Kelvim Escobar (12-11, 4.26 ERA) vs. Vicente Padilla (17-8, 4.35 ERA)
Springfield dropped both games at Fleetwood, but its fans gave the team a warm welcome in their return to Duff Stadium. It was a must win for the Isotopes, as losing the contest would bury the team in a 0-3 hole in this best-of-seven series.
Tony Graffanino put Springfield on the board the 2nd inning. Following lead-off singles by Moises Alou and Justin Morneau, Graffanino hit an RBI double off Fleetwood starter Kelvim Escobar. The Isotopes added another run in the 3rd inning on back-to-back doubles by Orlando Cabrera and Raul Ibanez.
Fleetwood answered back in the 4th inning when Carlos Beltran hit a 2-run homer. Javier Valentin gave Fleetwood another run with a solo home run in the 5th inning, making the score 3-2 in favor of the visiting Walkers.
Springfield responded quickly, bookending a walk with two doubles in the bottom of the 5th inning to reclaim the lead. The last double was by Tony Graffanino, giving him 3 consecutive two-baggers through 5 innings.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, Springfield scored again on doubles from Mike Lieberthal and Orlando Cabrera. In all, the Isotopes had collected 10 hits off of Escobar through 5.1 innings...and 8 of those hits were doubles!
Meanwhile, Vicente Padilla turned in a workman-like performance for the Springfield faithful. He surrendered just 7 hits and 0 walks through 7 innings, and handed the game over to his bullpen with a 5-3 lead. Justin Speier and Chris Ray pitched two perfect innings to complete the game, and Springfield had earned its first win of the season.
Final score: Springfield 5, Fleetwood 3.
W: Padilla (1-0). L: Escobar (0-1). SV: Ray (1).
HR: Beltran (2), Valentin (2).
Springfield dropped both games at Fleetwood, but its fans gave the team a warm welcome in their return to Duff Stadium. It was a must win for the Isotopes, as losing the contest would bury the team in a 0-3 hole in this best-of-seven series.
Tony Graffanino put Springfield on the board the 2nd inning. Following lead-off singles by Moises Alou and Justin Morneau, Graffanino hit an RBI double off Fleetwood starter Kelvim Escobar. The Isotopes added another run in the 3rd inning on back-to-back doubles by Orlando Cabrera and Raul Ibanez.
Fleetwood answered back in the 4th inning when Carlos Beltran hit a 2-run homer. Javier Valentin gave Fleetwood another run with a solo home run in the 5th inning, making the score 3-2 in favor of the visiting Walkers.
Springfield responded quickly, bookending a walk with two doubles in the bottom of the 5th inning to reclaim the lead. The last double was by Tony Graffanino, giving him 3 consecutive two-baggers through 5 innings.In the bottom of the 6th inning, Springfield scored again on doubles from Mike Lieberthal and Orlando Cabrera. In all, the Isotopes had collected 10 hits off of Escobar through 5.1 innings...and 8 of those hits were doubles!
Meanwhile, Vicente Padilla turned in a workman-like performance for the Springfield faithful. He surrendered just 7 hits and 0 walks through 7 innings, and handed the game over to his bullpen with a 5-3 lead. Justin Speier and Chris Ray pitched two perfect innings to complete the game, and Springfield had earned its first win of the season.
Final score: Springfield 5, Fleetwood 3.
W: Padilla (1-0). L: Escobar (0-1). SV: Ray (1).
HR: Beltran (2), Valentin (2).
BOXSCORE: 2007 Fleetwood Walkers At 2007 Springfield Isotopes 9/30/2007
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Isotopes AB R H RBI AVG
W.Aybar 2B 3 0 0 0 .167 M.Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 .167
B-M.Giles 2B 1 0 0 0 .000 O.Cabrera SS 4 1 2 1 .400
D.Wright 3B 3 0 1 0 .273 R.Ibanez LF 4 1 2 1 .182
B.Bonds LF 2 1 1 0 .333 C-B.Johnson LF 0 0 0 0 .000
A-M.Cabrera PR,LF 1 0 0 0 .333 M.Alou RF 4 1 1 0 .182
M.Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 .455 J.Morneau 1B 2 1 1 0 .300
C.Beltran CF 4 1 1 2 .250 J.Willingham DH 4 0 0 0 .182
D.Lee 1B 4 0 2 0 .286 T.Graffanino 2B 4 0 3 3 .667
N.Markakis RF 4 0 1 0 .250 H.Blalock 3B 4 0 0 0 .000
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 0 0 .273 M.Lieberthal C 4 1 1 0 .375
J.Valentin C 3 1 1 1 .400
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Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 34 5 10 5
A-Pinch Ran For Bonds In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Aybar In 5th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Ibanez In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Isotopes........ 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 - 5 10 0
Walkers (2-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
K.Escobar LOSS(0-1) 5 1/3 10 5 5 2 2 0 8.44 A1 D2
J.Rincon 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.71 D3 D8
K.Foulke 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 27.00 D9
Totals 8 10 5 5 2 5 0
Isotopes (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
V.Padilla WIN(1-0) 7 7 3 3 0 0 2 3.86 A1 D2
J.Speier HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D3 D5
C.Ray SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D6
Totals 9 7 3 3 0 2 2
ATTENDANCE- 40,583 DATE- Sunday, September 30th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 5 Isotopes: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0 Isotopes: 0
DOUBLES- D.Wright(2nd), D.Lee(1st), N.Markakis(1st), O.Cabrera-2(2nd),
R.Ibanez-2(2nd), T.Graffanino-3(4th), M.Lieberthal(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Beltran(2nd), J.Valentin(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Wright
WALKS- J.Morneau-2
HIT BY PITCH- D.Wright, B.Bonds, M.Cameron
STRIKE OUTS- C.Beltran, N.Markakis, M.Cameron-3, J.Morneau, J.Willingham
PASSED BALLS- J.Valentin
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