Z's Pound 'Topes 10-1 Behind Five Run Third and Strong Outing by Ungs
Published on August 2, 2010 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
New Orleans Baby Cakes News Release
Fueled by five runs in the second inning and a strong pitching performance from Nic Ungs in his first game of the year, the New Orleans Zephyrs defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes 10-1 on Monday night.
With one out in the bottom of the second, 'Topes starting pitcher John Ely (4-2) walked three consecutive batters to load the bases, bringing up Ungs, who helped his own cause by lacing a three-run double into the gap in right-center field.
After Ely walked Scott Cousins, Cameron Maybin continued the Zephyrs' big inning, plating Ungs and Cousins on a two-run triple.
The Zephyrs' onslaught of Albuquerque pitching in the third, as Neil Wilson blasted his fourth run of the year, a three-run shot to left-centerfield off Ely.
After walking the first batter of the game, Ungs retired the next 13 batters in a row, before allowing the first Isotopes' hit of the night, a one-out single by Jamie Hoffman in the fifth that fell just in front of Maybin in center.
Ungs (1-0) allowed just one hit and one walk over five scoreless innings, striking out two.
Albuquerque found the scoreboard in the top of the seventh, when Justin Sellers lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Jay Gibbons.
The Z's charted their final two runs in the eighth when Cousins led off the inning with a solo shot, his 10th of the year, against Elian Herrera, who played the first seven innings as the Isotopes' second baseman. Barden also connected on a sacrifice fly scoring Mike Lamb.
The Zephyrs and Isotopes complete their five-game tilt Tuesday morning as righties Brian Lawrence (8-4, 4.73) and Seth Etherton (3-3, 4.35) match up at 11:30 a.m.
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