Suns Blank Smokies on Tuesday, 5-0
Published on August 31, 2010 under Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release
Jacksonville, Fla. - Jose Rosario and two relievers combined on a three-hit shutout, leading the Jacksonville Suns (77-57, 37-27) in a 5-0 win over the Tennessee Smokies (82-51, 40-24) in front of 3,981 Tuesday night at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
Rosario (5-4) dealt six scoreless innings and scattered three hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in the winning decision. Jeff Gogal dealt a perfect seventh inning while Kris Harvey contributed two hitless frames. Chris Archer (8-2) allowed four runs, three earned, with six hits, two walks and four strikeouts in the loss.
The Suns opened the scoring with an unearned run in the first inning. Kevin Mattison doubled with one out, moved to third on an error by shortstop Marwin Gonzalez on a Vinny Rottino ground ball and scored on a Matt Dominguez groundout for a 1-0 lead.
Jacksonville added two runs in the third inning. Lorenzo Scott led off with a single and stole second base. A Rottino single moved Scott to third base while a Dominguez sacrifice fly brought him in to score for a 2-0 lead. With two out, Rottino stole second base and scored on a Brandon Tripp single to right field for a 3-0 score.
The lead increased to 4-0 in the fourth inning. Chris Hatcher doubled with one out, moved to third on a Rosario bunt for a fielder's choice and scored on a Scott sacrifice fly.
The Suns last run scored in the sixth inning when Hatcher belted a one-out, solo home run to left field for a 5-0 score.
Suns RH Jeff Allison will face Smokies LH Jeremy Papelbon in game two of the series Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. Fans can enjoy Wicked Wednesday, featuring $1 beer and two-for-one cocktails. Ladies get in for half-price! Tickets are available through the Suns box office at 358-2846 or by visiting jaxsuns.com.
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