BULLPEN BLUES FOR JETHAWKS MUDVILLE 4, JETHAWKS 1.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer STOCKTON - The JetHawks bullpen did what it does best Friday night. The most recent collapse came after a brilliant performance by JetHawks starter Brandon Webb Brandon Tyler Webb (born May 9, 1979 in Ashland, Kentucky), is a National Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks and was the 2006 National League Cy Young Award winner. Webb was a 1997 graduate of Paul G. Blazer High School in Ashland. , who wasn't involved in the decision in a 4-1 loss to the Mudville Nine in front of 989 fans at Billy Hebert Field Billy Hebert Field is a stadium in Stockton, California. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home field of the Stockton Ports until the moved to Banner Island Ballpark in 2005. The stadium continues to be used as a venue for high school baseball playoffs. . Jody Fuller (2-2), who took the loss, was among four JetHawks relievers who allowed four runs, three earned, on four hits in the bottom of the eighth. Ryan Lundquist, who entered the game batting .129, led off the inning with a solo homer Noun 1. solo homer - a home run with no runners on base solo blast home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run to left, his first of the season. The much-maligned bullpen has allowed 20 earned runs over the last 19 2/3 innings. Webb struck out eight batters and allowed three walks in seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball. The JetHawks, who were 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on , squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. several opportunities, including a first-and-second-with-no-outs situation in the sixth. Matt Kata Matthew John Kata (born on March 14, 1978 in Fairview Park, Ohio) is a professional baseball player. Currently a free agent, he most recently appeared in Major League Baseball as a member of the the Pittsburgh Pirates. He stands 6'1" and weighs 195 lbs. and Brian Gordon opened the inning with back-to-back singles, but then Mudville pitcher Scott Dunn struck out Billy Martin, and Kata was thrown out at third on J.D. Closser's flyout to center for an inning-ending double play. Martin, who entered the night leading the California League in each triple crown category (.400 avg., 10 HR, 35 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 ) was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. Dunn struck out 12 batters and allowed two walks in six innings of four-hit ball. Dustin Robinson (2-2) was credited with the win. --Matchup: Right-hander Andrew Good (4-0, 4.33 ERA) will pitch for the JetHawks tonight when they conclude a two-game series against the Mudville Nine in Stockton at 7:09 p.m. Left-hander John Koronka (0-0, 11.25) will pitch for Mudville. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Roster moves: The Philadelphia Phillies transferred first baseman J.P. Roberge (St. Francis/USC) from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to Double-A Reading. --Thursday's top performers: Jason Lane (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) hit homer No. 14 for Double-A Round Rock. ... Double-A Midland's Justin Lehr (USC) allowed three runs in seven innings to earn a 7-4 win over Shreveport. ... Darrell Dent (Montclair Prep) went 3 for 5 with two runs scored and stole his 13th base for Double-A Jacksonville. ... Steve Smyth (USC) tossed eight shutout innings and drove in two runs to lead Double-A West Tennessee past Greenville 7-0. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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