From the desk of: GROWLINGS FROM BROOKLYN
NEWAR BEARS: Split Four Game Series With Worcester.
See Game One and Game Two; HERE
GAME THREE FINAL: Worcester 4; Newark 2.
After a rain delay and getting shut-out for eight innings, the Bears finally mustered some offense against Worcester in the ninth inning. But they fell half-way short of a comeback last night losing 4-2 in game three of the four game series against the Tornadoes. The loss dipped the Bears percentage points behind Brockton for second place overall in the League.
Newark starter; Jesse Estrada; took another tough loss. He falls to 1-3 on the season as he lasted 4.2 innings and gave up three of Worcester's runs. TJ Hose and Kyle Morrison pitched 4.2 innings in relief and allowed one more run to the Tornadoes.
TJ Hose actually had himself a rather stellar appearance. He pitched 2.2 innings; gave up no hits and struck out five.
Tim Raines Jr. has seen his batting average rise from .348 to .371 recently. He went 2 for 3 in this game with a run scored. Danny Santiesteban carried a big stick with a 3 for 4 night and 2 RBI.
GAME FOUR; SERIES FINAL: Newark 8; Worcester 7.
The Bears grabbed the last game of this four game series to earn a split with the Worcester Tornadoes.
Each team took turns pelting each other with four runs in the first inning. Worcester picked up three more runs in the second inning to make it a 7-4 game. The Bears clawed their way back with a run in the third and fourth innings. Then in the fifth, they scored two more to take an 8-7 lead.
That's when Coach Tim Raines Sr.'s bullpen, the backbone of this team, stepped up yet again in support of the starting pitching; which frankly, wasn't very good on either team's part late this afternoon.
Newark's starter; Casey Gaynor; picked up his first win, in his first start, in his first game of 2011 in spite of giving up 8 hits and 7 runs (all earned) over his 5 innings pitched.
In relief, the bullpen shined again while protecting the Bears' lead. Matt Fitton was first. He pitched two innings; allowed one walk; a hit; and struck out one. Chris Rollins and his season 0.84 ERA were called upon to pitch the eighth inning. He struck out two batters for his part with no hits or walks allowed. Mikey Mehlich was then summoned to close out the game for Newark. After plunking the lead-off batter, Mikey retired the next three in order to earn his 5th Save of the season. His ERA is a microscopic 0.75 now.
Brandon Watson, now batting .336 this season, had an outstanding day at the plate batting lead-off, -going 5 for 5 with 2 runs scored.
Daryle Ward; 2 for 3; with two RBI, climbed to a .378 batting average.
Todd Gossage hit a solo home run in the third inning. Burt Reynolds homered in the fifth inning.
Billy Alvino; Daryle Ward; and Burt Reynolds all had 2 RBI each.
SEASON RECORD/ OVERALL LEAGUE STANDINGS:
Entering Thursday's Games:
1st - 20-6 - Quebec Capitales
2nd - 15-10 - Brockton Rox
3rd - 16-11 - NEWARK BEARS
4th - 16-11 - New Jersey Jackals
After Thursday Finals:
1st - 21-6 - Quebec Capitales
2nd - 17-11- NEWARK BEARS - 4.5 games back
3rd - 17-11 - New Jersey Jackals
4th - 15-11 - Brockton Rox - After two and one half hour rain delay, Rox lose 1st game of DH. 2nd game to start by 11pm Thursday. League Rules prohibit an inning starting past midnight. Brockton and the Rockland Boulders will have roughly one hour to play game two.
***Game Two; Brockton/Rockland - Cancelled curfew.
Quebec; Newark; and New jersey all won tonight. And you can see, a little pack has formed for second place overall. Brockton and Newark have been battling for position all season. Now New Jersey; winners of their last four in a row; have joined the party after getting off to a slow start this season.
