Ervin Santana (19-6, 3.58 ERA) vs. Cliff Lee (17-6, 3.04 ERA)
Fresh off their Game 3 win, the Springfield Isotopes looked to repeat the feat with their ace Cliff Lee taking the mound. Fleetwood counted with Ervin Santana, winner of Game 1. A pitchers' duel appeared imminent.
And a duel it was. Both pitchers were on their game early, with only one run scoring in the first 4 innings. That run came thanks to a two-out double in the 4th by Ray Durham.
In the 5th inning, however, Fleetwood's bats came alive. Mike Redmond and Melky Cabrera both collected one-out singles. Following a Jason Bartlett lineout, second baseman Willy Aybar delivered another single to plate one run. David Wright then followed with a two-run double to give the Walkers a 3-1 lead.
That score held until the top of the 8th when a two-base error by Hank Blalock allowed Fleetwood to score another run. It did not take Springfield long to respond, however, as the Isotopes scored two runs on their own in the bottom of the frame thanks to an Orlanda Cabrera home run. The score was now just 4-3 in favor of Fleetwood.
The late-inning see-saw affair continued in the top of the 9th when Derrek Lee hit a homer of his own, extended Fleetwood's tenuous lead to 5-3. The hometown crowd was silenced, but now for long.
In the bottom of the 9th, Springfield faced Fleetwood closer Trevor Hoffman. Hoffman retired Justin Morneau to begin in the inning, but a Josh Willingham walk and a Daryle Ward pinch-hit single suddenly put the tying run on 1st and the winning run at the plate. Reserve outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was not up the challenge, though, striking out. Next up was the red-hot Orlando Cabrera.
Cabrera maintained his torrid hitting, rapping an RBI single and cutting Fleetwood's lead to just 1 run. Having entered in the 8th inning, Hoffman was obviously running on fumes. Fleetwood manager Rube Foster kept him in the game, however, to face Ray Durham. Hoffman made Foster look smart by coaxing Durham into a groundout, and the exciting game was over. Fleetwood now led the series 3 games to 1.
Final score: Fleetwood 5, Springfield 4.
W: Santana (2-0). L: Lee (0-2). SV: Hoffman (2).
HR: D. Lee (1), O. Cabrera (2).
Fresh off their Game 3 win, the Springfield Isotopes looked to repeat the feat with their ace Cliff Lee taking the mound. Fleetwood counted with Ervin Santana, winner of Game 1. A pitchers' duel appeared imminent.
And a duel it was. Both pitchers were on their game early, with only one run scoring in the first 4 innings. That run came thanks to a two-out double in the 4th by Ray Durham.
In the 5th inning, however, Fleetwood's bats came alive. Mike Redmond and Melky Cabrera both collected one-out singles. Following a Jason Bartlett lineout, second baseman Willy Aybar delivered another single to plate one run. David Wright then followed with a two-run double to give the Walkers a 3-1 lead.
That score held until the top of the 8th when a two-base error by Hank Blalock allowed Fleetwood to score another run. It did not take Springfield long to respond, however, as the Isotopes scored two runs on their own in the bottom of the frame thanks to an Orlanda Cabrera home run. The score was now just 4-3 in favor of Fleetwood.
The late-inning see-saw affair continued in the top of the 9th when Derrek Lee hit a homer of his own, extended Fleetwood's tenuous lead to 5-3. The hometown crowd was silenced, but now for long.In the bottom of the 9th, Springfield faced Fleetwood closer Trevor Hoffman. Hoffman retired Justin Morneau to begin in the inning, but a Josh Willingham walk and a Daryle Ward pinch-hit single suddenly put the tying run on 1st and the winning run at the plate. Reserve outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was not up the challenge, though, striking out. Next up was the red-hot Orlando Cabrera.
Cabrera maintained his torrid hitting, rapping an RBI single and cutting Fleetwood's lead to just 1 run. Having entered in the 8th inning, Hoffman was obviously running on fumes. Fleetwood manager Rube Foster kept him in the game, however, to face Ray Durham. Hoffman made Foster look smart by coaxing Durham into a groundout, and the exciting game was over. Fleetwood now led the series 3 games to 1.Final score: Fleetwood 5, Springfield 4.
W: Santana (2-0). L: Lee (0-2). SV: Hoffman (2).
HR: D. Lee (1), O. Cabrera (2).
BOXSCORE: 2007 Fleetwood Walkers At 2007 Springfield Isotopes 10/1/2007
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Isotopes AB R H RBI AVG
W.Aybar 2B 3 0 1 1 .222 R.Durham 2B 5 0 1 1 .231
A-M.Giles PR,2B 1 2 0 0 .000 M.Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 .125
D.Wright 3B 4 0 1 2 .267 R.Ibanez LF 4 0 1 0 .200
B.Bonds LF 3 0 2 0 .417 M.Alou RF 4 0 1 0 .200
B-N.Markakis RF 0 0 0 1 .250 G-M.Lieberthal C 0 0 0 0 .375
M.Cabrera DH 4 0 1 0 .400 J.Morneau 1B 4 0 0 0 .214
C.Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 .188 J.Willingham DH 3 1 0 0 .143
C.Jackson 1B 3 0 0 0 .111 H.Blalock 3B 2 0 0 0 .000
D-D.Lee 1B 1 1 1 1 .375 H-D.Ward PH 1 0 1 01.000
M.Redmond C 4 1 1 0 .286 D.Ross C 2 0 0 0 .000
M.Cabrera RF,LF 4 1 1 0 .300 F-S.Choo PH,RF 1 1 0 0 .000
J.Bartlett SS 2 0 0 0 .231 O.Cabrera SS 4 2 3 3 .500
C-J.Valentin PH 1 0 0 0 .333
E-B.Crosby SS 1 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 35 5 8 5 Totals 34 4 7 4
A-Pinch Ran For Aybar In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Bonds In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Jackson In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Valentin In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Ross In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Alou In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Blalock In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 - 5 8 0
Isotopes........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 7 1
Walkers (3-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Santana WIN(2-0) 7 3 1 1 1 5 0 1.84 A1 C7
J.Rincon 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11.57 C8 C8
J.Duchschere HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.75 C9 D2
T.Hoffman SAVE(2nd) 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.37 D3
Totals 9 7 4 4 2 7 1
Isotopes (1-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
C.Lee LOSS(0-2) 6 6 3 3 0 5 0 4.97 A1 C6
J.Speier 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C7 C8
P.Neshek 0 2/3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 C9 D2
J.Walker 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 D3 D5
D.Weathers 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 11.57 D6
Totals 9 8 5 4 0 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 40,427 DATE- Monday, October 1st 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 4 Isotopes: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0 Isotopes: 0
ERRORS- H.Blalock
DOUBLES- D.Wright(3rd), B.Bonds(1st), R.Durham(1st)
TRIPLES- R.Ibanez(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(1st), O.Cabrera(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Markakis
WALKS- J.Willingham, H.Blalock
HIT BY PITCH- S.Choo
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wright, M.Cabrera, C.Beltran, C.Jackson, M.Cabrera-2, M.Cameron,
M.Alou, J.Morneau, J.Willingham-2, S.Choo, O.Cabrera
WILD PITCHES- E.Santana
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Carlos Beltran robbed Mike Cameron of an extra base hit.
Bot 7th: Bobby Crosby robbed Josh Willingham of a base hit.
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