MWL1 Great Lakes Loons

Infield Struggles Help Silver Hawks to 6-5 Win

Published on August 21, 2008 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Great Lakes Loons News Release


The Great Lakes Loons got clutch hits Thursday night, they just weren't able to transform them into a victory as they fell 6-5 to the South Bend Silver Hawks in front of 5,491 fans at Dow Diamond on Thursday night. The crowd represented the 15th sellout of the season.

South Bend opened the scoring in the second inning when Jo Jo Batten launched a three-run homer to give South Bend a 3-0 lead. The Loons countered with Erik Kanaby's RBI single to make it 3-1 in the third inning. Jovanny Rosario lined a clutch, opposite-field, go-ahead, three-run double to clear the bases and give the Loons a 4-3 lead in the fifth.

In the seventh, South Bend picked up a pair of runs when the Loons infield had trouble on three separate occasions to turn a double play, giving the Silver Hawks a 5-4 lead. First baseman Jaime Ortiz had two chances to turn double plays in the frame, but he dropped the baseball trying to field a potential twin killing he had started, then threw wildly to second base later in the inning to allow the go-ahead run to score. Shortstop Brandon Taylor's chance to turn two scooted away from him and helped South Bend put together the rally in the inning.

South Bend added an insurance run when Eli Rumler laced an RBI double to left-center to give South Bend a 6-4 lead.

The run would prove vital as Rosario scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 6-5 ballgame.

Loons' starter Juan Cedeno picked up the loss after pitching six innings allowing five runs to fall to 0-3 on the season. South Bend starter Tom Layne pitched six frames, allowing four runs in recording the victory, upping his record to 6-4. Clay Zavada came on to pitch a 1-2-3 ninth, recording his seventh save of the season.

The Loons are now 15-27 in one-run games.

Loons and Silver Hawks continue their four-game series Friday night from Dow Diamond. It's Raining Money Night courtesy of Chemical Bank. Watch selected participants take the field post-game and try to catch $2,000 in cash. Great seats are still available by logging onto Loons.com or by calling (989)-837-BALL.

The Great Lakes Loons are the second-year Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and members of the Midwest League. For more information about the Loons, visit Loons.com or call 989-837-BALL.

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