter called time, circled around in front of Evans, and an argument ensued, prompting Calgary manager Mike Busch to sprint from the dugout to the plate area in an explosive scene.  Evans fired his helmet, mask, and glove to the ground during the argument.

 

Calgary Vipers 2 (41-34)

 

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

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Brinkley, D cf...........  4  0  1  0   1  1  3  0   0

Miller, D lf.............  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   3

Duncan, C 3b.............  5  0  1  0   0  2  0  1   2

Colson, J 1b.............  4  2  2  1   0  2 10  0   0

Nichols, K dh............  4  0  2  0   0  1  0  0   0

Castro, N ss.............  3  0  2  1   1  1  1  4   0

Evans, M c...............  3  0  0  0   0  1  7  0   2

 Price, K c..............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2

Tang, J rf...............  4  0  1  0   0  2  1  0   1

Kuramochi, M 2b..........  3  0  0  0   1  1  2  4   0

Groeger, J p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

 Moenter, C p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

 Freeborn, G p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

 Lyons, T p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Totals................... 35  2  9  2   3 13 24  9  10

 

Gary 8 (42-32)

 

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

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Eric McNamee 2b..........  4  0  2  1   1  0  2  3   0

Dave Detienne 1b.........  4  0  2  2   1  2  6  1   3

Tanner Townsend 3b.......  5  1  1  0   0  1  0  1   3

Steve Haake rf...........  4  1  1  1   0  2  1  0   0

Jose Yepez c.............  4  1  2  1   1  0 13  1   2

Jermaine Allensworth lf..  3  1  0  0   2  0  0  0   1

Nate Price dh............  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1

 Jay Pecci dh............  1  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   1

Eric Blakeley ss.........  3  2  2  2   0  0  4  1   0

Dale Mueller cf..........  1  1  0  0   3  0  1  0   0

Willie Glen p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0

 Matt Brinkmann p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

 Brad Mumma p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0

 Jim Crowell p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Totals................... 32  8 10  7   8  7 27  9  11

 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E

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Calgary Vipers...... 010 001 000 -  2  9  2

Gary................ 001 012 40X -  8 10  1

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E - Duncan, C(9); Tang, J(10); Blakeley(6). DP - Calgary 2. LOB - Calgary

10; RailCats 11. 2B - Colson, J(20); Townsend(21). HR - Colson, J(15). HBP -

Miller, D; Haake; Pecci; Blakeley. SB - Detienne(10); Haake 2(19);

Blakeley(13). CS - Brinkley, D(10); Castro, N(6).

 

Calgary Vipers         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP

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Groeger, J..........  5.1  6  4  4  3  6 22 27 108

Moenter, C..........  0.2  2  0  0  0  0  3  3  10

Freeborn, G.........  0.1  0  2  2  2  1  1  3  12

Lyons, T............  1.2  2  2  1  3  0  6 10  38

 

Gary                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP

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Willie Glen.........  6.0  5  2  2  2 11 22 24 107

Matt Brinkmann......  0.1  1  0  0  1  0  2  3  12

Brad Mumma..........  1.2  2  0  0  0  1  7  7  26

Jim Crowell.........  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  4  5  20

 

Win - Glen (9-1).  Loss - Groeger, J (3-3).  Save - None.

WP - Glen(7). HBP - by Groeger, J (Haake); by Groeger, J (Blakeley); by Lyons, T

(Pecci); by Crowell (Miller, D). Inherited runners/scored: Moenter, C 2/2;

Lyons, T 2/2; Mumma 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Groeger, J 108/68; Moenter, C 10/8;

Freeborn, G 12/4; Lyons, T 38/21; Glen 107/67; Brinkmann 12/6; Mumma 26/20;

Crowell 20/13.

Umpires - HP: Mike Trotter  1B: Art Stewart  3B: Erik Stahlbusch

Start: 7:08   Time: 3:28   Attendance: 6025

Game: GAR8100

 


Play-by-Play

                            The Automated ScoreBook

                     Calgary Vipers at Gary - Play-by-Play

                 Aug 10, 2007 at Gary, Ind. (U. S. Steel Yard)

 

 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E

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Calgary Vipers...... 010 001 000 -  2  9  2

Gary................ 001 012 40X -  8 10  1

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Calgary Vipers starters: 22/cf Brinkley, D; 18/lf Miller, D; 23/3b Duncan, C;

40/1b Colson, J; 50/dh Nichols, K; 4/ss Castro, N; 34/c Evans, M; 10/rf Tang,

J; 5/2b Kuramochi, M; 27/p Groeger, J;

Gary starters: 18/2b McNamee; 3/1b Detienne; 24/3b Townsend; 9/rf Haake; 25/c

Yepez; 16/lf Allensworth; 22/dh Price; 35/ss Blakeley; 17/cf Mueller; 23/p

Glen;

 

Calgary Vipers 1st - Brinkley, D walked (3-1). Brinkley, D out at second

c to ss, caught stealing. Miller, D struck out looking (1-2). Duncan, C struck

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

 

Gary 1st - McNamee singled to left field (0-0). Detienne singled to

right center (0-0); McNamee advanced to third. Townsend struck out (1-2);

Detienne stole second. Haake struck out (2-2). Yepez grounded out to 3b (3-2).

