Game 1: Superior's Boof Bonser and Fleetwood's Ervin Santana locked horns in a pitchers' duel. The Walkers scratched out a run in the 1st inning, then Superior scored a run of their own in the 5th. Superior then grabbed a 3-1 lead on a 2-run homer by Eric Hinske in the 7th.In the bottom of the 7th, Superior brought in righty Nick Masset. Needing two runs, I pinch hit Ronny Cedeno for Asdrubal Cabrera. Cedeno came through with a double, and eventually scored on another double by David Wright. My move had worked, and Superior's lead was trimmed to 3-2.
Knowing it was vital that I not allow the Blues to score again, I brought in my best reliever in Hong-Chih Kuo in the 8th inning. He held Superior scoreless in the 8th, but surrendered 2 runs in the 9th. That made the score 5-3 in favor of Superior, which is how the game would end.
Game 2: Bouncing back for a loss the day before, Fleetwood jumped all over Superior's Livan Hernandez in the early innings. Specifically, the Walkers scored 6 times before the 3rd inning was over. Meanwhile, Daisuke Matsuzaka (7.1 innings) and Heath Bell (1.2 innings) held the Blues to a two-hit shutout. Final score: Fleetwood 7, Superior 0.
Game 3: Carlos Beltran gave Fleetwood an early lead with a 3-run homer in the 1st off Cha Seung Baek. The Walkers added another run in the 3rd, but Superior responded in a big way in the 4th inning off Fleetwood's Justin Duchscherer. First, back-to-back doubles by Adam Jones and Dan Uggla plated two runs. A 2-run homer by Justin Upton then tied the game 4-4 through 4 innings.
In the bottom of the 5th, Jim Edmonds drew a bases-loaded walk to give Fleetwood a 1-run lead. In the 6th, Carlos Pena hit a solo HR to put the Walkers up 6-4. At this point, I called on Chad Billingsley...who, in an attempt to maximize his innings used, I've turned to early-and-often throughout April. On this day, Billingsley did not disappoint. He threw scoreless frames in the 8th and 9th for the save, and Fleetwood would win 6-4.Game 4: Fleetwood knocked Superior's Brian Burress out early in this one, scoring 3 runs on 7 hits in the first 3 innings. Superior answered back off A.J. Burnett with 3 runs in the 4th, and the game was tied 3-3. The Blues took the lead with a run in the 5th, but Fleetwood's Chris Iannetta delivered a 2-run double in the bottom of the same inning to give Fleetwood a one-run lead.
In the 8th, my team turned the ball over to lefty J.P. Howell. He retired the side in order, and started the 9th inning as well against lefty-hitting Eric Hinske. Hinske drew a walk, but Howell remained in to face "reverse-righty" Jeff Francoeur. After a Francoeur strikeout, Superior pinch hit with reverse-lefty Jeff Clement. I decided to turn the ball over to reverse-righty Heath Bell at this point, prompting the Blues to pinch-hit again...this time with the left-handed Brian Buscher.
Hinske stole second, followed by an RBI single by Buscher that tied the game! Buscher then prompty stole a base of his own, putting the go-ahead run on 2nd base. Bell stayed in, though, and retired Michael Bourn on a groundout. I then brought in reverse-lefty B.J. Ryan to face Kurt Suzuki. Suzuki walked to make things even more interesting, but Ryan retired Adam Jones to end the threat.
In the bottom of the 9th, lead-off hitter Nick Markakis sent the hometown fans home happily with a walk-off homer. Despite blowing a late-inning lead, the Walkers had won 6-5.The next three games were held in Superior. In the first game, both bullpens struggled (including a blown 9th-inning save by J.P. Howell) and the game went into extra innings. In the 10th inning, Superior won when Adam Lind drew a bases-loaded walk off B.J. Ryan. The second game was far less dramatic, with Fleetwood winning handily by a score of 12-1. Ervin Santana threw a complete game in this win, striking out 12 against zero walks. The final game was even more lopsided, with the Walkers winning 16-3 and Daisuke Matsuzaka throwing a complete game of his own.
