Brannon, Indians shut down Eugene, 5-3.Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Spokane pitcher Clint Brannon Clint Brannon (born December 24, 1982) is an American professional baseball player. A lefthanded pitcher, Brannon spent three years pitching for the University of Arkansas, before being drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 34th round of the 2004 amateur baseball draft. continued his mastery of Eugene while teammate Travis Metcalf Travis Metcalf (born August 17, 1982 in Manhattan, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Texas Rangers. Metcalf was drafted by the Rangers in the 11th round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. moved up among the Northwest League's home run leaders as the Indians beat Eugene for the third time in four days. Brannon earned the victory by allowing one run in five innings, and Metcalf gave him a boost with a three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning that lifted the Indians to a 5-3 win over the Emeralds in front of 2,720 on Sunday evening at Civic Stadium. Brannon allowed three hits and one run to earn his first professional victory. Relievers Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts (born December 12, 1964 in Liverpool, England) is a famous British streaker who has run naked during several and Jarrad Burcie preserved the victory by combining to allow two runs over the final four innings. "That feels good," Brannon said. "It is always good to get a 'W' under your belt and especially the first one. Mark Roberts threw well and so did Burcie, so they deserve as much credit as me." Brannon struck out five and watched his ERA rise from 0.86 to 1.04 after allowing his third earned run earned run n. Baseball A run scored without the aid of an error, used in computing earned run averages. Noun 1. earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team in 26 innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. this year. "What can you say? He's been outstanding," Metcalf said. "When you have got someone like that you go into the game with good thoughts." Brannon has been tough on the entire 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. and particularly the Emeralds, allowing four hits in nine innings against Eugene. He threw four scorless innings in Spokane's 8-0 victory over the Emeralds on July 16. "My defense has been good behind me, and I'm just trying to throw strikes," the lefty said. "My arm feels good, and I've been working on a lot of things between starts. I'm trying not to look at my ERA, but just work on adjustments and learn from my mistakes." Metcalf hit his 10th home run of the season, off Eugene starter William Ponce, to give the Indians a 5-0 lead in the top of the fourth. That turned out to be the game-winning hit. "That was a good one," he said. "I had an out on my first at-bat and then a walk so I was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. something early in the count. He found my bat with the first pitch." Metcalf ranks third in the league in home runs behind a pair of Emeralds. Catcher Colt Morton Kristopher Colt Morton (born April 10, 1982, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a catcher for the San Diego Padres. See also
Metcalf's blast was the league-leading 45th home run of the season for the Indians (24-20), surpassing their total of 44 from last year when they won the Northwest League title. "We've got some guys who can swing it and some strong, muscular guys," said Metcalf, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker . "We're looking to drive in some runs and get extra-base hits. That is how you win games along with walks and on-base percentage, and we are doing a good job of that." The Ems got a run in the fourth to cut Spokane's lead to 5-1, and then Morton hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth off Roberts. Burcie came out of the bullpen to close out the eighth and pitched the ninth for his fifth save of the year. Chris Kolkhorst gave the Ems hope in the bottom of the ninth with a one-out single, but then Burcie struck out pinch-hitter Tom Vincent before Sean Kazmar grounded into a fielder's choice field·er's choice n. Baseball A play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing base runner, thus allowing the batter to reach first base safely. Noun 1. to end the game. Ponce dropped to 1-6 after allowing five runs - including three earned runs - in five innings. The righty right·y Informal n. pl. right·ies 1. A right-handed person. 2. An advocate or member of the political right. adv. allowed five hits and struck out two, but walked five. The Indians got a couple of unearned runs in the top of the second to take a 2-0 lead. Jim Fasano opened the inning with a single and then Billy Susdorf drew a one-out walk. Ryan Baldwin followed with a grounder to Dale at first base and he tried to start a double play but instead his throw deflected off Susdorf and went into left field to allow Fasano to score. Tug Hulett hit a two-out single to score Susdorf. Hulett singled for his third hit of the game in the fourth and then Michael Mask walked. Metcalf followed with a blast off the Foster Farms sign in left field. Notes: Eugene's Mike Ekstrom was scheduled to start the series finale
A series finale is the very last installment of a television series, usually a sitcom or drama. tonight but was scratched because he was selected to appear in the All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games on Tuesday. Instead, a collection of Ems relievers are expected to pitch the game with Clayton Hamilton, who joined the team this week. LOOKING BACK AT THE EMS Aug. 2, 1983: Eugene's Rob Dibble n. Baseball A pitcher who replaces another during a game. Noun 1. relief pitcher - a pitcher who does not start the game fireman, reliever in the majors, but he started for the Emeralds and allowed seven runs in five innings against the A's. SPOKANE EUGENE ab r h bi ab r h bi Hulett 2b 4 1 3 1 Thayer cf 4 0 0 0 Mask cf 4 1 1 0 Vincent ph 1 0 0 0 Metcalf 3b 4 1 1 3 Kazmar ss 5 0 1 0 Harrison rf 4 0 0 0 Burnham 2b 2 2 1 0 Fasano 1b 4 1 2 0 Morton dh 3 1 1 2 Alexandr dh 5 0 0 0 Dale 1b 3 0 1 1 Susdorf lf 3 1 0 0 Hogan lf 4 0 1 0 Baldwin c 4 0 0 0 Lobaton c 3 0 0 0 Lenoir ss 4 0 0 0 Aguilar 3b 3 0 0 0 Garay ph 1 0 0 0 Kolkhorst rf 3 0 1 0 Totals 36 5 7 4 Totals 32 3 6 3 Spokane... 020 300 000 - 5 Eugene... 000 100 020 - 3 E-Harrison, Kazmar, Dale. LOB-Spokane 12, Eugene 8. HR-Metcalf (10), Morton (13). SB-Kazmar (4). DP-Spokane 2. IP H R ER BB SO Spokane Brannon W, 1-0 5 3 1 1 2 5 Roberts 2 2-3 2 2 2 1 4 Burcie S, 5 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1 Eugene Ponce L, 1-6 5 5 5 3 5 3 De La O 3 1 0 0 3 3 Gallegos 1 1 0 0 0 1 Pitcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pitcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 PB-Lobaton 2. HBP-by Roberts (Morton, Kohlhorst, Dale). WP-Brannon. T-2:45. A-2,720. |
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