Tight Decision Goes to Winston-Salem
Published on June 15, 2012 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Wilmington Blue Rocks News Release
Wilmington, DE - For the third night in a row, the Wilmington Blue Rocks (29-39) played in a one-run ball game. On Friday night, they came out on the short end of the stick against the Winston-Salem Dash (42-25) by a 2-1 final at Frawley Stadium.
The contest was scoreless into the top of the seventh inning. The deadlock was broken against Wilmington starter Sugar Ray Marimon. With one out, Michael Earley rocked a double to left. With two outs, Brady Shoemaker delivered his third base hit of the game with a smoke shot up the middle. Earley was waved around third and scored on a high throw from center fielder Whit Merrifield. The throw allowed Shoemaker to sneak up to second base. Marimon was replaced by Edwin Carl to keep the deficit at one. Dan Black greeted him with a base hit up the box to score Shoemaker for a 2-0 advantage.
The Rocks made it closer in the bottom half of the inning against reliever Terance Marin. Juan Graterol poked a single into right field to start the frame. Jose Bonilla followed with a ball that was scalded on a line to Carlos Sanchez that hit off the top of his glove, allowing Bonilla to reach and Graterol to move up a base. With Alex McClure batting, Miguel Gonzalez received a pitch from Marin. Gonzalez decided to fire to first to keep Bonilla close to the bag but the ball came wide of Black at first, moving Graterol to third base. McClure would strike out for the first out. With Luis Piterson batting, a ball came wild from Marin and was blocked by Gonzalez. Bonilla took off for the base and slid in safe after a very high throw from Gonzalez down to second. Piterson then skied a ball to left field that was deep enough to score Graterol to cut the Dash lead to 2-1. Merrifield struck out to end the threat.
Marin shut down the last Rocks threat in the ninth. Cheslor Cuthbert singled on a roller up the box to kick off the bottom half of the inning. Graterol dropped down a gorgeous bunt down the third base line that Marin and third baseman Jake Oester let stop in between them, as they both thought the other would field the ball. Bonilla then put down a bunt to move the runners up. McClure struck out swinging and then Piterson went down whiffing as well as his bat flew into the third base stands on the game's final pitch.
Spencer Arroyo (5-3) tossed the first six innings and picked up the victory. He allowed five hits and struck out four Rocks. Arroyo has now thrown 24.0 innings against the Rocks this season and has allowed just two earned runs.
Marimon (4-2) took another tough luck loss. He surrendered two runs on nine hits in 6.2 innings, ringing up six strikeouts.
The Rocks continue this four-game series with the Winston-Salem Dash on Saturday night at 6:05 p.m. Wilmington's RHP Tyler Sample (1-7, 5.37) hooks up with Winston-Salem's RHP Jon Bachanov (5-1, 3.44). Broadcast coverage begins at 5:35 p.m. as studio host Rob Cunningham brings fans the Rocks Report Pre-game Show, presented by Wawa, on 89.7 WGLS-FM and online at wgls.rowan.edu.
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