Through 21 games, Fleetwood's record stood at an impressive 16-5. Up next would be the Tinley Redbirds.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Superior Blues At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/16/2009
Gm 1: The bottom of Superior's lineup comes through; Bonser earns win.
Blues AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
M.Bourn LF 5 0 0 0 .000 N.Markakis RF 5 0 1 0 .353
K.Suzuki C 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Wright 3B 5 1 1 1 .313
A.Jones CF 4 0 0 0 .000 C.Pena 1B 3 0 2 0 .462
D.Uggla 2B 4 0 0 0 .000 M.Cabrera DH 3 0 0 1 .059
E.Longoria 3B 3 3 2 0 .667 C.Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 .333
J.Upton RF 4 1 2 1 .500 J.Edmonds LF 4 0 1 0 .364
E.Hinske 1B 4 1 1 2 .250 R.Furcal SS 3 0 0 0 .000
J.Francoeur DH 4 0 1 1 .250 R.Doumit C 4 0 1 0 .188
K.Greene SS 3 0 1 0 .333 A.Cabrera 2B 2 0 1 0 .250
A-R.Cedeno PH,2B 2 1 1 0 .429
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 5 7 4 Totals 34 2 8 2
A-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 7th Inning
Blues........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 - 5 7 1
Walkers......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0
Blues (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
B.Bonser WIN(1-0) 6 5 1 1 2 5 0 1.50 A1 C7
N.Masset HOLD(1st) 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.50 C8 D8
B.Ziegler SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D9
Totals 9 8 2 2 3 6 0
Walkers (3-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Santana LOSS(0-1) 7 5 3 3 0 7 1 3.86 A1 C9
H.Kuo 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 9.00 D1
Totals 9 7 5 5 2 9 1
ATTENDANCE- 39,443 DATE- Thursday, April 16th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Tom Hallion, Brian O'Nora, Paul Naubert
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Blues: 5 Walkers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blues: 0 Walkers: 0
ERRORS- K.Greene
DOUBLES- E.Longoria(1st), J.Upton-2(2nd), J.Francoeur(1st), D.Wright(2nd),
A.Cabrera(2nd), R.Cedeno(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Hinske(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cabrera
WALKS- K.Suzuki, K.Greene, C.Pena, C.Beltran, R.Furcal
HIT BY PITCH- E.Longoria
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn-2, A.Jones, D.Uggla-2, E.Longoria, J.Upton, K.Greene-2,
D.Wright, C.Pena, M.Cabrera, C.Beltran-2, J.Edmonds
BALKS- H.Kuo
The Superior Blues defeated the Fleetwood Walkers by a score of 5 to 2 at John
Locke Field.
Superior went ahead for good in the top of the 7th inning as they scored 2
runs on 3 base hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Eric Hinske
who helped quiet the crowd when he blasted a two-run home run (his 1st of the
season). Superior totaled 7 hits on the night.
The win went to Boof Bonser(1-0) who allowed 1 run in 6 innings. Bonser was
helped out by Brad Ziegler who recorded his 1st save. Ervin Santana(0-1) was
tagged with the loss. He pitched 7 innings giving up only 5 hits and no
walks.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Superior Blues At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/17/2009
Gm 2: Matsuzaka and Bell combine for a 2-hit shutout; Wright hits a home run.
