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Alvarez Homers Again; D’Arnaud Moves to A+

Pirates' affiliates were back to being busy again on Thursday:


Altoona Curve 8, Erie SeaWolves 6
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The Curve came from behind with a 5-run 8th inning, to beat the SeaWolves this afternoon. �3B Pedro Alvarez hit his second homer in two days, and contributed 3 RBI to the mix, and CF Gorkys Hernandez went 3-for-4 in the game. �

Altoona got onto the scoreboard first, when Gorkys Hernadez walked and stole second base, and then Pedro Alvarez homered over the center field wall in the 1st inning. �Erie tied the score at 2-2 in the 2nd inning. �Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with no outs. �A double play allowed one run to score, and a wild pitch by Curve starter Mike Crotta brought in the second run. �A solo home run in the bottom of the 3rd gave the SeaWolves a 3-2 lead. �They added an insurance run in the 5th with a single, a stolen base, and another single. �Crotta pitched 6 innings, and allowed those 4 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks, with 4 strikeouts. �

Pedro Alvarez got a small rally going for the Curve in the top of the 6th, when he hit a one-out double. �A throwing error on a ball hit by 1B Jason Delaney put runners on the corners, and Alvarez scored on a balk by the SeaWolves pitcher. �(The Erie manager was subsequently ejected from the game.)

Randy Newsom relieved Crotta to pitch the 7th inning, and he allowed 2 runs, on a walk and another Erie home run, to make the score 6-3. �Newsom was the pitcher of record when the Curve exploded for 5 runs in the 8th inning -- giving Newsom the win. �The Curve sent 8 batters to the plate in the inning. �Gorkys Hernandez and RF Jose Tabata�led off with back-to-back singles, and Pedro Alvarez's sacrifice fly brought in the first run of the inning. �Jason Delaney doubled, and Tabata went to third base. �Tabata scored on 2B Jim Negrych's ground out, and Delaney scored on a wild pitch, and the score was tied 6-6. �DH Jamie Romak walked, and went to second base on another wild pitch. �Then LF Jeff Corsaletti hit a 2-run home run to give the Curve the go-ahead run and an insurance run. �Gorkys Hernandez and Jose Tabata also singled in the 9th inning, but were left on base.

Scott Nestor pitched the final 2 innings for the Curve, and earned his 5th save of the season, allowing a walk in each inning, but striking out 2 in each inning. �



Myrtle Beach Pelicans 6, Lynchburg Hillcats 0

The Hillcats were held to just 2 hits in the shutout loss.��C Joel Collins and 3B Ray Chang had the only hits, both singles. �The 'Cats worked 6 walks, and had two batters hit by pitches (RF Eddie Prasch and 1B Matt Hague)�but still could not get any runners around to score. �The closest they came was in the 6th inning, when both DH Jordy Mercer and LF Jared Keel both walked, but were both left on base. �

Jeff Locke made his 4th start for the Hillcats, and it was the longest of the four. �He pitched 7 innings, and allowed 3 runs on 10 hits, no walks, with one strikeout. �The Pelicans had runners on base in 5 of his 7 innings, but scored in only two of the innings. �In the 3rd, a single and two doubles brought in 2 runs, and a double and a triple added another run in the 6th. �ChBristian Castorri relieved Locke to pitch the last 2 innings. �Castorri gave up one run in the 8th when the first batter he faced lifted a solo home run over the right field wall. �He also gave up 2 runs in the 9th with two outs, on a double, a walk, and a double. �

SS Chase D'Arnaud made his A+ debut, batting lead-off. �He went 0-for-3, with a walk and a strikeout. �



West Virginia Power 11, Greensboro Grasshoppers 10

An 8-run 9th inning by the Power overcame a 6-run 7th inning by the Grasshoppers, but the Power still had to hold on to keep Greensboro from coming back in the bottom of the 9th inning. � 3B Bobby Spain had 4 of the Power's 13 hits, and RF Austin McClure and 2B Danny Bomback each had 2 hits. �

DH Calvin Anderson got the scoring started with a solo home run in the 2nd inning. �The Power added two more runs in the 3rd. �Austin McClure led off with a single and advanced to second base on a fielding error. �A wild pitch put him on third base, and CF Robbie Grossman's RBI single brought McClure home. �1B Erik Huber bounced into a force out, went to second when Anderson walked, and he scored on Bobby Spain's RBI single. �

