CAL LEAGUE: TIMELY HITS ELUDE JETHAWKS BAKERSFIELD 5, JETHAWKS 2.Byline: Gideon Rubin Special to the Daily News LANCASTER - Different venue, same old story for the JetHawks, who again failed to cash in on numerous scoring opportunities in a 5-2 loss to the Bakersfield Blaze The Bakersfield Blaze are a minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, California, USA. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and are a farm team of the Texas Rangers. The Bakersfield Blaze play home games at Sam Lynn Ballpark. in front of 1,130 at Clear Channel Stadium. The JetHawks (34-31), who lost their third in a row and fifth in six games, fell two games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. Lake Elsinore (36-28), which defeated Inland Empire In·land Empire A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area. 5-1. Lancaster was 0 for 9 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 Tuesday, stranding seven for a total of 25 over three games. Bakersfield closer Chris Cordeiro (Thousand Oaks High/UCLA) pitched a scoreless ninth for his eighth save. --Notes: Edgar Varela was 0 for 4, snapping a 14-game hitting streak. ... Left-handed pitcher Keith Ramsey was assigned to Lancaster from Double-A Tennessee. ... Stephen Drew was named the California League's hitter of the week. |
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