Tue, 2 October, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Grays 12, White Sox 6
With 1 out & a man on 2B (Gardner), the White Sox looked to strike first in the top of the 1st. Omar Ortiz hit what looked to be an RBI single up the middle into CF but Steve Baldassari proceeded to throw out T.J. Gardner at home. After tagging out Gardner at the plate, Tad Beagley gunned down Ortiz who attempted to move to 2B on the throw home for the inning ending, tone-setting, double play.
The Grays scored 1R in the bottom of the 1st but saw the Sox answer back with 2R of their own in the top of the 2nd. The Grays found themselves down 2-1 early on. Rather than fold, they responded in mighty fashion scoring 6R in the bottom of the 2nd. The Grays added 3 more runs on in the bottom of the 3rd giving them a 10-2 lead.
Each team scored 1R in the 4th. The Sox scored 2 in the 6th & mustered up 1R in the 7th but the Grays held off the Sox surge & finished off a great season w/a W & the franchises 1st Championship! |
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Mon, 1 October, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
White Sox 2, Grays 1
| MABL classic. Ruiz gets the 8 innings cg win over Riggieri, who also pitched a huge game. White Sox and Grays both got cheap ones early, but it was all pitching and defense after that. Sox missed an opportunity in the bottom of the 7th but found a way in the bottom of the 8th. With 2 out and 1st and 3rd, Ortiz drove in Morales for the game winner on a ground ball between SS and 3B that went off the glove of a diving Mike Gulinello. Game 5 on deck. |
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Tue, 25 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
White Sox 17, Grays 6
| Sox wake up. More details to come. |
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Mon, 24 September, 8:00PM, at Lawrence - Mt. Vernon
Grays 7, White Sox 3
Matt Ferro and the Grays win Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead behind an 11-hit team effort.
The Grays scored 2R in the top of the 1st only to see the White Sox score 1R of their own in the bottom of the 1st.
Each team put up 1R in the third inning.
All was silent until the top of the 6th when the Grays put up 3R. Each team would put up 1R in the 7th and the Grays got the W. |
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Sun, 23 September, 3:30PM, at Scituate - Scituate HS
Grays 3, White Sox 1
The Grays took Game 1 behind another masterpiece by Bill Riggieri.
The White Sox struck first scoring 1 in the top of the 3rd when Tony Tomaro hit a 2-out RBI single. The Grays answered right back in the bottom of the 3rd. Paul Branche worked a leadoff walk & Mike Barba laid down a SAC bunt to move Branche to 2nd. Steve Baldassari stepped up to bat with 2 outs & came through with a clutch 2-out RBI single tieing the game at 1-1. Baldassari advanced to 2nd on the throw home.
Tad Beagley followed suit with a 2-out RBI single of his own giving the Grays the 2-1 lead.
In the 5th, Grant Emde led off with a 2B to RF. Baldassari SAC bunted Emde to 3rd setting the table for Mike Gulinello to deliver another 2-out RBI single.
Victor Ruiz pitched very well in the losing effort for the White Sox. Ruiz was hitting the corners all game long & made it difficult for Grays hitters to find their groove.
Game 2: Lawrence, MA @ 8pm Monday. |
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Thu, 20 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Grays 7, Padres 3
| Grays complete the sweep of the Padres and move on to the MABL Championship! More to come Richard Tuckers! |
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Mon, 17 September, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Grays 6, Padres 0
The Grays win Game 2 behind a sold pitching performance by Matt Ferro. Ferro picked up 9 K's and only surrendered two hits in his CG effort. At the plate, Ferro continued his torrid pace having another solid night (2-3 RBI, 2R, BB).
Greg Leblanc was also a key contributor with a multi-hit night (2-4 RBI, SB) and Morgan Montone (1-2 RBI, R,) chipped in with a clutch double in the 3rd that scored Rob Prenovitz from first base starting the Grays 3rd inning rally.
Tad Beagley continued where he left off behind the dish. One night after calling a CG no-hitter, Beagley followed with a 2 hit CG shutout.