Greensboro got one run back in the 5th inning. �Rafael De Los Santos allowed an unearned run on two walks, a stolen base, a throwing error, and a sacrifice fly. �De Los Santos pitched 5 innings and gave up 2 hits and 4 walks. �Ramon Aguero pitched a scoreless 6th inning, but the Grasshoppers broke out for 6 runs in the 7th to take a 7-3 lead. �Aguero hit a batter with a pitch, walked one, gave up a single, had a batter reach on a fielding error, then gave up another walk. �Noah Krol came on to relieve Aguero and he gave up a walk and two singles, accounting for another run , then got a strikeout, hit a batter wit h a pitch, and finally a force out ended the inning. �

The Power showed their power in the top of the 9th, sending 11 batters to the plate. �The first three batters, SS Adenson Chourio, Austin McClure, and Robbie Grossman, all walked. �Erik Huber's bases-loaded double scored Chourio and McClure, and left Grossman on 3rd base. �Grossman scored on a wild pitch. �A walk to Calvin Anderson and a triple by LF Quincy Latimore brought in Huber and Anderson, but Latimore was out at the plate as he tried for home on the throw. �Bobby Spain singled and C Andrew Walker walked. �Two errors on Danny Bomback's ball allowed three more runs to score (Spain, Walker, and Bomback), before two fly outs ended the inning, with the Power owning an 11-7 lead. �

But Greensboro was not done yet. �Yoffri Martinez took the mound in the 9th, and gave up 2 walks, got two outs, and then gave up a 2-RBI double. �Owen Brolsma relieved Martine, but a walk, a fielding error, and a single brought in another run, to bring the Grasshoppers within one run before Brolsma ended the game with a ground out. �The Power held on, to win by just one run.�



Auburn Doubledays 4, State College Spikes 1

The Spikes were held to just 3 hits and one run, and none of them came until the 7th inning. �Auburn starter Joel Carreno faced only two batters over the minimum in his first 6 innings. �In the 2nd inning, RF David Rubinstein reached base when he swung at strike three, but the Auburn catcher could not hold on to the ball, giving Rubinstein time to hustle down to first. �In the 6th, 2B Ty Summerlin was hit by a pitch. �Finally, in the 7th with one out, 1B Kyle Morgan and Rubinstein hit back-to-back singles. �A throwing error by the Auburn catcher on a pick off attempt and another throwing error on the center fielder who had retrieved the ball allowed Murphy to score the Spikes' only run. �The Spikes got runners on base again in the 8th, when CF Kyle Saukko singled and SS Andy Vasquez walked, but they were left on base. �

Quinton Miller got the start for the Spikes and pitched 3 innings, allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and 3 walks. �Two singles and a walk brought in a run in the 1st inning. �A walk, a passed ball, a throwing error and a ground-rule double added two more runs in the 2nd. �Jason Erickson pitched the three middle innings, and allowed an unearned run on 2 singles, a wild pitch, and a throwing error in the 5th inning. �Patrick Irvine and Edward Fallon each pitched a perfect inning in relief. �



GCL: �Phillies 2, Bradenton Pirates 1

The Phillies' pitchers combined to one-hit the Pirates this afternoon. �SS Benjamin Gonzalez had the hit, a single into center field in the top of the 1st inning, and he was picked off first base moments later. �The next 19 Pirate batters were retired in order, by three different Phillies pitchers. �Finally, in the top of the 8th inning, DH Rogelios Noris and CF Wesley Freeman led off with back-to-back walks. �LF Gemmy Gonzalez dropped down a sacrifice bunt, to move the runners over to 2nd and 3rd bases. �3B Andury Acevedo had the Pirates' only RBI, as his ground out to shortstop allowed Noris to score the only Pirates' run.

