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Stars Break Out the Bats to Beat Birmingham

August 28, 2009 - Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


Drew Anderson's tie-breaking three-run home run ignited a five-run fifth inning rally that carried Huntsville past Birmingham 8-6 Friday night in the opener of a five-game set at Regions Park. The Stars won their fourth straight game to improve to 25-35 in the second half and 63-66 overall, while the Barons dropped a fourth in a row to fall to 36-25 in the second half and 84-46 overall. The Stars won for a fourth time in 11 games against the Barons, including two wins in seven tries in Birmingham.

Birmingham loaded the bases with a hit, a walk and a hit batter with one out in the ninth against Rob Wooten, who then got Dayan Viciedo to ground out to drive in a run that cut the lead to 8-6. Wooten finished off his 11th save in 11 chances by getting Jim Gallagher to ground out to end the game with runners at second and third.

Chuck Caufield's sacrifice fly in the third inning drove in the first run of the game and the Stars tacked on two more in the fourth when Taylor Green doubled in Jonathan Lucroy and came around on a CJ Retherford throwing error on an infield hit by Lorenzo Cain. Christian Marrero led off the home fourth with a home run, his 11th with the Barons and second against the Stars, to get the home team on the board. Viciedo doubled in David Cook and then scored on a two-out single by Jared Price to tie the game at three.

Brett Lawrie led off the decisive fifth with a single and made it to second base when Cook dropped a Caufield line drive that also allowed him to reach. Anderson then unloaded on a 2-1 offering from starter Johnnie Lowe for his tenth home run of the season and a 6-3 Huntsville edge. Yohannis Perez finished the rally with a two-out, two-run double. Lowe was then lifted from the game after hitting Freddy Parejo and charged with the loss. He allowed eight runs, four earned, on 11 hits and fell to 0-4 in five double-A turns.

Stars' starter Nick Green gave up a run in the bottom of the fifth on a two-out single by Viciedo that cut the lead to 8-4 and then retired the side in order in the sixth to close his performance and earn his first win with the Stars. He allowed nine hits, walked one and fanned one and received eight runs of support after picking up just four in his first five turns.

Jim Henderson took over in the seventh and gave up a two-out, run-scoring hit to Viciedo that trimmed the lead to 8-5 before getting Gallagher to fly out to end the inning with two runners on. Zach Braddock retired the side in order in the eighth with six pitches.

The series continues Saturday night with Stars' right-hander Josh Butler taking the mound against Barons' right-hander Matt Long. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 pm central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.



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