Link Report for Tuesday 7/17 - Light All-Star schedule

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

 

Dominican Summer League Scoreboard (includes DSL Brewers/Indians game)

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Media notes, standings, and sortable stat pages

 

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The entire local TV Timber Rattlers broadcast schedule

 

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[And That]

The DSL teams both played this morning and the Sky Sox play tonight during the All-Star game for some reason. Everyone else is off.

[bkrause2]

Final: DSL Brewers 7, DSL DBacks2 4

 

The rain stayed away long enough to get seven innings in as the Brewers topped the DBacks by a score of 7-4, rallying for two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh. Santiago Elizondo got the start and picked up the win after going five innings and allowing four runs. Wilber Diaz tossed two hitless innings of relief and recorded his second save. Larry Ernesto paced the offense, belting his fourth home run of the season while also drawing a walk, scoring two runs and driving in a pair. First baseman Jesus Chirinos was on base three times, collecting a double and a pair of walks while Alwinson Valdez and Carlos Rodriguez each added a double as well.

 

Box Score / Game Log

 

 

Final: DSL Indians 10, DSL Indians/Brewers 3

 

The Brewers co-op team saw their record drop to 11-23 as they were thumped by the Indians, 10-3, despite leading in the hit column, 8-7. Starting pitcher Kleiber Bordones was tagged with the loss after giving up four runs in 4.2 innings of work. The first base combo of Rafael Brito and Elian Gonzalez each finished the game 1-for-2 while outfielders Reidy Mercado and Vitor Watanabe each added a base hit.

 

Box Score / Game Log

[DHonks]

Tim Dillard's line may be one of the weirdest ones I've ever seen.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Tim Dillard's line may be one of the weirdest ones I've ever seen.

 

LOL, do you realize how hard it is to walk four and not give up a run in one inning of work? He should get an award for that.

 

Well, I guess he did get credit for the win ...

[JohnBriggs12]

Which duo is better? Bandy and Bethancourt or Kratz and Nottingham? I vote for the B and B boys.

[And That]

Final: Colorado Springs 11, Round Rock 10

 

SKY SOX WALK-OFF IN BACK-AND-FORTH DUEL WITH EXPRESS

(click the link for many game notes not covered in the story below)

 

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Sky Sox won 11-10 in walk-off fashion over the Round Rock Express Tuesday night at Security Service Field in a back-and-forth duel. Jake Hager and Domingo Santana highlighted the night offensively. Hager finished off with a five-hit night including scoring the game-winning run after his ninth-inning double while Santana hit two home runs in big situations. Despite the 11 walks surrendered by Sky Sox pitching, the bats made up for it as they posted a season second-highest 19 hits.

 

After the first inning, the only quiet frame of the contest, the Express broke out first with three runs in the top of the second. Willie Calhoun led off with his 28th double of the season while two outs quickly followed. With Calhoun on third, a wild pitch during Hunter Cole's at-bat allowed the run to score to make it a 1-0 game. Cole would walk and three consecutive singles by Juan Centeno, Hanser Alberto and Drew Robinson manufactured the two additional runs to extend to a 3-0 lead.

 

In the bottom half of the second, the Sky Sox battled back with a run to get within two, but stranded more in the situation. Christian Bethancourt led the inning off with a single off of the centerfield wall while Shane Opitz doubled and Andres Blanco drew a walk to load the bases with one out. Quintin Berry struck a line drive toward the right-side hole but first baseman Alberto made a quick-reaction catch to save a run. Hager clutched up with a two-out single to plate one before Orlando Arcia grounded out to end the frame and strand three on base.

 

In the third, each side would trade for a solo run to keep it at a two-run ballgame. But in the fourth, Round Rock added an additional run after Drew Robinson doubled and scored after advancing on two wild pitches to take a 5-2 lead.

 

The Sky Sox broke out and rallied in the bottom of the fourth to take their first lead of the game. After Blanco led the frame off with a single and Berry flied out, Hager, Arcia and Tyrone Taylor knocked consecutive singles to get within one of the leading Round Rock squad. Santana followed suit with a big fly, his first with the Sky Sox, out to right field to give the Sky Sox the 7-5 advantage.

 

In the top of the fifth, Round Rock evened things back up at 7-7 on three singles in the inning. In the top of the sixth, they regained the 8-7 lead on Carlos Perez's two-out single to centerfield. But, in the bottom half of the frame, Santana came in the clutch once again with a leadoff solo home run, his second of the night, to tie the game at 8-8.

 

The back-and-forth action continued into the seventh inning when Round Rock took the lead again. Centeno singled to start the frame while Robinson walked to put the go-ahead run into scoring position. Cliff Pennington came up with another single to left field and an error in left field allowed Centeno to score to give the Express a 9-8 advantage. A two-out wild pitch plated the 10th run for the Express.

 

Once again, the Sky Sox retaliated to bring the game back to even at 10 apiece in the bottom of the eighth. With one out, the red-hot Santana drew a walk and Bethancourt singled behind him. Bandy then struck a sizzling double down the third base line for his second of the game to clear the bases at tie the game at 10-10.

 

In the ninth, after the Express stranded the bases loaded to keep the game even, the Sky Sox came up with a rally in the bottom of the ninth. Hager sparked the inning on his fifth hit of the night with a double to right-center. After Arcia was intentionally walked, Taylor knocked the game winning single to left field to make it a final 11-10 victory.

 

The Sky Sox head into game three of the series tomorrow with a 2-0 series advantage. First pitch at Security Service Field is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. Following this home series, the Sky Sox hit the road to Memphis for a three-game set against the Redbirds.

 

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Colorado Springs Box Score

 

What may be the most impressive team stat beyond the 11 runs and 19 hits is that the team only struck out twice. Five hits from Jake Hager, 3 hits apiece from Orlando Arcia and Christian Bethancourt, and obviously Domingo Santana with the much needed pair of long balls.

 

Colorado Springs Game Log

[Mass Haas]

AUDIO via the Sky Sox Soundcloud: "Dan Karcher talks with fellow Cal State Fullerton Titan Nick Ramirez, who pitched four scoreless innings in his first professional start on Monday"

[Mass Haas]

Tim Dillard's line may be one of the weirdest ones I've ever seen.

 

LOL, do you realize how hard it is to walk four and not give up a run in one inning of work? He should get an award for that.

 

Well, I guess he did get credit for the win ...

 

It's even beyond that.

 

In his last three outings, Tim Dillard (see the lines at that linked name) started an inning clean and was credited with a single inning each time.

 

While retiring those nine batters, Dillard was not charged with a single earned run (one unearned run, not his error).

 

During that span, Dillard allowed two hits, walked nine, and even added a wild pitch for good measure.

 

Repeat, just one run, and it was unearned. Even got the win in two games. Beyond Houdini.

 

*In the middle game, Dillard started a second inning, a walk and the aforementioned error later, Qunitin Torres-Costa came in and allowed one of the inherited runners to score, but it was after two outs, thus unearned.

 

Pretty remarkable.