Blues AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
M.Bourn LF 3 0 1 0 .125 R.Cedeno 2B 2 1 0 1 .333
K.Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 .000 A-A.Cabrera PH,2B 1 1 0 0 .231
A.Jones CF 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Wright 3B 4 1 2 2 .350
D.Uggla 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 C.Pena 1B 3 0 0 0 .375
E.Longoria 3B 3 0 1 0 .500 M.Cabrera DH 4 0 1 1 .095
J.Upton RF 3 0 0 0 .286 C.Beltran CF 4 1 2 1 .364
E.Hinske 1B 2 0 0 0 .167 C.Iannetta C 3 1 2 0 .385
J.Francoeur DH 3 0 0 0 .143 B-R.Doumit PH,C 1 0 0 0 .176
K.Greene SS 3 0 0 0 .167 J.Edmonds LF 4 1 1 0 .333
C-N.Markakis RF 0 0 0 0 .353
C.Ross RF,LF 4 0 1 1 .286
J.Bartlett SS 3 1 1 0 .471
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 27 0 2 0 Totals 33 7 10 6
A-Pinch Hit For Cedeno In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Iannetta In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Edmonds In 9th Inning
Blues........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 2
Walkers......... 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 10 0
Blues (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
L.Hernandez LOSS(0-1) 2 1/3 6 6 5 2 0 1 19.29 A1 B7
N.Masset 2 2/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1.93 B8 C9
M.Lowe 0 2/3 1 1 1 2 1 0 13.50 D1 D5
C.Meredith 2 1/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 D6
Totals 8 10 7 6 5 6 1
Walkers (4-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Matsuzaka WIN(1-1) 7 1/3 2 0 0 2 8 0 1.93 A1 C6
H.Bell 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C7
Totals 9 2 0 0 2 9 0
ATTENDANCE- 33,465 DATE- Friday, April 17th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jeff Kellogg, Mark Wegner, Tony Randazzo, Rick Reed
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Blues: 2 Walkers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blues: 0 Walkers: 1
ERRORS- M.Bourn, E.Longoria
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(1st), C.Beltran(3rd), C.Iannetta(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(1st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Bourn, J.Bartlett
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Wright
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cabrera
WALKS- M.Bourn, E.Hinske, R.Cedeno, A.Cabrera, C.Pena-2, J.Bartlett
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn-2, D.Uggla, E.Longoria-2, J.Upton, E.Hinske, K.Greene-2,
D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera-2, R.Doumit, C.Ross
GIDP- K.Suzuki
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Evan Longoria robbed Ronny Cedeno of a base hit.
David Wright jacked one out of the ballyard and had 2 RBI and Daisuke
Matsuzaka came through with a solid 7 and one third innings at John Locke
Field where the Fleetwood Walkers beat the Superior Blues 7 to 0.
Fleetwood drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning
scoring a single run. That early scoring held up. Superior was out-hit by
Fleetwood, 10 hits to 2.
The win went to Matsuzaka(1-1) who allowed no runs in 7 and 1/3 innings. The
losing pitcher was Livan Hernandez(0-1). He got hit hard, allowing 6 hits
and 2 walks in 2 and 1/3 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Superior Blues At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/18/2009
Gm 3: Pena and Beltran are perfect at the plate; Duchscherer earns the win.
Blues AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
M.Bourn LF 4 0 1 0 .167 N.Markakis RF 4 0 0 0 .286
K.Suzuki C 4 1 1 0 .091 D.Wright 3B 5 0 0 0 .280
A.Jones CF 4 1 3 1 .273 C.Pena 1B 3 4 3 1 .474
D.Uggla 2B 4 1 1 1 .091 M.Cabrera DH 4 1 2 0 .160
E.Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 .333 C.Beltran CF 2 1 2 3 .417
J.Upton RF 4 1 1 2 .273 J.Edmonds LF 2 0 0 2 .294
E.Hinske 1B 3 0 0 0 .111 H.Kendrick 2B 3 0 0 0 .125
J.Francoeur DH 4 0 0 0 .091 A-A.Cabrera PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .214
K.Greene SS 4 0 0 0 .100 R.Doumit C 4 0 2 0 .238
B-R.Furcal PR,SS 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Bartlett SS 3 0 0 0 .400
C-C.Iannetta C 0 0 0 0 .385
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 31 6 9 6
A-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Doumit In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bartlett In 9th Inning
Blues........... 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
Walkers......... 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 6 9 0
Blues (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
C.Baek LOSS(0-1) 4 7 5 5 4 2 1 11.25 A1 C6
M.Lowe 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 6.75 C7 D5
C.Meredith 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 D6 E1
K.Yabu 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 E2
Totals 8 9 6 6 5 6 2
Walkers (5-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Duchschere WIN(2-0) 7 6 4 4 1 6 1 5.40 A1 D1
C.Billingsle SAVE(2nd) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.70 D2
Totals 9 7 4 4 2 8 1
ATTENDANCE- 47,716 DATE- Saturday, April 18th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Hunter Wendelstedt, Mervin Hudson, Randy Marsh, Mike Winters
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Blues: 5 Walkers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blues: 0 Walkers: 0
ERRORS- K.Suzuki
DOUBLES- A.Jones(1st), D.Uggla(1st), C.Beltran(4th), R.Doumit(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Upton(1st), C.Pena(1st), C.Beltran(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Bartlett(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Beltran
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edmonds
WALKS- E.Longoria, E.Hinske, N.Markakis, C.Pena, C.Beltran-2, J.Edmonds
HIT BY PITCH- J.Bartlett
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn, K.Suzuki, D.Uggla, E.Longoria, E.Hinske, J.Francoeur-2,
K.Greene, N.Markakis, D.Wright, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds-2, J.Bartlett
Carlos Beltran touched them all and had 3 RBI at John Locke Field where the
Fleetwood Walkers beat the Superior Blues 6 to 4.
