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Roadrunners Get Hammered by 'Wings

July 25, 2010 - United League Baseball (ULB)
Edinburg Roadrunners News Release


EDINBURG, Texas---The Edinburg Roadrunners lost their third game in a row to the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings after a 15-6 loss Sunday night at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.

The Roadrunners (33-20) got on the board in the bottom of the second against Misael DeJesus (3-4). Ambiorix Concepcion led off with a walk and then moved to third on a single by Robert Matlock. Alexis Hernandez followed with an RBI ground out that allowed Concepcion to score giving Edinburg the 1-0 lead.

RGV (23-31) answered back in the top of the sixth against Roadrunners starter Mark DiBernardo (5-3). Two home runs by the WhiteWings highlighted a six run inning giving them the 6-1 lead.

In the top of the fourth, the WhiteWings added five more runs on five hits against reliever Ricardo Serrano extending their lead 11-1.

A sacrifice fly by Wilmer Pino in the bottom of the fifth allowed Hernandez to score making it 11-2 RGV.

Yuerys Tejeda hit his second home run of the game to start the top of the sixth. Kevin Griffin then hit an RBI single scoring Wellington Dotel extending RGV's lead 13-2.

An RBI single by Arlon Quiroz in the top of the seventh allowed Tejeda to score from second that made it 14-2 WhiteWings.

Pino started the bottom of the seventh with a double to deep center field then moved to third on Felix Molina's infield single. A wild pitch from Carlos Artiles allowed Pino to score from third. After a walk to Matlock, Carlos Hereaud hit an RBI single that allowed Molina to score. With runners on the corners, Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Matlock from third making it a 14-5 ball game.

The WhiteWings added another run in the top of the eighth with a sacrifice fly from Roberto Rodriguez that scored Wellinson Baez extending their lead 15-5.

The Roadrunners scored a run in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI single from Osiel Flores scoring Concepcion and capping the scoring for Edinburg and giving RGV the 15-6 victory.

The Roadrunners begin a four-game series with the Coastal Bend Thunder starting Monday night at Edinburg Baseball Stadium. Eric Montoya is expected to open the series for Edinburg with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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