Mitchell Fienemann pitched 4 innings in his start for the Pirates. �Fienemann retired the first 7 batters he faced, then in the 3rd inning, gave up a single, a double, an RBI single, and a sacrifice fly, giving the Phillies 2 runs. �He allowed another single in the same inning, and then a single in the 4th inning. �Gerardo Esparza took over for Fienemann in the 5th. �He walked a batter and hit a batter, and made a throwing error on a pick-off attempt, but a timely double play and a ground out kept the Phillies from scoring again. �Esparza hit another batter in the 6th inning, but erased him with a double play. �Esparza pitched a total of 3 innings without allowing a hit. �Harvey Garcia also pitched a hitless and scoreless inning, with 2 strikeouts, in the 8th. �






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Altoona Curve 8, Erie SeaWolves 4

The Curve came from behind to tie the score in the middle innings, and then scored in each of the last 4 innings of the game, to double up the SeaWolves tonight.

Lincoln’s AAA Debut: Two Hits For You, Two Hits For Me

Indianapolis Indians 4,
�� Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 1



Indians' newest member, starting pitcher Brad Lincoln made his AAA debut with a splash, pitching 6.2 innings and allowing one run on only 2 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts. �He also contributed to the Indians' offense, with two hits of his own at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA tonight. �

Lincoln allowed one and only one base runner in each of the first 4 innings. �He walked former Indy Indian (2005 - 06) LF Rich Thompson twice (1st and 3rd). �He worked around a lead-off double by 3B Terry Tiffee in the 2nd inning. �He hit 1B Andy Tracy with a pitch in the 4th, but erased him with a double play. �Lincoln retired the side in order in the 5th and 6th innings. �

In the 7th inning, Lincoln appeared to be tiring. �He walked Andy Tracy to open the inning, then got two fly outs. �C Paul Hoover lined a single into left field, only the second hit Lincoln had allowed. �That was all for Lincoln's night. �He had thrown 99 pitches, 63 for strikes.

Reliever Mike Koplove came on to relieve Lincoln, and the first batter he faced, former Indy Indian (2005 - 06) JJ Furmaniak, singled into left field, to score Tracy. �A fly out ended the inning, but Lincoln's shutout had been lost. �

The Indians posted 11 hits, scoring in the 2nd and 3rd innings. �Every member of the Tribe lineup except LF Chris Barnwell had at least one hit, and Lincoln, RF Garrett Jones, and 3B Pedro Lopez each had two hits. �

The Indians' batters went down in order in the 1st inning, but got to Lehigh Valley starter Gustavo Chacin in the 2nd and 3rd innings. �With one out in the 2nd inning, C Erik Kratz bounced a ground-rule double over the left field wall. �1B Hector Gimenez walked, and both Kratz and Gimenez scored on�Pedro Lopez's line drive double into center field. �After�Chris Barnwell�grounded out, Brad Lincoln legged out an infield single, moving Lopez to third base, though Lopez was out at the plate when he tried to surprise the Iron Pigs and make it all the way home.�

The Indians added two more runs in the 3rd inning. �2B Brian Bixler led off with a single down the left field line. �He went to third base on SS Luis Cruz's double lined into left field. �CF Jeff Salazar walked to load the bases with no outs for the Tribe. �Garrett Jones bounced a little grounder back to the mound, where Chacin quickly scooped up the ball and returned it to the plate, and C Paul Hoover fired on to first base for a double play. �The Indians loaded the bases again when Erik Kratz walked. �Hector Gimenez slipped a single into left field, for 2 RBI as both Cruz and Salazar came around to score. �Kratz rounded second and headed for third base, but he was caught in a run-down and eventually tagged out (7-2-4-3-4-5).

Lincoln singled again in the 4th inning, a two-out single on a line drive into center field, but he was left stranded on first. �The Tribe managed only one more hit, a single by Garrett Jones, over the next three innings. �The 8th inning began with back-to-back singles by Jeff Salazar and Garrett Jones. �A force out at second base and a fielding error by Iron Pigs' 3B Terry Tiffee left Salazar on third base and Erik Kratz on first, but a double play ended the inning without the Tribe scoring again. �

Mike Koplove pitched a scoreless 8th inning, working around a fielding error by Brian Bixler at second base on a grounder by Rich Thompson. �Bixler redeemed himself by making the next two plays without any problems, and Koplove ended the inning with a strikeout. �

Reliever Chris Bootcheck earned his 12th save of the season with a perfect 9th inning, including a strikeout. �


Indians' Defensive Gem of the Game: �Brad Lincoln's 2-hit performance, going into the 7th inning in his AAA debut. �His 99 pitches were the most he's thrown in a game so far this season. �In an interview after the game, Lincoln admitted to having some butterflies, but said that he was able to settle himself down and command his pitches so that he could consistently throw strike one to the Iron Pig batters. �

Indians' Hitting Gem of the Game: �It was all Lincoln in this game -- celebrating his debut with two hits of his own. �



NOTES:
Several roster moves:
Brad Lincoln was officially added to the Indians' roster today. �

RHP Brian Slocum was removed from the Indians' roster and placed on the Lynchburg Hillcats' roster. �Unsure if this is a physical move or a paper move.

