Zephyrs Blow Past Trappers
May 28, 2003 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Edmonton Trappers News Release
Catcher John Buck was 2-for-4 with a run scored, a double and an RBI as the New Orleans Zephyrs downed the Edmonton Trappers 8-4 Tuesday night at TELUS Field. For the Trappers it was their sixth loss in a row, a new season-high for the club. Edmonton was swept by the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the final four games of the road trip, which ended on Monday night. The Sky Sox currently lead the Central Division of the Pacific Coast League, while the Zephyrs entered the night with a ½ game lead over Oklahoma in the East Division. Edmonton has struggled against the top teams in the league, having posted a 10-19 record thus far against teams with a winning record. The Trappers and Zephyrs resume this four-game series on Wednesday night at TELUS Field. Wednesday night is "Baseball Night in Canada." Edmonton Oilers forward Georges Laraque will be on hand to throw out the first pitch and will be available to sign autographs.
New Orleans jumped all over Edmonton starter Tim Drew (0-6) with three runs in the first inning. Eric Bruntlett drew a walk to open the inning and advanced to second on a single by Dave Matranga. Henri Stanley then singled to center field, plating Bruntlett and advancing Matranga to second. John Buck loaded the bases with a long single to left field and Royce Huffman followed with a single to center that plated Matranga. Raul Chavez then singled to left, plating Stanley with the third run of the frame. They plated a single run in the second inning as Bruntlett led off with a single, advanced to second on an error by center fielder Peter Bergeron and eventually came in to score on a sacrifice fly by Huffman. The Trappers battled back with a single run in the bottom of the fourth inning as Valentino Pascucci singled with one out, moved to third on a double by Edwards Guzman and scored on a sacrifice fly by Matt Cepicky.
Drew shut the Trappers out for three consecutive innings after the second, but then surrendered three runs in the sixth frame. Matranga singled with one out and moved to second on a base hit by Stanley. Buck then doubled to left, scoring Matranga and advancing Stanley to third. Bo Donaldson then replaced Drew and with two out in the inning yielded a two-run single to Colin Porter. Terrmel Sledge led off the bottom of the inning with a single that extended his hitting streak to 11 games and Pascucci followed with his sixth home run of the season, a towering blast just to the right of the batters eye in center field. The Trappers had runners on first and third with one out in the frame, but left-hander Mike Gallo came on to replace starter Jared Fernandez (5-4) and got Luis Figueroa to ground into a inning-ending double play. Edmonton plated their fourth and final run of the game in the seventh inning. Bergeron drew a walk to start the inning, moved to third on a single by Scott Hodges and scored as Sledge bounced into a fielder's choice. Alan Zinter capped the scoring with a solo home run off Julio Manon in the top of the ninth inning.
Highlights:
Trappers: Are 12-9 at TELUS Field this season...have lost six consecutive games, a season-high...are 10-19 against teams that currently have above .500 records...starting pitchers are 2-6 with an 8.87 ERA (46.2 IP â 46 ER) in the last nine games...New Orleans right fielder Kyle Logan tied a PCL record by striking out five times...staff has yielded only 30 longballs all season, but has now given up a homer in six straight contests...New Orleans leads the season series, 1-0...New Orleans leads the All-Time series between the two clubs, 25-12...Edmonton has never won the season series from New Orleans. RF Terrmel Sledge: Singled and scored in the sixth inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games...now owns the longest streak by a Trapper hitter this season...is 19-for-42 (.452) with one home run and six RBI in that span.
Alumni Report:
DH Jason Giambi (NYY) vs. BOS: Was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI as the Yankees downed the Red Sox 11-3...has five doubles, but has driven in 31 runs this season...Yankees moved to within one game of the East Division leading Red Sox.
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