Grizzlies Offense Breaks Out; Defeats Slammers
July 17, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
JOLIET, IL - Rogelio Noris went 4-for-5 with four RBI and five different Grizzlies had at least two hits as Gateway picked up a 9-5 win against the Joliet Slammers Tuesday night at Silver Cross Field.
Gateway (28-25) picked up 16 hits, which was one shy of their season-high, with Norris leading the way. After his four hit performance, Norris moved to 7-for-8 in the series.
Noris gave the Grizzlies a 1-0 lead on a first inning double that drove in Antone DeJesus, who also doubled.
After Joliet (23-30) tied the game at one in the first, Gateway scored three runs on four hits in the third to take a 4-1 lead. DeJesus hit a solo home run to right field and Vladimir Frias picked up a two-run double. Frias was playing in his first game since being activated from the injured list after a fractured thumb sidelined him since June 11th.
Gateway scored four more runs in the fourth on three hits. With the bases loaded, Norris hit a bases-clearing double and John Shelby drove in a run to give the Grizzlies a five-run lead, which was their largest of the night.
Shelby collected two hits while DeJesus, Frias and Jon Myers all had three hits.
Gateway's bullpen fired four and two thirds scoreless innings in relief of starter Jonathan Gonzalez, who gave up five runs in three and a third.
Ja'Vaun West (2-2) picked up the win, which was his second in as many outings. He threw two and two thirds scoreless, allowing only two hits. Jordan Cudney followed that up with two hitless innings and Richard Barrett worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
The Grizzlies and Slammers play the rubber game of the series in Joliet Wednesday night. . First pitch is set for 7:05 CT.
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