AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com
TITLE: RailCats Box Score, Game Story for Tuesday
DATE: 9/11/2007 10:50:00 PM
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September 11, 2007
Calgary, Alberta—Carlos Duncan drilled a game-winning home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Calgary Vipers came from behind to defeat the Gary SouthShore RailCats 7-6 on Tuesday night in game one of the Northern League Championship Series. A crowd of 2,194 attended the game.
The RailCats took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and led the game until Calgary tied it in the bottom of the eighth, scoring twice in the inning to knot the score at 5-5.
The RailCats answered by breaking the tie in the top of the ninth. Eric Blakeley blooped a double to right to start the rally, went to third on Jose Yepez's one-out single, and scored on an infield hit by Jermaine Allensworth to make it 6-5.
RailCats closer Tony Cogan, who led the league in saves this season and earned two saves in the South Division Playoffs against Winnipeg, entered the game in the bottom of the ninth. He struck out league batting champion Darryl Brinkley to start the inning, but then hit Drew Miller in the back with the first pitch. Duncan then connected on his third homer in four playoff games this season, a shot to left that gave Calgary the win.
The RailCats collected 16 hits but stranded 11 and could not deliver the knock out blow in the middle innings despite numerous opportunities.
Steve Haake's home run in the second gave the RailCats the lead and they added one more in that inning and two more in the fourth on Mike Reese's two-run single to jump ahead 4-0. But Calgary battled back to eventually tie the game in the eighth on a two-out triple by Jorge Tang off RailCats reliever Jim Crowell that scored Nelson Castro from first base.
The RailCats and Vipers will meet in game two of the series on Wednesday at 8:05 p.m. (CDT). Willie Glen (12-1, 3.03) will start for the RailCats against Calgary's Jeff Groeger (3-3, 5.84).
Gary SS Railcats 6 (0-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Detienne, D 1b........... 5 0 3 0 0 2 9 0 0
Pecci, J ss.............. 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 3
Blakeley, E dh........... 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Haake, S rf.............. 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 3
Mueller, D rf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yepez, J c............... 5 2 3 0 0 0 6 0 0
Alnsworth, J cf.......... 5 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 0
Townsend, T 3b........... 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0
Reese, M lf.............. 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 2
Price, N lf............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
McNamee, E 2b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Shelley, J p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Edsall, S p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Byard, D p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crowell, J p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cogan, T p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 41 6 16 6 2 8 25 8 11
Calgary Vipers 7 (1-0)
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 1
Miller, D lf............. 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Duncan, C 3b............. 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 3 1
Colson, J 1b............. 4 1 1 1 0 1 8 1 2
Nichols, K dh............ 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Castro, N ss............. 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 0
Morales, B c............. 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 1
Tang, J rf............... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1
Kuramochi, M 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1
Sarver, S p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schutt, C p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Greusel, E p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 33 7 10 7 3 6 27 11 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Gary SS Railcats.... 020 210 001 - 6 16 2
Calgary Vipers...... 000 210 022 - 7 10 1
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Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Edsall, S(1); Crowell, J(1); Morales, B(1). DP - Gary 1; CGY 1. LOB -
Gary 11; CGY 7. 2B - Blakeley, E(2); Haake, S(2); Yepez, J(1); Alnsworth,
J(2); Colson, J(3). 3B - Tang, J(1). HR - Haake, S(1); Duncan, C(3). HBP -
Miller, D. SF - Townsend, T(1); Duncan, C(1); Morales, B(1). SB - Detienne,
D(1); Castro, N(1).
Gary SS Railcats IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Shelley, J.......... 5.0 5 3 3 2 4 19 22
Edsall, S........... 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4
Byard, D............ 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
Crowell, J.......... 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 7 8
Cogan, T............ 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 2 3
Calgary Vipers IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Sarver, S........... 4.0 10 5 5 1 2 20 22
Schutt, C........... 4.0 3 0 0 1 5 15 16
Greusel, E.......... 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 6 6
Win - Greusel, E (1-0). Loss - Cogan, T (0-1). Save - None.
WP - Sarver, S(2). HBP - by Cogan, T (Miller, D). PB - Morales, B.
Umpires - HP: Neil Turner 1B: Brad Hungerford 2B: Hank Himmanen 3B: Harry
Fredenburgh Start: 7:13pm Time: 3:24 Attendance: 2194
Game notes:
Tomorrow's Starters (Wednesday, Sept 12 7:05pm MDT)
GAR: RHP Willie Glen (2-0; 0.56) vs
CGY: RHP Jeff Groeger (1-0; 6.75)
Sarver, S faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Game: CGY9110
The Automated ScoreBook
Gary SS Railcats at Calgary Vipers - Play-by-Play
Sep 11, 2007 at Calgary, AB CANADA (The Snake Pit)
Score by Innings R H E
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Gary SS Railcats.... 020 210 001 - 6 16 2
Calgary Vipers...... 000 210 022 - 7 10 1
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Gary SS Railcats starters: 3/1b Detienne, D; 12/ss Pecci, J; 35/dh Blakeley, E; 9/rf
Haake, S; 25/c Yepez, J; 16/cf Alnsworth, J; 24/3b Townsend, T; 2/lf Reese, M; 18/2b
McNamee, E; 40/p Shelley, J;
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 Morales, B; 10/rf Tang, J; 5/2b
Kuramochi, M; 26/p Sarver, S;
Gary SS Railcats 1st - Detienne, D singled up the middle. Pecci, J grounded
into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Detienne, D out on the play. Blakeley, E flied out
to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Calgary Vipers 1st - Brinkley, D flied out to lf. Miller, D grounded out to
1b unassisted. Duncan, C struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary SS Railcats 2nd - Haake, S homered to right field, RBI. Yepez, J singled
to left field. Alnsworth, J doubled to center field; Yepez, J advanced to third.