NEWS: In the Rockland Boulder's home park, Brockton Rox manager; Bill Buckner; and a few Brockton players got into a heated exchange with the game's umpiring crew as they were all leaving the field after the game. The incident occurred in full view of a number of remaining fans on Rockland's park concourse (designed to be fan/player interactive). Cooler heads prevailed and the night ended without further incident, although the League announced they will look into the matter.
Mike.BTB
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Newark Bears ~ Worcester Tornadoes Rip Through The Den
From the desk of: THE BRICK CITY NINE
Game One: Monday Final - Bears 4; Tornadoes 3
Newark's DH; Kyle LaMotta; drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night in the first game of a four game series against the visiting Worcester Tornadoes.
Anthony Pluta got the win in relief as Coach Raines used four Bears' pitchers to eek out a win. Aaron Kalb started for Newark and lasted 5.1 innings. He gave up six hits and all three of Worcester's earned runs. He walked four and struck out four along the way.
The bullpen took over for Newark and turned in a stellar effort. Chris Collins was called on first. He turned in 1.2 innings and gave up one hit. Second out of the pen was Matt Fitton. In 1.1 innings, he gave up a walk; one hit; and pounded the catcher's mitt with three strikeouts. Anthony Pluta closed it out and earned a win as the beneficiary of Kyle LaMotta's game winning hit.
Game Two: Tuesday Final - Tornadoes 10; Bears 4
Starting pitcher Alex Smith and the Bears suffered a calamitous first inning against Worcester. Three errors; two walks; and three hits all led to an quick 5-0 deficit. Only one Tornado run was earned. And after only two innings pitched, it was off to the showers for Smith.
Recently signed shortstop; Juan Martinez (Jeff Toth was released); committed two of the Bears' errors while right fielder Danny Santiesteban committed the third Newark miscue of the inning with an errant throw.
Over the third and fourth innings, things just proceeded to get worse for Newark. Three more runs came across the plate for a 8-0 Worcester lead. Eric Eden was summoned to pitch in the third inning as Coach Raines made an early call to the bullpen. And Eric fared little better. He pitched 4.1 innings and allowed Worcester another five runs on eight hits.
Last night's winning pitcher; Anthony Pluta; was then called upon to take over in the seventh. But the Bears were behind 10-3 by then and had committed six errors in the game. Pluta pitched a scoreless eighth. Mikey Mehlich was tasked with the ninth inning as the third reliever used by Coach Raines. He served up a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
Worcester starting pitcher; Ryan Bicondoa cruised, but ran out of gas in the fifth inning. After getting the first two outs, he allowed three straight singles before walking Danny Santiesteban with the bases loaded for the Bears' first run of the game. Over his first four innings however, he struck out nine Newark batters, while allowing only three hits and two walks.
The Tornado bullpen picked up where Bicondoa left off. Worcesters' relievers struck out another six batters in wrapping up the second game of this four game series; knotting things up at a game apiece. Danny Santiesteban was ejected after striking out looking for the second out of the ninth inning.
Fifteen hits and six errors; you can't win like that. And that's the kind of game it was for the Bears; frustrating.
The Brockton Rox defeated the Rockland Boulders tonight, and coupled with the Bears loss, means the two teams are tied again for second place overall in the CanAm League with 15-10 records respectively.
Mike.BTB
NEWARK BEARS: Series Against Worcester Tied 1-1.
Game One: Monday Final - Bears 4; Tornadoes 3
Newark's DH; Kyle LaMotta; drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night in the first game of a four game series against the visiting Worcester Tornadoes.
Anthony Pluta got the win in relief as Coach Raines used four Bears' pitchers to eek out a win. Aaron Kalb started for Newark and lasted 5.1 innings. He gave up six hits and all three of Worcester's earned runs. He walked four and struck out four along the way.
The bullpen took over for Newark and turned in a stellar effort. Chris Collins was called on first. He turned in 1.2 innings and gave up one hit. Second out of the pen was Matt Fitton. In 1.1 innings, he gave up a walk; one hit; and pounded the catcher's mitt with three strikeouts. Anthony Pluta closed it out and earned a win as the beneficiary of Kyle LaMotta's game winning hit.
