Wilson Masterful; Dust Devils Come Back off Bears' \'Pen
August 24, 2009 - Northwest League (NWL1)
Yakima Bears News Release
PASCO, Wash. - Brad Wilson was flat-out phenomenal over six innings for the Yakima Bears (23-39) but once he exited, the game went south as the Tri-City Dust Devils (36-26) overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat the Bears 4-3 in front of 1,954 fans in the series opener at Gesa Stadium Sunday night.
The Bears led 3-0 after three innings, notching RBI singles from Ryan Wheeler and Matt Davidson, and a run-scoring double from Gerson Montilla.
Wilson walked Tim Wheeler to begin the bottom of the first inning, then retired the next 13 batters: striking out nine along the way, including six in a row at one point. Wilson pitched six innings, allowing only one run on two hits, walking one and striking out a Bears' season-high 11 hitters.
In the bottom of the seventh Tri-City tallied three runs on four hits to take a 4-3 lead, sparked by a lead-off home run by Kent Matthes off Will Harvil.
Harvil (2-2) took the loss, allowing three in 1/3 inning. Brad McAtee (2-3) was fantastic out of the Devils bullpen, allowing no runs on two hits in five innings to earn the win. Charlie Ruiz pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his league-high 15th save, allowing the tying run to reach scoring position before buckling down and ending the game.
Roberto Rodriguez was sharp for the Bears offensively, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases in the loss.
The two squads will be back at it Monday night at 7:15 for game two of the three-game series. Andrew Wolcott (2-5, 4.94 ERA) gets the nod for Yakima against Josh Hungerman (1-1, 2.29 ERA) for Tri-City.
All 76 games can be heard on KUTI 1460 AM and are also available streaming via the internet at www.yakimabears.com.
Yakima Bears single-game tickets, season tickets and seven new mini plans are on sale now at the new downtown Bears office at 17 N. 3rd Street, Suite 101 and online at yakimabears.com.
Northwest League Stories from August 24, 2009
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