Ready to put that disappointment behind us, the 2009 version of the Fleetwood Walkers kicked off a new year by hosting the Hessville Everreadys. Gone from the Fleetwood squad were key players such as Barry Bonds (LF), Greg Maddux (RHP), and Scott Downs (LHP). Taking their places on my roster were a back-for-a-third-time Jim Edmonds (OF), a minor-league call-up Ervin Santana (RHP), and a back-from-injury Justin Duchscherer (RHP).
During the 2009 season, I'll recap each home game quickly. More interestingly (I hope), I will also point out any key decisions I had to make as a manager and evaluate them in hindsight. Perhaps we'll learn something in the process.
Play ball!
April 1: Opening Day pitted former Walker Derek Lowe against Fleetwood's Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Walkers drew first blood with a first-inning run. Hessville responded with 3 runs in the 4th, highlighted by a 2-run HR by Carlos Delgado.
Unable to mount any of sort of rally, I found my team down by 2 with 2 outs in the 9th. That said, a double by Jim Edmonds drove Lowe out of the game, and pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta followed with a walk to put the tying run on base.
Ryan Doumit followed with a clutch double that should have tied the game, but -- lo and behold -- I had neglected to pinch-run for Iannetta (1-9 running rating) with Asdrubal Cabrera (1-14 running rating) as I should have. That led to a 50/50ish roll to score Iannetta, which I just missed. Hessville thus emerged victorious with a 3-2 win, and I had only myself to blame.
April 2: My Fleetwood squad appeared to have an easy win in the bag after leading 7-0 through 5 innings. As such, I pinch-hit for both Nick Markakis and David Wright in the 6th inning to converse at-bats.Hessville's Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a 3-run HR to close the gap to 7-4 in the 7th, however, making things mighty interesting. Luckily for me, though, Cody Ross bailed me out with a clutch 2-run HR in the bottom of the 7th inning, and the Walkers earned their first win of the year with a 10-6 victory.
April 3: The game was close through 5 innings, with Fleetwood hanging onto a 6-4 lead. When the Walkers scored 6 runs in the 6th inning, though the game was as good as over. Carlos Beltran (4-4, 2B, SB) led the charge in Fleetwood's 14-6 win.
April 4: Hessville's Randy Winn went 4-4 with not one but TWO hit-and-run doubles. However, Fleetwood would not be denied. The Walkers defeated Randy Johnson -- a key Fleetwood player the year before -- by a 5-4 margin. Zack Greinke earned the win. I had no overly important decisions, other than perhaps turning to Chad Billingsley in the 8th inning and B.J. Ryan for the save in the 9th. Both did their jobs easily.
Fleetwood traveled to Hessville for a 3-game set from April 5 through April 7. The Walkers would earn two wins on the trip. David Wright (3-4, 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI) had a remarkable game in the first game of the series. Matsuzaka and the Walkers lost the second game by a 8-6 score, but my team rebounded to win the final game by a 5-3 score in 11 innings. Through 7 games, Fleetwood's record stood at 5-2.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Hessville Everreadys At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/1/2009
Gm 1: Fleetwood rallies in 9th, but Iannetta is thrown out at home to end game!
