Link Report for Games of Tuesday, July 6th

[MassBrew]

It looks like there won't be a High Desert game story from the Daily Press, so here's the Daily Bulletin near Rancho:

 

Quakes hold on for win

By AARON MENDONCA, STAFF WRITER

 

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - It was the blowout that wasn't.

The Quakes built an early seven-run lead and were cruising to an easy victory, but had to sweat out a 9-7 victory over the High Desert Mavericks in front of 2,947 at the Epicenter.

 

The Quakes (41-41 overall, 8-4 second half) gave a rude welcome back to the California League for High Desert starting pitcher Greg Bruso.

 

Bruso, who pitched last season for the San Jose Giants before being traded to the Brewers organization, was making his season debut after spending all of this season at extended spring training.

 

He lasted just 2 1/3 innings after giving up seven runs on eight hits.

 

Greg Porter started the onslaught with an RBI triple in the bottom of the first and later scored on a passed ball for a 2-0 lead.

 

In the second, it was center fielder Reggie Willits' turn to smack a RBI triple, and he would score on an error for a 4-1 lead.

 

The third turned out to be a disaster for Bruso as four of the first five Quakes reached base, sending Bruso to the showers.

 

Left fielder B.J. Weed delivered the knockout blow, a two-run single. Willits also doubled home a run and ended the night a homer short of the cycle. He also had two steals.

 

Reliever Eric Henderson finally ended the bleeding by striking out Jared Abruzzo, but not until the Quakes built an 8-1 lead.

 

But the apparent blowout wasn't to be. Henderson locked down the Quakes and his teammates steadily put themselves back in contention.

 

Mavericks third baseman Troy Farnsworth hit his second grand slam of the season in the fourth inning off Quakes starter Jean Toledo to close the gap to 8-5.

 

Toledo had owned the Mavs this season with a 2-1 record and a 3.81 ERA, compared to a 0-5 mark and a 10.31 ERA against the rest of the league.

 

Toledo (3-6) managed to get the win despite giving up five runs in five innings with three strikeouts and one walk.

 

High Desert (29-53 overall, 4-8 second half) scored two more runs in the seventh off Ozzie Lugo to pull within one at 8-7.

 

Meanwhile, Henderson sat down 10 Quakes in a row before exiting in the end of the sixth.

 

In the bottom of the seventh, Weed gave the Quakes some breathing room with an RBI double to score Adam Pavkovich for a 9-7 lead.

 

Weed went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

 

The Quakes bullpen closed the door with Dustin Griffith and Von Stertzbach each pitching a scoreless inning. With a perfect ninth, Stertzbach got his 12th save.

 

Notes: The Quakes have not been over the .500 mark since May 18. ... Anaheim Angels infielder Shane Halter ended his rehab assignment with the Quakes. Halter hit .211 (4-for-19) with one RBI in six games. ... Today's day game pits Quakes right-hander Steven Shell (7-3, 3.34 ERA) against High Desert lefty Manny Parra (4-2, 3.86 ERA).

[MassBrew]

Beloit Game Story from the South Bend Tribune:

 

Rain washes out Hawks rally

By FORREST MILLER

Tribune Staff Writer

 

SOUTH BEND -- Regardless of your allegiance, the timing of Tuesday night's storm was significant.

 

The fifth inning had just been completed at Coveleski Stadium, making Beloit's 4-1 lead stand for an official game. From the South Bend point of view, the rain meant the Silver Hawks would have no chance to rally.

 

And fans didn't have to wait long after the 45-minute rain delay for the final holiday fireworks show.

 

The Silver Hawks remain stuck in an offensive funk.

 

They had only three hits Tuesday, scoring only on Alex Frazier's 10th home run of the season in the fourth inning. At the moment Frazier has the hottest bat on the club.

 

"We need more than one guy hitting,'' said South Bend manager Tony Perezchica, who since the start of the second half of the Midwest League season, has seen his club slip from second to sixth in the league in team batting average.

 

Frazier's homer almost landed in the same spot on the left field terrace where Beloit's Will Lewis and Steve Moss deposited baseballs early.

 

Lewis hit his fourth homer of the season in the first inning and Moss blasted his fifth in the second inning.

 

Frazier's homer cut the Snappers' lead to 2-1, but the visitors scored twice in the top of the fifth on hits by Lewis, Drew Anderson and Adam Heether to go along with two walks -- including one with the bases loaded to Vinny Rottino.

 

"We knew it was going to rain; it was just a matter of time,'' said Perezchica. "And they were able to get the runs they needed.''

 

As the rain began to fall, the Silver Hawks threatened in the bottom of the fifth when Brian Rose and Tila Reynolds each walked, but Jonny Kaplan's bid for a game-tying homer came up short.

 

Lefty Dana Eveland was the winning pitcher and right-hander Chad Scarbery took the loss for the Silver Hawks.

 

Even though the five innings made it an official game, the Silver Hawks announced that Tuesday's tickets can be exchanged for any other home game.

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Thanks for the Salome update, Mass.