Grizzlies Winning Streak Snapped with Loss to Rascals
June 12, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
SAUGET, IL - Despite a three-run first inning by the Gateway Grizzlies, the River City Rascals picked up an 11-8 victory Tuesday night at GCS Ballpark in front of 4,132 fans. The loss snapped a four-game losing streak for Gateway.
The Grizzlies jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Jonathan Johnson led off with an infield single and John Shelby walked before Jerod Yakubik drove in Johnson with an RBI single. Chris McClendon brought home two more with a two-run single.
River City (15-8) quickly turned the Gateway (11-12) lead into a five-run deficit after the top of the third. River City picked up five runs on four hits in the second and three runs on two hits in the third. The Rascals hit three home runs in the two innings.
Gateway quickly responded in the bottom of the third with three straight singles from Yakubik, McClendon and Landon Hernandez. Hernandez picked up an RBI and Jon Myers collected an RBI groundout one batter later.
River City led 8-5 until the sixth inning when they picked up a sacrifice fly from former Grizzlie, Charlie Lisk.
The Rascals scored two runs in the eighth to extend their lead to 11-5, but the Grizzlies made things interesting with three runs in the eighth to trim the Rascals lead to three. Antone DeJesus picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice and Yakubik drove in two with a single.
Yakubik paced the Grizzlies offense with a 3-for-5 night and three RBI.
Jonathan Gonzalez (1-2) took the loss for Gateway. He gave up seven runs on six hits in two-plus innings.
The Grizzlies and Rascals play the finale of the series on Wednesday morning at GCS Ballpark. Right-hander Alex Kaminsky (4-0) gets the start for the Grizzlies. First pitch is set for 11:35 A.M.
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