ONCE AGAIN, PARKER CAN'T CLOSE IT OUT VISALIA 6, JETHAWKS 5.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer VISALIA - Anytime a closer is in a slump, people notice. With the game on the line, any mistake made is magnified exponentially. JetHawks closer Brandon Parker, the league leader in saves with 17, has fallen on hard times lately. In another bad outing on Thursday, Parker blew a two-run lead going into the ninth inning in a game Lancaster eventually lost in the 10th inning to the Visalia Oaks The Visalia Oaks are a minor league baseball team in Visalia, California, U.S. They are a "high-A" class team of the Arizona Diamondbacks operating in the California League. The Oaks play home games at Recreation Park; opened in 1967, the stadium seats 1,800 fans. 6-5 before 1,536 at Recreation Park. Parker surrendered three hits, a walk, and hit two batters in Thursday's ninth inning debacle. Esteban German scored the game-winner in the 10th on Aaron Nieckula's run-scoring single to left off JetHawk reliever Cody Morrison. Morrison (6-4) took the loss. Claudio Galva (5-2), who pitched a scoreless 10th inning, was credited with the win. The JetHawks took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Antonio Perez led with a double to left center, and then after moving to third on a wild pitch, he scored on Willie Bloomquist's RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in single. In the top of the second the JetHawks opened up a 5-0 lead when Freddy May and P.J. Williams each had RBI singles to key a four run rally. --Roster moves: Peanut Williams Patrick "Peanut" Dion Williams (born October 3, 1977) is a professional baseball player currently on the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League. He plays primarily first base, but also some designated hitter and the corner outfield spots. , who had surgery to remove bone chips in his right elbow midway through the first half of the season,will be activated on Saturday, in for the JetHawks game against High Desert. --Matchup: Right-hander Scott Atchison Scott Barham Atchison (born March 29, 1976 in Denton, Texas) is a relief pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. External Links
MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT/WEDNESDAY'S TOP PERFORMERS: Dan Melendez Danny Melendez (born February 16, 1984 in Bronx, New York) is an American football wide receiver with the Washington Redskins. He played collegiately at the University of Maryland. While at Maryland, Melendez played in 39 games and totaled 61 catches for 891 yards. (Pepperdine) went 3 for 3 with three RBI for Ind. Feather River
The Feather River is a principal tributary of the Sacramento River, 170 miles in length, in Northern California in the United States. . . . . Bob Scanlan (Harvard Westlake) earned his league-leading 21st save for Triple-A Indianapolis. . . . Steve Sisco (Thousand Oaks) had two hits for Triple-A Richmond. . . . Bobby Cowan (Saugus) was perfect in two-thirds of an inning of relief to earn the victory for Ind. Tri-City. . . . Justin Martin (ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) ) had three hits for Single-A Lynchburg. . . . Tim Carr (Westlake) went two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit and striking out two for Single-A Wilmington. . . . Andy Dominique (Alemany) hit a two-run homer, his 10th of the year, for Double-A Reading. . . . Jeremy Sickles (CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge ) had a two-run double for Single-A Lynchburg. . . . Frank Charles (Montclair Prep) had two hits and one RBI for Triple-A New Orleans. - Scott Magoloff CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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