Townsend, T flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; Yepez, J scored. Reese, M grounded out to ss.
McNamee, E struck out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Calgary Vipers 2nd - Colson, J grounded out to 2b. Nichols, K struck out
looking. Castro, N struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary SS Railcats 3rd - Detienne, D struck out looking. Pecci, J walked.
Blakeley, E flied out to rf. Pecci, J advanced to second on a passed ball. Haake, S
popped up to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Calgary Vipers 3rd - Morales, B grounded out to ss. Tang, J flied out to lf.
Kuramochi, M walked. Brinkley, D flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Gary SS Railcats 4th - Yepez, J doubled to center field. Alnsworth, J singled
to pitcher; Yepez, J advanced to third. Alnsworth, J advanced to second on a wild
pitch. Townsend, T grounded out to 2b. Reese, M singled to left field, 2 RBI;
Alnsworth, J scored; Yepez, J scored. McNamee, E reached on a fielder's choice;
Reese, M out at second 3b to 2b. Detienne, D singled to right field; McNamee, E
advanced to second. Pecci, J flied out to lf. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Calgary Vipers 4th - Miller, D flied out to cf. Duncan, C singled to left
field. Colson, J doubled to right field, RBI; Duncan, C scored. Nichols, K popped up
to ss. Castro, N singled to center field, RBI; Colson, J scored. Castro, N stole
second. Morales, B popped up to 1b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary SS Railcats 5th - Blakeley, E singled to center field. Haake, S doubled
to right field, RBI; Blakeley, E scored. Schutt, C to p for Sarver, S. Yepez, J
grounded out to ss. Alnsworth, J singled to center field; Haake, S advanced to
third. Townsend, T struck out. Reese, M struck out looking. 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Calgary Vipers 5th - Tang, J singled to pitcher. Kuramochi, M popped up to p.
Brinkley, D singled to center field; Tang, J advanced to second. Miller, D walked;
Brinkley, D advanced to second; Tang, J advanced to third. Duncan, C flied out to
lf, SAC, RBI; Tang, J scored. Colson, J struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Gary SS Railcats 6th - McNamee, E grounded out to ss. Detienne, D struck out
looking. Pecci, J singled to center field. Blakeley, E walked; Pecci, J advanced to
second. Haake, S flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Calgary Vipers 6th - Edsall, S to p for Shelley, J. Nichols, K singled to
left field. Castro, N reached on a fielder's choice; Nichols, K advanced to second
on an error by p. Morales, B grounded into double play p to 3b to 1b; Castro, N
advanced to second; Nichols, K out on the play. Tang, J grounded out to ss. 0
runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Gary SS Railcats 7th - Yepez, J grounded out to 3b. Alnsworth, J struck out.
Townsend, T popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Calgary Vipers 7th - Price, N to lf for Reese, M. Byard, D to p for Edsall,
S. Kuramochi, M struck out. Brinkley, D walked. Crowell, J to p for Byard, D.
Miller, D grounded out to 3b; Brinkley, D advanced to third. Duncan, C grounded out
to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary SS Railcats 8th - Price, N grounded out to p. McNamee, E out at first 1b
to p. Detienne, D singled to second base. Detienne, D stole second, advanced to
third on an error by c. Pecci, J struck out, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit,
1 error, 1 LOB.
Calgary Vipers 8th - Colson, J flied out to lf. Nichols, K singled to right
field. Castro, N singled; Nichols, K advanced to second, advanced to third on an
error by p. Morales, B flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; Nichols, K scored. Tang, J tripled
to center field, RBI; Castro, N scored. Kuramochi, M grounded out to ss. 2 runs,
3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Gary SS Railcats 9th - Greusel, E to p for Schutt, C. Blakeley, E doubled to
right field. Haake, S struck out looking. Yepez, J singled to left field; Blakeley,
E advanced to third. Alnsworth, J singled to third base, RBI; Yepez, J advanced to
second; Blakeley, E scored. Townsend, T lined out to ss. Price, N flied out to cf.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Calgary Vipers 9th - Mueller, D to rf for Haake, S. Cogan, T to p for
Crowell, J. Brinkley, D struck out. Miller, D hit by pitch. Duncan, C homered to
left field, 2 RBI; Miller, D scored. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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