SL1 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

Suns double up BayBears

Published on July 7, 2005 under Southern League (SL1)
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MOBILE, Ala. - The Suns swept a shortened series from the Mobile BayBears, winning both the completion of a suspended game, 6-5, and the nightcap, 5-1, in front of 1,615 fans Thursday at Hank Aaron Stadium.

In the full game, Delwyn Young doubled down the right field line, scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, giving the Suns a 2-1 lead they did not relinquish. Young also singled in a run in the sixth which broke a scoreless tie.

Suns reliever Carlos Alvarez struck out back-to-back batters with runners in scoring position, preserving a 1-0 lead in the sixth. Suns starter Chad Billingsley wriggled out of a bases loaded, one-out situation in the fourth, garnering two of his nine strikeouts to end the threat.

Reliever Richard Bartlett (2-1) earned the win, but walked three, including one with the bases loaded in the seventh. He was supported by Young and James Loney's two-run double in the eighth to pad the Suns lead to 4-1. Justin Ruggiano homered in his first start as a Sun, a solo shot in the ninth. Luis Gonzalez pitched two scoreless innings to notch his fifth save.

BayBears reliever Nathanel Mateo (3-4) gave up the Young double and was responsible for the two who scored on Loney's hit, which dealt him the loss. The BayBears did not walk a batter. Mobile starter Jose Oyervidez went seven innings, allowing one run and striking out five.

Martin doubled in a run in the sixth inning of the resumed game, giving the Suns the eventual go-ahead score. In the full game, he went 0-for-4 with a sacrifice and did not reach base in a game he started and completed for the second time this season.

Right-hander Edwin Jackson (1-2, 3.50 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Montgomery righty Brian Lockwood (3-3, 4.04) at 7:05 p.m. Friday as the Suns (, second half) face the Biscuits (42-42, 7-7) in the first game of a four-game series. Broadcast time on WFXJ-AM 930 The Fox and www.jacksonville.com is 6:50 p.m.

AROUND THE BASES: The Suns received Ruggiano, an outfielder, from Class A-Advanced Vero Beach on Tuesday. Ruggiano batted .307 with nine home runs, 35 RBI and 16 stolen bases. ...CF Jon Weber and RHP Jonathan Broxton were named to the Southern League All-Star team as alternates. The All-Star Game starting lineups were announced: SS Joel Guzman will start and bat fifth, C Russell Martin will bat seventh, 2B Delwyn Young will bat eighth and Weber, playing center field, will bat ninth next Wednesday in Mobile. ...Weber and Andy LaRoche each had three hits to lead the Suns. ...The Suns earned their first sweep in Mobile since April 12-14, 2002. ...Guzman made two errors in the nightcap, one of which led to the BayBears' lone run in the seventh.

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