Seals Stymied by Capitals
Published on July 19, 2009 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Victoria Seals News Release
Victoria, BC - Aiming for a series split against the Edmonton Capitals, the Victoria Seals returned to Royal Athletic Park for a matinee game four on Sunday afternoon. With the Capitals sending Chris Little (4-1) to the mound in the series finale, the Seals elected to go with Javier Garcia (2-4) in the all-star's first start of the season.
Taking a lead in the top of the first inning, the Capitals moved up 1-0 on a two-out double from Joey Gomes, scoring Darryl Brinkley after his base hit one batter earlier. Extending their advantage to four in the top of the third, Edmonton capitalized on a pair of Victoria errors, using a double from Aaron Hornostaj and a home run from Gomes to take a 4-0 lead through three frames.
After the Seals failed to post a run with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of three, the Capitals used another two-out hit, this time an RBI double from Jorge Cortes, to stretch their lead to 5-0 in the top of the fourth. Giving the home side some life in the bottom half of that same inning, Brett Flowers notched his third home run of the season, a solo shot, to bring the Seals within four.
Edmonton would again find a response however, exploiting a lead-off error to put Gomes on base and back-to-back singles from Walter Young and Chad Ernsberger for another pair of runs and a 7-1 score through five innings.
Adding to their lead again in the sixth, Gomes' fourth RBI on the afternoon scored Hornostaj on a double, and Kevin House cashed both Brinkley and Gomes on another two-out single to lift the Capitals to a 10-1 advantage. Capping off their scoring in the top of the seventh, Edmonton used yet another Victoria error to bring home John Pasieka on a sacrifice fly from Hornostaj for a ten-run cushion through six and a half frames.
Earning one run back in the bottom of the seventh, thanks to a lead-off base hit from Petie Montero and an RBI single from Brett Flowers, the Seals trailed 11-2 into the ninth inning. After two consecutive walks to Josh Arhart and Carlos Duncan from closer Jason Pearson, Brett Flowers factored into the scoring again for the Seals, sailing a three-run home run over the centre field fence to bring the score to 11-5. But that would be as close as Victoria would come, dropping a third straight decision to the Capitals, an 11-5 final score.
Edmonton start Chris Little allowed just one run through six innings and takes his sixth win on the season, while Javier Garcia falls to 2-5 with the loss. Joey Gomes paced the offense for the Capitals, collecting 4 RBI's and finishing 3-for-4 at the plate while Brett Flowers was a tremendous 4-for-5 with 5 RBI's in the losing effort.
Full boxscore: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscore.html?gameid=1946
With the Tijuana Potros opting out of the 2009 season because of the H1N1 virus concerns in Mexico, the Seals will now enjoy four days off before travelling to Tucson, Arizona for a three-game set at Hi Corbett Field next weekend. Game one of the series goes Friday night at 7:00 p.m. (PT), and the contest will be broadcast live on www.victoriaseals.ca.
Victoria returns to Royal Athletic Park on July 28 when Victorian Simon Whitfield will join the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch will be on display to kick off the final series of the year against the Edmonton Capitals! Get your tickets online now at www.selectyourtickets.com, or by phone at (250) 220-7777.
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