GONZALEZ PUTS END TO 3-GAME SKID JETHAWKS 4, LAKE ELSINORE 0.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LAKE ELSINORE - The JetHawks' struggles hitting 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 continued Sunday, but with staff ace Enrique Gonzalez pitching, it didn't matter. Gonzalez, a converted reliever who has emerged as one of the California League's hottest pitchers in the second half, helped the JetHawks earn a 4-0 victory over the Lake Elsinore Storm The Lake Elsinore Storm are a minor league baseball team in Lake Elsinore, California, USA. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and are a farm team of the San Diego Padres. in front of 2,710 at The Diamond despite a 1-for-13 effort with runners in scoring position. The JetHawks (22-14) took advantage of four Storm errors to snap a three-game losing streak and maintain first place in the second half standings, 1 1/2 games ahead of Lake Elsinore (20-15). Gonzalez (11-5), who moved into a tie for the league lead in victories, struck out three and allowed three hits and three walks in seven innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. . He has won seven consecutive starts - eight of his last nine going back to June 15 - and has allowed just two earned runs 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 21 innings over his last three starts. ``This was Gonzo's night,'' JetHawks manager Wally Backman Gonzalez and three JetHawks relievers combined to allow five hits - all singles - and didn't allow a Storm baserunner to reach third. The JetHawks' shutout was their second of the season (the previous one was also at Lake Elsinore). Jarred Ball's two-out two-run triple to left center in the second was the JetHawks' only hit in 13 at-bats with runners in scoring position. The team is 8 for 47 in that category. Jay Garthwaite was 0 for 4 with a sacrifice bunt in the ninth, ending his season-high 13-game hitting streak In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. Games in which a player does not have any official at bats due to walks, or sacrifice bunts, or being hit by a pitch, are ignored (neither break the streak . Gideon Rubin (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT - Justin Frank |
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