RailCats Fall out of First
August 21, 2011 - American Association (AA)
Gary SouthShore Railcats News Release
WICHITA, Kansas - The Gary SouthShore RailCats fell out of first place for the first time since June 21 as the Wichita Wingnuts registered a 7-2 win on Sunday to sweep the series.
For the first time in the series, the RailCats were able to open the scoring, plating a run in the top of the second to enjoy a momentary 1-0 advantage. Cristian Guerrero led off by drawing a walk and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Mike Rohde. Mitch Einertson homered for the second consecutive night, driving a two-run homer over the wall in left-center in the bottom of the inning to give Wichita a 2-1 advantage.
Guerrero tied the game with his 12th homer of the season in the top of the fourth, drilling a 2-0 pitch from Junior Guerra over the wall in left. The Wingnuts answered again in the bottom of the inning, touching RailCat starter Scott Shaw for three runs to open a 5-2 lead. Mike Conroy doubled home a run while Tommy Fitzgerald, who did not start the game, knocked in a pair with a single through the right side. Wichita added two more in the seventh to account for the final. Guerra threw eight innings to improve to 8-3.
Guerrero and Rohde posted two hits each in the defeat. Andy Shipman and Rico Washington both debuted with Shipman facing the minimum in a scoreless eighth. Washington finished 1-for-3 with a walk.
The RailCats, who are tied with St. Paul for the wild card, are back at home on Tuesday to open a four-game set with Lincoln at 7:10 p.m. It's Back to School Night at U. S. Steel Yard as the first 1,000 kids will receive a drawstring backpack. LHP Alain Quijano (6-5, 5.75) will start for the RailCats against RHP Alessandro Maestri (7-6, 6.06).
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