Fleetwood entered 2006 expecting Mark Buehrle to be an ace and a workhouse. April (2-2, 5.40) and May (1-2, 5.83) did not treat Buehrle well, though, and Fleetwood surely had begun to question its 7 year, $28 million investment.
Buehrle began to pay dividends in May, however. After losing a tough game against Charm City on May 5, Buehrle won his next three starts. He hoped to continue his hot streak versus Ocala, and deliver a series sweep of Ocala in the process. This task would not be easy, though, as the Ocelots would counter with their best pitcher, Roy Oswalt.
Both teams scored a run in the 1st inning. Ocala's run came via a solo home run by Derek Jeter, while Fleetwood's came via an RBI double by Miguel Cabrera. In a testament to the talent of both starting pitchers, these would be the only runs scored until the 7th inning.
In the 7th, Fleetwood broke the tie versus Ocala's bullpen. David Dejesus collected an RBI single off Tyler Walker, and now led 2-1. Fleetwood then scored two more runs in the 8th inning on a Marcus Giles sacrifice fly and a Luis Matos RBI single. The score was now 4-1 in favor of the Walkers.
Having pitched his team into the 8th inning, Buehrle left the game in favor of Derrick Turnbow. Turnbow held the 4-1 lead, and Fleetwood had won the game and swept the series. In doing so, the Walkers had sent a message to the league that they were indeed a force to be reckoned with in 2006.
BOXSCORE: 2006 Ocala Ocelots At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers 6/22/2006
Gm 4: FLE holds OCA scoreless after Jeter's leadoff HR and sweeps series.
Ocelots AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 4 1 1 1 .289 D.Dejesus LF 4 0 1 1 .282
G.Sizemore CF 4 0 0 0 .291 D.Wright DH 4 1 2 0 .332
D.Easley DH 3 0 0 0 .294 D.Lee 1B 2 1 0 0 .265
N.Johnson 1B 2 0 0 0 .249 M.Cabrera 3B 3 1 2 1 .335
T.Iguchi 2B 3 0 0 0 .281 J.Valentin C 3 0 0 0 .280
M.Treanor C 4 0 0 0 .000 B-R.Castro PH,C 0 0 0 0 .288
R.Aurilia 3B 3 0 1 0 .250 M.Giles 2B 3 0 0 1 .247
C-T.Helton PH 0 0 0 0 .326 J.Edmonds CF 3 0 0 0 .223
L.Bigbie LF 3 0 0 0 .000 J.Dye RF 3 0 1 0 .273
D-J.Drew PH 1 0 0 0 .265 A-L.Matos PR,RF 1 1 1 1 .298
S.Finley RF 3 0 1 0 .213 B.Crosby SS 4 0 0 0 .299
E-J.Mauer PH 1 0 0 0 .281
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Totals 31 1 3 1 Totals 30 4 7 4
A-Pinch Ran For Dye In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Aurilia In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bigbie In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Finley In 9th Inning
Ocelots......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1
Walkers......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 7 1
Ocelots (36-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
R.Oswalt 5 1/3 4 1 1 2 6 0 4.25 A1 C4
T.Walker LOSS(0-2) 1 1/3 2 1 0 0 1 0 5.30 C5 D1
R.Novoa 0 1/3 0 2 2 3 0 0 5.26 D2 D5
S.Shields 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.60 D6
Totals 8 7 4 3 5 8 0
Walkers (46-23) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(5-5) 7 2/3 3 1 1 1 7 1 4.88 A1 D2
D.Turnbow SAVE(12th) 1 1/3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2.51 D3
Totals 9 3 1 1 4 8 1
ATTENDANCE- 38,825 DATE- Sunday, June 22nd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Ocelots: 8 Walkers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Ocelots: 0 Walkers: 0
ERRORS- M.Treanor, M.Cabrera
DOUBLES- D.Wright-2(17th), M.Cabrera-2(26th)
HOME RUNS- D.Jeter(6th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Matos(8th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Giles
WALKS- D.Easley, N.Johnson, T.Iguchi, T.Helton, D.Lee-2, M.Cabrera, R.Castro,
J.Edmonds
HIT BY PITCH- N.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore-4, T.Iguchi, M.Treanor, R.Aurilia, L.Bigbie, D.Dejesus,
D.Lee-2, M.Giles-2, J.Edmonds, J.Dye, B.Crosby
WILD PITCHES- R.Oswalt, D.Turnbow
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