RiverDogs Conquer Rome Again, 4-0, In 13 Innings
September 2, 2009 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release
CHARLESTON- Charleston scored four times in a wild 13th inning to complete a 4-0 victory over the Rome Braves in South Atlantic League action Wednesday afternoon at State Mutual Stadium.
With the victory. Charleston improves to 31-33 in the second half (70-64 overall) while Rome drops to 29-35 (64-70 overall).
In the 13th, Corban Joseph and Melky Mesa hit back-to-back singles against Clayton McMillan to lead off, moving Joseph to third. Taylor Grote then hit the game-winning RBI single to score Joseph for a 1-0 score. Garrison Lassiter then reached on an infield single, which was thrown wildly into the right-field corner by McMillan scoring both Mesa and Grote on the error and advancing Lassiter to third. Jeff Farnham completed the inning with a sacrifice fly, 4-0.
Manny Barreda (1-0), who was just called up from the Gulf Coast League early Wenesday morning, threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts to get his first SAL win. McMillan (2-3) absorbed his second loss in as many appearances against the RiverDogs, giving up four runs - one earned - one four hits in 2.1 innings.
The Charleston triumph spoiled an incredible performance by Rome's starter, 18-year-old dynamo Julio Teheran, who retired the first 18 batters he faced in six perfect innings. The Colombia native walked Jose Pirela to lead-off the seventh to break up perfection, but he did not allow a hit in the frame to keep the no-hitter intact. Altogether, Teheran threw seven hitless innings with one walk and seven strikeouts in the no-decision.
Angelo Paulino followed to keep the RiverDogs hitless until the 10th, when Abraham Almonte notched Charleston's first hit by doubling to centerfield, which increased his hitting streak to 24 games.
Charleston's Cory Arbiso tossed three-hit ball over six innings without allowing a run in taking his fifth consecutive no-decision. The former Cal State-Fullerton Titan struck out six Braves while walking none.
Andrew Brackman kept the zero's coming throwing three scoreless frames in relief of Arbiso allowing just one hit with two strikeouts, and got help defensively on a fabulous full-extension diving catch by second baseman Joseph with two outs in the ninth inning. Edwin Walker two innings of no-run baseball surrendering three hits but sporting four strikeouts.
All told, Charleston pitchers struck out 13 Braves, while keeping Rome without a run over the final 33 innings of the series.
The RiverDogs return home Thursday for the final homestand of the season, a five-game series against the Savannah Sand Gnats, a New York Mets affiliate. While Charleston has yet to announce its starter for game one, the Sand Gnats plan to throw right-hander Kyle Allen (9-6, 3.59 ERA).
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