Greene All the Offense Blaze Need in 6-2 Victory
Published on July 27, 2011 under California League (CalL1)
Bakersfield Blaze News Release
The California League's Offensive Player of the Week did it again, as Brodie Greene drove in all 6 of the Blaze runs in a 6-2 win over the Nuts at John Thurman Field.
The Blaze scored first, opening the game with 3 straight singles to take a 1-0 lead. But, 2 innings later, the Blaze would give it right back - 3 errors in the 3rd led to an unearned run, and the Nuts and Blaze would go into the 5th tied at 1 run apiece.
That, however, is when Bakersfield took over. Kevin Coddington opened the inning with a double, and 1 out later, Devin Lohman collected an infield single. With 2 outs, Ryan La Marre coaxed a walk to load the bases, and Brodie Greene delivered. Parker Frazier (L, 7-9) got ahead of Greene 0-and-1, but hung a slider, and Brodie smashed a grand slam off the scoreboard in left, his second 4-RBI dinger in a week.
From there, the Blaze put it on autopilot - J.C. Sulbaran (W, 7-2) went 6.1 innings, Derrik Lutz went 1.2, and Scott Gaffney finished the game for Bakersfield, with the Nuts getting a meaningless run in the 9th to get us to our final score.
The win was a big one, as Bakersfield opened a 2-game lead in the Wild Card race over Modesto, but 3 crucial games remain in the series. Tomorrow, Curtis Partch faces off against Alan DeRatt at 7:05pm, with the broadcast live on BakersfieldBlaze.com at 6:55pm.
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