Link Report for Games of Wednesday, August 31st

[PeaveyFury]

But, really, the Brewers need to send Fielder and Hart back down immediately. They do the Brewers no good on the bench.

 

Well, except for hitting PH walk-off HR's to beat Pittsburgh yesterday.

 

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[BrewCrewWS2008]

Well Kloosterman is about to do something you dont see alot, a 20 loss season. Only one away.i am dumbfounded y they have kept him a starter the whole season!its not like he has a good era eighther.

[Mass Haas]

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Power pitcher always seems to start off on wrong foot

Michael A. Jones

Charleston Daily Mail Staff

 

If only Greg Kloosterman didn't have to pitch in the first inning.

 

Unfortunately, that's a requirement for a starting pitcher.

 

The West Virginia Power's big left-hander struggled again through the first, giving up three runs in a 3-0 loss to the visiting Delmarva Shorebirds Wednesday before 2,528 fans at Appalachian Power Park.

 

Kloosterman gave up two singles, a walk and was charged with a throwing error before recording an out. He settled down and retired the next 11 batters.

 

Dave Johnson replaced him in the fifth with two outs and the bases loaded. Johnson struck out right fielder Quincy Ascension to end the threat.

 

Shorebirds starter Josh Potter pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings to improve his record to 4-3.

 

In 27 starts this season, Kloosterman, a ninth-round pick in the 2003 Major League Amateur Draft, has given up 29 earned runs in the first inning, including one Wednesday night. His ERA in the opening frame is now 9.67.

 

The loss dropped Kloosterman to 4-19 on the season one week after he set a South Atlantic League record for losses in a season.

 

Charles Thompson and Gary Glover shared the record with 17.

 

Despite the win-loss record, interim pitching coach Jim Rooney sees positives in Kloosterman's otherwise bleak season.

 

"Even when he was throwing the ball well, there was a lack of run support and sometimes there was a lack of defensive support," Rooney said. "But he seemed to have a knack of staying around and keeping the team in the game."

 

The Power didn't supply Kloosterman with any offensive support, although it had numerous opportunities.

 

West Virginia stranded seven runners, four in scoring position, while recording only six hits.

 

Manager Ramon Aviles was not pleased with how his players opened the game.

 

"The whole team didn't come out ready to play the first inning and that cost us the game," Aviles said. "We didn't execute a couple of plays in that inning."

 

Aviles doesn't believe Kloosterman's statistics accurately reflect his season, pointing to the lack of run support throughout the year. Five times this year, Kloosterman has given up one earned run, but still lost.

 

"He's not catching a break," Aviles said. "When he doesn't make a pitch, they hit it. Sometimes we don't hit behind him."

 

Rooney, who replaced John Curtis last month after Curtis sustained a head injury when he struck by a batted ball during batting practice, said he is pleased with Kloosterman's work after a tough season in 2004.

 

"Greg kind of went through some difficulties last year and this was kind of his comeback year," he said.

 

"Especially early on he was throwing the ball extremely well."

 

Rooney thinks the losing record has taken a toll on Kloosterman, though, but he likes his resolve and believes it will make him into a better pitcher.

 

"Eventually over the last month, just the whole process of him losing games started getting to him mentally and then you started to see some bad outings," Rooney said.

 

"If he makes it through it, which I think he will, hopefully the lessons he's learned can carry into next year," he said.

 

Notes: The Power made another roster move before Wednesday night's game. Right-hander Derek DeCarlo was placed on the disabled list and is out for the final week of the season with a sore hip.

 

Outfielder Nate Yoho took DeCarlo's spot on the roster, but was not in the starting lineup. Yoho hit .298 with 29 RBI while playing for the rookie league Arizona Brewers.

 

With his promotion, Yoho became the 46th different member to play for the Power. That's a dramatic increase from the 2004 Alley Cats, who had 35 players.

 

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Power?s Kloosterman falls to 4-19

By Jay Srinivasan

For The Charleston Gazette

 

Greg Kloosterman?s performance Wednesday night was symptomatic of the troubles he has faced the entire season.

 

The West Virginia Power pitcher?s penchant to get into trouble early in the game resurfaced as the Delmarva Shorebirds eased to a 3-0 victory in front of 2,528 paid fans at Appalachian Power Park.

 

With the loss, Kloosterman fell to 4-19. His 19 losses are the most in the South Atlantic League. No other pitcher has more than 13.

 

All three Delmarva runs came in the first inning.

 

?It just seems like sometimes with Greggy, he feels his way a little bit and then finally with his back to the wall, he starts to battle,? said Power pitching coach Jim Rooney. ?The first inning was a prime example.

 

?It happens, especially when you are having the type of season that he is having. And part of development is not only to learn how to pitch and the other aspects of the game, but also to learn how to win. And that?s going to be a big hurdle for him.?

 

Leadoff hitter Paco Figueroa hit Kloosterman?s fifth pitch for a single and Gary Cates walked. Next up, Quincy Ascencion bunted and what should have been an easy out turned into a run when Kloosterman threw errantly past first base to score Figueroa.

 

Jason Fransz then walloped a single to left to make it 2-0. Ascenscion stole third and scored as Arturo Rivas grounded into a double play.

 

?Sometimes a guy goes through that ... they don?t catch any breaks,? said Power manager Ramon Aviles. ?Either he makes a good pitch and somebody hits it or somebody [in the field] doesn?t make a play. Tonight, he didn?t make a play himself and that cost him the ballgame.

 

?He is 24. In a way, he is too old to go to rookie ball. He has to play here or higher. So, we kept him here all year because we think he can pitch. It?s just one of those years when nothing is working for him.?

 

Kloosterman?s teammates also didn?t give him any support offensively, despite having a few chances.

 

In the bottom of the third, Hasan Rasheed, Agustin Septimo and Hernan Iribarren walked to load the bases. But Angel Salome struck out looking to finish the inning.

 

In the bottom of the sixth, Iribarren doubled and moved to third on a fielder?s choice. Grant Richardson followed with a walk, but Carlos Corporan flied out to leave the runners stranded.

 

For the Shorebirds, Joshua Potter (4-3) got the win after working six innings, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out two. Justin Henington pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save.

 

Kloosterman yielded four hits, three runs ? two of them earned ? and walked three.

 

?Early on, I think I give a little too much of the plate to the hitters,? admitted Kloosterman. ?It seems to be likely. I am trying to pitch on both sides of the plate. It?s just about the execution of the pitches and I didn?t do a good job of it.?