Midland Ends Scoreless Duel With Two in Ninth

North Little Rock, AR-The Arkansas Travelers were shutout by the Midland RockHounds, 2-0, Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. The game was scoreless until the ninth inning when the decisive rally consisted of two hit batsmen and three walks. Jake Haberer issued the walk that forced in the first run before Sam Delaplane was charged with a hit batsman at the end of a 14 pitch plate appearance by Nate Mondou that forced in the second run. This marks the sixth time this season that the Travs have been shutout, all at home.
Moments That Mattered
* Joseph Odom was thrown out trying to stretch a double into a triple leading off the seventh inning.
* Arkansas had runners at second and third with one out in the eighth but failed to score.
* In Midland's ninth inning rally, Haberer hit Tyler Ramirez with an 0-2 pitch to put two on with one out before walking the next two batters.
Notable Travs Performances
* SS Donnie Walton: 2-5
* LF Kyle Lewis: 1-3, BB, 2B
* RHP Zac Grotz: 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K
* RHP Art Warren: 2 IP, 3 K
News and Notes
* The Seattle Mariners made transactions over the past two days affecting the Travs roster. RHPs Nabil Crismatt and Darren McCaughan were promoted to Triple-A Tacoma while RHP Jack Anderson was placed on the injured list and C Brennon Kaleiwahea was transferred to short-season Everett. Four players are up from Class-A Modesto; C Cal Raleigh and RHPs Logan Gilbert, Ljay Newsome and Kyle Wilcox.
* Raleigh made his Double-A debut as the DH batting fifth and went 1-3 with a single and was intentionally walked.
Up Next
The series continues on Wednesday night as right-hander Logan Gilbert makes his Double-A debut for the Travs against righty Brian Howard (7-6, 2.73). First pitch is at 7:10 for a Diamantes Night featuring $1 hot dogs and a hot dog eating contest. The game will also be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.