MWL1 Kane County Cougars

Richard's HR Lifts Cougars

Published on August 25, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Kane County Cougars News Release


BELOIT, Wisc. - With the Kane County Cougars trailing by a run and down to their final out Wednesday night in Beloit, Myrio Richard belted a go-ahead two-run homer to propel the Cougars to a 4-3 victory over the Snappers at Pohlman Field. The win kept the Cougars 1.5 games behind Clinton for the top playoff spot in the Western Division and put them 2.0 games ahead of Beloit for the Wild Card spot with 12 games remaining.

The Cougars trailed, 3-0, after seven innings and had stranded seven runners on base to that point. They managed two in the eighth after there were two outs and none on base. Rashun Dixon took third on a Leonardo Gil single and scored on an error, and Gil scampered home on a wild pitch. Then in the ninth, Mike Gilmartin reached on an error with one out, and Richard launched a long two-run shot off Eliecer Cardenas (5-1) over the wall in the left-field corner for a 4-3 score. The homer was Richard's first since April 13.

Rob Gilliam (6-6) had tossed two scoreless relief innings and ended up with the win, and Josh Lansford posted his first career save with a scoreless ninth. Starter Dan Straily gave up two runs on four hits in five innings in a no-decision, and Kenny Smalley ceded a run in the sixth on a homer by Danny Rams to account for the 3-0 deficit. The Cougars (31-26, 63-63) and Snappers (28-27, 65-59) continue the three-game series Thursday night at 7 CT. Jose Macias (0-1, 4.50) will face Tom Stuifbergen (6-2, 2.33). The game will be broadcast on WBIG 1280-AM and www.kccougars.com with pre-game coverage starting at 6:45 p.m.

6:45 PM (CT) Pre-Game Show, 7:00 First Pitch on WBIG 1280-AM & kccougars.com Thursday's Probable Starters RH Jose Macias (0-1, 4.50) Vs. RH Tom Stuifbergen (6-2, 2.33)

WP: Rob Gilliam (6-6) LP: Eliecer Cardenas (5-1) SV: Josh Lansford (1)

T - 2:58 A - 741 Myrio Richard (1-for-4, GW 2-run HR)

Notables

- The Cougars are 6-7 against Beloit this year with two games remaining. The record in head-to-head matchups is the first tiebreaker for a playoff spot.

- Cougars manager Aaron Nieckula (276) became the Cougars' all-time managerial wins lead, passing Lynn Jones (275, '94-'97).

- The Cougars are 8-50 when trailing after eight innings.

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