Williams, Walters lead Cats past X's 5-3
Published on August 18, 2006 under American Association (AA)
Fort Worth Cats News Release
Cory Walters earned his 13th win of the season and Shawn Williams hit his first professional home run as the Cats downed Sioux City 5-3 in front of 4,425 fans Saturday night at LaGrave Field.
With the win, the Cats improved their second-half record to 27-13 and reduced their magic number to five in the second half.
With the game tied at three going to the bottom of the eighth, Carlos Sepulveda reached on a one-out single. The next batter Williams, hit a 2-1 pitch into the left-field bleachers for a two-run homer.
Walters then came out for the ninth and sat down the side in order, including a strikeout of the final batter, his season-high 12th strikeout of the year. Walters' third complete-game of the season saw him allow three runs on seven hits and walk no one.
All the Explorers runs came in the sixth inning as Jorge Moreno's two-run double got them on the scoreboard and Chris Grossman's single tied the game at three.
The Cats scored a run in the fourth on a Williams' RBI ground out in the fourth and added two runs in the fifth, highlighted by a Terence Green run-scoring single.
Explorer's starter Nate Holguin got no decision after permitting three runs on eight hits in seven innings pitched. Reliever JD Scholten (5-4) suffered the loss after giving up the Williams' eighth-inning long ball.
The Cats go for the three-game sweep of Sioux City on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. Danny Valentin (4-1) goes for the Cats with Tom Lipari on the hill for the Explorers.
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