Friday
30May2008
West Virginia Power Slide by the Greensboro Grasshoppers 4-3 -- Box Score and Play-by-Play
Friday, May 30, 2008 at 01:51PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com –
Greensboro, N.C. – Thursday’s starting catchers combined to go 6-for-7 from the plate, but West Virginia’s Jonathan Lucroy had one more RBI than the Hoppers’ Jameson Smith; it turned out to be the difference in a 4-3 game that saw the Power snap Greensboro’s three-game win streak.Smith had a career-high three hits in four at-bats to lead the Hoppers only to be over-powered by Lucroy’s 3-for-3 effort which included two RBIs. Lucroy homered off of Greensboro starter Jay Voss in the third inning to give West Virginia a 2-0 lead and later drove in the game-winning run on a fifth-inning single.
Greensboro managed to plate a seventh-inning run to pull within one, but with two men on and two outs in the ninth inning Matt Dominguez went down swinging to end the game; he ended the night going 2-for-4 from the plate with a walk and a game-ending strikeout.
“The right guy was at the plate and if it happened against I would like to see Dominguez out there,” said Hoppers manager Edwin Rodriguez.
ADVERTISEMENT Voss pitched five innings in just his third start of the season. He allowed all four West Virginia runs (three earned) and walked a batter before handing the ball over to the bullpen.
“Our bullpen has been there for us all season,” said Rodriguez. “It seems like anytime we put the ball in their hands in a close situation we pull out the win. But tonight we weren’t able to get the right hits when we needed them even though the bullpen had another great game.”
Combining for the final four innings of the game, Matt Mallory and Stephen Cishek each pitched two innings of no-hit baseball. Their four innings of work extended the pen’s current streak of not allowing an earned run to 22 2/3 consecutive innings.
Hunter Mense pulled the Hoppers within a run in the seventh inning with his third home run of the season; it was his second hit of the contest.
The Hoppers out-hit West Virginia 10-7, but fell to 2-3 on the season against teams that currently have records below .500.
Voss pitched five innings in just his third start of the season. He allowed all four West Virginia runs (three earned) and walked a batter before handing the ball over to the bullpen. “Our bullpen has been there for us all season,” said Rodriguez. “It seems like anytime we put the ball in their hands in a close situation we pull out the win. But tonight we weren’t able to get the right hits when we needed them even though the bullpen had another great game.” Combining for the final four innings of the game, Matt Mallory and Stephen Cishek each pitched two innings of no-hit baseball. Their four innings of work extended the pen’s current streak of not allowing an earned run to 22 2/3 consecutive innings. Hunter Mense pulled the Hoppers within a run in the seventh inning with his third home run of the season; it was his second hit of the contest. The Hoppers out-hit West Virginia 10-7, but fell to 2-3 on the season against teams that currently have records below .500.
West Virginia Power 4, Greensboro Grasshoppers 3
May 29, 2008
Power starting lineup:
Eric Farris (2B), Matt Cline (SS), Jonathan Lucroy (C), Steffan Wilson (DH), Caleb Gindl (CF), Zelous Wheeler
(3B), Eric Fryer (LF), Curt Rindal (1B), Scott Houin (RF), R.J. Seidel (P),
Grasshoppers starting lineup:
Hunter Mense (RF), Daniel Garcia (2B), Bryan Petersen (CF), Matt Dominguez (3B), Michael Stanton (DH),
Thomas Hickman (LF), Tyler Belcher (1B), Jameson Smith (C), Osvaldo Martinez (SS), Jay Voss (P),
Umpires -- Bryan Dormaier (HP), Michael Brundage (1B), (2B), (3B).
Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 10 MPH, Out To LF.
First pitch by J. Voss at 07:01 PM local time.
Power 1st (Power 1, Grasshoppers 0) -- E. Farris grounds out, D. Garcia to T. Belcher. M. Cline singles to first
base. J. Lucroy doubles to right field, M. Cline to 3rd. S. Wilson out on a sacrifice fly to B. Petersen, M. Cline
scores; J. Lucroy to 3rd. C. Gindl flies out to T. Hickman.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Grasshoppers 1st (Power 1, Grasshoppers 0) -- H. Mense lines out to C. Rindal. D. Garcia singles to left field. B.
Petersen walks, D. Garcia to 2nd. M. Dominguez walks, D. Garcia to 3rd; B. Petersen to 2nd. M. Stanton struck out
looking. T. Hickman grounds out to C. Rindal.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB)
Power 2nd (Power 1, Grasshoppers 0) -- Z. Wheeler flies out to H. Mense. E. Fryer lines out to D. Garcia. C. Rindal
singles to right-center field. S. Houin lines out to T. Belcher.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Grasshoppers 2nd (Power 1, Grasshoppers 0) -- T. Belcher grounds out to C. Rindal. J. Smith grounds out to C.
