September 8, 2007

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Gary, Ind.—Willie Glen allowed just five hits over nine innings in a complete game performance as the Gary SouthShore RailCats defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 3-1 on Saturday night in game four of the best-of-five Northern League semi-final playoff series. The RailCats' victory evened the series at two wins apiece and forced a deciding game five on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in Gary. A crowd of 1,441 attended the game at U. S. Steel Yard.

Glen struck out 10 and walked two as he picked up his second win of the series to keep the RailCats alive. He pitched out of tough jams in the fourth and ninth innings to send the series to game five on Sunday.

The RailCats scored single runs in the first and third innings to take an early lead. Jose Yepez singled in Jay Pecci from second with two outs in the first to make it 1-0, and Yepez delivered a one-out single in the third to bring in Eric Blakeley and extend the lead to 2-0.

Fehlandt Lentini led off the Winnipeg fourth with a single to left and Demond Smith walked. Brent Metheny followed with a bloop double just over the outstretched glove of RailCats third baseman Tanner Townsend that brought in Lentini and moved Smith to third as Winnipeg pulled to within a run. But with runners at second and third, Glen struck out Walter Young, Antoin Gray, and Aaron McEachran in order to end the threat.

Gary's Eric McNamee doubled to right with one out in the eighth to bring in Jermaine Allensworth from second to give the RailCats a 3-1 lead.

In the Winnipeg ninth, Smith singled to start the inning and Metheny walked to put the tying run at first with no one out. But Young lined to Jay Pecci at short and Metheny was doubled off first base for the second out, and Gray grounded out to third to end the game.

The RailCats collected 13 hits but had a tough time scoring as they had two runners thrown out at the plate, two thrown out at third, and anther at second.

Travis Kerber (8-7, 4.75) will start for the RailCats on Sunday against Winnipeg's Brandon Kintzler (5-2, 4.07). For tickets, call (219) 882-2255.

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Winnipeg 1 (2-2)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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Lentini, F cf............ 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1

Smith, D lf.............. 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0

Metheny, B 3b............ 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0

Young, W dh.............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Gray, A 2b............... 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 1

McEachran, A 1b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 2

Alen, L c................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0

Stang, C rf.............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Poulin, M ss............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0

Blitstein, J p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0

Posey, J p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Beuning, B p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Totals................... 29 1 5 1 2 10 24 15 4

Gary 3 (2-2)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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

Dale Mueller rf......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Jay Pecci ss............. 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 2

Eric Blakeley dh/1b...... 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 2

Steve Haake rf/1b........ 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0

Jose Yepez c............. 3 0 2 2 1 0 9 3 1

Jermaine Allensworth cf.. 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2

Tanner Townsend 3b....... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1

Nate Price lf............ 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

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

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

Totals................... 31 3 13 3 4 6 27 13 10

Score by Innings R H E

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Winnipeg............ 000 100 000 - 1 5 2

Gary................ 101 000 01X - 3 13 0

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E - Gray, A(2); Blitstein, J(1). DP - Goldeyes 3; RailCats 1. LOB - Goldeyes

4; RailCats 10. 2B - Metheny, B(2); Detienne(1); McNamee(1). SH - Stang, C;

Blakeley; Townsend. SB - Price(1). CS - Lentini, F(1).

Winnipeg IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP

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Blitstein, J........ 3.0 8 2 1 0 2 16 16 56

Posey, J............ 4.0 3 0 0 3 4 12 16 66

Beuning, B.......... 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 3 5 20

Gary IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP

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Willie Glen......... 9.0 5 1 1 2 10 29 32 117

Win - Glen (2-0). Loss - Blitstein, J (0-1). Save - None.

Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Blitstein, J 56/39; Posey, J

66/37; Beuning, B 20/10; Glen 117/78.

Umpires - HP: Harry Fredenburg 1B: Hank Himmanen 2B: Kurt Branin 3B: Mike

Baker Start: Time: 2:40 Attendance: 1441

Game notes:

Game four of the best-of-five NL playoff series.

