PITCHING RULES AS
RAILCATS BEAT WINNIPEG 2-1, TAKE BACK FIRST PLACE
July
3, 2008 Contact: Andy Viano at (219) 882-2255
GARY, Ind. — Rob Marconi’s ninth inning ground
ball drove in Cristian Guerrero from third, and Jeremy Plexico and Koichi
Misawa combined to limit Winnipeg to one run as the Gary SouthShore RailCats
knocked off the Winnipeg Goldeyes 2-1 in front of 5,039 fans Thursday night at
U. S. Steel Yard.
The RailCats moved back ahead of Winnipeg atop
the Northern League standings, reclaiming a half-game lead on the Goldeyes
after losing the first two games of this series and falling out of first
place. The RailCats have three games
remaining before the All-Star Break, which also signifies the midway point of
the 2008 season.
In the ninth inning, Brian Beuning (3-3) gave
up a single to Guerrero to lead off the inning, and the RailCats right fielder
stole second base one pitch later to get into scoring position. After getting Eric Blakeley to pop out,
Beuning walked Mike Rohde intentionally with first base open, then issued an
unintentional free pass to pinch-hitter John McCarthy, loading the bases. Marconi fell behind on two quick strikes
before rallying back to work a full count and hitting a soft ground ball to
shortstop. Max Poulin flipped to second
base for an out, but the Goldeyes had no play at first on the speedy Marconi,
and Guerrero raced in with the winning run.
The win was the RailCats’ ninth in their last
at bat this season – matching last year’s total – and the team’s sixth “walk-off”
victory at U. S. Steel Yard. Thursday
night’s crowd of over 5,000 was the second-largest of the year at the ballpark,
and enjoyed both a RailCats win and a postgame fireworks show, commemorating
Friday’s July 4th holiday.
Plexico started the game for the RailCats and
went 7.1 innings, lowering his team-leading earned run average to 2.82. The tall left-hander allowed only one run on
nine hits to the Goldeyes, walking two – one intentionally – and striking out
two others. The Northern League Pitcher
of the Month for June, Plexico has allowed three runs or less in eight straight
starts.
Misawa (3-1) came out of the bullpen and got
five outs without allowing a hit, continuing the 34-year-old’s impressive start
to the season. In eight games and 14.0
innings, Misawa has allowed only five hits and struck out 13.
Zach Baldwin was nearly as impressive as
Plexico, matching the RailCats’ starter inning-for-inning, allowing only six
hits and one run in his seven innings of work.
Like Plexico, Baldwin will pitch in the Northern League All-Star Game
Tuesday night in Winnipeg, and the southpaw retired the first nine batters he
faced Thursday before Mike Reese’s fourth inning single.
The RailCats got their first run off Baldwin in
the fifth, when again it was Marconi who came through with the big hit. Marconi lined a two-out single into left
scoring Eric Blakeley, who had singled to lead off the inning. Winnipeg’s run came in the seventh,
converting Kevin West’s leadoff double into a run on Jamar Hill’s sacrifice
fly.
The RailCats (25-19) head to North Dakota this
weekend to wrap up the first half with a three-game series against the
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (22-22). Drew
Dicksinson (3-2, 5.30 ERA) will start for the RailCats at 5 p.m. Friday against
Fargo’s Broc Coffman (3-3, 3.12). That
game, as always, will be broadcast live on WEFM, 95.9 FM, and online at www.railcatsbaseball.com.
More Info:
The Gary SouthShore RailCats are a Professional Minor League Baseball
Team serving Northwest Indiana and Chicago’s south suburbs. The RailCats won
the Northern League championship in 2005 and 2007 and for each of the last four
years, they have been chosen “Best Local Spectator Sport” by Northwest Indiana
Business Quarterly. Their 96 game
schedule includes 48 home games at beautiful U. S. Steel Yard, an award-winning
6,000 seat state-of-the-art facility located next to the Indiana Toll Road
(I-90) with easy access to I-65.
