Football!

Wednesday, May 11 2011 @ 11:32 AM EDT

Contributed by: #2JBrumfield

One affiliate won by a converted touchdown, one lost by a field goal, another had two field goals to overcome a safety and the other put up a converted TD and field goal to best a rouge (a single point in the CFL for those who don't know!).  Total it all up and it's a golden 3-1 night for the good guys.

Las Vegas 7 Albuquerque 0

Las Vegas, NV - The 51s took the lead for good with a run in the second but made sure this one would not get away as they scored four runs in the fourth and two more in the eighth to beat the Dodgers affiliate.

Batting - Adam Loewen had the big swing as he connected for a solo homer, his 6th of the year, to give the 51s the only run they would need.  Fellow Canuck Brett Lawrie doubled, singled and knocked home two runs and recently demoted Mike McCoy singled and walked twice out of the leadoff spot.  Brian Jeroloman singled, was plunked and walked (BJBBM=11!) and Manny Mayorson had two singles. Jonathan Diaz singled and plated a run and Jason Lane added a double.  Ryan Budde had a sacrifice fly and Travis Snider reached base once with a walk.

Running - Snider and Mayorson each stole their third bag of the season.

Pitching - Lefty Luis Perez lasted eight innings and kept his game WHIP below one by yielding just six hits and a walk.  He struck out six and 11 of his 12 outs in play stayed earth bound to improve to 2-1 on the season.  Fellow lefty Wil Ledezma pitched a clean ninth.

Defence - Mayorson was involved in two double plays at second base by turning a 6-4-3 DP and starting a 4-3 effort.

Portland 3 New Hampshire 0

Manchester, NH - The Red Sox affiliate scored the only run they would need in the fourth but added runs in the sixth and ninth just to be sure they put this one in the win column, unlike their parent club Tuesday night (hee hee!).

Batting - No extra base hits here.  Anthony Gose had two singles and Adeiny Hechavarria reached twice with a base knock and a walk.  Moises Sierra, Travis d'Arnaud and John Tolisano also had a hit apiece.  Darin Mastroianni, Mike McDade, Ricardo Nanita and Craig Stansberry hopefully received some nice parting gifts backstage.  The best chance for the Fisher Cats to score came in the first when Gose reached on a catcher's interference and Hechavarria singled him to third.  Hechavarria then stole second to set up a second and third, nobody out situation.  Gose was thrown out on a fielder's choice and two other ground outs ended the threat.

Running - Hechavarria was 1-for-2 in the stolen base department.  Gose was thrown out at second and Sierra was nailed at third.

Pitching - B.J. LaMura did his best to keep the Fisher Cats in the ball game.  He set down the first nine hitters in order and lasted eight innings in which he was nicked for two runs on seven hits and one walk.  He struck out four and eight of his 15 outs in play were on the ground.  Matt Daly could not hold down the fort in the ninth as he gave up a solo home run to catcher Ryan Lavarnway among his two hits and he also walked a pair of batters.  Former Twin Bobby Korecky put out the fire by striking out the two batters he faced and leaving the bases loaded.

Defence - Sierra threw out the same runner twice at second base and at third base from right field.  Some people never learn! 
Dunedin 6 Fort Myers 2

Fort Myers, FL - The Twins affiliate scored the game's first run in the second inning but the D-Jays spun the wheel for two runs in the third and another in the fifth.  Fort Myers got one back in the seventh but Dunedin made sure there would be no Miracle comeback (see what I did there?) with two runs in the eighth and one more in the ninth.

Batting - Kenny Wilson set the tone atop the batting order with a double, two singles and a walk while accounting for 50% of Dunedin's run total.  Cleanup hitter Brad Glenn homered, singled and walked while driving in two runs.  Kevin Ahrens also went deep for a two-run shot and drew a walk while A.J. Jimenez and Sean Ochinko had two hits apiece.  Ryan Goins singled and drove in a pair and Jon Talley collected a base knock.  Brian Van Kirk and Justin Jackson were each 0-for-4 and Brad McElroy was 0-for-1.

Running - Wilson had two stolen bases and is up to nine on the season.  Chris Hopkins pinch-ran for Ochinko and scored a run.

Pitching - Ryan Tepera qualified for the victory by lasting the minimum five innings by giving up one run on seven hits and a walk.  He struck out just one batter but more than offset that with an 11-2 groundout/flyout total to run his record to 3-0.  Lefty Aaron Loup gave up a run on two hits in 1 1/3 innings.  Chris Malone allowed one of two inherited runners to score but he issued just one walk and struck out a batter in 1 2/3 scoreless frames.  Wes Etheridge also had a 1-1 K/BB performance in a scoreless ninth.

Defence - Goins dropped one at short but he helped turn 4-6-3 and 3-6-3 double plays.  McElroy replaced Van Kirk in left field late in the game.
Lansing 10 Great Lakes 1

Midland, MI - The Lugnuts came off the bus and scored twice in the first inning before the Dodgers affiliate cut the lead in half in the second.  Lansing put up six runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to hammer home the victory.

Batting - Lance Durham hit a two-run home run and drew three walks to pace the attack.  K.C. Hobson had three singles and two runs batted in while Jake Marisnick doubled, singled and also knocked home a pair of runs.  Carlos Perez doubled and walked while Michael Crouse and Bryson Namba each singled and walked.  Gustavo Pierre singled and knocked home a run.  Marcus Knecht walked, was hit by a pitch and scored a run while Oliver Dominguez was also plunked but managed to cross home plate once as well.  Dominguez had three of the Lugnuts nine strikeouts but that was offset with seven walks.  Also, Durham and Marisnick drove in four of the runs with two outs.

Running - The running game took the night off here in terms of stolen bases.

Pitching - Casey Lawrence evened his record to 3-3 with six solid innings in which he surrendered just one run on four hits and a walk while whiffing five.  Seven of his nine outs in play did not defy the laws of gravity.  Dayton Marze matched Lawrence's five Ks in half the time as he pitched three shutout frames while scattering two hits and a walk to notch his first save of the season.

Defence - A clean ball game for the Lugnuts defensively with a zero in the error column.  Jonathan Jones came on to play second base in the ninth inning for Dominguez.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***


3.  Kenny Wilson, Dunedin


2.  Lance Durham, Lansing


1.  Luis Perez, Las Vegas
Extra Innings...

"It was a relief not having to go get a desk job somewhere.  Just being able to do what I love to do everyday, it's just an unbelievable feeling."

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