Link Report for Sun. 5/5

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Final: Charlotte (Rays) 2, Brevard County 10

 

Manatees' bats crush Charlotte

'Tees club nine extra-base hits, including three homers, in 10-2 rout

By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees

 

VIERA, Fla. - Ten different batters recorded at least one hit, with six batters notching multi-hit games in a 10-2 win for the Brevard County Manatees over the visiting Charlotte Stone Crabs on Sunday evening at Space Coast Stadium.

 

Brevard County (16-14) built on its two home runs from Saturday's game in Dunedin as they notched three more as part of an offensive outburst that saw several team season highs fall.

 

The ten runs matched the club's April 13 performance against Clearwater, while 17 hits bested the previous mark of 13. Those 17 hits included nine extra-base hits, which broke down to three home runs - matching Brevard's high in two other contests - a triple and five doubles. The Manatees had not recorded more than two doubles in a game before Sunday.

 

A five-run sixth inning saw six hits for the best offensive frame of the year for the 'Tees. Two of those hits accounted for all five runs, as Nick Ramirez and Cody Hawn each took Stone Crabs (8-21) pitcher Eliazer Suero deep. Earlier in the game, Greg Hopkins went yard to begin the third inning.

 

Following a 3-for-3 night with a walk on Saturday, John Dishon hit safely in each of his first three at-bats of the night to conclude a streak of seven straight plate appearances and six at bats in which he reached base.

 

Among the others with multiple hits were Ramirez, Hawn, Hopkins, T.J. Mittelstaedt and Brandon Macias, whose RBI triple put the Manatees' first run on the board in the second inning.

 

Jed Bradley (3-1, 3.04) earned the victory on the mound with six shutout innings as he matched a career-high seven strikeouts for the third time. For Charlotte, it was their tenth consecutive loss.

 

The Manatees will look to repeat Sunday's performance when they take on the Stone Crabs again on Monday night at 6:35 p.m.

 

Drew Gagnon (2-2, 5.59), who fired seven perfect frames his last time on the mound and has not allowed a run in his last 12.1 innings of work, will start for the 'Tees. He will be opposed by Ryan Carpenter (2-1, 2.48), who has been the ace of Charlotte's staff so far.

 

Brevard County Box Score

 

This was probably the Manatees best all around performance of the 2013 season. Jed Bradley threw six shutout innings to earn his third win of the year. Every player in the BC lineup had at least one hit. John Dishon was 3 for 4 following up a 3 for 3 game last night. Nick Ramirez and Cody Hawn each went 2 for 5 and each hit their fifth home run. Greg Hopkins went 2 for 4 with a double and a home run. Brandon Macias was 2 for 4 with a double and a triple. T.J. Mittelstaedt went 2 for 4 with a double. Ramirez and Macias each stole a base.

 

Brevard County Play-By-Play

 

Brevard County Bottom of the 6th

Chadwin Stang doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Kes Carter.

T. J. Mittelstaedt singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jake Hager. Chadwin Stang to 3rd.

Gregory Hopkins called out on strikes.

Nick Ramirez homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Chadwin Stang scores. T. J. Mittelstaedt scores.

Cameron Garfield singles on a line drive to center fielder Kes Carter.

Cody Hawn homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Cameron Garfield scores.

Brandon Macias doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Willie Argo.

Yadiel Rivera grounds out, third baseman Richie Shaffer to first baseman Jeff Malm.

With John Dishon batting, wild pitch by Eliazer Suero, Brandon Macias to 3rd.

John Dishon flies out to right fielder Drew Vettleson.

 

Audio Highlights

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Sounds Fall Again, 5-1

Round Rock's Five-Run Inning The Difference

Nashville Sounds

 

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Johnny Hellweg, archive photo (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)

 

AUDIO: Hunter Morris' RBI-Single

 

ROUND ROCK, Texas - The Nashville Sounds dropped game three to the Round Rock Express Sunday afternoon at Dell Diamond, unable to recover from a five-run fourth inning put up by the home team. The 5-1 loss is Nashville's ninth consecutive and 11th road loss in a row.

 

After making quick work of the Express through the first three innings, starting pitcher Johnny Hellweg (1-4) ran into trouble in the fourth, allowing Round Rock five runs. The 6-foot-9 hurler loaded the bases before recording the first out on a double play. The two-out play tied the game for Round Rock, scoring Jurickson Profar from third and moving Chris McGuiness to third.

 

A wild pitch from Hellweg plated the go-ahead run for Round Rock and a double from Greg Miclat scored two runs to end Hellweg's day at 75 pitches. Reliever Kyle Heckathorn entered to close the inning, but not before Miclat scored on Eli Whiteside's base hit to make it 5-1 in favor of the Express.