Fleetwood jumped on top of Superior in the bottom of the 5th inning scoring
one runner utilizing 2 base hits. Fleetwood banged out 9 hits on the
afternoon.
Justin Duchscherer(2-0) allowed 4 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the
victory. Chad Billingsley was credited with his 2nd save. Cha Seung
Baek(0-1) was given the loss. He was touched for 7 hits and 4 walks in 4
innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Superior Blues At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/19/2009
Gm 4: Superior ties game in 9th, but Markakis hits walk-off HR (his 5th hit)!
Blues AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
M.Bourn LF 5 0 0 0 .118 A.Cabrera 2B 4 2 2 0 .278
K.Suzuki C 4 1 1 0 .133 N.Markakis RF 5 2 5 3 .423
A.Jones CF 3 1 1 1 .286 D.Wright 3B 4 1 1 0 .276
D.Uggla 2B 3 1 0 0 .071 M.Cabrera DH 4 0 1 0 .172
E.Longoria 3B,SS 2 1 0 0 .273 C.Beltran CF 3 1 2 1 .444
J.Upton RF 4 0 1 2 .267 C.Iannetta C 4 0 1 2 .353
E.Hinske 1B 3 1 1 0 .167 C.Ross LF 4 0 0 0 .222
J.Francoeur DH 3 0 0 0 .071 C.Pena 1B 2 0 0 0 .429
K.Greene SS 3 0 0 0 .077 J.Bartlett SS 4 0 0 0 .333
A-J.Clement PH 0 0 0 0 ----
B-B.Buscher PH 1 0 1 11.000
C-J.Payton PR,SS,3B 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 5 5 4 Totals 34 6 12 6
A-Pinch Hit For Greene In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Clement In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Buscher In 9th Inning
Blues........... 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 5 0
Walkers......... 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 6 12 0
Blues (1-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
B.Burres 2 1/3 7 3 3 1 1 0 11.57 A1 B5
N.Masset 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 4.05 B6 C6
S.Green 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 C7 D7
K.Yabu LOSS(0-1) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.75 D8
Totals 8 12 6 6 4 7 1
Walkers (6-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Burnett 7 4 4 4 3 7 0 4.80 A1 D3
J.Howell HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 0 1 1 1 3 0 3.37 D4 D8
H.Bell BS(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D9 E1
B.Ryan WIN(1-0) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 E2
Totals 9 5 5 5 5 10 0
ATTENDANCE- 49,426 DATE- Sunday, April 19th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Wolf, Ed Montague, Jerry Layne, Phil Cuzzi
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Blues: 7 Walkers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blues: 1 Walkers: 0
DOUBLES- A.Jones(2nd), E.Hinske(1st), A.Cabrera-2(4th), N.Markakis-2(4th),
C.Beltran(5th), C.Iannetta(3rd)
HOME RUNS- N.Markakis(1st)
STOLEN BASES- A.Jones(1st), E.Hinske(1st), J.Payton(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Upton
WALKS- K.Suzuki, A.Jones, D.Uggla, E.Longoria, E.Hinske, A.Cabrera, C.Beltran,
C.Pena-2
HIT BY PITCH- A.Jones, E.Longoria, J.Francoeur
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn, K.Suzuki, D.Uggla-3, J.Upton-2, J.Francoeur, K.Greene-2,
A.Cabrera, D.Wright, M.Cabrera, C.Iannetta-2, J.Bartlett-2
GIDP- M.Cabrera
WILD PITCHES- N.Masset, A.Burnett-3
Right fielder Nick Markakis had 5 hits and 3 RBI as the Fleetwood Walkers
pulled out a win over the Superior Blues by a score of 6 to 5 at John Locke
Field.
