BlueClaws Bash Captains, Earn Sweep
Published on June 14, 2009 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release
EAST LAKE, OH - The bats finally break loose for the Lakewood BlueClaws as they did not have to rely on their steady starting pitching on Sunday with a 9-7 victory against the Lake County Captains. The BlueClaws nearly surrendered a late six-run lead. The win is the fourth in a row for the BlueClaws and it completes a sweep of the Captains in a three game series.
The scoring began this time in the third inning, and for the first time in the series, the Captains (26-34) took the lead. Against starter Tyler Cloyd, John Allman doubled to lead off the inning and then a walk to Walter Diaz put two runners on. Jose Camargo singled to load the bases before an infield groundout allowed the first run to score. The Captains took a 2-0 lead as Adam White placed a bunt single just fair down the third base line.
However, the lead was short-lived as the BlueClaws (37-24) tied things up in their very next at-bat. In the fourth, Steve Susdorf singled with one out before three more straight hits. A single from Travis Mattair, a double by Jeremy Hamilton and a single from Troy Hanzawa made it a tie ballgame at two.
In the fifth, the BlueClaws took the lead as they showed some power at Classic Park. Harold Garcia led off the inning with a solo home run, but the BlueClaws were not done yet. After a fly out by Anthony Gose, Travis d'Arnaud singled and was brought home on a two-run home run by Susdorf, making the lead three at 5-2.
In the sixth, the BlueClaws made it a four-run lead as Brendan Akashian scored on a ground ball out by Alan Schoenberger before the Captains staged a comeback.
With Cloyd's (7-3) day done after six innings, where he allowed six hits and two runs, Ryan Ariail was summoned and he allowed a run to make it 6-3 and he put runners on base before Ryan Bergh came in and induced a ground ball to first, and a diving stop by Hamilton helped the BlueClaws keep the damage to one. Bergh ended the day pitching into the ninth before giving up a chunk of the BlueClaws advantage.
The BlueClaws re-established a four-run lead in the eighth as Hanzawa walked to lead off the inning and scored on back-to-back singles by D'Arby Myers and Garcia.
The BlueClaws made it a six-run lead in the ninth as Akashian batted his forst two runs in of the season with a bases loaded single. The hit made it a 9-3 lead.
In the bottom of the ninth, Bergh worked himself into trouble, allowing two runners on with a walk and a hit by pitch before three hits made it a 9-5 game with runners on second and third before closer BJ Rosenberg had to come into the game. Rosenberg walked the first batter he faced before a groundball resulted in both a run and an out, making it a 9-6 ballgame. He then induced a pop up to left field, a sacrifice fly, making the score 9-7 with two outs. Abner Abreu ground out to first, earning the win for the BlueClaws and Rosenberg's tenth save.
Danny Salazar (1-3), who has struggled this season, continued to do so as he took the loss and went 5.1 innings, allowing ten hits and six runs. Santo Frias allowed a run in relief of Salazar and Anillins Martinez allowed two.
The BlueClaws will return home for three games in two days and they will do so against the Delmarva Shorebirds. The Shorebirds came into play on Sunday as the second place team, three games behind the BlueClaws. On Monday, the BlueClaws will play a doubleheader, scheduled to begin at 6:05. The game one starters will be Jason Knapp (2-4) and he will be opposed by Ryan O'Shea (5-2). The game two starters, which will begin 30 minutes after game one, have yet to be determined.
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