Quebec Tops Pioneers 10-4
Published on August 20, 2002 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Elmira Pioneers News Release
Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - Le Stade Municipal - Quebec City, Quebec
The Elmira Pioneers trailed 10-0 in the 3rd inning en route to a 10-4 loss at the Quebec Capitales Tuesday night in Quebec City in front of 3727 fans. The Pioneers fall to 1-4 on their road-trip with the finale coming Wednesday night at 7:05.
Elmira actually out-hit the Capitales 13-11 in the game but Quebec scored early and often enough to put the game out of reach in the opening innings.Elmira has lost 5 of their last 6. It was the 4th time this season the Pioneers have allowed 10 or ore runs in a game.There are now 13 games remaining in the regular season.
Sean Brummett (7-5) struggled as the Pioneers starter surrendering 10 hits through 2.1ip before leaving the game trailing 6-0. 4 unearned runs scored off Keith Forbes following his departure, 3 of which went on Brummett's line. After that, 4 relievers combined to retire Quebec's last 16 batters odf the game fom he 3rd through the 8th innings. Forbes spun 2.2ip of 1 hit ball allowing 1 unearned run while Brad Cook, Donnie Thomas and Chris Brown all worked a shutout inning. Keith Forbes struck-out the side in the 5th to complete his stint and Donnie Thomas accomplished the same feat in his lone frame in the 7th.
Ron Bush drove in 3 of Elmira's 4 runs with an rbi double in the 5th and a 2-run in th 7th. The HR was Bush's 2nd of the season.
Brandon Pernell doubled in the 3rd inning to extend his hitting streak to 17 ga,es. Rolando Bello was 3-for-4 to stetch his hitting streak to 7 straight.
Danny Prata (10-3) was the winner for the Caps going 7ip allowing 10 hits and 3 earnd runs.
Patick Scalabrini was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI's for Quebec. John Cotton and Eddie Lantigua had 2 RBI's each.
John Cotton stated the scoring for the Capitales with a 2-run double in the 1st. Eddie Lantigua hit a 2-run sigle up the middle later in thye inning to complete a 4-run rally in the 1st.
Quebe cadded another run in the 2nd with Robbie Kison doubling to LF and then scoring on Patrick Scalabrini's single up the middle to make it 5-0.
Quebec doubled their lead with a 5-run rally in the 3rd sending Brummett to the showers. With 1 out, 4 straight Quebec batters reached base on a Rafael Pujols single, Eric Kofler double, Eddie Lantigua walk to lad the bases and an rbi single by Rudy Gomez. Brummett was replaced by former Quebec Capital hurler Keith Forbes. With 2 outs and the baes loaded, Benoit Emond hit a grounder that Rolando Bello mishandled at 2nd and then threw into the dug-out. The 2-error play allowed to runs to score. Scalbrini's single up the middle scored Gomez and Emond and made the score 10-0.
Ron Bush doubled home Cesar King in the 5th inning for the Pioneers first run of the game. Later in the inning Elmra had the bases loaded with 1 out but Michael Coleman bunced into a double-play. Cesar King also hit into a double-play back in the 3rd preventing a run from scoring.
Rolando Bello doubled in th 7th and Ron Bush rapped 2-run double over the LF wall, his 2nd of the year to close the deficit to 10-3. pedro Quero reached on an errant throw by SS Robbie Kison in teh 8th, advaced on a ground-out and scored on a bad throw by LF Eddie Lantigua followingf a fly-out by Brian Jones.
Elira had gone 1-5 on this same trip through Adirondack and Quebec in late June basically dashing their 1st half pennant hopes. They are 1-4 on the trip so far this time around and have seen their wildcard lead over Adirondack trimmed from 2.5 games since the beginning of the swing..
LH Justin Stine (5-5, 4.11) starts against Quebec RH Joce Blais (2-1, 4.54) in the rubber-match of the 3-game series Wednesday night at 7:05. Elmira opens a 4-game homestand with the New Jersey Jackals Thursday at 7:05 on Star-Gazette Family Night. Friday is he Valley Community night with Newschannel-36. Saturday is Holiday Inn Pioneers Replica Hat Night (first 1,000 fans) with WETM-TV. Sunday afternoon at 1:05 will wrap up the homestand on Shreibman's Jewelers Diamond Dig day with Dig Safely NY oand NewsChannell-36.
For ticket information contact the Pioneers at (607) 734-BALL.
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