August 12, 2006: Two More Killer B's Emerge

While Kris Benson and Dave Bush starred the day before, two other players with "B" surnames would soon prove to be killers too.

Fleetwood grabbed an early lead on an RBI single by Miguel Cabrera in the 1st inning. A single by David Wright in the 3rd inning would increase the team's lead to 2-0, while a homer by David DeJesus in the 6th inning made the score 3-0.

Meanwhile, Mark Buehrle dominated the Derry Heifers lineup. Through 7 shutout innings, Buehrle allowed only one hit, one walk, and one hit batter with no runner reaching farther than first base. Such a strong performance was a great sign for the Fleetwood faithful given Buehrle's struggles earlier in the season.

In the 8th inning, Buehrle finally proved mortal when David Dellucci and Rondell White led off the inning with back-to-back doubles. One run had scored, another runner was at second base, and the tying run was at the plate.

Fleetwood's Rube Foster took the ball from a spent Mark Buehrle, turning the game over to young reliever Fernando Cabrera. Cabrera was shaky at first, committing a balk that moved White to third base. Ramon Martinez then followed with an RBI groundout. Cabrera retired the next two batters to end the inning, but the game was now just 3-2 in favor of the Walkers.

In the bottom of the 8th inning, pinch hitter Barry Bonds stepped to the plate for Fleetwood versus New Hampshire starter Scott Elarton. Looking for an insurance run, Bonds took a big swing. Unfortunately for Bonds, though, he came up empty and struck out.

Bobby Crosby was up next, and he achieved what Bonds was unable to do. Specifically, he launched a blast to left-center field for a solo home run. This run extended Fleetwood's lead to 4-2 and gave its bullpen a valuable insurance run.

The Walkers turned to Derrick Turnbow to pitch the 9th inning. After pitching 3 innings two days earlier, Turnbow looked sharp. First he struck out Cliff Floyd. He then struck out Mike Sweeney, putting Fleetwood within one out of victory.

Jason Varitek made things exciting with a two-out double, but ex-Walker Laynce Nix could only managed a fly ball. David DeJesus grabbed the can of corn, and the game was over. After losing the first game of the series, Fleetwood had come back to win the next three and take the series.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 New Hampshire Derry Heifers At 2006 Fleetwood Walker 8/12/2006
Gm 4: Buehrle gives Fleetwood a great start; Bobby Crosby stars at the plate.
 
  Derry Heifers      AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  N.Perez 2B          4  0  0  0 .259     D.Dejesus LF        4  1  1  1 .275  
  R.Freel 3B          4  0  0  0 .244     D.Wright DH         3  1  1  1 .289  
  C.Floyd LF          4  0  1  0 .289     D.Lee 1B            4  0  1  0 .279  
  M.Sweeney 1B        3  0  0  0 .317     M.Cabrera 3B        3  0  2  1 .330  
  J.Varitek C         4  0  1  0 .256     J.Guillen RF        4  0  1  0 .293  
  L.Nix CF            4  0  0  0 .200     J.Edmonds CF        2  0  0  0 .251  
  D.Dellucci RF       2  1  1  0 .236     R.Castro C          3  0  0  0 .293  
  R.White DH          3  1  1  1 .289   B-B.Bonds PH          1  0  0  0 .250  
  C.Izturis SS        2  0  0  0 .241   C-J.Valentin C        0  0  0  0 .313  
A-R.Martinez PH,SS    1  0  0  1 .247     B.Crosby SS         4  2  3  1 .322  
                                          M.Giles 2B          3  0  2  0 .258  
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         Totals      31  2  4  2                 Totals      31  4 11  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Izturis In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Castro In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bonds In 9th Inning
 
Derry Heifers... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  2  4  0
Walkers......... 1 1 0  0 0 1  0 1    -  4 11  0
 
Derry Heifers (56-63)    IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Elarton LOSS(3-14)      7 2/3  11   4   4   4   2   2   5.43  A1 D8
F.Cordero                 0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   2.84  D9
Totals                    8      11   4   4   5   2   2
 
Walkers (85-41)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(13-8)       7       3   2   2   1   3   0   4.38  A1 C8
F.Cabrera HOLD(6th)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   1.20  C9 D2
D.Turnbow SAVE(21st)      1       1   0   0   0   2   0   2.42  D3
Totals                    9       4   2   2   1   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,184 DATE- Tuesday, August 12th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Derry Heifers: 4  Walkers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Derry Heifers: 3  Walkers: 0
DOUBLES- J.Varitek(22nd), D.Dellucci(11th), R.White(18th)
TRIPLES- D.Lee(5th)
HOME RUNS- D.Dejesus(9th), B.Crosby(12th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Giles
WALKS- D.Dellucci, D.Wright, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds-2, M.Giles
HIT BY PITCH- M.Sweeney
STRIKE OUTS- N.Perez, R.Freel-2, C.Floyd, M.Sweeney, R.Castro, B.Bonds
GIDP- D.Wright, J.Guillen, R.Castro
BALKS- F.Cabrera