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Homers And Errors Lead To Lake Monsters 4-2 Win Over Connecticut Friday

June 24, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- Home runs from Jordan Tripp and Diomedes Lopez along with six errors by the Connecticut defense helped lead the Vermont Lake Monsters to a 4-2 victory over the Tigers in New York-Penn League action Friday night at historic Centennial Field.

Tripp got the Lake Monsters on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning with a two-out, two-run homer to leftcenter field. It was Tripp's first home run of the season and also the 500th homer all-time for a Vermont player in the team's 18-year history.

The Tigers were able to tie the game in the fourth as Vermont starter Argenis Paez loaded the bases with two outs with a walk, hit batter and walk. Les Smith then tied the game at two with a two-run double to leftcenter.

After the Tripp home run in the first, the only Lake Monster battters to reach base through the sixth inning were on three walks and three errors before a Sean Jamieson one-out single in the seventh. Jamieson moved to second on a wild pitch and then to third on a throwing error by shortstop Jonathan Ogden. Chih-Fang Pan followed with a flyball to left that was dropped by Smith for an error, but Pan was still credited with a sacrifice fly as Jamieson scored with the tie-breaking run.

As he did on Monday in Vermont's 8-6 win in its home opener, Lopez gave the Lake Monsters an insurance run in the eighth with a solo home run for a two-run lead. Lopez lined a 1-0 pitch from reliever Fernando Celis off the leftfield foul pole for his second home run of the year.

After Vermont (5-2) took the lead in the seventh, reliever Tanner Peters came on to retire all six batters he faced including five by strkeout for his first save of the season. Paez allowed two runs on five hits over 4 2/3 innings, while Drew Bailey (1-0) tossed 2 1/3 hitless innings with one walk and four strikeouts for the win.

Tiger starter Wilsen Palacios was charged with two runs on three hits over four innings, while Ryan Woolley (0-1) gave up the unearned run in the seventh for his first loss for Connecticut (3-4).

The Lake Monsters will wrap up their five-game homestand on Saturday as they once again host Connecticut beginning at 6:05 pm. It is TD Bank Night at Centennial with right-hander J.C. Menna scheduled to start for Vermont.

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