Round Rock loses in extras, 5-4
April 28, 2008 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release
With Astros General Manager Ed Wade in the house, Ty Wigginton did all he could to spark the Express on a rehab assignment, but Round Rock lost in extra innings, 5-4.
Wigginton is coming off a fractured thumb suffered on April 5 in Chicago, and went 1-2 with an RBI triple, a run and two HBP.
Round Rock struck first in the bottom of the first inning, sparked by a Yordany Ramirez single to left field. Wigginton was grazed on the next pitch to put runners on first and second with no outs.
Starter Fernando Nieve went five innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts. An Express error meant Nieve would left the game with both teams tied 4-4.
Tucson third baseman Donnie Kelly led off the top of the ninth inning with a line drive single off of Express reliever Nick Regilio to right field, but his teammates failed to move him over, striking out on a bunt attempt, striking out looking, and grounding into a fielder's choice.
The first two batters in the bottom of the ninth - Edwin Maysonet and Nick Gorneault - flew out to the right side of the diamond, but Ramirez reached on an error by the Sidewinders' first baseman, and then stole second with Wigginton at the plate. Tucson then walked Wigginton to get to J.R. House, and with runners at first and second, House grounded into a fielder's choice.
The two teams battled to a draw through 12 innings before Tucson got runners on first and third with two outs in the top of the 13th inning, and catcher Wilkin Castillo hit an RBI single off of Carlos Hines to right field to put the Sidewinders up 5-4.
Josh Paul led off the bottom half of the inning with a strikeout, Maysonet followed with another strikeout, and with Round Rock down to its final out, Nick Gorneault grounded out to second.
The Express, which had five games of 12 or more innings in 2007, passed the 11-inning mark for the first time this season. Monday's contest marked the longest since Aug. 28, 2007 when Round Rock fell 2-1 at Omaha in 13 innings.
The two teams meet again for game two of the series, Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. at the Dell Diamond.
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