Everreadys AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
O.Hudson 2B 3 0 2 0 .667 N.Markakis RF 3 1 2 0 .667
J.Rollins SS 4 0 0 0 .000 D.Wright 3B 4 0 1 0 .250
R.Winn RF 4 1 1 0 .250 C.Pena 1B 4 0 1 1 .250
C.Delgado 1B 4 1 1 2 .250 M.Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 .000
B.Abreu DH 3 1 1 0 .333 C.Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 .000
K.Kouzmanoff 3B 3 0 1 1 .333 J.Edmonds LF 4 1 1 0 .250
D-W.Helms 3B 0 0 0 0 ---- H.Kendrick 2B 3 0 1 0 .333
E-I.Stewart PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .000 F-C.Iannetta PH 0 0 0 0 ----
C.Young CF 4 0 1 0 .250 R.Doumit C 4 0 1 1 .250
D.Young LF 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Bartlett SS 2 0 1 0 .500
J.Saltalamacchia C 3 0 1 0 .333 A-C.Ross PH 1 0 0 0 .000
C-R.Chavez C 0 0 0 0 ---- B-R.Cedeno SS 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 3 8 3 Totals 33 2 8 2
A-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ross In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Saltalamacchia In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Kouzmanoff In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Helms In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 9th Inning
Everreadys...... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Walkers......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 1
Everreadys (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Lowe WIN(1-0) 8 2/3 7 2 2 1 7 0 2.08 A1 D6
J.Smith SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 D7
Totals 9 8 2 2 2 7 0
Walkers (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Matsuzaka LOSS(0-1) 6 2/3 7 3 3 2 8 1 4.05 A1 D1
J.Howell 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D2 D5
C.Billingsle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D6
Totals 9 8 3 3 2 8 1
ATTENDANCE- 32,906 DATE- Wednesday, April 1st 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Reilly, Bob Davidson, Alfonso Marquez, Andy Fletcher
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Everreadys: 5 Walkers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Everreadys: 1 Walkers: 3
ERRORS- C.Young, J.Bartlett
DOUBLES- B.Abreu(1st), C.Pena(1st), J.Edmonds(1st), R.Doumit(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Delgado(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Abreu(1st), J.Bartlett(1st)
WALKS- O.Hudson, B.Abreu, N.Markakis, C.Iannetta
STRIKE OUTS- O.Hudson, J.Rollins, R.Winn-2, B.Abreu, C.Young,
J.Saltalamacchia-2, C.Pena-2, M.Cabrera-3, H.Kendrick, J.Bartlett
GIDP- J.Rollins, C.Young, D.Young, D.Wright
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Howie Kendrick robbed Jimmy Rollins of a base hit.
One run was the difference at John Locke Field as the Hessville Everreadys
defeated the Fleetwood Walkers 3 to 2.
Hessville scored all of the necessary runs in the 4th inning scoring 3 runners
on 4 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Carlos Delgado who
silenced the stadium when he popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 1st
of the season). Fleetwood had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came
up short.
Derek Lowe(1-0) got the win allowing 2 runs in 8 and 2/3 innings. Joe Smith
gained credit for his 1st save. Daisuke Matsuzaka(0-1) was tagged with the
loss.
Jim Liesenfelt was beaming after the game, 'Not only were we making good
contact, but a lot of balls we hit seemed to have 'eyes'! I just love winning
these tight ones! It was just our day - no doubt about it!'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Hessville Everreadys At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/2/2009
Gm 2: Hessville pulls within 3 runs in 7th, but Cody Ross' HR slams the door.
Everreadys AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
O.Hudson 2B 4 1 1 1 .429 A.Cabrera 2B 5 0 0 0 .000
J.Rollins SS 4 0 0 0 .000 N.Markakis RF 2 2 1 0 .600
R.Winn RF 3 1 0 0 .143 A-J.Edmonds PH,LF 2 1 1 0 .333
C.Delgado 1B 4 1 1 0 .250 D.Wright 3B 3 1 2 1 .429
B.Abreu DH 3 0 0 0 .167 B-R.Cedeno PH,3B 2 0 1 1 .500
K.Kouzmanoff 3B 4 2 2 3 .429 M.Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 1 .000
C.Young CF 4 0 0 0 .125 C-C.Pena 1B 1 0 0 0 .200
D.Young LF 4 0 1 0 .125 C.Beltran CF 3 3 1 1 .143
J.Saltalamacchia C 4 1 2 1 .429 C.Iannetta C 3 0 1 1 .333
C.Ross LF,RF 4 2 2 2 .400
R.Doumit DH 4 1 1 1 .250
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 3 2 .667
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 6 7 5 Totals 36 10 13 10
A-Pinch Hit For Markakis In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wright In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
Everreadys...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 - 6 7 1
Walkers......... 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 - 10 13 1
Everreadys (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Danks LOSS(0-1) 4 1/3 9 7 7 3 1 0 14.54 A1 C6
