RedHawks Cruise to 13-5 Win at Tucson
Published on August 8, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
Tucson, Ariz. - Anderson Hernandez was 5-for-7 and Chris Johnson and Robinson Cancel each collected three RBI while leading the Oklahoma City RedHawks (51-65) to a 13-5 win over the Tucson Padres (53-62) before 2,206 Sunday night at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.
RedHawks reliever Xavier Cedeno (1-1) allowed three runs and five hits in four innings for a winning decision. Starter Sergio Perez left the game two batters into the second inning with a groin injury. Padres starter John Van Benschoten gave up five earned runs and nine hits in four innings for the losing decision.
Hernandez collected a first inning single, fifth inning infield hit, sixth inning double, seventh inning RBI single and eighth inning double for the first five-hit game for Oklahoma City in 2011.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning on a Robinson Cancel double, the RedHawks gave up three runs in the bottom of the inning on back-to-back RBI triples from Eric Patterson and Drew Macias and a later RBI single from Steve Tolleson for a 3-1 Tucson lead.
The RedHawks took the lead for good with a four-run fifth inning. Brett Wallace singled in a run, Chris Johnson added an RBI double and a two-run single from Cancel capped off the frame for a 5-3 RedHawks lead.
Oklahoma City scored five runs in the seventh inning against reliever Luis Perdomo. A Perdomo throwing error brought in the first run, while RBI hits from Delome, Hernandez, Johnson and Cancel opened a 10-4 advantage.
The RedHawks capped off the night with a three-run eighth inning. Koby Clemens belted a first pitch, pinch hit home run and Johnson and Locke collected RBI hits later for the 13 RedHawk runs.
Tucson's Kyle Phillips hit his first home run, a solo shot, in the sixth inning and added a groundout RBI in the eighth inning for a 13-5 final.
RedHawks LH Andy Van Hekken will face Padres RH Jeremy Hefner in game two of the series Monday at 9:00 p.m. CT. Live radio coverage is available on AM 1340 The Game in OKC, 1340thegame.com and through the IHeartRadio application on mobile devices.
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