BIG RALLY IN FIFTH BAILS OUT `HAWKS : JETHAWKS 12, BAKERSFIELD 5.Byline: Chris Cocoles Daily News Staff Writer If the JetHawks are to gobble up to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly. See also: Gobble the Valley Division's final playoff berth, they should clone their half of the fifth inning Wednesday night. A bases-empty, two-out, six-run rally carried the JetHawks to a 12-5 win over the host Bakersfield Blaze. The Modesto A's (66-57) defeated Visalia 1-0 Wednesday and continue to hold a one-game lead over the JetHawks (65-58). Sandwiched between Blaze starter Fausto Macey getting the fifth inning's second and third outs, both recorded by Ramon Vazquez, eight consecutive JetHawks reached and six crossed home plate safely. It began with Anton French's walk. Brendan Kingman then tied the game with a two-run homer, his 14th, over the left-field fence. ``You just can't ever give up, even with the bases empty and two outs,'' Kingman said. ``I guess (Macey) was a little annoyed.'' Jason Regan kept Macey cranky crank·y 1 adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est 1. Having a bad disposition; peevish. 2. Having eccentric ways; odd. 3. with a double, followed by three straight singles by Cirilo Cruz, Matt Sachse and Luis Tinoco. The Blaze helped out with two throwing errors, and Chris Dean's RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in single made it 9-5. Dean added a two-run homer in the ninth. John Kelly (3-4) came out of the bullpen to make the lead stand up. Kelly started rusty, allowing the first two runners of the bottom of the fifth to reach before striking out the side and tossing four scoreless innings. ``John Kelly was the story of the game,'' JetHawks manager Rick Burleson said. ``He came in and put up four zeros.'' The JetHawks' tenacity in the fifth bailed out starting pitcher Joel Pineiro, who had an erratic performance, walking six and yielding five earned runs in four innings. Tonight's pitching matchup: JetHawks RH John Thompson (0-5, 9.25) vs. Blaze RH Jesse Travis (0-5, 8.30); 7:30 at Sam Lynn Ballpark Sam Lynn Ball Park is located in Bakersfield, California (4009 Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301 / 661-716-HITS) and is the oldest ballpark of the 10 team, Class-A Advanced, California League. . MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT Just two years ago, Sean Spencer was recovering from the dreaded Tommy John surgery Tommy John surgery, known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL), is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body (often from the forearm, hamstring, knee, or foot of the as a University of Washington pitcher. Today, the JetHawks alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. is just one rung below the major leagues. The Double-A All-Star reliever at Orlando was promoted to Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League For the high school sports league, see . The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. It is one of two leagues, along with the International League, playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below . Spencer was leading the Southern League with 18 saves. Tuesday's top performers: Jim Bruske (Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. ) tossed 1-2/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Las Vegas. . . . Roger Salkeld (Saugus) notched his first save with Triple-A New Orleans by getting the final two outs of an 8-7 win at Fresno. . . . Kevin Appier (Antelope Valley High-AVC) improved to 2-1 while rehabbing at Triple-A Omaha, allowing three earned runs in seven innings. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): Box BOX: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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