J.Pineiro 3 1/3 4 3 3 1 2 1 8.10 C7 E3
J.Smith 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 E4
Totals 8 13 10 10 4 3 1
Walkers (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Duchschere WIN(1-0) 6 1/3 3 4 4 2 1 2 5.68 A1 C6
C.Billingsle SAVE(1st) 2 2/3 4 2 2 2 3 0 4.91 C7
Totals 9 7 6 6 4 4 2
ATTENDANCE- 19,302 DATE- Thursday, April 2nd 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Ed Rapuano, Cb Bucknor, Ed Hickox, Joe West
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Everreadys: 5 Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Everreadys: 1 Walkers: 1
ERRORS- O.Hudson, D.Wright
DOUBLES- N.Markakis(1st), J.Edmonds(2nd), D.Wright(1st), C.Beltran(1st),
J.Bartlett-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- K.Kouzmanoff(1st), J.Saltalamacchia(1st), C.Ross(1st)
STOLEN BASES- N.Markakis(1st), D.Wright(1st), J.Bartlett(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cabrera
WALKS- O.Hudson, J.Rollins, R.Winn, B.Abreu, N.Markakis, C.Beltran-2,
C.Iannetta
STRIKE OUTS- C.Young-2, J.Saltalamacchia-2, J.Edmonds, C.Iannetta-2
GIDP- K.Kouzmanoff, C.Ross
WILD PITCHES- C.Billingsley
Justin Duchscherer carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning and Cody Ross
homered and had 2 RBI as the Fleetwood Walkers defeated the Hessville
Everreadys by the score of 10 to 6 at John Locke Field.
Duchscherer(1-0) had a steady outing. He went 6 and 1/3 innings allowing 3
hits and 2 walks and surrendered 2 'long-bombs'. The right-handed
Duchscherer lost his chance for a no-hitter when J. Saltalamacchia homered
with one out in the 6th inning. Fleetwood ended up with 13 hits for the game
while Hessville had 7.
Chad Billingsley recorded his 1st save. John Danks(0-1) absorbed the loss.
He was unable to control the Fleetwood offense and allowed 9 hits and 3 walks
in 4 and 1/3 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Hessville Everreadys At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/3/2009
Gm 3: Carlos Beltran goes 4-4 with a double and a steal; Burnett earns win.
Everreadys AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
O.Hudson 2B 5 2 2 0 .417 N.Markakis RF 3 3 1 1 .500
J.Rollins SS 4 1 0 0 .000 D.Wright 3B 3 1 1 0 .400
R.Winn RF 4 0 1 1 .182 C-A.Cabrera PH,2B 2 1 1 2 .143
C.Delgado 1B 3 0 1 1 .273 C.Pena 1B 5 2 3 0 .400
B.Abreu DH 3 1 1 0 .222 M.Cabrera DH 4 1 1 1 .091
K.Kouzmanoff 3B 4 1 1 2 .364 D-R.Doumit PH 1 0 0 0 .222
C.Young CF 4 0 0 0 .083 C.Beltran CF 4 2 4 3 .455
D.Young LF 4 1 1 0 .167 C.Iannetta C 4 2 2 2 .429
J.Saltalamacchia C 3 0 2 1 .500 J.Edmonds LF 1 0 1 1 .429
B-C.Ross PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .286
H.Kendrick 2B 2 0 0 0 .200
A-R.Cedeno PH,2B,3B 3 1 1 2 .400
J.Bartlett SS 5 1 1 1 .455
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 6 9 5 Totals 39 14 16 13
A-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Edmonds In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wright In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 8th Inning
Everreadys...... 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 - 6 9 1
Walkers......... 3 1 0 2 0 6 0 2 - 14 16 1
Everreadys (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Guthrie LOSS(0-1) 5 9 10 9 5 5 0 16.20 A1 D6
D.Sanchez 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 18.00 D7 E3
J.Pineiro 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 8.44 E4
Totals 8 16 14 13 6 7 1
Walkers (2-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(1-0) 8 8 6 4 4 4 1 4.50 A1 D8
H.Bell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 D9
Totals 9 9 6 4 5 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 45,540 DATE- Friday, April 3rd 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Hunter Wendelstedt, Mervin Hudson, Randy Marsh, Mike Winters
T- 3:43
LEFT ON BASE- Everreadys: 7 Walkers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Everreadys: 1 Walkers: 1
ERRORS- J.Guthrie, A.Burnett
DOUBLES- C.Delgado(1st), D.Young(1st), J.Saltalamacchia(1st), C.Beltran(2nd),
C.Iannetta(1st), J.Edmonds(3rd)
HOME RUNS- K.Kouzmanoff(2nd), A.Cabrera(1st)
STOLEN BASES- C.Beltran(1st), J.Bartlett(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Delgado
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Rollins
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Beltran
WALKS- R.Winn, C.Delgado-2, B.Abreu, J.Saltalamacchia, N.Markakis-3, D.Wright,
C.Pena, C.Iannetta
HIT BY PITCH- M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Abreu, K.Kouzmanoff, C.Young, J.Saltalamacchia, C.Pena,
M.Cabrera, R.Doumit, C.Iannetta, C.Ross, H.Kendrick, J.Bartlett
GIDP- K.Kouzmanoff, M.Cabrera
BALKS- A.Burnett
WILD PITCHES- D.Sanchez, A.Burnett-2
Carlos Beltran had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the Fleetwood Walkers defeated the
Hessville Everreadys by the score of 14 to 6 at John Locke Field.
