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WhiteWings Score Late to Beat Roadrunners

June 4, 2011 - North American League (NAmL)
Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings News Release


HARLINGEN - Brandon Decker scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh to break a tie and lead the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings past the Edinburg Roadrunners 5-4 on Saturday at Harlingen Field.

With the scored tied 4-4, Decker reached on an infield-single and Tim Rotola reached on a bunt-single. After a sacrifice bunt advanced the runners, Ryan Harris (1-2) intentionally walked Leivi Ventura. A wild pitch scored Decker to put the WhiteWings on top.

That made a winner of Andrew Dowl (1-0), who allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and one walk while striking out one in three and two-thirds innings.

Edgar Martinez struck out one in a perfect ninth for his fifth save.

The WhiteWings (7-3) loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the second, setting up a two-run single by Decker to make it 2-0.

Ventura hit his third home run of the season, a two-run shot in the third, to put the WhiteWings up 4-0.

The Roadrunners (3-7) responded against Luis Chirinos in the top of the fourth. Stantrel Smith singled with one out. R.J. Harris followed with a grounder to third with Smith in motion. Ventura charged the ball, barehanded and fired to first just in time to nip Harris, but the throw back to third to try to nail Smith got away, allowing Smith to score to make it 4-1.

Jason Thomas led off the top of the fifth with a single. After moving to second on a sacrifice bunt, Michael Lewis struck out swinging with Thomas in motion. The ball got away, and the throw to first hit Lewis in the back, allowing Thomas to score to make it 4-2.

Osiel Flores led off the top of the sixth with a four-pitch walk against Dowl. After stealing second, Smith singled to put runners on the corners. Harris hit a fly ball to leftfield, but David Peralta dropped the ball as Flores scored and Smith moved to second. C.J. Beatty followed with an RBI-single to tie the game.

The WhiteWings go for the four-game sweep on Family Sunday at 7:05 p.m. Right-hander Andy Wells (1-0, 1.50) is expected to face right-hander Corey Goudeau (0-2, 5.40). Gates open at 6:05.

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