The Grays will be looking for the sweep on Wednesday night when they meet the Padres again in Game 3 (8pm @ Ryan Field - Charlestown, MA). |
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Sun, 16 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Grays 4, Padres 0
In the first game of the best of five series that finally got underway between the Grays and the Padres, Bill Riggieri pitched the first no-hitter in Grays history. Riggieri was lights out fanning 10 Padres hitters in his CG effort. He also got it done with the bat (1-3 RBI, SB).
Matt Ferro led the Grays offense coming through as usual in the clutch (3-3, 3RBI, R).
Not to be forgotten is Tad Beagley's great game called behind the dish. Riggieri and Beagley were on the same page all night and as a result the Grays picked up the W.
Game 2: Mon 8:00PM Grays @ Padres in Chelsea - Chelsea HS |
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Wed, 12 September, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Grays 9, Brewers 6
The Grays & Brewers battled all night in Game 2 of a best of 3 series.
The Brewers scored first notching 1R in the second. They would keep that lead until the top of the 4th when the Grays scored 4R to take a 4-1 lead. The Grays held that lead until the bottom of the 5th when the feisty Brewers scored 4 runs of their own to take a 5-4 lead.
In the top half of the 6th inning the Grays bats answered back. Tad Beagley led the offensive charge in the 6th with a clutch 2 out, 2RBI single up the middle. In total the Grays scored 5 runs in the 6th to take a 9-5 lead. The Brewers scored 1 in the 6th to make the score 9-6.
Neither team scored in the 7th & SP Tom Plumitallo & the Grays picked up the W advancing to the Bay State Division Championship.
Top Off. Performers:
Grays: Matt Ferro (3-4, 2RBI, R, SB), Patrick Potter (3-5, 2RBI, R, SB) & Tad Beagley (1-4, 2RBI, R, BB)
Brewers: Zach Dubin (1-4, 3RBI, R) |
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Sun, 9 September, 1:30PM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Grays 6, Brewers 0
The "Brew Crew" had taken 2 of 3 from the Grays in the reg. season & were looking to build off of that by starting the 2012 MABL Playoffs with a win over the top-seeded Grays.
In Game 1 of a best of 3 series between the two squads, the Grays would jump out to an early 1-0 lead scoring one in the bottom half of the 1st.
The Brewers would hold off the Grays until the 4th when the Grays' bats began to come alive. The Grays would score one run in the 4th & two in both the 5th/6th innings to put the game away.
Bill Riggieri (Grays) continued his great pitching in 2012 by opening the post-season with a 9K, 6H, 0BB, CG shut-out performance.
Top Off. Performers:
Grays: Tad Beagley (3-4, 3 2B, 2 RBI, R), Mike Gulinello (3-4, 2B, R, SB), Steve Baldassari (2-4, RBI, R, 3SB)
Brewers: Chris Smith (2-3)
Grays lead series 1-0. Game 2 of the division semifinal series to be held this Wednesday (8pm) at Ryan Field in Charlestown, MA. |
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Sun, 26 August, 10:00AM, at Acton - Jones Field
Grays 8, Orioles 2
The Grays beat the Orioles this sunny Sunday in Acton, Massachusetts. By doing so, they clinched the Bay State Division title along with the best record in the MABL.
Steve Baldassari delivered a gutsy performance for the Grays pitching a CG and scattering 7 hits across 7 innings.
The Orioles' Milciades Santana continued his dominance of the MABL with his high 80's, low 90mph fastballs striking out 10 in 5 2/3 innings of relief but the Grays bats had already done their damage prior to Santana entering the game scoring 8 runs in the first two innings. Those eight runs would be all the Grays would need.
Mike Gulinello continued his stellar hitting going 2-4 3 RBI, R, SB and was the standout bat of the game for the Grays.
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Fri, 24 August, 7:30PM, at Hyde Park - Ross
Grays 14, Tigers 0
This game was scheduled to be played at Ross Field in Hyde Park but no one ever "Turned all the lights on". Since the lights never came on, the game was moved to Kelly Field.
The Grays took the lead early in this one and never looked back scoring 14 unanswered runs taking the game in 5 innings.
