Redbirds win with seventh-inning rally

May 13, 2004 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Portland Beavers News Release


MEMPHIS - Scott Seabol homered and drove in three runs, including two as Memphis rallied to take the lead in the seventh inning, as the Redbirds came from behind to defeat the Portland Beavers Thursday night, 6-5.

Portland (16-19) held a 4-2 lead heading into the seventh, but the Redbirds scored four runs with two outs in the inning to win their third game over the Beavers in the series and their ninth in a row over Portland at AutoZone Park.

Memphis (17-16) put runners on first and second with singles by Yadier Molina and John Mabry to start the seventh. Then, with two outs, Blaine Neal (2-2) entered the game and issued a walk to Luis Ortiz to load the bases. Seabol tied the game with a two-run single through the left side and the Redbirds went up 6-4 on RBI singles from Jason Bowers and pinch-hitter Jerome Alviso.

Bernie Castro scored on Alex Fernandez' RBI single to left in the eighth, but the Beavers went down in order in the ninth to drop their third straight and their fifth straight road game.

Despite allowing all four runs (all but one unearned), starter Adam Wainwright stuck around long enough to get the win. Memphis used three pitchers in the final two innings to close out things, with Steve Stemle pitching the final 1.1 innings for his first save.

Humberto Quintero had two of Portland's four hits and gave the Beavers a 3-1 lead with a three-run home run that scored Rico Washington and Ben Petrick in the top of the second inning.

The Redbirds grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI groundout by John Gall. Seabol's solo home run made it 3-2 in the second.

Portland upped its lead to two runs in the sixth on a bases-loaded fielder's choice by Fernandez.

The two teams wrap up the series Friday night at AutoZone Park at 5:05 p.m. (Pacific).

NOTES: Quintero's home run, just the seventh of his eight-year career, was his second of the season, one shy of his single-season high set last season with Class AA Mobile ... Xavier Nady, who was activated from the disabled list on Tuesday, came out of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning after injuring himself while chasing down a ball at the outfield wall in center ... Portland starter Joey Hamilton was in position to get the win after allowing two runs on three hits and six walks in 5.0 innings ... Matt Hampton worked the scoreless eighth in his first appearance of the season for the Beavers after joining the team from Class AA Mobile on Thursday ... Jon Knott extended his hitting streak to 10 games by going 1-for-4 ... Nady's streak of eight games came to an end ... Castro drew two walks and scored twice ... the Redbirds committed three errors, including two in the second inning before Quintero's homer plated three unearned runs ... the Beavers last won at AutoZone on July 17, 2001.



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