Larry Broadway, who has not been playing due to a gash on his foot from being spiked a week ago, has been placed on the Disabled List, retroactive to Monday.

Virgil Vasquez, who was removed from last night's game after throwing a 12-pitch perfect inning, is indeed not injured. �He is waiting to hear, either tonight or tomorrow, whether or not the Pirates will need him to make a spot start in Pittsburgh on Friday. �If he is not needed in Pittsburgh, then Vasquez is expected to make his regular start for the Indians on Sunday.

The Pirates have acquired 1B/OF�Brian Myrow from the White Sox organization for cash considerations. �Myrow is a 32-year old Texas native who has major league time with the Dodgers and Padres. �He was initially signed out of independent ball by the Yankees in 2001, and progressed to the AAA level with their organization, then was traded to the Dodgers in 2004. �He spent the last two seasons in the Padres' organization, split between AAA and the majors. �Over those two years, he hit .335 at the AAA level, with 54 doubles, 5 triples, 25 homers, and 132 RBI. �In a total of 33 games with the Padres at the major league level, he went only 4-for-31. �Myrow has been with the White Sox' AAA Charlotte Knights this season. �In 48 games, he was hitting .277, with 10 doubles, 7 homers, and 25 RBI. �The Pirates will assigne Myrow to the Indians. �

Former Indian�Andy Phillips has been released by the White Sox. �Phillips started the season with the Indians, and hit .333 here in 7 games. �On April 1 7th, he was traded to the White Sox, and assigned to the AAA Charl otte Knights. �He was hitting .295 for the Knights, with 5 homers and 27 RBI. �Phillips is reportedly working on a deal to play in Japan for the Hiroshima Carp.


Go Tribe!


Debuts for Alvarez and Ngoepe; Anderson’s Hit Wins All-Star Game


Lots of activity in the lower minors today, as the Gulf Coast League (Rookie) begins play (this afternoon), and the Carolina League (A+) and South Atlantic League (A) play their All-Star Games.

Debuts for Alvarez and Ngoepe; Anderson’s Hit Wins All-Star Game


Lots of activity in the lower minors today, as the Gulf Coast League (Rookie) begins play (this afternoon), and the Carolina League (A+) and South Atlantic League (A) play their All-Star Games. �Oh, and don't forget a certain AA-level debut....


GCL Yankees 8, GCL Bradenton Pirates 2

2B Gift Ngoepe made his US professional debut this afternoon, collecting two singles, for a quarter of the Pirates' 8 hits. �DH Melvin De La Cruz also had two singles, while 3B Andury Acevedo, LF Rogelios Noris, and RF Wesley Freeman�all doubled. �Acevedo's double opened the top of the 3rd inning, and he moved on to third base on SS Benjamin Gonzalez's ground out. �Another ground out by De La Cruz brought Acevedo in with the Pirates' first run. �

The Pirates' only other run came in the top of the 9th, when Freeman doubled, went to second on a fly out, and scored on C Ramon Cabrera's RBI single. �

Pirates' starter Eliecer Navarro�pitched 3 innings, and allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, no walks, with 3 strikeouts. �He gave up a run in the 1st inning on a single, a double, and a sacrifice fly. � �A 2-run homer added two more runs in the 2nd inning. �Sandobal Septimo pitched the next 3 innings and he also allowed 3 runs, on 4 hits, again no walks, and 2 strikeouts. �One run came in in the bottom of the 4th, on two singles with a stolen base. �Another 2-run homer made the score 6-1 in the 6th inning. �Noah Krol pitched one perfect inning in the 7th, but Harvey Garcia gave up 2 more runs in the 8th inning, on two walks, a passed ball, and a double. �



Erie SeaWolves 6, �Altoona Curve 2

Pedro Alvarez made his much-anticipated AA-level debut with the Curve tonight. �He went 0-for-4 at the plate, with 3 strikeouts and a fly out. �In the field, he fielded two grounders at third base in the late innings and also made a catch of a pop up.

