| ** Carolina 5, Birmingham 3 **
Birmingham, AL --- Brett Carroll's check-swing single started a two-run rally in the ninth, then his diving catch preserved the Carolina in the bottom of the inning as the Mudcats defeated Birmingham 5-3 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium on Thursday night.
Carroll reached with one out in the ninth against Ehren Wassermann (L, 1-4) on a dribbling single up the third base line, then advanced on one of five Barons errors as first baseman Corey Smith dropped Micah Schnurstein's late throw. Jamie Athas, who homered in the seventh to tie the game, dropped a single into left-center to score Carroll. The Mudcats (31-37) would add one more run in the inning as Athas was awarded home on a Wassermann balk.
In the bottom of the ninth, Scott Tyler relieved Paul Mildren (W, 5-5), who worked a season-high eight innings. Tyler issued a pair of walks and was removed for Matt Yourkin (S, 3). Yourkin fanned Darren Blakely, then walked Cory Aldridge to fill the bases ahead of Schnurstein, who looped a flyball into short right field where Carroll timed his dive perfectly to rob Schnurstein of a hit. Yourkin then struck out Thomas Collaro to end the game. Mildren allowed six hits and three runs, pitching his fifth consecutive quality start, while becoming the winningest pitcher on the staff.
Carolina went ahead 1-0 in the second inning as Lee Mitchell scored on a single to right by Rex Rundgren, which Collaro overran for an error. Mitchell had clubbed his league-tying 21st double.
Birmingham (30-38) tied the game in the fourth, then Gustavo Molina hit a two-run homer in the fifth to lift the Barons to the lead. Edgar Gonzalez hit Lance Broadway's first pitch of the sixth out for a left-centerfield home run, then Athas' game-tying blast occurred in the seventh.
Carolina snapped an eight-game losing streak against the Barons, defeating Birmingham for the first time since June 25, 2005.
Jose Garcia (1-0, 0.00) will make his second Double-A start for Carolina Friday night against Tyler Lumsden (7-2, 3.45) at 8:05 PM ET.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
| Carolina |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
| Birmingham |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
|
Carolina AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
| Campusano, CF |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.297 |
| Moore, LF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.227 |
| Gonzalez, Edgar V, 3B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.321 |
| Randel, 2B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.273 |
| Mitchell, DH |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.254 |
| Rundgren, SS |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.220 |
| Carroll, B, RF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.278 |
| Athas, 1B |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.236 |
| Arlis, C |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.267 |
| Mildren, P, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.091 |
| Tyler, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Yourkin, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Totals |
36 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
.254 |
| |
| |
|
| |
BATTING
2B: Mitchell (21, Broadway), Moore (3, Broadway).
HR: Gonzalez, Edgar V (3, 6th inning off Broadway, 0 on, 0 out), Athas (3, 7th inning off Broadway, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Campusano 2; Moore 2; Gonzalez, Edgar V 4; Randel; Mitchell 2; Rundgren; Carroll, B; Athas 5; Arlis.
RBI: Gonzalez, Edgar V (15), Athas 2 (8).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Arlis; Randel; Moore.
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING
CS: Campusano 2 (8, 2nd base by Broadway/Molina, 2nd base by Wassermann, E/Molina), Randel (2, 2nd base by Broadway/Molina).
FIELDING
E: Athas (4, throw).
Outfield assists: Moore (Lopez, P at 3rd base).
DP: (Rundgren-Randel-Athas).
|
Birmingham AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
| Getz, 2B |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.267 |
| Lopez, P, SS |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.250 |
| Nanita, LF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.289 |
| Smith, 1B |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.306 |
| Myers, PR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.214 |
| Blakely, CF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.272 |
| Aldridge, C, DH |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.306 |
| Schnurstein, 3B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
.252 |
| Collaro, T, RF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
.217 |
| Molina, C |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
| Broadway, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Dizard, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Wassermann, E, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Totals |
30 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
.246 |
| |
1-Ran for Smith in the 9th. |
| |
BATTING
2B: Lopez, P (1, Mildren, P), Aldridge, C (7, Mildren, P).
HR: Molina (4, 5th inning off Mildren, P, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Getz 2; Lopez, P 2; Smith; Aldridge, C 2; Molina 4.
RBI: Lopez, P (1), Molina 2 (20).
2-out RBI: Lopez, P; Molina 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lopez, P; Collaro, T 2.
S: Schnurstein.
GIDP: Lopez, P.
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING
SB: Getz (7, 2nd base off Mildren, P/Arlis).
FIELDING
E: Collaro, T (3, fielding), Schnurstein 2 (17, throw, fielding), Smith (7, missed catch), Blakely (2, throw).
|
Carolina IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
| Mildren, P (W, 5-5) |
8.0 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3.86 |
| Tyler |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3.55 |
| Yourkin (S, 3) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2.38 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
3.36 |
Birmingham IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
| Broadway |
7.0 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2.81 |
| Dizard |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
| Wassermann, E (L, 1-4) |
1.0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.71 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3.84 |
Tyler pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Balk: Wassermann, E.
Ground outs-fly outs: Mildren, P 9-10, Tyler 0-0, Yourkin 0-1, Broadway 6-9, Dizard 2-1, Wassermann, E 1-1.
Batters faced: Mildren, P 29, Tyler 2, Yourkin 4, Broadway 29, Dizard 3, Wassermann, E 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Yourkin 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Steven Cummings. 1B: Todd Paskiet. 2B: . 3B: Scott Childers.
Weather: 91 degrees, clear.
Wind: 1 mph, Varies.
T: 2:48.
Att: 5,451.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media |
