| ** Tennessee 2, Carolina 1 **
Sevierville, TN --- An eighth inning balk forced home the tie-breaking run as Tennessee edged Carolina 2-1 at Smokies Park on Sunday afternoon.
Mudcats reliever Matt Yourkin entered the game with runners at first and third with one out in a 1-1 game, and prior to delivering a 2-1 pitch to Miguel Montero, the first base umpire charged Yourkin with a balk to bring home Danny Richar with the go-ahead run.
Tennessee (7-11) trailed 1-0 into the eighth after brilliant pitching from Carolina starter James Russ (L, 1-1), who absorbed the tough loss. Russ worked a two-hitter into the eighth before a one-out bunt single by Phil Avlas started the inning. Richar followed with a single to left-center, which took a bad hop behind centerfielder Jose Campusano to allow Avlas to score and Richar to motor to third. After Russ walked Steve Garrabrants, Yourkin entered the game.
Carolina (7-11) scored the game's first run on a sacrifice fly by Russ in the seventh, which scored Jonathan Aceves. Aceves had walked with one out and advanced to third on a bouncing single to right by Jamie Athas. Russ' first professional RBI came two innings after his first pro hit, a single to center in the fifth. Russ retired the first 11 he faced before walking Montero in the fourth. Tennessee's first hit was a two-out single by Jon Zeringue in the fifth.
Carolina had its opportunities against Steven Jackson, but could not fully break through. Two Mudcats were thrown out stealing in the first inning, then Carolina lined into a double play in the fifth. In the fourth, Lee Mitchell started off the inning with a double, but was trapped between second and third when Ryan Bear drilled a grounder right back to Jackson.
Tony Pena (W, 2-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings. Carolina sends Paul Mildren (2-1, 6.19) to the hill Monday night at 7:15 PM ET against Ross Ohlendorf (0-2, 4.00).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
| Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
| Tennessee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
x |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
Carolina AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
| Campusano, CF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.382 |
| De Aza, LF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.183 |
| Mitchell, 3B |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.319 |
| Bear, R, 1B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
.267 |
| Garbe, RF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.222 |
| Randel, 2B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.269 |
| Aceves, C |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.143 |
| Athas, SS |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.115 |
| Russ, J, P |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.167 |
| Yourkin, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Totals |
30 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
.244 |
| |
| |
| |
|
| |
BATTING
2B: Mitchell (11, Jackson).
TB: Campusano; Mitchell 3; Randel; Aceves; Athas; Russ, J.
RBI: Russ, J (1).
SF: Russ, J.
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING
CS: De Aza (4, 2nd base by Jackson/Montero), Campusano (2, 2nd base by Jackson/Montero).
PO: De Aza (1st base by Jackson).
FIELDING
E: Campusano (3, fielding).
|
Tennessee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
| Richar, 2B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.279 |
| Garrabrants, CF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.167 |
| Montero, C |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.333 |
| Cota, J, 1B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.148 |
| Murillo, A, 3B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.136 |
| Frazier, LF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.140 |
| Zeringue, RF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
.235 |
| Pena, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Haley, SS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.222 |
| Gonzalez, A, SS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.191 |
| Jackson, P |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
| Avlas, RF |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.600 |
| Totals |
28 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
.213 |
| |
|
| |
BATTING
2B: Frazier (1, Russ, J).
TB: Richar; Frazier 2; Zeringue; Avlas.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jackson; Zeringue; Cota, J.
Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING
DP: (Richar-Cota, J).
Pickoffs: Jackson (De Aza at 1st base).
|
Carolina IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
| Russ, J (L, 1-1) |
7.1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
2.31 |
| Yourkin |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.08 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
2.92 |
Tennessee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
| Jackson |
7.0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
2.84 |
| Pena (W, 2-0) |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.04 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
3.18 |
Balk: Yourkin.
HBP: Campusano (by Jackson).
Ground outs-fly outs: Russ, J 8-9, Yourkin 0-1, Jackson 7-5, Pena 3-1.
Batters faced: Russ, J 29, Yourkin 2, Jackson 28, Pena 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Yourkin 2-1.
Umpires: HP: HP Umpire. 1B: 1B Umpire. 2B: . 3B: 3B Umpire.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:24.
Att: 3,455.
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