Starting pitcher Alex Smith and the Bears suffered a calamitous first inning against Worcester. Three errors; two walks; and three hits all led to an quick 5-0 deficit. Only one Tornado run was earned. And after only two innings pitched, it was off to the showers for Smith.
Recently signed shortstop; Juan Martinez (Jeff Toth was released); committed two of the Bears' errors while right fielder Danny Santiesteban committed the third Newark miscue of the inning with an errant throw.
Over the third and fourth innings, things just proceeded to get worse for Newark. Three more runs came across the plate for a 8-0 Worcester lead. Eric Eden was summoned to pitch in the third inning as Coach Raines made an early call to the bullpen. And Eric fared little better. He pitched 4.1 innings and allowed Worcester another five runs on eight hits.
Last night's winning pitcher; Anthony Pluta; was then called upon to take over in the seventh. But the Bears were behind 10-3 by then and had committed six errors in the game. Pluta pitched a scoreless eighth. Mikey Mehlich was tasked with the ninth inning as the third reliever used by Coach Raines. He served up a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
Worcester starting pitcher; Ryan Bicondoa cruised, but ran out of gas in the fifth inning. After getting the first two outs, he allowed three straight singles before walking Danny Santiesteban with the bases loaded for the Bears' first run of the game. Over his first four innings however, he struck out nine Newark batters, while allowing only three hits and two walks.
The Tornado bullpen picked up where Bicondoa left off. Worcesters' relievers struck out another six batters in wrapping up the second game of this four game series; knotting things up at a game apiece. Danny Santiesteban was ejected after striking out looking for the second out of the ninth inning.
Fifteen hits and six errors; you can't win like that. And that's the kind of game it was for the Bears; frustrating.
The Brockton Rox defeated the Rockland Boulders tonight, and coupled with the Bears loss, means the two teams are tied again for second place overall in the CanAm League with 15-10 records respectively.
Mike.BTB
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Newark Bears ~ Take Rubber Game Against Worcester Tornadoes
From the desk of: GROWLINGS FROM BROOKLYN
NEWARK BEARS: Leave Worcester With Second Best Record In CanAm League.
FINAL:
BEARS...........6
Tornadoes......1
Newark wins first series between each other two games to one.
The Worcester Tornadoes won their first shut out of the season Tuesday night against these Bears, and they were looking to do it again in the rubber game of this series. Worcester starter; Nick Serino; and Bears' starter; Alex Smith traded zeroes through the first sixth innings.
The Bears were stymied trying to overcome a one and two run deficit last night and were having trouble again getting on the scoreboard Wednesday.
But with the commencement of the seventh inning, the second game started; i.e. - late innings. Serino started the seventh but got into quick trouble. Worcester deferred to their bullpen with Ryan Walfield. And by the time the seventh inning was over, the Bears were leading 5-0. The Bears' at-bat was highlighted by an RBI single by Kyle LaMotta; Brandon Watson had an RBI sac fly; Tim Raines Jr.'s two run triple; and a double by Ward scored Raines.
Alex Smith completed the seventh inning for Newark before he too was done for the evening. He left surrendering only four hits and no runs allowed. A high, five walks and two strikeouts complete his line. It was his third win this season.
Chris Rollins would give up a run in one inning of relief and Mikey Mehlich closed out the ninth in a non-save situation.
The win improves the Bears' record to a League second best 13-7, behind Quebec.
After a travel day tomorrow, the Bears start a series against Brockton in Newark.
Mike.BTB
NEWARK BEARS: Leave Worcester With Second Best Record In CanAm League.
FINAL:
BEARS...........6
Tornadoes......1
Newark wins first series between each other two games to one.
The Worcester Tornadoes won their first shut out of the season Tuesday night against these Bears, and they were looking to do it again in the rubber game of this series. Worcester starter; Nick Serino; and Bears' starter; Alex Smith traded zeroes through the first sixth innings.
