Z's lose in Tucson

May 8, 2007 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
New Orleans Baby Cakes News Release

Tucson infielder Donnie Sadler drilled a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie and deliver the Tucson Sidewinders a 6-4 victory over the Zephyrs on Tuesday evening in Arizona. The Sidewinders used six pitchers in the game and Mike Schultz (1-3) pitched one scoreless inning of relief to earn the win, Ryan Cullen (0-2) picked up the loss. Tucson started the scoring in the first inning picking up a pair of runs off of starter Jason Vargas. New Orleans fought back scoring a run in the second inning and added three additional runs in the third. Chip Ambres added a pair of hits and an RBI for the Zephyrs in the loss. Tucson tied the game in the fourth inning with a pair of runs. The Sidewinders bullpen silenced the Zephyrs, pitching six and one third innings and allowed two hits and zero runs. Chad Harville earned the save pitching a scoreless ninth. The Zephyrs dropped their first game of the eight game road trip and now have lost a season high seven consecutive.

Game Notes: New Orleans allowed a pair of runs in the first inning and now have been outscored 32-10 in the first inning. The Z's have allowed a first inning run in 8 of their last nine games. The Z's Carlos Gomez stole his 16th base of the season and leads the Pacific Coast League. The loss snaps the Zephyrs five game win streak at Tucson Electric Park, dating back to the 2004 season.

Coming Up: The Zephyrs (15-18) will meet the Tucson Sidewinders (15-16) on Wednesday evening at 8:30 CST. The Z's will start RH Clint Nageotte (1-1, 10.57) vs. RH Enrique Gonzalez (1-2, 4.05) Radio: WIST AM 690.

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