Fleetwood wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning when they
tallied 3 runs on 4 hits. The big moment was provided by Beltran who excited
the crowd when he doubled which was good for two runs. Fleetwood had 16 hits
for the game and Hessville had 9.
The victory was credited to A.J. Burnett(1-0) who went 8 innings, allowing 6
runs. Jeremy Guthrie(0-1) suffered the loss. He was knocked around by
Fleetwood, allowing 9 hits and 5 walks in 5 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Hessville Everreadys At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/4/2009
Gm 4: Winn goes 4-4 with 2 hit-and-run doubles, but Fleetwood earns the win.
Everreadys AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
O.Hudson 2B 5 0 0 0 .294 A.Cabrera 2B 3 1 1 0 .200
J.Rollins SS 3 2 0 0 .000 N.Markakis RF 4 0 1 1 .417
C-D.Eckstein PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Wright 3B 1 1 0 1 .364
R.Winn RF 4 1 4 2 .400 M.Cabrera 1B 3 1 0 0 .071
C.Delgado 1B 3 0 0 0 .214 A-C.Pena 1B 0 0 0 0 .400
B.Abreu DH 4 0 0 0 .154 C.Beltran CF 4 0 1 1 .400
K.Kouzmanoff 3B 4 0 1 1 .333 C.Iannetta C 3 0 0 0 .300
C.Young CF 4 0 0 0 .063 C.Ross LF 3 1 1 1 .300
D.Young LF 4 1 2 0 .250 R.Doumit DH 3 0 0 0 .167
J.Saltalamacchia C 3 0 2 1 .538 J.Bartlett SS 3 1 2 1 .500
B-I.Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 27 5 6 5
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Saltalamacchia In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rollins In 9th Inning
Everreadys...... 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Walkers......... 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 6 1
Everreadys (1-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
R.Johnson LOSS(0-1) 8 6 5 5 5 6 0 5.63 A1
Totals 8 6 5 5 5 6 0
Walkers (3-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
Z.Greinke WIN(1-0) 7 9 4 3 2 8 0 3.86 A1 D5
C.Billingsle HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 D6 D8
B.Ryan SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 D9
Totals 9 9 4 3 2 10 0
ATTENDANCE- 49,675 DATE- Saturday, April 4th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Lance Barksdale, Dana Demuth, Ted Barrett, Doug Eddings
T- 3:17
LEFT ON BASE- Everreadys: 7 Walkers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Everreadys: 2 Walkers: 1
ERRORS- D.Wright
DOUBLES- R.Winn-2(2nd), J.Saltalamacchia-2(3rd), A.Cabrera(1st),
N.Markakis(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Wright(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Wright
WALKS- J.Rollins, C.Delgado, D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera, C.Iannetta, C.Ross
HIT BY PITCH- A.Cabrera, R.Doumit
STRIKE OUTS- O.Hudson-2, D.Eckstein, C.Delgado, B.Abreu, K.Kouzmanoff-2,
D.Young, J.Saltalamacchia, I.Stewart, A.Cabrera, C.Beltran-2,
C.Iannetta, C.Ross, J.Bartlett
GIDP- B.Abreu, N.Markakis, R.Doumit
WILD PITCHES- Z.Greinke
Jason Bartlett had 2 base hits at John Locke Field as the Fleetwood Walkers
beat the Hessville Everreadys by the count of 5 to 4.