Winnipeg at
Gary
Jul 03, 2008 at Gary,
Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard)
Winnipeg
1 (25-20) Gary
2 (25-19)
Player AB R H
BI Player AB R H BI
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
LENTINI,
Fehlandt cf....... 4 0
0 0 REESE, Mike lf............. 3
0 1 0
HEATH,
Demetrius lf/2b..... 4 0
2 0 McNAMEE, Eric 2b........... 4
0 0 0
METHENY,
Brent 3b.......... 2 0
1 0 PECCI, Jay ss.............. 4
0 2 0
MEADOWS,
Tydus dh.......... 4 0
1 0 HAAKE, Steve dh............ 4
0 1 0
WEST,
Kevin 1b............. 4 1
2 0 GUERRERO, Cristian rf...... 4
1 1 0
GRAY,
Antoin 2b............ 3 0
1 0 BLAKELEY, Eric 3b.......... 4
1 2 0
ROBERSON, Colin pr/lf..... 0
0 0 0
ROHDE, Mike 1b.............
3 0 0 0
HILL,
Jamar rf............. 3 0
0 1 ESQUER, Anthony c.......... 3
0 0 0
SHERRER,
Jason c........... 4 0
1 0 McCARTHY, John ph......... 0
0 0 0
POULIN,
Max ss............. 3 0
1 0 MARCONI, Rob cf............ 4
0 1 2
BALDWIN,
Zach p............ 0 0
0 0 PLEXICO, Jeremy p.......... 0
0 0 0
BEUNING, Brian p.......... 0
0 0 0
MISAWA, Koichi p.......... 0 0
0 0
Totals.....................
31 1
9 1 Totals..................... 33 2
8 2
Score
by Innings R H E
-------------------------------------------
Winnipeg............
000 000 100 - 1 9 0
Gary................
000 010 001 - 2 8 0
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Note:
2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
DP -
RailCats 1. LOB - Goldeyes 7; RailCats 8. 2B - HEATH(7); WEST(14); SHERRER(1);
PECCI(16);
BLAKELEY(5). SF - HILL. SB - GUERRERO(8). CS - HEATH(6); METHENY(5);
ROBERSON(1);
MARCONI(2).
Winnipeg IP H R ER
BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF
FO GO NP
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALDWIN,
Zach ............. 7.0 6
1 1 0
5 1 0
0 0 26 26
5 10 99
BEUNING,
Brian L,3-3...... 1.2
2 1 1
3 1 0
0 0 1 7
10 2
2 45
Gary IP H R ER
BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF
FO GO NP
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLEXICO,
Jeremy ........... 7.1 9
1 1 2
2 0 0
0 1 27 30
8 9 101
MISAWA,
Koichi W,3-1...... 1.2
0 0 0
1 1 0
0 0 0
4 5 1
2 15
WP -
BALDWIN(2). Inherited runners/scored: MISAWA 2/0. Pitches/strikes: BALDWIN
99/67;
BEUNING
45/24; PLEXICO 101/68; MISAWA 15/10.
Strikeouts
- MEADOWS; GRAY; HILL; GUERRERO; ROHDE 2; ESQUER; MARCONI 2. Walks -
METHENY
2; GRAY; REESE; ROHDE; McCARTHY.
Umpires
- HP: Mike Noojin 1B: Harry
Fredenburg 3B: Reggie Jackson
Start:
7:05 pm Time: 2:48 Attendance: 5039
Game
notes:
Friday's
probables: Drew Dickinson (GAR) at Broc Coffman (FM), 5 p.m.
Play-by-Play
Winnipeg at Gary -
Play-by-Play
Jul 03, 2008 at Gary, Ind. (U.S.
Steel Yard)
Score
by Innings R H E
-------------------------------------------
Winnipeg............
000 000 100 - 1 9 0
Gary................
000 010 001 - 2 8 0
-------------------------------------------
Winnipeg
starters: 24/cf LENTINI; 1/lf HEATH; 10/3b METHENY; 33/dh MEADOWS;
30/1b
WEST; 14/2b GRAY; 9/rf HILL; 3/c SHERRER; 6/ss POULIN; 12/p BALDWIN;
Gary
starters: 2/lf REESE; 18/2b McNAMEE; 12/ss PECCI; 9/dh HAAKE; 32/rf
GUERRERO;
35/3b BLAKELEY; 4/1b ROHDE; 5/c ESQUER; 17/cf MARCONI; 22/p PLEXICO;
Winnipeg
1st - LENTINI
grounded out to 3b (1-1). HEATH popped up to 2b
(2-2).
