EL1 Erie SeaWolves

'Wolves Win One-Run Thriller

Published on July 13, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
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The SeaWolves downed Altoona in the completion of a suspended game on Sunday by a score of 12-11. The win snapped Erie's two game losing slide. The Curve struck first against Erie starter Danny Christensen in the top of the second inning. Brad Corley and Jason Delaney both singled to start the inning. Steve Lerud followed with an RBI single, scoring Corley, giving Altoona 1-0 lead. Luis Cruz doubled home Delaney for a 2-0 Curve advantage. With runners on second and third, Jason Bowers grounded out, scoring Lerud for a 3-0 lead. Miguel Perez followed Altoona's fifth hit of the inning, and RBI single, scoring Cruz for a 4-0 lead.

The 'Wolves responded in the bottom of the second against Altoona starter Luis Munoz. Ryan Roberson and Deik Scram connected on back-to-back singles to start the inning. Dusty Ryan hit into a fielder's choice and Scram would be retired at second, giving the 'Wolves runners on the corners for Pedro Cotto. Cotto lined a single to right, scoring Roberson, cutting the Altoona lead down to three at 4-1. Casper Wells grounded into a fielder's choice, beating out a throw a first, scoring Ryan to make it 4-2. After a Shawn Roof single, Will Rhymes singled home Wells to make it 4-3 in favor of the Curve.

Erie would take the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Roberson led off with his second single of the game. Deik Scram followed with two-run home run off of the scoreboard in right center to put the 'Wolves ahead 5-4. The home run for Scram was his sixth of the season and his first since June 8 at New Hampshire. Ryan then doubled and got to third on a wild pitch. Cotto few out for the first out of the inning bringing Wells to the plate. Wells walked and stole second with Roof batting to give Erie second and third with one out. Rain then became an issue and with the count 0-2 on Roof, the tarp was put onto the field.

Action resumed on Sunday afternoon in the bottom of the third. Roof grounded out to short, scoring Ryan for a 6-4 lead. Rhymes followed with a walk. With runners on the corners and Louis Ott batting, the 'Wolves executed a perfect double steal. Rhymes got to second and Wells stole home to make it 7-4. Later in the inning, Frazier singled home Rhymes for an 8-4 Erie lead.

Erie would add a run in the bottom of the fourth inning against Josh Hill. With two outs, Cotto walked and Wells singled to put runners on first and second. Roof followed with his second hit of the game, an RBI single, scoring Cotto for a 9-4 Erie lead.

Altoona struck for a run in the top of the sixth inning against Juan Cedeno. Brad Corley led off with his ninth home run of the season to make it a 9-5 game. The run broke a 22.1 consecutive scoreless innings streak for Cedeno.

The Curve again cut into the lead in the top of the seventh. Perez and Dorta led off with singles. James Boone walked to load the bases with no outs. Anthony Webster grounded into a fielder's choice, scoring Perez, making it a 9-6 game in favor of the 'Wolves. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Corley scored Dorta to make it 9-7.

The 'Wolves went back up by four in the bottom of the seventh. With one out, Rhymes and Ott both walked and Hill would be lifted for reliever Dave Davidson. Davidson induced a ground ball from Frazier and Ott would be retired at second for the second out. In stepped Roberson and he slammed his third hit of the game, a two-run double to the gap in right center, putting Erie up 11-7. Roberson leads the 'Wolves with 51 RBI.

Altoona continued to chip away, scoring runs in three straight to cut it to a one-run game in the top of the eighth. Lerud and Cruz led off with back-to-back singles. Erie would made a call to the bullpen to bring in Brendan Wise. Wise recorded the next two outs, but gave up a two-run double to Dorta to make it 11-9. Danny Zell came in and gave up a bloop double to Boone, scoring Dorta, making it 11-10 Erie.

Erie would add a much need insurance run in the bottom of the eighth. Wells walked with two outs, stole second for his third steal of the game, and got to third on an error. He would later score with the bases loaded on an infield single by Louis Ott to make it 12-10 'Wolves.

In the top of the ninth against Matt Rusch, Delaney walked with one out. Lerud grounded to second and on an errant throw by Rhymes into the seats, both runners reached safely and advanced to second and third. A walk to Cruz loaded the bases for Bowers. Bowers singled to make it a 12-10 game in favor of Erie. Rusch struck out Perez for the second out and induced a groudout deep in the hole at short off the bat of Dorta to end the game. Rusch picked up his second save of the season.

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