Fleetwood took the lead for good in the bottom of the 7th inning plating an
isolated run utilizing 2 base hits. A wild and woolly affair, this game saw
the lead change 5 times.
Zack Greinke(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and allowing
4 runs. B.J. Ryan gained credit for his 1st save. Randy Johnson(0-1) was
tagged with the loss. He allowed 6 hits and 5 walks in 8 innings.
'I was a little good, a little bad and a little ugly.' said Greinke, 'I was
just giving us a chance to win.'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Hessville Everreadys 4/5/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Everreadys AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 5 2 2 2 .500 O.Hudson 2B 5 1 2 1 .267
D.Wright 3B 5 3 3 4 .368 J.Rollins SS 5 1 0 0 .246
C.Pena 1B 3 2 0 1 .500 R.Winn RF 5 1 2 2 .271
M.Cabrera DH 5 0 2 0 .316 C.Delgado 1B 4 2 2 1 .260
C.Beltran CF 5 0 2 1 .267 C-W.Helms 1B 1 0 0 0 .333
C.Iannetta C 5 1 1 0 .308 B.Abreu DH 3 1 2 0 .314
J.Edmonds LF 4 0 1 1 .273 K.Kouzmanoff 3B 5 1 2 3 .348
H-C.Ross LF 0 0 0 0 .250 C.Young CF 4 0 1 1 .192
H.Kendrick 2B 3 1 1 0 .273 D.Young LF 3 1 0 0 .239
A-R.Furcal PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D-E.Chavez LF 0 0 0 0 .400
B-R.Cedeno 2B 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Saltalamacchia C 3 1 1 0 .118
J.Bartlett SS 3 1 2 0 .200 E-R.Chavez C 0 0 0 0 .227
F-R.Doumit PH 1 0 1 0 .333
G-A.Cabrera SS 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 10 15 9 Totals 38 9 12 8
A-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Furcal In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Delgado In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Young In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Saltalamacchia In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Doumit In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Edmonds In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 3 - 10 15 2
Everreadys...... 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 - 9 12 2
Walkers (3-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Santana 6 1/3 7 6 4 3 4 0 3.52 A1 D3
J.Howell 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.75 D4 D4
H.Bell WIN(1-0) BS(1st) 2 2/3 4 2 2 1 2 1 5.40 D5
Totals 9 12 9 5 4 6 1
Everreadys (7-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
G.Maddux 6 8 5 3 1 2 1 3.42 A1 C9
A.Embree 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 4.26 D1 D5
J.Smith HOLD(2nd) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.35 D6 D8
D.Brocail L(0-1) BS(1st) 0 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 1 6.75 D9 E2
D.Sanchez 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.23 E3 E5
J.Pineiro 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.29 E6
Totals 9 15 10 8 2 5 3
ATTENDANCE- 30,427 DATE- Monday, April 6th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bruce Dreckman, Sam Holbrook, Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman
T- 3:52
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 6 Everreadys: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Everreadys: 2
ERRORS- H.Kendrick, J.Bartlett, O.Hudson, G.Maddux
DOUBLES- N.Markakis(3rd), C.Beltran(2nd), C.Iannetta(2nd), B.Abreu-2(5th),
J.Saltalamacchia(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Wright(1st), J.Edmonds(1st), C.Delgado(1st)
HOME RUNS- N.Markakis(1st), D.Wright-2(2nd), K.Kouzmanoff(4th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Beltran(1st), H.Kendrick(1st), R.Winn(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Young
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Pena, C.Young
WALKS- C.Pena, J.Edmonds, B.Abreu-2, D.Young, J.Saltalamacchia
STRIKE OUTS- M.Cabrera, C.Iannetta-2, J.Edmonds, R.Furcal, O.Hudson,
J.Rollins-2, C.Young, J.Saltalamacchia-2
GIDP- C.Beltran, H.Kendrick, D.Young
WILD PITCHES- E.Santana
Third baseman David Wright blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Palace inthe
Pasture as the Fleetwood Walkers came back dramatically to top the Hessville
Everreadys by the score of 10 to 9.
