Pulaski Loses Rubber Match In Extra-Innings
June 27, 2012 - Appalachian League (ApL)
Pulaski Mariners News Release
Pulaski, VA- Johnson City put together a come-from-behind win to take the rubber match of the three game series at Historic Calfee Park.
Isliexel Gonzalez got the start for the Mariners Wednesday night against the. The 6'3'' Venezuelan right-hander looked great through his five innings pitched. Gonzalez kept the Cardinal hitters guessing by effectively hitting his spots with every pitch in his repertoire. He ended the night only giving up two hits, two walks and striking out five Johnson City batters. The right-hander also threw an impressive 71 percent of his 66 pitches for strikes.
Down 1 to 0 in the bottom of the fifth, Pulaski put up three runs with a four hit inning. Gilmer Lampe led off with a double down the left field line, followed by an RBI single by Bryan Brito. The hitting kept going when James Zamarripa striped a one out, RBI triple into the left field gap which opened the door for Brock Hebert to lay down a perfect squeeze bunt putting the score at 3-1 in the Mariners favor.
Mariner's relief pitcher, Wander Marte, managed to get the first two outs of the sixth inning with a 4-6-3 double play but unfortunately loaded the bases with walks. Levi Dean was then called from the bullpen to extinguish the threat. To the relief of the Mariner fans in attendance that is exactly what Dean did, getting Cardinals RF Dutch Deol to fly-out to left.
Shortly after, Johnson City's two run top of the seventh tied the ballgame at 3 to 3 were the score would stay until the tenth. After getting shutdown in the eighth and ninth innings, the Cards struck again in the top of the tenth when Michael Knox crushed an RBI double off of the left field fence giving them the lead 4-3. Former Virginia Tech RHP Ronald Shaban earned his second save of the season when he struck out the side, giving the M's their sixth loss of the year.
WP: Martinez LP: Pereira S: Shaban
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