Rey Gonzalez gave up eight runs in the first two innings and it was game over. Gonzalez gave up the runs on eight hits, five of which were ground balls and only one a line drive. That is why it is tough for a sinker, slider pitcher like Gonzalez to make it in the major leagues, top flight hitters don't get fooled as often by the sinker, slider and put the ball in play. A ball in play is often a hit that finds a hole. Gonzalez lasted four innings and gave up ten runs.
On a brighter note Jesse Carlson did pitch a perfect inning.
Las Vegas had only five hits. The funny thing is that the Reno starter has an ERA of 6.23 after giving up one earned run to the 51's, so his ERA coming into the game was big and yet he pitches well and wins. JP Arencibia had two hits for Las Vegas.
Inspired by the election back home in old britain the new britainers got a solo home run in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie. Earlier New Hampshire had taken a 2-0 lead. Darin Mastroianni homered to lead off the third and Jon Jaspe singled in Manny Mayorson in the fourth. Randy Boone started for the Fisher Cats and he gave up single runs in the fifth and sixth. Boone went six innings and gave up the two runs on five hits with six K's. Boone's ERA is now 2.93. Tim Collins pitched 1.2 innings and gave up one hit. Adrian Martin took the loss.
Chuck Huggins gave up doubles to the first two hitters he faced and he trailed 2-0 before Dunedin came to bat. But he settled down and only allowed three singles over the next five innings.
The game remained a 2-0 contest until the bottom of the sixth. Sean Shoffit came to bat with the bases loaded and two outs. Shoffit promptly tripled to put the Jays up 3-2. Chad Beck, Alan Farina and Matt Daly pitched a hitless inning each to seal victory.
Dunedin had seven hits, Shoffit and Raul Barron had two each.
Evan Crawford missed all of 2009 due to injury. When he returned in 2010 he went to the bullpen but when a couple of Lugnut starters were injured Crawford went back into the rotation. On Thursday he pitched five shutout innings and gave up one hit and one walk. Matt Wright and Dustin Antolin each pitched two perfect innings in relief.
Ryan Schimpf had a big night, four hits. In the third he singled in a run and scored on a hit by Mark Sobolewski, back from injury. In the fifth he singled and scored on a two run double by Sean Ochinko. And in the sixth he rounded out the scoring with an RBI double.
AJ Jimenez and Brad McElroy had two hits each.
Three Stars
3rd Star - Evan Crawford
2nd Star - Sean Shoffit
1st Star - Ryan Schimpf