Fleetwood had the winning rally in the 9th inning with 3 runs utilizing 5 base
hits. Ryan Doumit kicked off the action when he stroked a single. Nick
Markakis came to the plate and doubled. Wright then cracked a two-run shot
(his 2nd of the season). Carlos Pena was up next and he drew a walk. Miguel
Cabrera stepped into the box and lined a one-base hit. Carlos Beltran did
his part to keep things going and slapped a base-hit. Beltran got a great
jump and stole second easily. Chris Iannetta was next to the plate, but was
promptly struck out. A wild affair, this game saw the lead change 5 times.
Heath Bell(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings.
Doug Brocail(0-1) took the loss in relief. He gave up 2 runs and 3 hits in
1/3 of an inning.
Joal Kjarsgaard was very happy after the game, 'It's great to come back and
win it in your last at bats! Our guys just wouldn't give up. And did you see
the fans - one minute they're laughing and screaming down all sorts of
unprintable stuff at our guys - the next minute - SILENCE! Yes sir, a very
enjoyable win tonight!'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Hessville Everreadys 4/6/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Everreadys AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 2 1 1 0 .571 O.Hudson 2B 4 1 2 0 .429
D.Wright 3B 5 1 2 1 .400 J.Rollins SS 4 1 2 2 .250
C.Pena 1B 2 2 1 0 .667 R.Winn RF 4 0 0 1 .125
M.Cabrera DH 5 0 3 1 .300 C.Delgado 1B 4 2 2 1 .375
C.Beltran CF 3 1 1 2 .167 C-W.Helms 1B 0 0 0 0 ----
J.Edmonds LF 4 1 1 0 .286 B.Abreu DH 4 1 1 0 .333
H.Kendrick 2B 4 0 1 1 .250 K.Kouzmanoff 3B 4 2 3 4 .429
R.Doumit C 3 0 0 1 .000 C.Young CF 4 0 1 0 .143
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 0 0 .125 D.Young LF 4 1 2 0 .333
D-E.Chavez LF 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Saltalamacchia C 2 0 0 0 .000
A-J.Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 .000
B-R.Chavez C 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 6 10 6 Totals 35 8 13 8
A-Pinch Hit For Saltalamacchia In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Anderson In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Delgado In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Young In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 6 10 1
Everreadys...... 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 8 13 1
Walkers (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Matsuzaka LOSS(0-1) 8 13 8 8 0 9 3 9.00 A1
Totals 8 13 8 8 0 9 3
Everreadys (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Lowe WIN(1-0) 7 7 4 4 6 4 0 5.14 A1 D4
J.Pineiro 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 18.00 D5 E1
D.Brocail SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 E2
Totals 9 10 6 6 8 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 34,094 DATE- Monday, April 6th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Hohn, Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 8 Everreadys: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Everreadys: 1
ERRORS- R.Doumit, J.Saltalamacchia
DOUBLES- N.Markakis(2nd), M.Cabrera(1st), J.Rollins-2(2nd), C.Delgado(1st),
K.Kouzmanoff(1st), D.Young(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Delgado(2nd), K.Kouzmanoff-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- N.Markakis(2nd), B.Abreu(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- N.Markakis-2, D.Young
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Doumit
WALKS- N.Markakis-3, C.Pena-3, C.Beltran-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Beltran, J.Edmonds, H.Kendrick, R.Doumit, J.Bartlett, O.Hudson,
C.Delgado, B.Abreu, C.Young-3, D.Young, J.Saltalamacchia,
J.Anderson
GIDP- M.Cabrera, J.Rollins
Kevin Kouzmanoff slammed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Hessville Everreadys
beat the Fleetwood Walkers by a score of 8 to 6.
Kouzmanoff had a good evening at the plate. He popped a two-run clout over
the fence in the 1st inning, doubled which scored a run in the 3rd inning and
blasted a solo shot (his 2nd of the season) in the 5th inning. Hessville had
13 hits for the game and Fleetwood had 10.
The victory went to Derek Lowe(1-0) who went 7 innings, allowing 4 runs. Lowe
was helped out by Doug Brocail who recorded his 1st save. Daisuke
Matsuzaka(0-1) was charged with the loss. He allowed 3 homeruns in 8 innings
of work.