Fleetwood won the game with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning. Markakis
delivered a solo blast (his 1st of the season) making Fleetwood victorious to
the delight of the the home town crowd. Fleetwood had 12 hits for the game
and Superior had 5.
B.J. Ryan(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1/3 of an inning.
The losing pitcher was Keiichi Yabu(0-1) in relief. He allowed 1 hit and no
walks in 1 inning.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Superior Blues 4/20/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Blues AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 4 1 1 0 .250 M.Bourn LF 4 1 1 0 .429
D.Wright 3B 5 1 2 0 .400 K.Suzuki C 5 0 2 0 .414
C.Pena 1B 4 1 2 3 .500 A.Jones CF 5 0 1 0 .250
M.Cabrera DH 5 0 2 0 .400 D.Uggla 2B 5 0 1 0 .250
C.Beltran CF 5 0 0 0 .000 E.Longoria 3B 5 4 4 2 .370
J.Edmonds LF 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Upton RF 5 0 1 0 .208
C-C.Ross LF 1 0 0 0 .000 E.Hinske 1B 3 0 0 0 .227
H.Kendrick 2B 5 1 1 0 .200 D-B.Buscher PH,1B 2 0 1 1 .267
R.Doumit C 4 0 1 1 .250 J.Francoeur DH 4 0 1 0 .200
J.Bartlett SS 2 0 1 0 .500 K.Greene SS 4 0 2 0 .261
A-C.Iannetta PH 0 0 0 0 ---- E-A.Lind PH 0 0 0 1 .231
B-A.Cabrera SS 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 4 11 4 Totals 42 5 14 4
A-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Iannetta In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Edmonds In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hinske In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Greene In 10th Inning
Walkers......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 4 11 2
Blues........... 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 - 5 14 0
Walkers (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
Z.Greinke 5 1/3 7 2 2 0 5 2 3.37 A1 C5
C.Billingsle 2 1/3 3 1 1 0 3 0 3.86 C6 D6
J.Howell BS(1st) 1 1/3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 D7 E4
B.Ryan LOSS(0-1) 0 1/3 2 1 1 2 0 0 27.00 E5
Totals 9 1/3 14 5 4 2 10 2
Blues (2-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
Z.Miner 6 5 1 1 1 4 0 2.92 A1 C5
M.Lowe HOLD(1st) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 9.00 C6 D2
N.Masset BS(1st) 1 2/3 3 2 2 1 2 1 3.68 D3 E2
K.Yabu WIN(2-1) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 E3
Totals 10 11 4 4 3 8 1
ATTENDANCE- 40,432 DATE- Monday, April 20th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Marty Foster, Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper
T- 3:58
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 9 Blues:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Blues: 1
ERRORS- J.Bartlett, A.Cabrera
DOUBLES- D.Wright(1st), C.Pena(1st), H.Kendrick(1st), E.Longoria-2(3rd),
K.Greene(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Pena(1st), E.Longoria-2(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn-2(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Bourn
WALKS- N.Markakis, C.Pena, C.Iannetta, J.Francoeur, A.Lind
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wright, C.Pena, C.Beltran, J.Edmonds, H.Kendrick-2, R.Doumit-2,
M.Bourn, K.Suzuki-2, A.Jones, D.Uggla-2, J.Upton, E.Hinske-2,
J.Francoeur
GIDP- N.Markakis, D.Uggla
WILD PITCHES- Z.Greinke
Evan Longoria slammed 2 homeruns and scored 4 times at Wrigley Field where the
Superior Blues beat the Fleetwood Walkers in 10 innings 5 to 4.