0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 

Calgary Vipers 2nd - Colson, J doubled to center field (1-0). Nichols, K

singled to right center (0-0); Colson, J advanced to third. Nichols, K advanced

to second on a wild pitch. Castro, N singled up the middle, RBI (2-2); Nichols,

K advanced to third; Colson, J scored. Castro, N out at second p to 1b to ss,

caught stealing. Evans, M lined out to ss (3-2). Tang, J struck out (2-2). 1

run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 

Gary 2nd - Allensworth fouled out to 1b (0-1). Price flied out to rf

(0-1). Blakeley singled to center field (1-1). Blakeley stole second. Mueller

walked (3-2). McNamee walked (3-1); Mueller advanced to second; Blakeley

advanced to third. Detienne struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0

errors, 3 LOB.

 

Calgary Vipers 3rd - Kuramochi, M struck out looking (2-2). Brinkley, D

struck out swinging (1-2). Miller, D struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0

hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 

Gary 3rd - Townsend doubled down the rf line (1-2). Haake singled to

right field, RBI (1-1); Townsend scored. Yepez flied out to cf (1-2).

Allensworth flied out to cf (1-0). Haake stole second. Price struck out

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

 

Calgary Vipers 4th - Duncan, C flied out to rf (3-1). Colson, J struck

out swinging (1-2). Nichols, K singled up the middle (1-0). Castro, N walked

(3-2); Nichols, K advanced to second. Evans, M struck out swinging (3-2). 0

runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 

Gary 4th - Blakeley grounded out to 2b (2-2). Mueller grounded out to ss

(2-2). McNamee grounded out to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

 

Calgary Vipers 5th - Tang, J struck out swinging (0-2). Kuramochi, M

grounded out to 2b (0-1). Brinkley, D reached on an error by ss (3-2). Miller,

D popped up to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

 

Gary 5th - Detienne struck out looking (1-2). Townsend popped up to ss

(0-2). Haake hit by pitch (0-1). Haake stole second. Yepez singled through the

left side, RBI (2-0); Haake scored. Allensworth flied out to cf (1-2). 1

run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 

Calgary Vipers 6th - Duncan, C flied out to cf (0-1). Colson, J homered

to right center, RBI (1-1). Nichols, K struck out swinging (0-2). Castro, N

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

 

Gary 6th - Price struck out swinging (1-2). Blakeley hit by pitch (1-2).

Mueller walked (3-2); Blakeley advanced to second. Moenter, C to p for Groeger,

J. McNamee singled to left field (2-2); Mueller advanced to second; Blakeley

advanced to third. Detienne singled to center field, 2 RBI (0-0); McNamee

advanced to third; Mueller scored; Blakeley scored. Townsend grounded into

double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-2); Detienne out on the play. 2 runs, 2 hits,

0 errors, 1 LOB.

 

Calgary Vipers 7th - Brinkmann to p for Glen. Evans, M grounded out to

ss (2-1). Tang, J singled through the left side (0-1). Kuramochi, M walked

(3-2); Tang, J advanced to second. Mumma to p for Brinkmann. Brinkley, D

grounded out to 3b (2-2); Kuramochi, M advanced to second; Tang, J advanced to

third. Miller, D grounded out to p (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2

LOB.

 

Gary 7th - Freeborn, G to p for Moenter, C. Haake struck out swinging

(0-2). Price, K to c for Evans, M. Yepez walked (3-0). Allensworth walked

(3-1); Yepez advanced to second. Pecci to dh for Price. Lyons, T to p for

Freeborn, G. Pecci hit by pitch (1-1); Allensworth advanced to second; Yepez

advanced to third. Blakeley singled through the right side, 2 RBI, advanced to

third (0-0); Pecci advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by rf,

scored on an error by 3b, unearned; Allensworth scored; Yepez scored. Mueller

walked (3-1). McNamee reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-1); Mueller out at

second ss to 2b; Blakeley scored. Detienne walked (3-2); McNamee advanced to

second. Townsend grounded out to 2b (0-0). 4 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2

LOB.

 

Calgary Vipers 8th - Duncan, C singled to left center (1-1). Colson, J

struck out looking (1-2). Nichols, K popped up to 2b (1-2). Castro, N singled

through the right side (1-0); Duncan, C advanced to second. Price, K reached on

a fielder's choice (0-0); Castro, N out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 2

hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 

Gary 8th - Haake grounded out to 2b (1-2). Yepez singled through the

left side (1-1). Allensworth walked (3-2); Yepez advanced to second. Pecci

lined into double play 1b unassisted (1-1); Allensworth out on the play. 0

runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 

Calgary Vipers 9th - Crowell to p for Mumma. Tang, J grounded out to 2b

(0-0). Kuramochi, M grounded out to 2b (0-2). Brinkley, D singled to center

field (3-0). Miller, D hit by pitch (1-2); Brinkley, D advanced to second.

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

 





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