Fresno Handed Their Third Straight One Run Loss In Salt Lake
April 24, 2015 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Fresno Grizzlies News Release
SALT LAKE CITY - There's something about the state of Utah that the Fresno Grizzlies (8-7) are getting sick of. For the third straight night, they dropped a one-run game on a fielding error. The Salt Lake Bees (5-10) put across the lone run of the game when Roger Kieschnick singled to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning, advanced to second on a throwing error by Jon Singleton, took third on a wild pitch, and scored on a single to left by Alex Yarbrough. The 1-0 victory marks the sixth time in seven games this season that the Grizzlies and Bees outcome has been determined by one run.
Salt Lake starter Tyler DeLoach made his Triple-A debut and mystified the Grizzlies offense through 7.0 scoreless innings. He surrendered only one hit and three total base runners, while striking out five. A key contributor to his success was the ability to get double plays, which came in the second, fourth, and sixth. Outside of that, he worked perfect 1-2-3 innings in the first, third, fifth, and seventh.
The Grizzlies didn't truly threaten until the ninth when Nolan Fontana doubled off Jeremy McBryde to begin the inning. The ball barely skipped up chalk along the right field line and came two swings after a would-be solo homer sailed just a few feet right of the foul pole. With no outs and Fontana at second representing the tying run, the next three Fresno hitters couldn't put the ball in play as McBryde and Edgar Ibarra combined to strike out the side.
Fresno starter Alex White (L, 0-2) gets handed the loss despite turning in the best of his three outings this season. He allowed one unearned run on five hits, walked one, and struck out two over 5.2 innings. Darin Downs and Tyson Perez combined to throw 2.1 scoreless innings and keep the game within a run.
Tonight marked only the ninth ever 1-0 game in the 22-year history of Smith's Ballpark, with the last two 1-0 wins by Salt Lake being over Fresno (last, July 23, 2012 vs. Fresno on a game-ending balk). It marked the first time Fresno had been shut out in a game since August 25, 2014 at Memphis (also a 1-0 loss).
Fresno sends left-hander Luis Cruz (0-1, 9.00) to the hill to try and stave off a series sweep tomorrow night, with first pitch at 5:35 p.m. PT. He'll be met by Salt Lake righty Drew Rucinski (0-0, 9.00), who will make his second start of the season. After the conclusion of tomorrow night's game, the Fresno Grizzlies will stay overnight in Salt Lake and fly out Saturday morning to Fresno to begin a four-game home series against the Reno Aces at Chukchansi Park. For information on the upcoming homestand, visit FresnoGrizzlies.com.
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