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July 6, 2007 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Salem Red Sox News Release


Friday July 6, 2007 6:30 PM Salem Avalanche (58) @ Frederick Keys (69) Game #83

Harry Grove Stadium Frederick, MD Road game #41

RHP Brad James (8-2, 1.84) vs RHP Chorye Spoone (5-6, 3.66)

All games broadcast on 910 AM WWWR

Last Game

Lynchburg, VA-The Salem Avalanche, Class A Advanced affiliate of the Houston Astros, batted around twice en route to a 20-hit, 12-run night at City Stadium Thursday night. Salem (5-8) swept homestanding Lynchburg (7-8) by virtue of a 12-3 trouncing.

The Avalanche trailed 2-1 after a third inning in which the Hillcats parlayed a double and triple into a pair of runs. In the fourth, though, Salem's Ryan Reed opened with a bunt single against Todd Redmond. The next three batters reached with hits, culminating with Cesar Quintero's three run single. After Jose Lopez sacrificed himself and Wladimir Sutil was hit, Osvaldo Fernando came to the plate with the bases loaded. He launched a threerun triple to right that game the Avs a 6-2 lead. Two batters later, Chris Johnson capped the scoring with an RBI single that finished Todd Redmond's night.

All told, 11 batters came to the plate in the frame. Salem tagged Lynchburg for five more in an eighth inning that began with three consecutive hits against reliever Derek Antelo including an RBI double from Billy Hart. Cesar Quintero followed that with an RBI groundout. After Jose Lopez doubled, Wladimir Sutil and Osvaldo Fernando provided RBI singles. Mitch Einertson ended the scoring with an RBI groundout.

Salem's 20 hits in the victory are a season high. Osvaldo Fernando's four hits tied his career best and his four RBI set a new personal professional mark. Ryan Reed's three hits matched the season high he set April ninth against Potomac while Orlando Rosales notched his third three-hit game in the past six. In addition, Wladimir Sutil's 3-for-5 pushed his multihit game streak to six while his overall hit string reached double digits.

The Avalanche, with the win, guaranteed a season series victory over Lynchburg. Salem has taken 11 of 13 overall from the Hillcats and has swept Lynchburg twice this year.

High-ho: The Avalanche pounded out a season-best 20 hits in yesterday's win against Lynchburg. That replaced the previous mark that the Avs set two days prior in game one of the series (18). Infielder Oslvaldo Fernando contributed a career-high-tying four hits in the game. His most recent four-hit evening was April 8th against Tulsa while with Corpus Christi. His four- RBI night was his first since May 21st of 2004 when he drove four runs in against Lakewood while with Lexington in the South Atlantic League. Ryan Reed tied a season high with three hits-he previously achieved that on April 9th against Potomac, the third day of the season. In back-to-back games, Orlando Rosales has matched a season high with three hits in each.

Ten again: Salem infielder Wladimir Sutil went 3-for-5 yesterday evening to up his hit streak to ten. In that time, Sutil has hit .568 (21-37) with a double and eight runs batted in. Sutil has also chimed in with six consecutive multi-hit games for the Avalanche. He has also increased his season batting average by 53 points to .296 over the term. His first streak of ten games came between May 6th and 15th.

Key to the city: The Avalanche and Keys convene for their fourth series of the season and second in Maryland. Salem has won eight of the first 10 games between the two teams by the total of 64-34. Salem has its second-best record against any opponent versus the Keys.

Ebony and ivory: In the series with Lynchburg that concluded yesterday, the Avalanche piled up 29 runs along with 48 hits. In the three-game sweep prior at the hands of Wilmington, the Avs crossed home just seven times on 22 hits.

Upcoming Probables

7/7 @ Frederick 6:30 PM RHP Sergio Perez (46, 4.24) vs RHP David Hernandez (45, 4.68)

7/8 @ Frederick 6:00 PM LHP Chris Salamida (53, 4.46) vs RHP Jason Berken (48, 4.59)

7/9 @ Frederick 7:00 PM RHP Raymar Diaz (55, 4.18) vs RHP Brandon Erbe (53, 5.33)

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