Santana, Martinez keys to 1-0 win
Ervin Santana out-dueled Henry Owens, and Jose Martinez drilled a key double then scored the game's only run as the Rochester Red Wings beat the Pawtucket Red Sox 1-0 Tuesday night at Frontier Field. The win pulled the Wings within a half-game of first place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Santana took the mound in his final scheduled rehab start for the Red Wings, after a 40-minute rain delay. Santana was solid, allowing only one hit and striking out two through three innings.
Pawtucket starter Owens retired the first 12 batter he faced, before walking Reynaldo Rodriguez in the fifth inning.
The Wings were finally able to get a runner in scoring position in the sixth inning after Aaron Hicks reached base on Owens' second walk of the night, and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hicks ended up being stranded at second however, leaving the game scoreless at the end of six.
Jose Martinez drilled a 1-1 pitch into the left field corner to start the Red Wings' half of the seventh inning, the first hit of the game off Owens and just the third baserunner of the game for Rochester. Rodriguez grounded out to the right side, moving Martinez to third base with one out. That's when Daniel Ortiz lifted a 3-1 pitch to left field, deep enough for Martinez to tag and slide home with the game's first run.
Santana took the mound for the eighth inning having thrown just 77 pitches. Rodriguez made a tremendous play on a foul pop by Travis Shaw for the first out, racing back to the tarp and reaching far over the railing next to the tarp to snag the ball. After a flyball out, the PawSox picked up a pair of singles to put runners at first and second with two outs. But a flyout ended the threat, putting Santana (3-0) at 99 pitches for the game - 70 for strikes. He allowed five hits, struck out five, and did not walk a batter.
Oswaldo Arcia led off the bottom of the eighth with an opposite field double, just the second hit of the game off Owens. Ramirez struck out, and Owens was lifted in favor of Pat Light. Doug Bernier singled to push Arcia over to third base, but Light struck out Hicks for the second out and got Diaz to pop out to strand both runners.
Owens (2-6) worked 7 1/3 innings, with two hits and two walks to go with four strikeouts. Owens threw 98 pitches, 60 for strikes.
Michael Tonkin took over to open the ninth inning. He got two quick groundball outs, then battled Carlos Peguero through a 10-pitch at-bat before Peguero struck out swinging to end the game. Tonkin picked up his seventh save.
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NOTES: Jose Martinez has hit in 11 of his last 13 games...Red Wings catcher Eric Fryer has been named to the Team USA squad for the upcoming Pan-An Games in Toronto. |
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1954 - Rochester's Tom Alston broke the Red Wing color barrier, becoming the first African-American player in Rochester history. Alston went 1 for 4 with a triple in Rochester's 5-4 win over Havana.
1983 - Former Red Wing, current Rochester resident, John Valley, went two-for-five with a homer and two RBIs in 10-9 loss to the Columbus Clippers at Silver Stadium.
1972 - Syracuse pitcher Rich Hinton starts a memorable day by making a bonehead mistake in the first game of a doubleheader at Toledo. Inserted as a pinch runner for Frank Fernandez, Hinton allows himself to be picked off of second base, botching a promising 6th inning rally. The Chiefs lose the game 6-3. Hinton is the starting pitcher in the nightcap, and finds a decent way to get back in the good graces of manager Frank Verdi. Hinton no-hits the Mud Hens, leading the Chiefs to a 5-0 triumph. Hinton strikes out two and walks two without allowing a hit to Toledo. The Chiefs' defense comes to Hinton's aid all evening, highlighted by a diving catch in left field by Joe Pactwa in the bottom of the 7th.
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