Fleetwood has indeed been here for years, but comebacks have been few and far between lately. (Back-to-back seasons with 49-113 and 60-102 records will cause that type of drought.) Still, Fleetwood's April 2 comeback from a 2-0 deficit (albeit after just 3 innings) was a nice little reward.
Well, today's effort would need to be stronger. With a barrage of singles and doubles, Tinley jumped on Esteban Loaiza for a 5-2 lead through 6 innings. Would Fleetwood be able to mount a more impressive comeback and win their opening series of the year? More importantly, could the Walkers battle back and set a positive tone for the rest of season?
In the bottom of the 7th, two quick walks and a single (against only one out) was a good start. Jim Edmonds then hit a deep sacrifice fly, shrinking the lead to 5-3. Getting closer.
Derrek Lee, still hitless on the year (0-13) was up next. Before Lee could put a ball in play, though, Tinley reliever Russ Springer uncorked a wild pitch. That plated another run, making it a 5-4 ballgame. And perhaps it also took some presure off of Lee, who followed with a run-scoring single. The game was now tied.Two walks later, David Wright came up against Claudio Vargas and hit a based-loaded triple (this after touching Vargas for a home run just two days earlier). That gave Fleetwood a 8-5 lead, which is how the game would eventually end.
Congratulations on a great game, Mr. Wright. And nice job yourself, Mr. Lee...they say the first hit is the hardest.
BOXSCORE: 2006 Tinley Redbirds At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers 4/4/2006
Gm 4: Fleetwood mounts a late comeback, highlighted by Wright's 3-RBI triple.
Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
R.Durham 2B 5 0 0 0 .125 M.Giles 2B 3 1 0 0 .273
R.Adams SS 4 1 2 0 .353 J.Edmonds CF 3 0 0 1 .143
R.Ibanez RF 5 0 2 0 .176 D.Lee 1B 3 2 1 1 .067
B.Broussard 1B 3 2 0 0 .100 M.Cabrera 3B 2 2 0 0 .273
T.Graffanino DH 5 1 2 1 .385 J.Valentin C 3 0 0 0 .000
G.Anderson LF 4 1 2 0 .313 B-R.Castro PH,C 0 1 0 0 .143
R.Ledee CF 2 0 2 3 .429 D.Wright DH 3 0 1 4 .308
D-M.Murton PH 1 0 0 0 .500 D.Dejesus LF 3 1 0 0 .000
E-J.Repko CF 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Dye RF 4 1 2 0 .385
R.Barajas C 4 0 1 1 .167 N.Perez SS 2 0 0 0 .000
M.Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 .364 A-J.Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 .667
C-B.Crosby SS 1 0 0 0 .222
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 5 12 5 Totals 28 8 4 6
A-Pinch Hit For Perez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Phelps In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ledee In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Murton In 8th Inning
Redbirds........ 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 2
Walkers......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 - 8 4 0
Redbirds (1-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
S.Douglass 6 2 4 3 4 3 0 4.50 A1 C8
J.Borowski HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C9 C9
R.Springer HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.75 D1 D2
J.Harris L(0-1) BS(1st) 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 ---- D3 D4
C.Vargas 1 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.75 D5
Totals 8 4 8 7 7 4 0
Walkers (3-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(1-0) 7 9 5 5 3 7 0 6.43 A1 D6
S.Downs SAVE(1st) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D7
Totals 9 12 5 5 3 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 25,662 DATE- Friday, April 4th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 9 Walkers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 0 Walkers: 1
ERRORS- B.Broussard, G.Anderson
DOUBLES- R.Adams(1st), R.Ledee(1st), J.Dye(2nd)
TRIPLES- D.Wright(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Ledee, J.Edmonds, D.Wright
WALKS- R.Adams, B.Broussard-2, M.Giles-2, D.Lee, M.Cabrera-2, R.Castro,
D.Dejesus
STRIKE OUTS- R.Durham-2, R.Adams, R.Ibanez, G.Anderson, R.Barajas, M.Lowell,
M.Giles, M.Cabrera-2, J.Phelps
GIDP- T.Graffanino
WILD PITCHES- R.Springer
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