Rindal. O. Martinez flies out to C. Gindl.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Power 3rd (Power 2, Grasshoppers 0) -- E. Farris grounds out, D. Garcia to T. Belcher. M. Cline pops out to T.
Belcher in foul territory. J. Lucroy hits a home run to left-center field on a 0-0 pitch. S. Wilson grounds out, M.
Dominguez to T. Belcher.
(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Grasshoppers 3rd (Power 2, Grasshoppers 0) -- H. Mense doubles to right field. D. Garcia flies out to C. Gindl. B.
Petersen grounds out, E. Farris to C. Rindal, H. Mense to 3rd. M. Dominguez grounds out, Z. Wheeler to C. Rindal.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Power 4th (Power 2, Grasshoppers 0) -- C. Gindl flies out to T. Hickman. Z. Wheeler walks. E. Fryer grounds into
double play, O. Martinez to T. Belcher to M. Dominguez, Z. Wheeler out at 3rd.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Grasshoppers 4th (Power 2, Grasshoppers 2) -- M. Stanton grounds out, Z. Wheeler to C. Rindal. T. Hickman
walks. T. Belcher doubles to right field, T. Hickman scores. J. Smith doubles down the left-field line, T. Belcher
scores. O. Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt, Z. Wheeler to C. Rindal, J. Smith to 3rd. H. Mense grounds out, E.
Farris to C. Rindal.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Power 5th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 2) -- C. Rindal grounds out, M. Dominguez to T. Belcher. S. Houin triples to
right field. E. Farris singles to left field, S. Houin scores. With M. Cline batting, E. Farris steals 2nd base, E. Farris
advances to 3rd on throwing error by J. Smith. M. Cline flies out to H. Mense. J. Lucroy singles to left field, E.
Farris scores. With S. Wilson batting, J. Lucroy steals 2nd base. S. Wilson flies out to B. Petersen.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB)
Grasshoppers 5th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 2) -- D. Garcia grounds out, M. Cline to C. Rindal. B. Petersen grounds
out to C. Rindal. M. Dominguez singles to third base. M. Stanton flies out to C. Gindl.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Power 6th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 2) -- Pitcher Change: M. Mallory replaces J. Voss. C. Gindl pops out to D.
Garcia. Z. Wheeler grounds out, O. Martinez to T. Belcher. E. Fryer grounds out, D. Garcia to T. Belcher.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Grasshoppers 6th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 2) -- T. Hickman grounds out, E. Farris to C. Rindal. T. Belcher flies out
to S. Houin. J. Smith singles to third base. O. Martinez grounds into a force out, Z. Wheeler to E. Farris, J. Smith out
at 2nd.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Power 7th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 2) -- C. Rindal struck out looking. S. Houin grounds out, M. Mallory to T.
Belcher. E. Farris grounds out, M. Dominguez to T. Belcher.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Grasshoppers 7th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 3) -- Pitcher Change: N. Tyson replaces R. Seidel. H. Mense hits a home
run to right field on a 0-0 pitch. D. Garcia flies out to S. Houin. B. Petersen flies out to C. Gindl. M. Dominguez
singles to left field. M. Stanton strikes out swinging.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Power 8th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 3) -- Pitcher Change: S. Cishek replaces M. Mallory. M. Cline grounds out, O.
Martinez to T. Belcher. J. Lucroy walks. S. Wilson struck out looking. C. Gindl strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Grasshoppers 8th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 3) -- Pitcher Change: M. Ramlow replaces N. Tyson. T. Hickman struck
out looking. T. Belcher grounds out, Z. Wheeler to C. Rindal. J. Smith doubles down the left-field line. Offensive
Substitution: Pinch runner R. Curry replaces J. Smith. O. Martinez grounds out, M. Ramlow to C. Rindal.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Power 9th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 3) -- Defensive Substitution: T. Langley replaces R. Curry, batting 8th, playing
catcher. Z. Wheeler grounds out, O. Martinez to T. Belcher. E. Fryer grounds out, O. Martinez to T. Belcher. C.
Rindal strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Grasshoppers 9th (Power 4, Grasshoppers 3) -- Defensive switch from center field to right field for C.
Gindl. Defensive Substitution: L. Haydel replaces right fielder S. Houin, batting 9th, playing center field. H. Mense
strikes out swinging. D. Garcia grounds out, M. Cline to C. Rindal. B. Petersen singles to right field. M. Dominguez
strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Final: Power 4, Grasshoppers 3
WP: R.J. Seidel (2-3).
LP: Jay Voss (0-3).
SV: Mike Ramlow (4).
Time: 2:31.
Attendance: 7366.
Official Scorer: Paul Wirth.
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