CAL LEAGUE: JETHAWKS STAY IN FIRST DESPITE LOPSIDED DEFEAT HIGH DESERT 11, JETHAWKS 2.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - Chris Kinsey pitched a quality start, and the JetHawks are still in first place. Those were about the only positives the JetHawks could take from Thursday's 11-2 loss to the High Desert Mavericks The High Desert Mavericks are a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California, USA. Their Major League parent club is the Seattle Mariners. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and had been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2005 before the switch. in front of 1,133 at Clear Channel Stadium. Lancaster (30-25) nevertheless remained on top in the California League's Southern Division, a half-game ahead of Lake Elsinore (28-24), which lost 13-3 to Modesto. Kinsey (3-7) had a solid start that was especially impressive considering the adverse pitching conditions on a windy night in Lancaster. He allowed three runs - two earned - on seven hits in six innings. The JetHawks 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 scoring opportunities early, leaving four 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 in the first three innings, and their bullpen combined to allow nine runs - all earned - on eight hits, two walks, two wild pitches and two hit batters in three innings. Danny Richar Danny Adam Richar (born June 9, 1983 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball second baseman who plays for the Chicago White Sox. Richar originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 9, 2001. was 2 for 4 for Lancaster, which managed seven hits, of which just three came after the fourth inning. --Notes: Recently signed shortstop Stephen Drew will likely join the JetHawks sometime this weekend, possibly as soon as tonight, manager Bill Plummer said. ... Left-hander Matt Chico (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) will make his JetHawks debut tonight when Lancaster opens a three-game series at Rancho Cucamonga. Gideon Rubin, (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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