EL1 Trenton Thunder

Trenton tops New Britain, 4-2

Published on August 31, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(Trenton, NJ)- Trenton scored the go-ahead two runs in the eighth inning and went on for a 4-2 over the New Britain Rock Cats on Monday night from Waterfront Park. Trenton took three out of four games in its series with the Rock Cats, and pulled within one game of New Britain for second place in the Northern Division Standings with seven games to play in the regular season.

Trenton broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the eighth inning. Left fielder James Cooper singled to start the inning off of New Britain Reliever Spencer Steedley. Steedley proceeded to strike out Center fielder Austin Krum and Second baseman Matt Cusick for the first two outs of the inning. But with two outs, Shortstop Eduardo Nunez singled off of New Britain Reliever Kyle Waldrop to move Cooper to second base. First Baseman Chris Malec followed with a two-run triple to put Trenton back on top 4-2. Duff (4-2) picked up the win with two innings of work. Steedley (1-1) took the loss for the Rock Cats.

With the score knotted at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Trenton Designated Hitter Richie Robnett connected on a solo home run off of New Britain Starting Pitcher Matt Fox to give the Thunder a 2-1 lead. The home run was Robnett's second of the season for the Thunder. The hit was his first since being activated from the Disabled List on August 29th. New Britain tied the game in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI infield single by Left fielder Brian Dinkelman. Down 1-0, Trenton tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning. With two outs in the frame, Shortstop Eduardo Nunez delivered a solo home run off of Fox to tie the game at 1-1. The hit extended Nunez's hitting streak to seven games. Nunez is 15 x 25 during the streak with eight runs scored, five doubles, a home run, and four RBI. New Britain took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on a two-out RBI single by Right fielder Rene Tosoni.

Trenton Starting Pitcher Jason Stephens hurled a season-high seven innings and scattered six hits and one run. Stephens was promoted earlier in the day from Tampa (High-A) to Trenton. Fox yielded five hits and two runs over seven innings. He struck out two and walked one.

Trenton opens its season-ending seven-game road trip on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field in Portland, ME. RHP Lance Pendleton (0-2, 4.88) will start for Trenton against Portland RHP Ryne Lawson (3-11, 6.08). Game time is set for 6:00 p.m.

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