The Bears were stymied trying to overcome a one and two run deficit last night and were having trouble again getting on the scoreboard Wednesday.
But with the commencement of the seventh inning, the second game started; i.e. - late innings. Serino started the seventh but got into quick trouble. Worcester deferred to their bullpen with Ryan Walfield. And by the time the seventh inning was over, the Bears were leading 5-0. The Bears' at-bat was highlighted by an RBI single by Kyle LaMotta; Brandon Watson had an RBI sac fly; Tim Raines Jr.'s two run triple; and a double by Ward scored Raines.
Alex Smith completed the seventh inning for Newark before he too was done for the evening. He left surrendering only four hits and no runs allowed. A high, five walks and two strikeouts complete his line. It was his third win this season.
Chris Rollins would give up a run in one inning of relief and Mikey Mehlich closed out the ninth in a non-save situation.
The win improves the Bears' record to a League second best 13-7, behind Quebec.
After a travel day tomorrow, the Bears start a series against Brockton in Newark.
Mike.BTB
Newark Bears ~ Looking For A Win Before Heading Home
From the desk of: GROWLINGS FROM BROOKLYN
NEWARK BEARS: Rubber Game Versus Worcester Tornadoes.
The Worcester Tornadoes blew back in the face of the Bears Tuesday night with a 2-0 white-washing of Newark. Four Tornado pitchers combined on a five hit shut-out.
Tornadoes' winning pitcher; Kevin Cooper; pitched five innings of four hit ball. He walked three Bears and struck out two before giving way to the bullpen.
In four innings the bullpen allowed only one hit; walked one and struck out three. Those three strikeouts came in the eighth inning when Albert Ayala struck out the side. Rick Asadoorian pitched the ninth against Newark and picked up his third save of the season.
Bears' starting pitcher; Victor Gonzalez picked up the loss. In the third inning, Worcester touched him for three singles as he also uncorked a wild pitch that led to the Tornadoes' first run of the game. He left the game after the sixth on the losing side of a 1-0 game. Gonzalez struggled with control as he walked six batters and allowed five hits.
TJ Hose allowed Worcesters' only other run in relief of Victor Gonzalez in the seventh.
Only Newark's Paddy Matera was able size up Worcester's pitching in game two of the three game series. Paddy was 2 for 3. The meat of the batting order; Tim Raines Jr.; Daryle Ward; Danny Santiesteban; and Billy Alvino were a combined 1 for 12 against the Tornadoes.
The rubber game of this series is tonight. They'll have an off day tomorrow before starting a series against Brockton back home in Newark.
Mike.BTB
NEWARK BEARS: Rubber Game Versus Worcester Tornadoes.
The Worcester Tornadoes blew back in the face of the Bears Tuesday night with a 2-0 white-washing of Newark. Four Tornado pitchers combined on a five hit shut-out.
Tornadoes' winning pitcher; Kevin Cooper; pitched five innings of four hit ball. He walked three Bears and struck out two before giving way to the bullpen.
In four innings the bullpen allowed only one hit; walked one and struck out three. Those three strikeouts came in the eighth inning when Albert Ayala struck out the side. Rick Asadoorian pitched the ninth against Newark and picked up his third save of the season.
Bears' starting pitcher; Victor Gonzalez picked up the loss. In the third inning, Worcester touched him for three singles as he also uncorked a wild pitch that led to the Tornadoes' first run of the game. He left the game after the sixth on the losing side of a 1-0 game. Gonzalez struggled with control as he walked six batters and allowed five hits.
TJ Hose allowed Worcesters' only other run in relief of Victor Gonzalez in the seventh.
Only Newark's Paddy Matera was able size up Worcester's pitching in game two of the three game series. Paddy was 2 for 3. The meat of the batting order; Tim Raines Jr.; Daryle Ward; Danny Santiesteban; and Billy Alvino were a combined 1 for 12 against the Tornadoes.
The rubber game of this series is tonight. They'll have an off day tomorrow before starting a series against Brockton back home in Newark.
Mike.BTB
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