Reno wins consecutive games for first time with walk-off walk

Published on May 1, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Portland Beavers News Release


RENO, Nev. - Rusty Ryal had two hits and scored on a bases-loaded walk in the 11th and Guillermo Reyes and former Beaver Luke Carlin each had three hits as the Reno Aces outlasted the Portland Beavers, 5-4, in 11 innings at Aces Ballpark Friday night.

The Aces (9-12) pounded out 15 hits on the night, including three each by Reyes and Carlin. First baseman Josh Whitesell got aboard in each of his six plate appearances, doubling twice and walking four times to set a new Aces franchise record.

Drew Macias doubled and homered for the Beavers (11-11), who also got solo home runs from Will Venable and Jose Lobaton.

Bobby Korecky (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Reno to pick up his first win of the season.

Gabe DeHoyos (0-1), who entered the game having not allowed a run in his 12.2 innings pitched on the season, gave up four hits and two walks in one inning of work and walked pinch-hitter Agustin Murillo with the bases loaded in the 11th to take the loss.

The Beavers grabbed an early lead on Venable's first-inning homer and extended it to 2-0 with Lobaton's fifth-inning blast.

But the Aces, who stranded nine runners over the first four innings, finally got on the board in the bottom of the fifth. Reno used doubles by Alex Romero, Whitesell and Ruben Gotay and a single by Luke Carlin to plate three runs and claim a 3-2 lead.

Macias wasted no time in erasing the Aces' lead, belting a home run to right on the second pitch of the sixth inning and knotting the game at three.

Reno regained their one-run lead in the seventh when Carlin doubled home Whitesell with a drive that bounced off the top of the wall in right-center field.

The Beavers touched up Jose Marte for his second blown save of the year in the ninth when pinch-hitter Kevin Howard legged out an infield single to start the inning and moved to second on a groundout. Emil Brown then tied the game at four, bringing home Howard with an RBI double to left.

Seth Etherton went seven strong innings for the Aces, allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out five, but also served up the three solo homers.

Beavers' starter Cesar Ramos allowed three runs over five innings despite giving up nine hits and five walks, but the lefty did not factor in the decision.

The Beavers and Aces meet again tomorrow afternoon in Reno at 1:05 p.m. (Pacific).

NOTES: Through two games in the series, Beavers starting pitchers have allowed 17 hits and nine walks but just five runs in nine innings ... Jose Lobaton's home run was his first career Triple-A round-tripper ... Luke Carlin played all or part of the last three seasons with the Beavers, including 2006, when he was named Beavers co-Community Player of the Year ... the Beavers committed a season-high three errors in the ballgame, though none of the miscues led to any runs ... Portland fell to an even 2-2 in extra-inning contests in 2009.

Beavers Game File FRIDAY'S GAME: Aces 5, Beavers 4 (11 innings) WINNING PITCHER: Korecky (1-0) LOSING PITCHER: DeHoyos (0-1) SAVE: None HOME RUNS: Venable (5), Lobaton (1), Macias (2) SATURDAY'S GAME: Portland (RHP Matt Buschmann: 1-2, 5.66) at Reno (RHP Billy Buckner: 0-1, 6.75), 1:05 p.m. (Pacific); live audio broadcast on KKAD AM-1550 and www.portlandbeavers.com. Follow the Beavers on Twitter: www.twitter.com/PortlandBeavers.

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