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Rocks and Sox Exchange Shutouts, Split Doubleheader

August 28, 2009 - Carolina League (CarL1)
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Salem, VA - Jose Capellan turned in a complete 180 after his rough outing last Sunday, throwing five scoreless innings when the Red Sox desperately needed it to help earn a split in Friday's doubleheader with Wilmington. After giving up ten runs (nine earned) in three innings against Potomac last time out, the lefthander changed speeds, worked out of jams, and scattered five hits to keep the Rocks off the scoreboard. After dropping game one 3-0, the Red Sox squeaked past the Blue Rocks, owners of the Carolina League's best record, 1-0 in game two.

With only four runs scored in the two games, only the fourth inning witnessed run production. In the opener, Seth Garrison and Danny Gutierrez were all square through three scoreless frames, but the Blue Rocks pounced in their half of the fourth. Five of the seven hits that Garrison allowed were recorded in the fourth, as the Blue Rocks took a 3-0 lead. Johnny Giavotella and Mike Moustakas began the frame with back-to-back doubles to make it 1-0. After a single from Clint Robinson moved Moustakas to third, it became 2-0 following Nick Van Stratten's 4-6 force out at second base. After Jamar Walton singled and was promptly picked off by Salem catcher Tim Federowicz, Paulo Orlando singled home Van Stratten to make it 3-0.

Gutierrez scattered six hits over six plus innings, departing after the Sox opened the bottom of the seventh with a single from Federowicz and a double from Chih-Hsien Chiang. But closer Brandon Sisk came on to subdue the Sox and preserve the shutout, striking out a pair to earn his 19th save of the season. Gutierrez picked up his first Carolina League win with his season-high six inning performance.

Through three innings, game two was a mirror image of game one, with both teams lacking offense. The Blue Rocks did put multiple runners aboard in three of the first four innings against Capellan, but every time the Salem southpaw wiggled his way out of trouble. Capellan improved to 6-3 with his five inning, five hit, no run, three strikeout, one walk effort.

The game winning run crossed the dish in the last of the fourth as an unearned tally. Brad Correll's deep drive to right field was dropped by Van Stratten and ruled an error, with Correll ending up at second base. Jered Stanley then delivered his first RBI in August with a liner into left-center that made it 1-0.

The Blue Rocks made a last gasp effort against Blackey in the seventh when Chase Fontaine led off with a walk and moved to second on a sac bunt from Orlando. Pinch-hitter Jamer Walton was hit by a pitch, putting the go-ahead run at first. Anthony Seratelli proceeded to belt a liner towards left-center field, but shortstop Ryan Dent made a great leaping catch and unleashed a quick trigger toss to second base where Zach Borowiak made the catch to double off Fontaine and dramatically end the game.

The split kept the Red Sox within a half game of Kinston for the wild card spot in the South. The Indians scored seven runs in the first inning on Friday and defeated the Nationals 7-1.

Salem and Wilmington will take the field for game three of the series on Saturday at 6:05, with Kyle Weiland matching up against Eduardo Paulino on the mound.

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