Reichard Pitches Giants to Series-Opening Win
Published on August 20, 2011 under California League (CalL1)
San Jose Giants News Release
SAN JOSE - Andy Reichard struck out a season-high nine and allowed just one run over 7 1/3 innings as the San Jose defeated the High Desert Mavericks by a 5-1 score on Friday evening at Municipal Stadium. The Giants scored four times in the bottom of the fourth and never looked back en route to the series opening win. San Jose has now won seven out of their last eight to improve their overall record to 81-42.
Reichard (8-2), who also achieved a season-high in innings pitched, allowed just one run on four hits during his stint on the mound. The right-hander didn't walk a single batter and at one point retired 12 straight Mavericks. Edwin Quirarte then tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings to finish the game for his first save of the season.
Ryan Cavan (2-for-4, 2B, RBI), Alex Burg (2-for-4) and Jose Flores (2- for-3, RBI) had two hits apiece and Juan Ciriaco (1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI) drove home a pair of runs with a key two-out double to lead the Giants offensively.
The game was scoreless until San Jose broke through in the bottom of the fourth inning against High Desert starter Chris Sorce. Ehire Adrianza began the frame with a bunt single before Tommy Joseph doubled down the left field line to put runners on second and third. Luke Anders then brought home the first run of the night with a groundout to second while Joseph scored when the next batter, Cavan, lined a single up the middle. With two outs, Flores drew a walk before Ciriaco stepped to the plate and hammered a two-run double to deep left center field for a 4-0 Giants advantage.
Reichard surrendered a one-out single in the top of the first to Leury Bonilla and then didn't allow another batter to reach base until the fifth. Reichard set down the final two batters of the first before 1-2-3 second, third and fourth innings. With one out in the fifth, Mario Martinez doubled to deep right center and he scored on Trevor Coleman's two-out single to left, however it would be the Mavericks' only run of the contest.
Reichard settled down to pitch a perfect top of the sixth before working around a one-out single in the seventh. Reichard finished the top of the seventh with back-to-back strikeouts.
With the Giants still leading by a 4-1 margin, Reichard set down Coleman on a pop out to begin the top of the eighth before Jake Schlander was hit by a pitch. Quirarte was then summoned from the bullpen and after allowing a single to Shaver Hansen, the San Jose reliever induced Bonilla to bounce into a 5-4-3 inning-ending double play.
The Giants extended their lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the eighth as Cavan led off with a double, moved to third on Burg's groundout and scored when Flores lined a single into left center.
Quirarte returned to the mound in the ninth and yielded a one-out single to Steven Proscia, but then retired Denny Almonte on a fly out before Martinez struck out swinging to end the game.
Sorce (7-11) suffered the loss for High Desert after surrendering five runs (all earned) on nine hits over 7 1/3 innings. Sorce, who threw 120 pitches during his outing, walked two and struck out five.
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