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Published on July 14, 2010 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Worcester Tornadoes News Release
Game Notes: Lefty Zach Zuercher will take the hill for the Tornadoes in game 1. He has appeared in 3 games since joining the team at the end of June, twice as a starter and once as a reliever. His first start was against Pittsfield on July 1st, going 5 innings and giving up 4 earned runs in a no decision. His latest and best start came against Quebec on July 6th, going 5 innings and giving up 3 runs (2 earned) in a losing effort. He also gave up 6 hits in each start. Opposing him will be righty Karl Gelinas, who will be making his 8th start of the season. His last start against Brockton back on July 8th was his longest, going 7 innings and giving up 2 earned runs in a winning effort. He has faced Worcester twice this season, going 1-0 with 17 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, and 6 hits against. Quebec won both of those starts. Starting for Worcester in game two will be Pitching Coach/SP John Kelly, who owns the best ERA amongst Tornadoes starters. After having a few rough starts on June 27th and July 2nd where he gave up 10 earned runs in 10 1/3 innings, he recorded his 4th win of the season against the Rox on July 8th. In that game, he went 6 innings giving up no runs and 3 hits while striking out 10. Kelly has faced Les Capitales once this season back on June 1st. In his first start of the appearance, he got a no-decision with 6 innings of work, no runs allowed, and striking out 3. Opposing him for Quebec will be 6'2" righty Dan Sausville. The New York native's most recent appearance was from the bullpen on July 8th against New Jersey, going 2 innings to pick up the save. After giving up 6 runs (3 earned) in his first 4 starts, Sausville allowed 13 runs (11 earned) in his next 3. In 2 starts against Worcester, he is 2-0 with 12 2/3 innings pitched and 5 earned runs allowed.
Last Night: Second game of the series was rained out. Quebec clinched the first half Monday with a 9-8 win.
Tornadoes: Offense: 3B Chris Colabello has the team lead in homeruns with 6, RBI's with 28, and runs scored with 29. OF Ryan Crespi is second on the team with 5 homeruns and has scored 18 runs in 18 games of action. His .391 batting average and .455 on base percentage is also tops on the team. IF Omar Pena leads the team with 19 walks. C Alex Trezza leads the team with 13 doubles. Pitching: Zuercher, tonight's starter in game 1, has walked and struck out 6 batters on the season. 6 of the 18 hits he has given up were extra base hits, including 2 home runs. Opponents are batting .300 against him and he has a WHIP of 1.714. RP Rick Asadoorian has now appeared in 5 games, pitching 5 scoreless innings. He is also the only pitcher on the team to not have surrendered a home run this season. RP's Shawn Gilblair and Alberty Ayala are 1 and 2 on the team for appearances with 17 and 16 respectively.
Interesting Facts and Random Stats: The Tornadoes are 4-4 when Kelly starts...4 of his 8 starts have been quality starts...Les Capitales are 6-2 when Sausville takes the hill...The Tornadoes are 1-1 when Zuercher starts and 1-2 when he appears...He is also the only lefty to start a game for the team so far this season...Gelinas has had excellent command in his past 3 starts, giving up no walks in 19 innings...Quebec is 6-1 when Gelinas pitches...The Tornadoes are 2-4 on Tuesday's and 0-23 when trailing after 7 innings...OF Ryan Crespi leads the team with a .458 batting average on balls in play.
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