Saturday Aug. 28, 2010
Posted: 10:10 p.m.
By Kevin Czerwinski
CSNChicago.com
CUBS Tennessee AA
Russ Canzlers one-out home run in the ninth inning Saturday night capped a big rally and gave Tennessee an 8-7 victory over Birmingham at Smokies Park.
The Barons had held leads of 4-0 and 7-4, the latter of which was in the eighth inning. But Brandon Guyers two-run double capped a three-run inning and set the stage for Canzlers heroics in the ninth. Guyer finished with four hits, including a pair of doubles and four RBIs.
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The GuyerCanzler tandem also helped make a winner of Kyle Smit, who picked up his fourth victory since coming over from the Dodgers in a July 31 deal. Smit 4-1 pitched a scoreless ninth, helping get Aaron Shafer off the hook after he allowed the three eighth-inning runs that gave the Barons their second big lead.
Trey McNutt started for the Smokies and allowed four runs two earned in five innings.
Peoria A
DJ Fitzgeralds three-run triple capped a five-run second inning and propelled Peoria to a 7-1 victory over Clinton at OBrien Field.
Clinton had committed a pair of errors that fueled the rally, which began after the Chiefs had already made two outs. Anthony Giansanti had an RBI double while Hak-Ju Lee added a run-scoring single in the inning. Fitzgerald finished with four hits and four RBIs while Giansanti had three hits.
Austin Kirk allowed a run in 5 23 innings of relief to earn his first Midwest League victory. He fanned four, walked one and gave up a hit.
In other action, Lakeland blanked Daytona, 3-0, at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Cubs managed only four hits and Nick Struck 0-2 took the loss after allowing a run in four innings.Iowa dropped a 5-4 decision at Omaha, leaving them just a half game ahead of Memphis in the Pacific Coast Leagues American North Division. The I-Cubs have been in first place since July 20. Austin Bibens-Dirkx took the loss, his third staright, after allowing five runs in 4 23 innings. Bryan LaHair had a homer and two RBIs.
WHITE SOXWinston-Salem A
Nick Ciollis Carolina debut was a successful Saturday night as Winston-Salem upended Myrtle Beach, 8-3, at BB&T Ballpark.
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Ciolli was promoted from Kannapolis earlier in the day after Brandon Short was placed on the disabled list with an oblique strain. Short hasnt played since Aug. 18. Ciolli, who had 73 RBIs in the South Atlantic League, picked right up where he left off at Kannapolis, collecting a pair of hits, scoring twice and driving in a run.
Luis Sierra drove in three runs and extended his hitting streak to six games with a pair of hits. Jon Gilmore had three hits and two RBIs.Terry Doyle picked up his second consecutive victory, scattering seven hits and allowing three runs over seven innings. Ryan Kussmaul struck out four over two scoreless innings for his first save.LHP Garrett Johnson was promoted to Charlotte.
Kannapolis A
The Intimidators got a strong start from Ryan Buch and though the bullpen stumbled a bit, the Intimidators were able to hang on for a 6-5 victory over Lexington at Fieldcret Cannon Stadium.
Buch 5-2 snapped a two-game losing streak and equaled a season-high with seven strikeouts. He went 6 23 innings, his second-longest outing of the year, allowing a pair of unearned runs. Kevin Moran allowed three eighth-inning runs to make things closer than they needed to before Orlando Santos earned his 14th save with a perfect ninth.
The Intimidators used a four-run sixth inning to break the game open. The Legends committed a pair of errors and threw three wild pitches in the inning to fuel the rally.Dan Wagner had a pair of hits and scored twice for Kannapolis, which will now finish the regular season on the road.
Bristol Rookie
The Sox exploded for five seventh-inning runs on Saturday and defeated visiting Pulaski, 9-6.
Mike Schwartzs two-run single was the highlight of an inning that also saw Pulaski make a pair of errors and hit a batter with a pitch. Rangel Ravelo finished with three this and drove in a pair while Dan Black also had two RBIs.
Austin Evans allowed a run in two innings of relief to pick up the victory.
In other action, Russ Canzlers one-out home run in the ninth inning Saturday night capped a big rally and gave Tennessee an 8-7 victory over Birmingham at Smokies Park. Anthony Carter took the loss, his fourth of the season. The loss was Birminghams seventh in a row to Tennessee. ... Dayan Viciedo's two-run blast in the bottom of the 11th gave Charlotte a 3-1 victory over Durham at Knights Stadium. Miguel Socolovich tossed two scoreless innings for the win. Prior to the game, Carlos Torres was recalled by the White Sox when Erick Threets went on the disabled list.
Kevin Czerwinski can be reached at ktczerwinski@gmail.com.