Medina Flirts with No-Hitter, Saltdogs Edge Wingnuts
Published on July 15, 2010 under American Association (AA)
Wichita Wingnuts News Release
WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 3-2 to the Lincoln Saltdogs at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Thursday night.
Gabe Medina took a no-hitter into the top of the eighth, but Lincoln scored twice to take away a 2-1 Wingnuts' lead.
Behind in the count 0-1, Roberto Alvarez broke up the no-hit bid with a soft line drive off the end of his bat that took a big hop over the glove of a diving Steve Pearson by the first base line for a double. Pat Trettel followed with a two-run home run that was just fair inside the left field pole to give Lincoln a 3-2 lead.
The Wingnuts had captured the lead in the previous half-inning. Down 1-0, Jorge Cortes extended his hitting to 12 games with a lead off single against starter Chris Cullen. After Jackson Melian moved Cortes to second with a walk, Mario Delgado hit a groundball off of home plate to advance the runners. Jeff Christy was hit by a pitch to load the bases, setting up a first-pitch single to center by Steve Pearson that scored Cortes and Melian.
Medina carried his no-hit bid for most of the night trailing 1-0 after the Saltdogs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an error by Josh Horn that scored Albenis Machado from second with two outs. Medina struck out a season-high eight batters, including three alone in the top of the fifth. From the fourth through the seventh, Medina retired 10 batters in a row.
Cullen earned the win, allowing two earned runs on four hits in seven innings. Chris Thompson earned the save with a scoreless bottom of the ninth. Dustin Pease worked a scoreless ninth to keep the game close.
The Wingnuts head to Sioux Falls for a four-game series on Friday at 7:05 p.m. Luke Massetti takes on left-hander Chris Salberg. All the action can be heard locally on Oldies 93.5 KWME and worldwide at www.kleyam.com The Wingnuts return home on Friday, July 23rd when they host the St. Paul Saints. For tickets, call the Wingnuts' office at (316) 264-NUTS.
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