May 18, 2006: Nomah!

Nomar Garciaparra, struggling through injuries in recent years, proved that he still has some juice left in his bat. He did damage early and late, hitting a solo home run in the 2nd inning (for Santa Barbara's first run) and delivering an RBI single in the 9th inning (for Santa Barbara's last–and game-winning–run).

Gustavo Chacin provided the Outlaws with a great start, allowing just one run through the first 8 innings. While he did tire out in the 9th inning (somehow surrendering a 3-run homer to Neifi Perez in the process), he and his teammates still held on for the win.

Having lost the first 2 games of the 3-game series, Fleetwood was now assured of losing its first home series of the year.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Santa Barbara Outlaws At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers      5/18/2006
Gm 2: Santa Barbara hits 3 home runs, and Chacin is sharp into the 9th inn.
 
  Outlaws            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Guillen SS        4  1  1  0 .237     B.Crosby SS         3  1  1  1 .306  
  A.Kennedy 2B        4  0  0  0 .309     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .264  
  R.Winn LF           4  1  2  1 .318     D.Lee 1B            2  0  0  0 .270  
  C.Tracy 1B          3  1  1  1 .375     M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  0  0 .323  
  C.Lee DH            4  1  1  2 .267     D.Wright DH         4  1  2  0 .288  
  L.Gonzalez RF       4  1  1  0 .216     J.Dye RF            3  0  0  0 .301  
  N.Garciaparra 3B    4  1  2  2 .361     R.Castro C          3  0  1  0 .277  
  A.Pierzynski C      4  0  1  0 .266   A-R.Doumit PH         0  1  0  0 .182  
  M.Bradley CF        4  0  0  0 .231     L.Matos LF          4  0  0  0 .303  
                                          N.Perez 2B          4  1  1  3 .299  
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         Totals      35  6  9  6                 Totals      31  4  5  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Castro In 9th Inning
 
Outlaws......... 0 1 0  0 0 3  0 1 1  -  6  9  0
Walkers......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  4  5  0
 
Outlaws (23-11)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Chacin WIN(4-3)         8 2/3   5   4   4   6   7   2   4.53  A1 E1
T.Jones SAVE(10th)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.40  E2
Totals                    9       5   4   4   6   8   2
 
Walkers (28-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza LOSS(5-2)        5 2/3   5   4   4   1   5   2   4.16  A1 C5
J.Dominguez               2       2   1   1   0   0   1   4.26  C6 D4
R.Vogelsong               1 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   6.41  D5
Totals                    9       9   6   6   1   5   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,072 DATE- Sunday, May 18th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Outlaws: 3  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Outlaws: 1  Walkers: 1
DOUBLES- R.Winn-2(9th), L.Gonzalez(8th), A.Pierzynski(4th), R.Castro(3rd)
HOME RUNS- C.Tracy(5th), C.Lee(9th), N.Garciaparra(2nd), B.Crosby(5th),
           N.Perez(2nd)
WALKS- C.Tracy, B.Crosby-2, J.Edmonds, D.Lee-2, J.Dye
HIT BY PITCH- R.Doumit
STRIKE OUTS- C.Guillen, C.Tracy-2, A.Pierzynski, M.Bradley, B.Crosby,
             J.Edmonds-3, D.Lee, J.Dye-2, N.Perez
GIDP- A.Pierzynski, R.Castro