Lookouts game notes
June 9, 2006 - Southern League (SL1)
Chattanooga Lookouts News Release
THE LAST GAME- The Braves scored in the bottom of the first on a sacrifice fly by Barbaro Canizares. Mississippi made it 2-0 in the third when Gregor Blanco led off with a walk and moved to third on a single by Luis Hernandez (one of his five hits). After the single, he got in a rundown between first and second during which allowed Blanco to score and give the Braves a 2-0 lead. Mississippi built a 3-0 lead in the fourth after Josh Arteaga doubled to left. He moved to third on a single by Daniel Curtis and scored on a single by Gregor Blanco. The Lookouts struck back and tied the score in the fifth after Anderson Machado led off with a double. With two outs in the inning, Dewayne Wise walked and Luis Bolivar singled in the first run. Joey Votto followed with a two-out, two-run single to right to tie the score at 3-3. The Braves regained the lead in the sixth. Josh Arteaga walked and Mike Rozema ripped a ground-rule double over the fence in left-center field. Gregor Blanco singled through the left side of the infield, bringing Arteaga to the plate with the go-ahead run and moving Rozema to third. Rozema scored when Gregor Blanco got caught in a rundown on a delayed steal to make the score 5-3 Braves. Chattanooga took control for good in the eighth. Aaron Herr reached on an error for the second time in the game. Noochie Varner then singled and the runners advanced on a pass ball to second and third. Christopher Dickerson tied the game on a double and scored the winning run from third on Jovan Moran's fielder's choice. John Coutlangus pitched a scoreless 8th to setup and David Shafer retired the side in order to record his 18th save on the year. The win keeps Chattanooga two-games ahead of West Tenn who also won Thursday. There are nine games left to play in the half, which includes four more in Mississippi and five at Tennessee.
PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Steve Kelly will take the mound for his 13th start of the season. To date, he is posting a 7-3 record with 2.94 ERA. His seven wins are tied for first in the Southern League. In 67.1 innings pitched this season, he has allowed 29 runs, 22 earned, on 70 hits, while walking 21 and striking out 50. In his last start on June 4th, he allowed only one run in seven innings, while scattering eight hits.
The Braves will counter with RHP Sean White. He is 3-3 with a 4.57 ERA. In 63.0 innings, he has allowed 37 runs, 33 earned, on 83 hits, while walking 27 and striking out 45.
MISSISSIPPI SERIES PROBABLE ROTATION:
Fri RHP Sean White (3-3, 4.57) vs. RHP Steve Kelly (7-3, 2.94)
Sat: LHP Chris Waters (3-3, 3.97) vs. RHP Eddy Valdez (1-3, 4.86)
Sun: RHP Paul Bush (4-4, 4.01) vs. RHP Travis Chick (2-2, 4.44)
Mon: RHP Matt Wright (4-2, 2.28) vs. RHP Josh Hall (2-0, 3.57)
NEWS 'N' NOTES:
- Aaron Herr (.315), Noochie Varner (.305), and Joey Votto (.305) are currently ranked third and fifth respectively in the Southern League.
- The Lookouts now have seven come from behind wins this season and are 17-7 on one run games.
- Due to the success of the Lookouts bullpen, Chattanooga is 26-1 when leading after the seventh and eighth innings.
ORGANIZATION REPORT
Cincinnati Reds: 36-24, 1st place in the NL Central Division.
Louisville Bats: 27-32, 3rd place in the International League (AAA) West Division.
Sarasota Reds: 25-35, 6th place in the Florida State League (High A) West Division.
Dayton Dragons: 28-33, 6th place in the Midwest League (Low A) Eastern Division.
THIS DATE IN BASEBALL HISTORY:
1920 - Edd Roush of the Reds was ejected from a game . . . for sleeping. During a long argument in the infield, Roush fell asleep in center field. The umpire ejected him for delay of game.
1926 - Babe Ruth hit a short home run . . . just short of the next county, that is. Ruth hit the longest home run ever hit in Detroit's Navin Field. Although it was listed as 602 feet, the ball landed outside the park, two blocks away - - a distance of about 800 feet from home plate. The Yankees won the game, 11-9.
1982 - The major league's oldest rookie, Leroy "Satchel" Paige, died at 76. The Negro League legend made the majors in 1948 when Bill Veeck thought ability was more important than color. Paige ended his career in 1965, at the age of 59. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971.
2006 SERIES: (MIS): 2-4 Home: 1-4 Road: 1-0
DATE: PLACE: W-L/SCORE: WP/REC: LP/REC: SAVE: HIGHLITE:
5/28 CHA Win/5-3 Hall/1-0 Curtis/2-5 Shafer (15) Noochie Varner: 3-3, HR, 2B, 4 RBI
5/29 CHA Loss/4-3 Ascanio/1-0 Coutlangus/1-2 Schreiber (2) Javier Colina: 4-4, 2 RBI
5/30 CHA Loss/7-4 Waters/3-3 Kelly/6-3 Santos (1) Hernandez (MIS): 3-5, HR, 2 RBI
5/31 CHA Loss/6-4 Bush/4-3 Dumatrait/3-4 Schreiber (3) Bush (MIS): 6.0 IP, 3 ER, 6 K's
6/1 CHA Loss/3-1 Wright/4-2 Chcik/2-2 Santos (2) Wright: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 R, 6 K
6/2 MIS Win/6-5 Alvarado/3-0 Ascanio/2-1 Shafer (18) Javon Moran: Go-ahead RBI in 8th
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