The Curve were limited to 2 runs, which came in the 5th inning. �SS Angel Gonzalez doubled and CF Gorkys Hernandez singled to open the inning. �2B Jim Negrych's RBI ground out brought in Gonzalez. �RF Jose Tabata plated Hernandez, coming around from second base, with an RBI single. �Tabata was out at second trying to stretch his hit into a double, and the inning ended with a strikeout by Alvarez. �Altoona had several other innings in which they put runners on base, and even two runners on base, but could not get them around to score. �Tabata went 2-for-3, and Hernandez went 2-for-4, and DH Jason Delaney also had a double. �

Kyle Bloom got the start for the Curve. �He allowed a hit in each of the first three innings, all scoreless. �In the 4th inning, he walked the first batter, and then was removed from the game because of an unspecified "arm injury". �Sean Smith replaced Bloom, and he gave up two singles and a sacrifice fly, for two runs (one charged to Bloom, one charged to Smith). �Smith also pitched a scoreless 5th inning, allowing a walk and then promptly picking the base runner off first base. �

Dustin Molleken also made his AA debut, and it was not so hot. �He took over for Smith on the mound to begin the 6th. �With one out, a fielding error by Gonzalez put a runner on base, and after that runner stole second, an argument ensued, resulting in Curve manager Matt Walbeck being ejected from the game. �After another out, Molleken gave up two singles, bringing in one run, which turned out to be the go-ahead and winning run. �Molleken began the 7th inning with a walk, a strikeout, a double, and a triple, and he was charged with 3 runs. �Corey Hamman finished the 7th inning, and Michael Dubee got his chance for a debut in the 8th inning. �Dubee had the best debut, as hie retired three batters in order. �



South Atlantic League All-Star Game
North All-Stars 8, �South All-Stars 7

The SAL All-Star Game was held at the Power's Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, West Virginia. �Two of the West Virginia Power were members of the starting line-up: �SS Chase D'Arnaud, and DH Calvin Anderson. ��Powers' LHP�Rudy Owens�was also named to the All-Star team, but the Pirates had said that they would prefer that he not pitch. �

After two scoreless innings, the Southern Division team got onto the scoreboard with 3 runs in the top of the 3rd, on a single, two doubles, and a sacrifice fly. �In the bottom of the inning, the Northern Division squad got one run back. �They began the inning with 3 consecutive singles, the middle of the singles belonging to�Chase D'Arnaud. �A sacrifice fly brought in a run, and Chase D'Arnaud got as far as third base before the inning ended. �Chase's bro ther Travis D'Arnaud (2 years you nger, playing for the Lakewood Blue Claws in the Phillies' organization) came into the game as a defensive replacement at catcher in the 4th inning. �

The Northerners took the lead in the bottom of the 5th inning. �The first batter, 3B Paul Gran (Greensboro -- Marlins) led off with a single. Chase D'Arnaud was hit by a pitch, and was removed from the game, replaced by a pinch runner. �A grounder force out left runners on the corners, and a walk filled the bases. �Travis D'Arnaud tied the score with a line-drive into right field, scoring two and again leaving runners on the corners. �Another single by RF Michael Bianucci (Hickory -- Rangers) brought in the go=ahead run. �The inning ended on a double play -- a line drive caught by the first baseman, who fired to the shortstop to double Travis D'Arnaud off second base.

The Southern squad regained the lead in the top of the 6th, on a 3-run home run by pinch-hitter Juan Perez (Augusta -- Giants): �South 6, North 4

The Northerners came back with 4 runs over the last three innings. �In the 7th, a double and a throwing error on a stolen base allowed one run to score, and a single, another fielding error, and a ground out brought in a second run. �A walk, a stolen base, and a double added another run in the 8th inning, and the North had regained the lead, 7-6.