The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings. Superior won the game in the
10th inning. Longoria doubled. Justin Upton came next and he delivered a
base-hit. After an out was recorded, Jeff Francoeur came to the plate and
drew a walk to load the bases. Adam Lind followed and he drew a walk giving
Superior the victory and sending the 40,432 home-town fans home happy. It
was roller coaster of a game as the lead change hands 5 times.
The victory was credited to Keiichi Yabu(2-1) who went 1 and 1/3 innings,
allowing no runs. B.J. Ryan(0-1) took the loss in relief. 'I didn't feel
that good when I came to the park tonight,' Longoria said. 'I'm glad I
decided to play!'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Superior Blues 4/21/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Blues AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 4 2 2 3 .375 M.Bourn LF 4 0 1 0 .406
D.Wright 3B 5 2 3 2 .500 K.Suzuki C 4 0 1 0 .394
C.Pena 1B 6 1 2 2 .400 A.Jones CF 4 0 0 0 .219
M.Cabrera DH 6 1 2 2 .364 D.Uggla 2B 4 1 1 1 .250
C.Beltran CF 5 2 2 0 .200 E.Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 .323
J.Edmonds LF 4 1 2 1 .375 E.Hinske 1B 3 0 1 0 .240
H.Kendrick 2B 3 2 1 0 .250 J.Payton RF 3 0 1 0 .133
R.Doumit C 3 0 1 1 .286 J.Francoeur DH 3 0 0 0 .182
J.Bartlett SS 3 1 0 1 .200 K.Greene SS 2 0 0 0 .240
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 39 12 15 12 Totals 31 1 5 1
Walkers......... 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 - 12 15 0
Blues........... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Walkers (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Santana WIN(1-0) 9 5 1 1 0 12 1 1.00 A1
Totals 9 5 1 1 0 12 1
Blues (2-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
B.Bonser LOSS(0-2) 4 9 8 8 3 3 4 10.80 A1 C5
M.Lowe 3 3 3 3 3 5 0 9.00 C6 E1
S.Green 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 8.31 E2
Totals 9 15 12 12 9 9 5
ATTENDANCE- 40,720 DATE- Tuesday, April 21st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Larry Vanover, Mike Everitt, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:31
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:10 Blues: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Blues: 1
ERRORS- E.Hinske
DOUBLES- N.Markakis(1st), H.Kendrick(2nd), R.Doumit(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright-2(2nd), C.Pena(2nd), M.Cabrera(1st), J.Edmonds(1st),
D.Uggla(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn(9th), E.Hinske(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Bartlett
WALKS- N.Markakis-2, D.Wright, J.Edmonds, H.Kendrick-2, R.Doumit-2, J.Bartlett
HIT BY PITCH- K.Greene
STRIKE OUTS- N.Markakis, C.Pena-3, M.Cabrera-2, J.Edmonds, H.Kendrick, R.Doumit,
M.Bourn-2, K.Suzuki-2, D.Uggla-2, E.Longoria-2, E.Hinske, J.Payton,
J.Francoeur-2
GIDP- K.Suzuki
BALKS- E.Santana
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Boof Bonser robbed Carlos Beltran of a base hit.
Bot 4th: Carlos Beltran robbed Evan Longoria of an extra base hit.
Third baseman David Wright ripped 2 homeruns and Ervin Santana mowed down 12
Superior batters as the Fleetwood Walkers man-handled the Superior Blues -
the final score was 12 to 1.
The Superior fans didn't appreciate the big day Wright had. He cracked a solo
homerun in the 2nd inning, lined a single in the 6th inning and ripped a solo
home run (his 2nd of the season) in the 8th inning. Fleetwood had many
opportunities throughout the game and scored in 6 separate innings.