Patrick Potter led the offensive explosion by the Grays going 2-4 2HR, 6RBI and 2R. |
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Sun, 19 August, 10:00AM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Grays 8, Padres 2
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Wed, 15 August, 7:30PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Spinners 10, Grays 5
Spinners go to 2-0 against division rival Grays with a 10-5 win on Wednesday night. The Grays scored their only 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th after the Spinners defense collapsed with 4 errors in one inning. Down, but not out, the Spinners answered back with 5 of their own to regain the lead, capped off by a J.Tufo pinch hit 2RBI single with 2 outs and the bases loaded. J.Tufo continued his clutch play in the 7th, charging in from right field to make a diving catch to end the inning.
Scary moment for the Spinners in the 6th: Trying to protect a 1 run lead, all-star catcher D.Caceres makes a huge play at the plate for the out, but also gets an unintentional finger to the eyeball. Asked how it felt by a sideline reporter after the game, Danny replied, "It felt like I had a pound of sand in my eye."
Great combine pitching effort by McHugh, Gillette & Blomerth.
The Spinners take on 2 out of division teams this weekend. |
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Sun, 12 August, 1:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Brewers 7, Grays 5
Steve VanReenen led the hit parade for the Brewers going 3-4 w/3 RBI's. Kevin Salines, Zach Dubin and Joe Blotner chipped in with 2 hits each. Mike Humphrey pitched a strong 6 innings against a tough hitting Gray's team to pick up the win. Ryan Sherlock came on in the 7th to close things out for the save.
The Gray's offense was lead by Grant Emde and Morgan Montone who had 2 hits each. |
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Mon, 6 August, 8:00PM, at Roxbury - Clifford
Grays 5, Red Sox 0
Pitching and defense get done for the Grays in this one.
The Red Sox would be blanked by Tom Plumitallo in this the Grays/Red Sox final meeting of the season. He would pitch another gem throwing 7 innings of three-hit baseball.
Tad Beagley led the offensive attack for the Grays going 3-3 2B, 3R, BB, SB.
Beagley is now on absolute fire in his last three games. During that span, he is 9-14 with 7R, 2RBI, 2BB and 2SB.
Grays win! Grays win! |
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Sun, 29 July, 10:00AM, at Scituate - Scituate HS
Grays 3, Blue Jays 2
When 2 of the best teams in the league go head-to-head, expect no less than a very competitive game. This much anticipated matchup lived up to all the hype. It was a heated battle between the 2 division leaders of the MABL.
The Blue Jays jumped out on top early, scoring one in the top half of the 1st. Riggieri then silenced the Jays bats until the 5th when Jay Thomas would hit an RBI single to put the Jays on top 2-0. In the bottom of the 6th, the Grays bats came alive. They scored 2 runs to tie the game at 2-2. Neither team could manage a run in the 7th forcing extra innings.
The Jays failed to score first in the top of the 8th allowing the Grays to go to work in the bottom of the 8th. Patrick Potter lead off with a BB for the Grays. Tad Beagley sac bunted Potter into scoring position at 2nd. Enters Mike Gulinello! "Gu" blasted a 1 out wall-ball double to RF scoring Potter from 2nd giving the Grays the W in dramatic fashion. |
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Sat, 28 July, 4:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS (Game 2 of DH)
Brewers 4, Grays 3
Mike Humphrey goes 5 strong and Jean Iona gets his first MABL win as the Brewers win a back and forth game before the rain starts on Saturday.
For the Brewers Jean Iona went 3-3 with a triple, Issac Valdiviezo goes 2 for 3.
For the Grays, Patrick Potter had 7 K's and pitched well in defeat. |
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Sat, 28 July, 1:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS (Game 1 of DH)
Grays 2, Brewers 1
Rob Prenovitz delivers for the Grays with a two out, walk-off HR in the bottom of the seventh and the Grays would win 2-1.
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Sun, 22 July, 1:00PM, at Scituate - Scituate HS (Game 2 of DH)
Grays 25, Cutters 0
In game 2 of the Sunday double-header, the Grays would look unstoppable in a complete team effort annihilation of the Cutters. The Grays would combine for 25 runs, and 23 hits in only 5 innings of play.
Steve Baldassari pitched well on the mound for the Grays, hurling 5 shutout innings to notch his first win in his first action of the year.
