July 10, 2006: Staying Hot

With a win the day before, and with victories in 7 of its 8 July games, Fleetwood looked to continue its hot streak. The Walkers would send Esteban Loaiza to the mound, while Springfield countered with crafty left-hander Mark Redman.

Feeding off the palpable energy at John Locke Field, Redman's adrenaline got the best of him in the 1st inning. After striking out Marcus Giles to begin his game, he gave up back-to-back singles to David Wright and Derrek Lee. A walk to Miguel Cabrera loaded the bases, and another walk to Jim Edmonds forced in a run. Jermaine Dye followed with a sacrifice fly before Redman struck out Ryan Doumit to end the inning. After one inning, Fleetwood led 2-0.

After scoreless 2nd and 3rd innings, Fleetwood added another run in the 4th. Edmonds led off with a double, and Luis Matos drove him home two outs later with an RBI single. Springfield responded immediately in the top of the 5th, scoring 2 runs on a David Ross RBI double and a Jose Vidro RBI single. Fleetwood now led 3-2.

In the bottom of the 5th inning, Fleetwood answered Springfield's 2-run rally with 2 runs of its own when Edmonds launched a long home run with Cabrera aboard. An RBI groundout by Derrek Lee in the 6th inning gave Fleetwood another run, and the Walkers led 6-2 after 6 innings.

In the bottom of the 8th inning, Fleetwood broke the game wide open by scoring 4 runs. This 4-run rally included an RBI single by Jim Edmonds, who enjoyed a great day at the plate. In 5 trips to the plate, Edmonds went 3-3 with a double, a home run, 4 RBIs and 2 walks. Esteban Loaiza was similarly dazzling on the mound, pitching a complete-game while striking out 11 batters against just 1 walk.

Final score: Springfield 2, Fleetwood 10. Tomorrow's matchup: Ezequiel Astacio for Springfield versus Mark Buehrle for Fleetwood.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Springfield Isotopes At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers       7/10/2006
Gm 2: Jim Edmonds goes 3-3 with a 2B, HR, 3 R, and 4 RBI; Loaiza pitches CG.
 
  Isotopes           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Vidro 2B          4  0  1  1 .260     M.Giles 2B          4  0  0  0 .238  
  L.Ford CF           4  0  2  0 .282     D.Wright DH         3  1  1  0 .315  
  H.Blalock 3B        4  0  0  0 .216   B-J.Phelps PH         1  1  1  0 .298  
  J.Conine RF         4  0  0  0 .294     D.Lee 1B            5  2  2  2 .264  
  J.Morneau 1B        3  0  0  0 .215     M.Cabrera 3B        3  2  1  0 .328  
  S.Stewart LF        4  0  2  0 .261     J.Edmonds CF        3  3  3  4 .247  
  T.Martinez DH       3  0  1  0 .266     J.Dye RF            4  0  3  2 .288  
C-M.Grissom PH        1  0  0  0 .169     R.Doumit C          5  0  0  0 .233  
  A.Berroa SS         4  1  1  0 .265     L.Matos LF          3  0  1  1 .298  
  D.Ross C            3  1  1  1 .228   A-D.Dejesus LF        1  0  1  1 .275  
D-S.Hatteberg PH      1  0  0  0 .215     N.Perez SS          4  1  2  0 .275  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2  8  2                 Totals      36 10 15 10
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Matos In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wright In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ross In 9th Inning
 
Isotopes........ 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  0
Walkers......... 2 0 0  1 2 1  0 4    - 10 15  2
 
Isotopes (23-63)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Redman LOSS(1-9)        5 1/3   9   6   6   4   3   1   7.15  A1 D1
F.German                  1       1   0   0   2   1   0   5.93  D2 D7
J.Walker                  0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   2.70  D8 D9
T.Harper                  1       5   4   4   1   0   0   3.58  E1
Totals                    8      15  10  10   8   4   1
 
Walkers (69-31)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(12-3)        9       8   2   2   1  11   0   3.51  A1
Totals                    9       8   2   2   1  11   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,932 DATE- Thursday, July 10th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Isotopes: 7  Walkers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Isotopes: 2  Walkers: 1
ERRORS- J.Dye, R.Doumit
DOUBLES- D.Ross(9th), J.Phelps(7th), J.Edmonds(19th), N.Perez(15th)
TRIPLES- L.Ford(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Edmonds(27th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Giles(6th), N.Perez(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Dye
WALKS- J.Morneau, M.Giles, D.Wright, M.Cabrera-2, J.Edmonds-2, D.Dejesus,
       N.Perez
STRIKE OUTS- L.Ford, H.Blalock, J.Conine-2, J.Morneau, S.Stewart, T.Martinez,
             M.Grissom, A.Berroa-2, D.Ross, M.Giles, D.Wright, M.Cabrera,
             R.Doumit
GIDP- H.Blalock, M.Giles, N.Perez