The South tied it up in the top of the 9th with a solo home run. �The bottom of the 9th began with a single by Ronnie Welty (Delmarva -- Orioles), then a strikeout. �That brought DH Calvin Anderson to the plate. �He had�struck out in the 2nd inning, and flied out in the 4th, though a base runner was able to advance from second base to third on the fly out. �He walked in the 7th inning, and was left stranded on base when the inning ended. �Then in the 9th inning, with the score tied and one on and one out, Anderson singled into center field. �Welty rounded the bases and headed for the plate, as the South center fielder's throw to third base went wide, which allowed the winning run to score. �


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Carolina League/California League All-Star Game
California 2, Carolina 1 � (10 innings)

This All-Star game turned out to be a pitching duel, that took 10 innings to resolve at The Diamond in Lake Elsinore, CA. �Each team had only 6 hits. �Lynchburg's (soon to be Altoona's) Miles Durham went 0-for-4 with 2 strikeouts, and C Kris Watts played half the game and went 0-for-2. �RJ Rodriguez�pitched 0.2 of an inning, allowed a double, and got a ground out and a strikeout; the batter who doubled did not come around to score. �

The California squad scored their first run in the bottom of the first inning on three consecutive 2-out singles. �C Buster Posey (San Jose -- Giants) got the RBI. �The California All-Stars led off the 2nd inning with a single, but that runner was erased on a double play. �A batter walked in the 3rd, but was left stranded on base. �The Carolina pitchers retired two to finish the 3rd inning, and proceeded to retire the next 13 batters after that in order, until the double Rodriguez allowed in the 8th, then they put down the next 5 batters as well.

The Carolina batters were not having much better luck at the plate. �They had two singles in the first inning and two walks in the second inning, but none of those runners scored. �A lone walk produced the only runner over the next 4 innings. �RF Michael Burgess (Potomac -- Nationals) got a hit in the 7th, but was out at second base when he tried to stretch the single into a double. �Finally, in the 8th inning, the Carolinians squeaked out one run. �SS Pedro Florimon Jr (Frederick -- Orioles) led off with a triple, and he came home on a fielding error on the next play, tying the score at 1-1. �A second fielding error in the same inning put another runner on base, but he was forced out at second base to end the inning. �

Both teams went down in order in the 9th inning, and two singles by the Carolinians in the top of the 10th didn't help, as both runners were again left stranded. �The game ended in the bottom of the 10th, when LF Jon Gaston (Lancaster -- Astros) hit Derrick Loop's (Salem -- Boston) first pitch over the center field wall for a walk-off home run. �



Mahoning Valley Scrappers, State College Spikes 1
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C Tony Sanchez led the Spikes with two hits, both singles, as the Spikes out-hit the Scrappers 7-5, but the Scrappers were able to out-score them. �The Spikes' only run came in the 3rd inning. �SS Andy Vasquez singled with one out, but was forced out at second base on Sanchez's grounder. �A throwing error by Mahoning Valley's second baseman not only kept it from being a double play, but allowed Sanchez to move up to second base. �1B Kyle Morgan tripled, scoring Sanchez, but was left stranded at third base. �2B Brock Holt, 3B Freizer Pedron, and CF Edward Garcia also singled for the Spikes, as they were able to put base runners on in several other innings, but could not push them across the plate.�

Spikes' starter Mike Felix pitched 4 shut-out innings, scattering 3 hits, a walk, and a hit batter. �His toughest inning was the 2nd, when the Spikes made 3 errors. �Felix made the first error, on a throw, allowing the first batter to reach base. �After a grounder force out, Tony Sanchez threw out the base runner trying to steal second base. �The next two batters reached base on a throwing error by Pedron and a throwing error by Sanchez (not on a steal attempt), but a ground out ended the inning without the errors causing a run to score. �

Another error by Pedron (fielding) gave the Scrappers an unearned run off reliever Marc Baca in the 6th inning. �Baca hit the first batter with a pitch, and he stole second base and then scored on an RBI double (earned run), to tie the score. �Then the fielding error allowed that runner to score also with the go-ahead run. �A passed ball by Sanchez put a runner on second base, but he was left there when the inning ended. �

A single by Sanchez in the 8th was the only base runner the Spikes had over the last 5 innings. �Reliever Mike Williams also held the Scrappers scoreless for two innings, including 3 strikeouts. �





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