Captains Down Cats 4-2
Published on July 1, 2009 under American Association (AA)
Fort Worth Cats News Release
SHREVEPORT- Christopher Garcia was 2-for-4 with an RBI as the Captains doubled up the Cats 4-2 on Wednesday night at Fair Grounds Field .
With the win, the Captains have taken two of the first three games in the series from the first-half division champion Cats.
Shreveport-Bossier broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning. Three of the first four batters in the fourth reached on walks before Kevin Griffin drove in a run with an RBI fielder's choice. The next batter, Joe Urtuzuastegui looped a single to center, scoring Andres Rodriguez for a 2-0 Captains lead.
The Captains would add two more runs in the fifth inning as Jose Salazar led off the inning with a single and Jonathan Reynoso reached on an infield hit. The next batter, Dwayne White hit a bouncer to Cats' shortstop Cameron Blair who threw to second for a force out, but the ball was dropped by second baseman Isa Garcia and all runners were safe.
The next hitter, Garcia singled to center followed by a Rodriguez sacrifice fly for a 4-0 Shreveport-Bossier lead.
The Cats brought the tying run to the plate in the sixth inning, but could not score. They got on the scoreboard in the eighth on a John Allen RBI single scoring Brian Fryer to narrow the lead to 4-1. In the top of the ninth, Kelley Gulledge led off with a double to right and came around to score on a double by Garcia to bring the Cats to within two. Closer Justin Dowdy then retired the final three batters in a row to end the game and pick up his fourth save of the season.
Jimmy Heard, a Shreveport-native making his second professional start, allowed no runs on three hits through six innings to earn his second consecutive victory.
Matt Gibbs (0-1) had his longest outing in a Cats' uniform, going seven innings and permitting three earned runs on nine hits. He struck out two but walked five as he suffered his first loss of the season.
Pat O'Sullivan collected a single in the eighth inning on Wednesday to extend his hitting streak to 27 games. Brian Fryer was 2-for-4 as he hit safely for the 22 straight contest.
The series finale is on Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. in Shreveport. Ryan Riddle (4-3) starts for the Cats and will be opposed by Shreveport-Bossier left-hander Aaron Cunningham.
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