Licking their wounds after losing 3 of 4 in Metropolis, Fleetwood returned home to face the Avengers for three more games.
Metropolis jumped out to a quick lead with a 3-run Vernon Wells homer in the 2nd. When the Avengers scored 3 more in the 3rd on a Richie Sexson homer, Esteban Loaiza's day was done. Heading into the bottom of the inning, Metropolis led 6-1 with Pedro Martinez on the mound.
Showing their tenacity, Fleetwood managed to coax 3 walks from a usually pinpoint Martinez in the 3rd. Marcus Giles quickly unloaded the bases with a grand slam home run (Fleetwood's first of the season), and the Walkers now trailed by just one run.
As Fleetwood relievers Scott Downs (2.1 innings, 0 runs) and Fernando Cabrera (2.1 innings, 0 runs) continued to keep Metropolis off the scoreboard, the Walkers showed their power once again. Derrek Lee connected for a 2-run homer off Martinez in the 5th, while Jermaine Dye hit a solo shot in the 6th. Fleetwood had not only erased the Metropolis lead, but now led 8-6.Rube Foster called on Arthur Rhodes and Derrick Turnbow to pitch the 8th and 9th innings respectively, which they both did in scoreless fashion. In total, Fleetwood's bullpen had held the Avengers to just 2 hits and 1 walk in 6.2 total innings and outpitched Pedro Martinez in the process.
BOXSCORE: 2006 Metropolis Avengers At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers 6/28/2006
Avengers AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
R.Furcal SS 4 0 0 0 .329 D.Dejesus LF 3 1 0 0 .265
B.Roberts 2B 3 1 0 0 .361 D.Wright DH 4 1 1 0 .304
B.Abreu LF 4 1 2 0 .251 D.Lee 1B 4 1 1 2 .263
V.Guerrero RF 4 0 0 0 .352 M.Cabrera 3B 3 1 0 0 .320
R.Sexson 1B 3 1 1 3 .230 J.Valentin C 2 2 1 0 .260
E.Chavez 3B 4 1 2 0 .279 A-L.Matos PH 1 0 0 0 .300
M.Mora DH 2 0 0 0 .251 B-R.Castro C 0 0 0 0 .272
C-J.Michaels PH 1 0 0 0 .256 M.Giles 2B 3 1 1 4 .233
J.Posada C 3 1 0 0 .239 J.Edmonds CF 2 0 0 0 .224
V.Wells CF 3 1 2 3 .203 J.Dye RF 4 1 2 2 .281
D-R.Branyan PH 1 0 0 0 .175 B.Crosby SS 3 0 0 0 .269
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Totals 32 6 7 6 Totals 29 8 6 8
A-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Matos In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mora In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wells In 9th Inning
Avengers........ 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 0
Walkers......... 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 - 8 6 0
Avengers (51-31) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
P.Martinez LOSS(7-4) 7 6 8 8 4 8 3 3.42 A1 D4
A.Otsuka 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.66 D5 D5
C.Politte 0 2/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.69 D6
Totals 8 6 8 8 6 8 3
Walkers (37-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza 2 1/3 5 6 6 2 2 2 4.32 A1 B5
S.Downs 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.37 B6 C4
F.Cabrera WIN(1-0) 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42 C5 D3
A.Rhodes HOLD(4th) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.75 D4 D6
D.Turnbow SAVE(11th) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.86 D7
Totals 9 7 6 6 3 3 2
ATTENDANCE- 36,492 DATE- Saturday, June 28th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Avengers: 3 Walkers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Avengers: 1 Walkers: 2
DOUBLES- V.Wells(14th), D.Wright(15th), J.Dye(14th)
HOME RUNS- R.Sexson(22nd), V.Wells(7th), D.Lee(12th), M.Giles(4th), J.Dye(4th)
WALKS- B.Roberts, R.Sexson, J.Posada, D.Dejesus, M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, M.Giles,
J.Edmonds-2
HIT BY PITCH- M.Mora
STRIKE OUTS- V.Guerrero, M.Mora, J.Posada, D.Dejesus, D.Wright-2, D.Lee,
M.Cabrera, M.Giles, J.Edmonds, B.Crosby
GIDP- E.Chavez, M.Mora, J.Dye
WILD PITCHES- E.Loaiza
PASSED BALLS- J.Posada
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