 

Hellweg took the loss, his fourth, charged with all five runs on three hits through 3 2/3 innings of work. He fanned two and walked five, marking the most free bases offered in a game by a Sounds pitcher this season. Four of the five walks came in the fourth inning.

 

Sounds relievers worked a clean second half of the game as Heckathorn went 2 1/3 innings without allowing a run while striking out four. Jesus Sanchez followed up with two scoreless frames of his own, limiting the Express to one hit and fanning two.

 

Nashville plated the first run of the game off the bat of Hunter Morris to grab the 1-0 lead in the second inning. The shallow single landed just fair in left field to drive in Sean Halton, who tripled to the corner in right to reach base.

 

Caleb Gindl, Blake Davis and Stephen Parker recorded Nashville's only other hits, each with a single. The base knock by Parker in the eighth inning extended the infielder's hit streak to eight games, his longest of the year, batting .281 (9-for-32) in that time.

 

Also of note, the Sounds second baseman Scooter Gennett drew a walk in his final at-bat of the day to allow the 23-year-old to reach base safely in all 24 of his starts this season.

 

Notching the win for Round Rock was reliever Richard Bleier (1-1), who limited Nashville to one hit through 3 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking one.

 

The Sounds wrap their second road trip with the series finale against Round Rock on Monday for a midday 12:05 start, looking to avoid going 0-for-8 on the trip. Nashville sends RHP Tyler Thornburg (0-3, 5.59) to the hill against Round Rock's RHP Josh Lindblom (4-0, 1.42). Baseball returns to Greer Stadium Tuesday, May 7, as the Sounds host the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA-Giants).

 

 

Nashville Box

Jurickson Profar went 1-4.

 

Josh Prince: 0-3, BB, CS

Gennett: 0-3, BB, CS

Khris Davis: 0-3, BB

Parker: 1-4

Halton: 1-4, 3B

Gindl: 1-3, BB

Morris: 1-3, RBI, BB

Anderson De La Rosa: 0-3, BB, 1/1 CS

Davis: 1-3

 

[pre]Hellweg: 3.2 IP 3 H 5 R 5 ER 5 BB 3 K WP Balk 75 TP (37 strikes) 3:3 GO:FO

Heckathorn: 2.1 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 4 K

Sanchez: 2.0 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K[/pre]

 

Nashville PbP

Up 1-0, the Sounds loaded the bases on a two-out rally in the top half of the 4th, but couldn't cash in:

 

Nashville Top of the 4th

-Stephen Parker flies out to center fielder Engel Beltre.

-Sean Halton called out on strikes.

-Caleb Gindl singles on a ground ball to left fielder Aaron Cunningham.

-Hunter Morris walks. Caleb Gindl to 2nd.

-Anderson De La Rosa walks. Caleb Gindl to 3rd. Hunter Morris to 2nd.

-Pitching Change: Richard Bleier replaces Ross Wolf.

-Blake Davis strikes out swinging.

 

And, unfortunately, the wheels fell off for Hellweg in the bottom half:

 

Round Rock Bottom of the 4th

-Jurickson Profar singles on a ground ball to right fielder Caleb Gindl.

-With Chris McGuiness batting, Jurickson Profar advances to 2nd on a balk.

-Chris McGuiness walks.

-Robinson Chirinos walks. Jurickson Profar to 3rd. Chris McGuiness to 2nd.

-Aaron Cunningham grounds into a double play, shortstop Blake Davis to second baseman Scooter Gennett to first baseman Hunter Morris. Jurickson Profar scores. Chris McGuiness to 3rd. Robinson Chirinos out at 2nd.

-With Yangervis Solarte batting, wild pitch by Johnny Hellweg, Chris McGuiness scores.

-Yangervis Solarte walks.

-Jim Adduci walks. Yangervis Solarte to 2nd.

-Greg Miclat doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Caleb Gindl. Yangervis Solarte scores. Jim Adduci scores.

-Pitching Change: Kyle Heckathorn replaces Johnny Hellweg.

-Eli Whiteside singles on a ground ball to center fielder Josh Prince, deflected by shortstop Blake Davis. Greg Miclat scores.

-Engel Beltre grounds into a force out, shortstop Blake Davis to second baseman Scooter Gennett. Eli Whiteside out at 2nd.

 

 

Nashville Gameday

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VIDEO: Scooter Gennett double from Saturday

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Brevard County Pre-Game Audio Interview -- UT T.J. Mittelstaedt

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More from Jason Cole on Twitter (posted the Hellweg radar gun triple-digit photo)

 

Want to see Johnny Hellweg throw baseballs very hard? Here's the full video from Sunday's start