'It wasn't my best outing, but I'll take the win' Lowe said.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Hessville Everreadys 4/7/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Everreadys AB R H RBI AVG
A.Cabrera 2B 6 0 0 0 .000 O.Hudson 2B 5 0 0 0 .250
N.Markakis RF 4 0 2 0 .545 J.Rollins SS 4 0 0 0 .167
D.Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 .286 R.Winn RF 4 1 1 0 .167
M.Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 .286 C.Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 .333
A-C.Pena 1B 1 1 1 0 .714 B.Abreu DH 5 1 2 2 .364
C.Beltran CF 4 1 1 0 .200 K.Kouzmanoff 3B 4 1 1 0 .364
C.Iannetta C 4 2 2 2 .375 C.Young CF 5 0 0 0 .083
C.Ross LF 4 1 1 0 .250 D.Young LF 5 0 1 0 .273
R.Doumit DH 5 0 2 2 .250 J.Saltalamacchia C 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 0 0 .083 B-I.Stewart PH 0 0 0 0 ----
C-E.Chavez PR 0 0 0 0 .000
D-R.Chavez C 0 0 0 0 ----
E-J.Anderson PH 0 0 0 0 .000
F-D.Eckstein PH,C 1 0 1 11.000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 5 10 4 Totals 38 3 7 3
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Saltalamacchia In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Stewart In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Chavez In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Chavez In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Anderson In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 10 0
Everreadys...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 3 7 2
Walkers (2-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Duchschere 6 2 1 1 2 7 0 1.50 A1 C3
J.Howell HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 C4 D2
H.Bell HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 D3 D5
C.Billingsle HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 27.00 D6 D8
H.Kuo WIN(1-0) BS(1st) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D9 E4
B.Ryan SAVE(1st) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.00 E5
Totals 11 7 3 3 5 10 1
Everreadys (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Danks 7 4 2 2 4 7 0 2.57 A1 D2
J.Smith 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D3 D4
D.Sanchez LOSS(0-1) 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 2.45 D5 E5
D.Brocail 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 E6 E8
J.Pineiro 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.80 E9
Totals 11 10 5 3 4 11 0
ATTENDANCE- 40,072 DATE- Tuesday, April 7th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Miller, Paul Emmel, Gary Darling, Jerry Meals
T- 3:18
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 8 Everreadys: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Everreadys: 1
ERRORS- C.Delgado, J.Saltalamacchia
DOUBLES- C.Pena(2nd), C.Beltran(1st), C.Iannetta(1st), D.Eckstein(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Abreu(1st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Winn(1st), B.Abreu(2nd), I.Stewart(1st)
WALKS- N.Markakis, D.Wright, C.Iannetta, C.Ross, J.Rollins, R.Winn, C.Delgado,
K.Kouzmanoff, J.Saltalamacchia
HIT BY PITCH- J.Bartlett, I.Stewart
STRIKE OUTS- A.Cabrera, N.Markakis, D.Wright-3, M.Cabrera-2, C.Iannetta,
R.Doumit-2, J.Bartlett, O.Hudson, J.Rollins, C.Delgado-3,
K.Kouzmanoff, C.Young, D.Young-2, J.Saltalamacchia
GIDP- R.Doumit, O.Hudson
CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- C.Beltran
WILD PITCHES- J.Danks
PASSED BALLS- C.Iannetta
WEB GEMS- Bot 9th: Chris Iannetta blocked the plate, saving a run!
In a tight game it was the Fleetwood Walkers 5, the Hessville Everreadys 3 in
11 innings at Palace inthe Pasture.
The score was tied at 2 after nine. Fleetwood came out on top in the 11th
inning. Carlos Pena got things going when he doubled. After an out was
recorded, Chris Iannetta stepped in and he lined a single. Cody Ross then
ripped a base-knock, and an error was also committed. Ryan Doumit followed
and he lined a base-hit. Joel Pineiro then picked Doumit off first base.
Jason Bartlett contributed to the rally and was hit by a pitch. Fleetwood
out-hit Hessville for the game, 10 hits to 7.
Hong-Chih Kuo(1-0) went 1 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory.
B.J. Ryan earned his 1st save. Duaner Sanchez(0-1) took the loss in relief.
