De La Cruz Leads York To Win Over Barnstormers
May 5, 2015 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release
Luis De La Cruz had the biggest night by an opposing batter this season, going 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI to pace the York Revolution to a 6-1 victory over the Lancaster Barnstormers at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
With the win, York grabbed the lead in the 2015 War of the Roses, three games to two and improved to 4-7 overall. Lancaster dropped to 5-7.
After the Barnstormers struck first on a Blake Gailen RBI single to left, De La Cruz led the comeback charge.
Johan Limonta drove a two-out double into right center off Dan Osterbrock in the top of the fourth, and De La Cruz knotted the game with a double lined into the right field corner. Left fielder Willie Cabrera yanked a single into left to score De La Cruz for a 2-1 lead. Kevin Rivers' throw home skipped past Keith Castillo for an error, allowing Cabrera to race all the way to third, and he scored when Brandon Boggs slapped a single past the diving first baseman David Cooper.
De La Cruz tacked on a two-run homer off Bryan Woodall in the sixth and drove in York's final run of the night with a single to right field in the top of the eighth.
Rommie Lewis (2-0) scattered five hits and a walk over five innings to record his second straight win over Lancaster. The Barnstormers managed only a pair of walks over the final four innings against the Revs bullpen.
The Barnstormers entertain York again on Wednesday at 7:00. Japanese submariner Shunsuke Watanabe will make his 2015 debut for the Barnstormers while York veteran Corey Thurman will hit the mound for the Revs. Fans may tune into 1390-AM, WLAN; 1390wlan.com or the I Heart Radio cell phone app at 6:45. A videostream is also available.
NOTES: David Cooper lost his hitting streak at 11 games...Blake Gailen has hit in six straight and leads the club with nine RBI...Lance Zawadzki and Brian Cavazos-Galvez each had six-game streaks snapped...Yusuke Kajimoto had his first three-hit game of the season...Lancaster activated Watanabe and Chad Beck prior to the game with starter P.J. Walters being acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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