Las Vegas were losing to Colorado Springs but they scored three runs off Huston Street and four off Juan Rincon to get the win. New Hampshire had excellent pitching by Ronald Uviedo, BJ LaMura and Tim Collins to shut out Erie. An Eric Thames home run in the first was all the scoring they needed. Ryan Tepera pitched seven innings and didn't give up an earned run as Lansing won. Dunedin are in their all star break.
Colorado Springs 4 Las Vegas 9
Brad Mills gave up a run in the first inning, two infield singles followed by another ground ball single to the outfield made it 1-0. Jarrett Hoffpauir tripled to lead off the Vegas first and scored when Brett Wallace singled.
Mills was touched for a solo home run and following an error, a two run home run in the fourth and Colorado led 4-1. JP Arencibia doubled leading off the fourth and he scored on a ground out.
Mills was pulled after four innings and 81 pitches and Josh Roenicke came on and pitched three hitless, shutout innings. Colorado brought on Huston Street in the seventh and Jorge Padilla greeted him with a double. With two out Adam Calderone singled to drive in Padilla. Calderone stole second and scored when Hoffpauir singled and went to second on the throw. That tied the game. Luis Figueroa followed with another single to score Hoffpauir. Wallace singled again but the 51's ended the inning with a 5-4 lead.
Jesse Carlson pitched the eighth and loaded the bases but escaped without allowing a run. Colorado called on Juan Rincon in the eighth and Arencibia greeted him with a solo home run. Padilla then reached on a single, Emaus walked, Calderone singled, Hoffpauir drew a bases loaded walk, Diaz singled in two more runs. In all Las Vegas scored four more runs to put them up 9-4. Carlson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Las Vegas had 14 hits, Wallace had three hits, Hoffpauir, Arencibia, Padilla and Calderone had two hits each.
Eric Thames hit a two run home run in the first inning and the pitching took care of the rest. Ronald Uviedo was outstanding, he pitched five shutout innings giving up just three hits and two walks. He also had four K's. BJ LaMura added two shutout innings and Tim Collins pitched the last two perfect innings, striking out the side in the ninth. Fisher Cat closer, Danny Farquhar, might have been on call for the ninth but the Fisher Cats added two unearned runs in the top of the ninth. Shawn Bowman singled, stole second and scored on an error. Manny Mayorson, who had been intentionally walked, scored on a Brian Jeroloman sac fly.
Darin Mastroianni was the only Fisher Cat with two hits.
Dunedin - All Star Break
Lansing jumped out to a big lead before the bullpen coughed up some late runs. The Lugnuts scored their first run in the second, Balbino Fuenmayor walked and later scored on a passed ball. In the third inning Kevin Nolan and AJ Jimenez singled and Brad Glenn hit a three run home run to make it 4-0. Sean Ochinko added a solo home run to make it 5-0.
Manwhile Ryan Tepera had things under control, he didn't have more than one base runner an inning until the seventh where he threw the ball away with a runner on first. The runner scored to make it 5-1 but Tepera escaped further trouble. Tepera went seven innings and gave up just the unearned run.
The Lugnuts got that run back in the eighth, Ryan Schimpf doubled and scored on a Fuenmayor single. Evan Crawford gave up a run in the eighth and Brian Slover two runs in the ninth but Steve Turnbull nailed down the save.
Kevin Nolan had three hits for the Luggies.
Three Stars
3rd star - JP Arencibia
2nd star - Ronald Uviedo
1st star - Ryan Tepera