Game 5 probables:

WPG RHP Brandon Kintzler (0-1) vs. GAR RHP Travis Kerber (0-0)

Winnipeg 1st - Lentini, F singled to center field (3-2). Smith, D struck

out (3-2); Lentini, F out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Metheny, B flied

out to lf (3-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary 1st - Detienne doubled to left field (1-1). Pecci reached on a

fielder's choice (1-0); Detienne out at third 1b to 3b. Blakeley singled to

left field (1-2); Pecci advanced to second. Haake struck out (1-2). Yepez

singled to right field, RBI (2-2); Blakeley advanced to third; Pecci scored.

Allensworth struck out (2-2). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Winnipeg 2nd - Young, W flied out to cf (1-1). Gray, A struck out

looking (3-2). McEachran, A fouled out to 3b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0

errors, 0 LOB.

Gary 2nd - Townsend singled to center field (0-1). Price singled to left

center (0-1); Townsend advanced to third. McNamee reached on a fielder's

choice, bunt (0-0); Price advanced to second; Townsend out at home p to c.

Detienne singled to center field (0-0); McNamee advanced to second; Price

advanced to third, out at home cf to c. Pecci grounded out to p (0-2). 0

runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Winnipeg 3rd - Alen, L grounded out to ss (0-0). Stang, C flied out to

rf (0-1). Poulin, M grounded out to c (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

Gary 3rd - Blakeley singled to right field (1-2). Blakeley advanced to

second on a throwing error by p. Haake out at first 2b to p (3-1); Blakeley

advanced to third. Yepez singled to left field, RBI (2-0); Blakeley scored,

unearned. Allensworth flied out to cf (3-2). Townsend popped up to ss (0-0).

1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Winnipeg 4th - Lentini, F singled to left field (0-0). Smith, D walked

(3-2); Lentini, F advanced to second. Metheny, B doubled down the lf line, RBI

(1-2); Smith, D advanced to third; Lentini, F scored. Young, W struck out

looking (0-2). Gray, A struck out looking (1-2). McEachran, A struck out (1-2).

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Gary 4th - Posey, J to p for Blitstein, J. Price grounded out to 2b

(0-1). McNamee singled to right center (0-1). Detienne struck out looking

(0-2). Pecci singled to first base (3-1); McNamee advanced to third. Blakeley

grounded out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Winnipeg 5th - Alen, L grounded out to ss (0-1). Stang, C grounded out

to ss (0-1). Poulin, M struck out (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

Gary 5th - Haake singled to left center, out at second lf to 2b (3-2).

Yepez walked (3-0). Allensworth grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-2);

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

Winnipeg 6th - Lentini, F grounded out to ss (1-0). Smith, D grounded

out to 2b (0-0). Metheny, B struck out (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

Gary 6th - Townsend struck out (0-2). Price walked (3-0). McNamee struck

out (2-2); Price stole second. Detienne struck out looking (0-2). 0 runs, 0

hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Winnipeg 7th - Mueller to rf for Detienne. Haake to 1b. Young, W struck

out (0-2). Gray, A grounded out to 3b (1-1). McEachran, A struck out (3-2).

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

Gary 7th - Pecci reached on a throwing error by 2b (3-2). Blakeley out

at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-1); Pecci advanced to second. Haake

intentionally walked (3-0). Yepez grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b

(2-0); Haake out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Winnipeg 8th - Blakeley to 1b. Glen to p for Haake. / for Glen. Alen, L

singled to center field (0-1). Stang, C grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (1-1);

Alen, L advanced to second. Poulin, M struck out, out at first c to 1b (1-2).

Lentini, F grounded out to ss (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Gary 8th - Beuning, B to p for Posey, J. Allensworth singled to right

field (2-0). Townsend grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Allensworth advanced

to second. Price intentionally walked (3-0). McNamee doubled to right field,

RBI (2-2); Price advanced to third; Allensworth scored. Mueller lined into

double play ss to 3b (2-2); Price out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,

1 LOB.

Winnipeg 9th - Smith, D singled to right field (0-0). Metheny, B walked

(3-2); Smith, D advanced to second. Young, W lined into double play ss to 1b

(1-1); Metheny, B out on the play. Gray, A grounded out to 3b (1-0). 0 runs,

1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.