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Can-Am Brockton Rox

Rox Streak to Eight in a Row

July 12, 2009 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Brockton Rox News Release


BROCKTON, MA - (July 12, 2009) - The Brockton Rox tied a franchise record with the team's eighth consecutive win on Sunday night at Campanelli Stadium with a 7-6 win over the Quebec Capitales. RHP Jerry Dunn struck out DH Eddie Lantigua to end the game with the tying run at third base.

Twice Brockton erased a deficit, and did so without scoring an earned run in the entire game. Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning, the Rox scored three unearned runs to take a 3-2 lead. Capitales' CF Goefrey Tomlinson dropped a fly ball off the bat of Brockton's DH Palmer Karr to start the inning. Karr took second base on the error. LF Keith Brachold singled to plate Karr after a ground out. Then 2B Melvin Falu doubled into the right field corner to push Brachold to third base. Brachold scored on a ground out and Falu scored on a subsequent RBI double by C Chris Grossman.

Meanwhile, RHP Buster Lussier was called on in emergency relief after Rox starter LHP Bryan Morse left in the first inning with tendonitis in his forearm. Lussier retired the first four batters he faced, getting the last out in the first inning and working a 1-2-3 second inning. However, Quebec re-captured the lead with two runs in the third against Lussier who surrendered three total in his 4.1 innings of work. The third run Lussier allowed gave Quebec a 5-3 lead in the fifth inning. 3B Patrick Deschenes doubled to bring home 1B Pierre-Luc Laforest.

Quebec committed its second of three errors to open the sixth inning when SS Ivan Naccarata threw wildly to first on a ground ball by RF Jud Thigpen. The Rox capitalized by scoring four runs in the inning on three hits and another Capitales' error. The final run of the inning scored on a wild play. With 3B Phillip Cuadrado at third and Grossman at first, SS Dominic Ramos singled to left field. Grossman went to third and Ramos found himself hung up in a run down between first and second. Quebec left field Tony Lewis threw to the cutoff man, Naccarata who turned and threw to second base, catching Ramos between first and second base. In the ensuing rundown, Grossman bolted for home and the attempt to throw him out skipped beyond Capitales' catcher Patrick D'Aoust. Grossman scored and Ramos reached second base safely.

The Rox bullpen was terrific as RHP Matt Zachary earned the win, following Lussier's 4.1 innings with two scoreless frames of his own. LHP Brad Hertzler extended his scoreless innings streak to 12 with a scoreless eighth and RHP Jerry Dunn picked up his seventh save of the year getting the final three outs.

The two teams complete the series on Monday at 6:05 PM at Campanelli Stadium. Quebec will send RHP Michel Simard (4-4, 3.36 ERA) out to match up against Rox LHP Craig Anderson (4-2, 2.58 ERA).

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