Bears deliver clutch outs to stall Emeralds' offense.Byline: Chris Hansen <noinclude></noinclude> Christopher Edward Hansen (born March 26, 1959) is an American television journalist best known for his work on the Dateline NBC television segment To Catch a Predator. The Register-Guard The Eugene Emeralds The Eugene Emeralds (nicknamed the Ems) are a minor league baseball team in Eugene, Oregon, United States. They are a Class A team in the Northwest League, and have been a farm team of the San Diego Padres since 2001. didn't struggle to get hits Friday night, they just couldn't seem to get any when they needed them most. Despite outhitting Yakima 9-7, the Emeralds fell 6-4 in the second game of their five-game series against the Bears, who lead the East Division and possess the best record in the Northwest League The Northwest League is a class A minor league. The league is the descendant of the Western International League which ran as a class B league from 1937-1951 (with time out for WWII) and class A from 1952-1954. . Eugene stranded 10 baserunners in front of 3,366 at Civic Stadium and had what could have been a game-changing fourth inning ruined when its offense couldn't take advantage of a one-out, bases-loaded situation while trailing 3-2. "If you get beat and you don't feel you had chances, you feel cheated a little bit," Ems manager Roy Howell Roy Lee Howell (December 18, 1953 in Lompoc, California), is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1974-1984. He would play for the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Milwaukee Brewers. said. "But we had chances and we didn't come through. You just have to look at yourself and get back out there tomorrow and swing the bat better with guys 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 , because we didn't tonight." Down 3-0 after 1 1/2 innings, the Ems began the first of their comeback attempts in the bottom half of the second, scoring twice on mistakes by Yakima starter Matt Chico Matthew Bryan "Matt" Chico (born June 10, 1983 in Fullerton, California) is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. A graduate of Fallbrook Union High School, Chico attended Palomar College and was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks . Colt Morton Kristopher Colt Morton (born April 10, 1982, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a catcher for the San Diego Padres. See also
With Casey Baker at the plate, Chico threw a wild pitch that got past catcher Brian Rose Brian Rose can refer to
the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. when he lost the grip on the ball before his release, scoring Jacobo. Eugene wouldn't score again until the eighth, when Morton led off with his third home run of the season and Jeff Leise doubled home Casey Baker to make the score 6-4 with one out. But Alex Garcia
"This team has a lot of fight in it, and we had some good at-bats in the eighth," Morton said. "We leave here with a positive attitude. We're just a few adjustments away." Morton and Jacobo finished with two hits each, while Leise went 3-for-4. Starter Jared Wells Jared Linn Wells (born October 31st, 1981 in Freeport, Texas) is a baseball pitcher who plays in the minor leagues of the San Diego Padres franchise. He has yet to make his major league debut. (1-2) pitched seven innings in the loss and gave up four runs on six hits. "He struggled a little bit to begin with, but he kept us in there, and if we capitalize with the bases loaded, he has a chance of coming out of that ballgame ahead," Howell said. The Bears scored twice in the first inning off a two-run double by Frazier that cut through Yakima's bullpen in left field. It was Frazier's fourth double of the series and put him on base for the sixth consecutive time against the Ems. A walk in the third inning extended Frazier's streak to seven, and he was finally retired on a groundout in the sixth inning. He finished the game 1-for-2 with two walks. Yakima added one more run in the second on Steve Garrabrants' line single to score Greg Mathis Greg Mathis (born April 5, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired Michigan 36th District Court judge and syndicated television show judge. His show Judge Mathis is produced by Blackpearl Productions, and distributed by Warner Brothers. , who led off the inning with a double off the wall in center field. In the fifth, Brandon Simon led off with a triple to center field and scored on a sacrifice fly by Matt Morgan Matt Morgan is the name of:
Up 4-2, Yakima padded its lead in the eighth as Greg Mathis hit a two-run triple to deep center off Ems reliever Jose Oyervidez, who had issued a pair of walks to put runners on base. Notes - San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Padres general manager Kevin Towers and Tim Katzman, the director of corporate communications, were in attendance Friday night. Towers, a Medford native, is visiting some of the Padres' minor-league affiliates, including the Portland Beavers ... Between the two teams, nine batters have been hit by pitches in the first two games of the four-game series ... The first 3,000 through the gate for tonight's 7:05 contest get free Ems baseball hats ... The starters for tonight's game are Ronnie Robinson (1-2, 3.54 ERA) for Eugene and Chad Scarbery (2-2, 2.82) for the Bears. NWL NWL Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (stock symbol) NWL Northwest League (Boise, Idaho; baseball) NWL Northwoods League NWL North West London NWL Neverending White Lights (band) STANDINGS WEST DIVISION W L Pct. GB Eugene ... 13 11 .542 - Salem-Keizer ... 13 11 .542 - Everett ... 12 12 .500 1 Vancouver ... 11 13 .458 2 EAST DIVISION Yakima ... 15 9 .625 - Spokane ... 14 10 .583 1 Tri-City ... 11 13 .458 4 Boise ... 7 17 .292 8 FRIDAY'S RESULTS Yakima 6, Eugene 4 Spokane 3, Salem-Keizer 0 Tri-City 7, Everett 1 Vancouver 7, Boise 1 TODAY'S GAMES Yakima at Eugene Salem-Keizer at Spokane Everett at Tri-City Boise at Vancouver SUNDAY'S GAMES Yakima at Eugene Salem-Keizer at Spokane Everett at Tri-City Boise at Vancouver YAKIMA EUGENE ab r h bi ab r h bi Simon cf 5 1 1 0 Garcia ss 3 0 0 0 Morgan 1b 3 1 0 1 Ramos 2b 4 0 1 0 Jackson dh 4 1 0 0 Vlenzuela 1b 5 0 1 0 D'Antona 3b 4 1 1 0 Wahlbrink cf 4 0 0 0 Frazier lf 2 1 1 2 Falcon dh 5 0 0 0 Rose c 4 0 0 0 Morton c 3 2 2 1 Mathis rf 4 1 3 2 Smyres 3b 0 0 0 0 Haley ss 4 0 0 0 Jacobo 3b 4 1 2 0 Grrbrants 2b 4 0 1 1 Baker lf 3 1 0 0 Leise rf 4 0 3 1 Totals 34 6 7 6 Totals 35 4 9 2 Yakima ... 210 010 020 -6 Eugene ... 020 000 020 -4 E-Rose, Garcia, Wells. DP-Yakima 1, Eugene 1. LOB-Yakima 6, Eugene 10. 2B-Frazier, Mathis, Jacobo, Leise. 3B-Simon, Mathis. HR-Morton. HBP-Morgan, Wahlbrink, Baker. SF-Morgan. SB-Baker, Leise. IP H R ER BB SO Yakima Chico 3 1-3 5 2 2 3 3 Davis W,1-0 2 2-3 1 0 0 1 2 Muegge 1 1-3 3 2 2 0 1 Bass 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 Glant S,7 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eugene Wells L,1-2 7 6 4 4 1 3 Oyervidez 1 1 2 2 2 0 Gregg 1 0 0 0 0 2 WP-Chico. HBP-by Wells (Morgan); by Chico (Wahlbrink); by Muegge (Baker). BK-Chico. Umpires-Bob Davidson, Scott Jarrad. T-2:46. A-3,366. |
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