METHENY walked (3-1). METHENY out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary
1st - REESE
grounded out to 3b (1-2). McNAMEE grounded out to 2b
(1-2).
PECCI flied out to lf (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Winnipeg
2nd - MEADOWS
singled to shortstop (0-1). WEST reached on a
fielder's
choice (1-2); MEADOWS out at second 3b to 2b. GRAY struck out
swinging
(1-2). HILL struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Gary
2nd - HAAKE
popped up to ss (2-2). GUERRERO grounded out to ss
(0-2).
BLAKELEY grounded out to 3b (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Winnipeg
3rd - SHERRER
flied out to cf (1-0). POULIN singled to third
base,
bunt (0-0). LENTINI grounded out to 3b (2-1); POULIN advanced to second.
HEATH
grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary
3rd - ROHDE
grounded out to 2b (0-1). ESQUER grounded out to ss
(2-0).
MARCONI struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Winnipeg
4th - METHENY
singled to right center (1-1). MEADOWS grounded
into
double play 3b to 2b to 1b (2-2); METHENY out on the play. WEST singled to
left
center (0-0). GRAY singled to center field (1-2); WEST advanced to third.
HILL
flied out to cf (2-1). 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Gary
4th - REESE
singled to center field (1-1). McNAMEE lined out to cf
(2-1).
PECCI flied out to rf (0-1). HAAKE singled up the middle (2-2); REESE
advanced
to second. GUERRERO reached on a fielder's choice (1-0); HAAKE
advanced
to second; REESE out at third 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors,
2 LOB.
Winnipeg
5th - SHERRER
grounded out to 3b (0-1). POULIN out at first 1b
to p
(2-1). LENTINI lined out to cf (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Gary
5th - BLAKELEY
singled to third base (0-0). ROHDE struck out
swinging
(1-2). ESQUER struck out swinging (1-2); BLAKELEY advanced to second
on a
wild pitch. MARCONI singled to left field, RBI (1-2); BLAKELEY scored.
MARCONI
out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors,
0 LOB.
Winnipeg
6th - HEATH
singled to second base (2-2). METHENY popped up to
2b
(2-2). HEATH out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. MEADOWS flied out
to
cf (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary
6th - REESE
flied out to rf (0-0). McNAMEE out at first p to ss to
1b
(1-1). PECCI doubled to right center (1-1). HAAKE grounded out to 2b (0-0).
0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Winnipeg
7th - WEST
doubled to right center (0-0). GRAY grounded out to
2b
(2-2); WEST advanced to third. HILL flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); WEST
scored.
SHERRER doubled down the rf line (0-1). POULIN popped up to 3b (0-1).
1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary
7th - GUERRERO
struck out swinging (2-2). BLAKELEY doubled down the
lf
line (2-1). ROHDE struck out swinging (2-2). ESQUER grounded out to ss
(3-1).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Winnipeg
8th - LENTINI
grounded out to ss (0-1). HEATH doubled down the
lf
line (0-2). METHENY intentionally walked (3-0). MISAWA to p for PLEXICO.
MEADOWS
struck out swinging (1-2). WEST grounded out to 3b (0-1). 0 runs, 1
hit,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Gary
8th - BEUNING
to p for BALDWIN. MARCONI struck out swinging (1-2).
REESE
walked (3-1). McNAMEE reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); REESE out at
second
2b to ss. PECCI singled to left field (1-2); McNAMEE advanced to second.
HAAKE
fouled out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Winnipeg
9th - GRAY
walked (3-2). ROBERSON pinch ran for GRAY. ROBERSON
out
at second c to ss, caught stealing. HILL grounded out to ss (0-1). SHERRER
lined
out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary
9th - HEATH
to 2b. ROBERSON to lf. GUERRERO singled up the middle
(3-2).
GUERRERO stole second. BLAKELEY popped up to ss (0-2). ROHDE
intentionally
walked (3-0). McCARTHY pinch hit for ESQUER. McCARTHY walked
(3-1);
ROHDE advanced to second; GUERRERO advanced to third. MARCONI reached on
a
fielder's choice, RBI (3-2); McCARTHY out at second ss to 2b; ROHDE advanced
to
third; GUERRERO scored. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