The win was credited to Santana(1-0) who went the whole way allowing 1 run.
Boof Bonser(0-2) took the loss. He was touched for 4 homeruns in his 4
innings of work.
Santana, when asked about his 12 strikeout performance noted, 'The important
thing is that we won, if I get 20 and we lose, what good does it do our team?
But, on the other hand, since we won it feels great!'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Superior Blues 4/22/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Blues AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 4 3 3 3 .500 M.Bourn LF,CF 3 1 0 0 .371
D.Wright 3B 5 3 2 3 .467 K.Suzuki C 2 0 0 1 .371
C.Pena 1B 5 2 4 4 .533 A-J.Clement PH,C 1 0 0 0 .200
M.Cabrera DH 6 0 2 1 .353 A.Jones CF 3 1 1 0 .229
C.Beltran CF 5 1 1 2 .200 B-A.Lind PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .214
C.Iannetta C 5 0 0 0 .000 D.Uggla 2B 3 1 2 2 .282
J.Edmonds LF 5 3 3 1 .462 C-J.Bowker PH 1 0 0 0 .308
H.Kendrick 2B 5 3 3 0 .385 D-B.Buscher 2B 0 0 0 0 .267
J.Bartlett SS 5 1 2 0 .300 E.Longoria 3B 3 0 1 0 .324
E-J.Payton PH 0 0 0 0 .133
J.Upton RF 4 0 0 0 .179
E.Hinske 1B 3 0 0 0 .214
J.Francoeur DH 3 0 1 0 .194
K.Greene SS 3 0 0 0 .214
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 45 16 20 14 Totals 30 3 5 3
A-Pinch Hit For Suzuki In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jones In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Uggla In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Bowker In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Longoria In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 3 5 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 - 16 20 0
Blues........... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 1
Walkers (2-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Matsuzaka WIN(1-0) 9 5 3 3 3 7 1 3.00 A1
Totals 9 5 3 3 3 7 1
Blues (2-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
L.Hernandez LOSS(0-1) 5 16 14 13 2 1 3 12.64 A1 D5
S.Green 2 2/3 4 2 2 2 3 1 7.94 D6 F1
C.Meredith 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40 F2
Totals 9 20 16 15 5 5 4
ATTENDANCE- 50,127 DATE- Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Hohn, Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 7 Blues: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Blues: 3
ERRORS- E.Hinske
DOUBLES- N.Markakis-3(4th), C.Pena(2nd), H.Kendrick-2(4th)
HOME RUNS- C.Pena-2(4th), C.Beltran(1st), J.Edmonds(2nd), D.Uggla(4th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn-2(11th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Suzuki
WALKS- N.Markakis-2, D.Wright, C.Pena, C.Beltran, M.Bourn, J.Payton, E.Hinske
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wright, M.Cabrera-2, C.Iannetta-2, M.Bourn, D.Uggla,
E.Longoria-2, J.Upton-2, K.Greene
GIDP- M.Cabrera-2, C.Beltran, E.Hinske
WILD PITCHES- S.Green
Carlos Pena cracked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed a
complete game as the Fleetwood Walkers crushed the Superior Blues 16 to
3.
Pena was in a groove all evening. The Superior fans hated to see him
approaching the batter's box. He delivered a one-base hit in the 1st inning,
belted a three-run homer in the 2nd inning, smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly'
(his 4th of the season) in the 4th inning and doubled in the 7th inning.
Fleetwood bats were very productive in the 2nd inning which saw them plate 5
runs on 5 hits and the 5th inning with 4 runs on 5 hits. Fleetwood dominated
offensively as they scored in 6 different innings.
Matsuzaka(1-0) was the winner allowing 3 runs for the game. Livan
Hernandez(0-1) was hit with the loss. He served up 3 homeruns in his 5
innings.
Pena was in a good mood after the game, 'I'm just seeing and hitting the ball
real well now. I made some adjustments last week and they are paying off.
That's what this game is about. making adjustments as the season goes along.'
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