Wingnuts Grind out Huge Win
Published on August 25, 2010 under American Association (AA)
Wichita Wingnuts News Release
FORT WORTH, TX- The Wichita Wingnuts defeated the Fort Worth Cats 8-5 at LaGrave Field on Wednesday night.
Cesar Suarez lifted a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh to break a 5-5 tie. Jeff Christy and Josh Horn opened the inning with back-to-back singles and advanced 90 feet after a sacrifice bunt from Ryan Patterson.
Michael Bell ripped a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the eighth to give the Wingnuts a three-run cushion. After Luke Massetti and Dustin Pease combined for a perfect eighth inning, Dustin Cameron recorded a scoreless ninth against his former team to pick up his 18th save of the year.
For a second straight night, the Wingnuts jumped out to a big lead in the first. Patterson led off the game with a single and took second on a hit-and-run groundout by Suarez. After Jorge Cortes walked, Carlos Rivera lined a single to left-center that scored Patterson with the first run of the game. Raul Gonzalez, Jorge Delgado, and Bell all added RBI.
Fort Worth scratched out two runs in the bottom of the second against Gabe Medina. Nick McCoola drove in a run on an error charged to Carlos Rivera. Kennard Bibbs added a sacrifice fly to cut the Wingnuts' lead in half.
Cortes singled home a run with two outs in the fifth, but Kelley Gulledge hit a game-tying, two-out, three-run home run that bounced off the top of the right-center field fence before landing on the opposite side.
Medina earned the win, allowing five runs, four earned, in 6.2 IP. Medina struck out seven and walked four while allowing nine hits. Jason Fernandez took the loss for the Cats, allowing six earned runs in seven full innings.
The Wingnuts return home on Friday, August 27th when they host El Paso. For tickets, call the Wingnuts' office at (316) 264-NUTS.
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