American Association Recap June 23
Published on June 23, 2008 under American Association (AA) News Release
Lincoln 3, St. Paul 0
@ St. Paul, MN. Time: 2:23 Attendance: 6,030
W: Jarrett Gardner (3-2) L: Justin Lord (3-4) S: RD Spiehs (2) HR: LS-Mario Delgado (6), Matt Maloney (1)
The Lincoln Saltdogs managed to do what no other team has done this season when opposed by the St. Paul Saints. Behind great pitching and just enough offense, Lincoln sent St. Paul to its first shutout loss of the year. Saltdogs starting pitcher Jarrett Gardner allowed six hits and struck out five in 7 2/3 innings to improve to 3-2 on the year. Reliever Vince Davis recorded the last out of the eight and gave way to RD Spiehs, who tossed a perfect ninth to record his second save. Lincoln RF Matt Maloney led the way at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored.
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Sioux Falls 9, Sioux City 2
@ Sioux Falls, SD. Time: 2:40 Attendance: 2,507 W: Travis Kane (5-2) L: Tim Layden (2-4) S: None HR: SF-Josh Patton (6)
The Sioux Falls Canaries just keep on winning. This one was nothing different as they rode a solid outing from starting pitcher Travis Kane to yet another victory, stretching their North Division lead to four games over St. Paul. Kane allowed two unearned runs on four hits and struck out six to earn his fifth win of the season. Canaries 2B Josh Patton belted his sixth home run of the year and finished the contest 1-for-4. Sioux Falls C Paul Smyth led all hitters. He was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
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Fort Worth 9, Grand Prairie 1
@ Fort Worth, TX. Time: 2:35 Attendance: 4,861
W: Ryan Riddle (3-4) L: Justin Garcia (4-2) S: None
HR: FW-Nilson Teilon (8)
The Fort Worth Cats clinched the first-half South Division title thanks to a solid win over Grand Prairie at home. Fort Worth starting pitcher Ryan Riddle allowed just one run on four hits and struck out a pair to notch the win. Riddle's record is now 3-4 on the year. Cats SS Nilson Teilon led the way at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a solo home run.
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Wichita 16, Shreveport 2
@ Wichita, KS. Time: 2:54 Attendance: 2,226
W: Leonard Landeros (4-2) L: Thad Markray (4-3) S: None
HR: WW-Blake Gailen (2)
The Wichita Wingnuts scored 12 runs in the sixth inning to turn what was a 4-0 lead into a blowout. Wichita CF Chris Colton was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored and three RBI to lead all hitters. Wingnuts LF Blake Gailen also had a nice game at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and five RBI. Each batter that came to the plate for the Wingnuts managed at least one hit while a total of six players recorded multi-hit games. All that offense made life easy for starting pitcher Leonard Landeros. Landeros allowed two runs on eight hits and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings to improve to 4-2 on the year.
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El Paso 9, Pensacola 3 (Top 9)
@ El Paso, TX.
The game between Pensacola and El Paso was still in progress with the Diablos leading the Pelicans by a score of 9-3 in the top of the ninth inning. For complete game information, visit www.americanassociationbaseball.com.
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STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION W L GB
Sioux Falls 27 15 --
St. Paul 23 19 4.0
Wichita 23 20 4.5
Lincoln 20 21 6.5
Sioux City 19 25 9.0
SOUTH DIVISION W L GB
x- Fort Worth 28 15 --
Grand Prairie 21 21 6.5
Pensacola 18 23 9.0
El Paso 18 24 9.5
Shreveport 14 28 13.5
x-Won first half
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Tomorrow's Schedule (All times are Central):
Grand Prairie (Scot Drucker, 3-3) at Fort Worth (Joel Kirsten, 5-1) 7:05 PM
Sioux City (Paige Dumont, 1-1) at Sioux Falls (Lenny Bays, 1-1) 7:05 PM
Shreveport (Bert Snow, 0-5) at Wichita (Gustavo Mata, 3-1) 7:05 PM
Lincoln (Brian Campbell, 4-2) at St. Paul (Luis Villarreal, 3-2)
7:05 PM
Pensacola (John Webb, 3-3) at El Paso (Adam Blackley, 2-4) 8:05 PM
American Association Stories from June 23, 2008
- American Association Recap June 23 - AA
- Diablos rout Pelicans - El Paso Diablos
- Magic number down to three after win - Sioux Falls Canaries
- Diablos rout Pelicans - El Paso Diablos
- Wingnuts throttle Sports - Wichita Wingnuts
- Cats claim first-half title with win - Fort Worth Cats
- AirHogs dropped 9-1 - Grand Prairie AirHogs
- X's pitching fails them in loss - Sioux City Explorers
- Canaries clobbers their way to win - Sioux Falls Canaries
- Gardner shuts down Saints - Lincoln Saltdogs
- Saints blanked for first time this season in loss - St. Paul Saints
- Canaries guarantee win on Tuesday - Sioux Falls Canaries
- Vinnie DeChristofaro Tabbed Pitcher of the Week - Grand Prairie AirHogs
- Saints and TDS Metrocom to Honor Vietnam Vets July 4 - St. Paul Saints
- âNuts Shake Up Roster - Wichita Wingnuts
- Saints Sign Two Former Top Four Draft Picks - St. Paul Saints
- Saltdogs Sign Three, Deal for Rights to Machado - Lincoln Saltdogs
- Team guarantees AirHogs victory or fans receive a free ticket. - Grand Prairie AirHogs
- American Association Recap - AA
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