But the story of this game was the Grays bats. The Grays would be led by Mike Gulinello (4-5 4RBI, 3R, 2SB), Tad Beagley (4-5 2RBI, 3R), Patrick Potter (3-4 2RBI, 4R, 2SB) and Steve Baldassari (3-5 2RBI, 2R, 2SB).
There were many other key contributors in this one as well as eight of ten Grays hitters would have multi-hit games.
It was a tough day for the Cutters all in all but they fought and they played through it all. |
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Sun, 22 July, 10:00AM, at Scituate - Scituate HS (Game 1 of DH)
Grays 6, Cutters 1
In the rematch of last years championship the Grays would take Game 1 of the Sunday double header over the new look Cutters. They would do so behind solid pitching from Bill Riggieri.
Riggieri also led the Grays offense going 2-3 R, RBI. Tim Zubak chipped in with a solid day at the plate as well going 1-3 2RBI.
For the Cutters, Dave Galehouse had a solid day at bat finishing 2-3 R.
In the end the Grays bats and pitching were just too much for the Cutters to contend with and as Mike Barba would say, "Grays win! Grays win!" |
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Mon, 16 July, 8:00PM, at Roxbury - Clifford
Grays 4, Padres 1
Tonights matchup between the Grays and the Padres was a hard fought game.
The Padres would jump on top in the top of the first inning with a run but the Grays would answer back in the bottom half of the first inning with three runs of their own.
The Grays would never look back on that lead and held it for the remainder of the game. They added one additional run in the bottom of the fifth to win by a final of 4-1.
The Grays offense was lead by Steve Baldassari (3-3 3RBI, 1R) and Patrick Potter (2-3 1R).
Patrick Potter who had a great day at the plate was also a beast on the mound for the Grays throwing seven innings of one run (unearned) baseball while striking out eight Padres.
Luis Caro lead the Padres going 2-3 R, SB
P.S. Clifford Field is gangsta!! |
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Sat, 14 July, 7:00PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Blue Jays 1, Grays 0
| Grays elected to take a loss due to insufficient number of players. Electing to take a loss, per league rules, does not result in a loss of points as is the case with a forfeit. |
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Wed, 11 July, 8:00PM, at Roxbury - Clifford
Grays 6, Senators 2
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Sun, 8 July, 1:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Grays 5, Athletics 2
| Game goes to extra innings...Grays win a tight one in 8. More to come... |
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Sat, 30 June, 7:00PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Spinners 5, Grays 4
Spinners win in dramatic fashion with a walk off hit in the bottom of the seventh.
With just 8 players the Grays played a great game, keeping it close the whole way. In the top of the seventh the Grays took the lead on an RBI single by Mike Guinello (4-4 1R, 2RBI, 3SB) needing only to retire the Spinners in the bottom half for the win.
Bonard started the Spinners rally with a lead off walk (his third of the game) and a stolen base. Elder statesman, Mike Knell (2-3 2R, 1RBI), tied the game with a single making his way to second on the throw home. The Grays then intentionally walked O.Caceres, and got M. Tufo out on a fly to left, bringing up Greg Megerdichian. On a 2-0 count, Greg smoked a ball to center for the game winning RBI and getting the Spinners back in the win column. |
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Sun, 24 June, 10:00AM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Grays 3, Tigers 0
Bill Riggieri had another Cy Young worthy pitching performance early Sunday afternoon throwing a CG, 5 H, 8K, shut out. Riggieri's eight strikeouts lengthened his already large lead in the leagues strikeout category.
Chad Griffith pitched well in a complete game defeat for the Tigers picking up 6 K's and only allowing two earned runs.
Mike Gulinello and Steve Baldassari led the way for the Grays offensively posting the following stat lines...
1. Gulinello: 2-3 2B, RBI, R.
2. Baldassari: 2-3 2B, R
Rob Prenovitz had a timely, two-out RBI single in the sixth inning knocking in an insurance run (the Grays third run). The grays didn't look back and proceeded to win on this sunny Sunday by the final score Grays 3, Tigers 0. |
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Sun, 10 June, 1:00PM, at Scituate - Scituate HS (Game 2 of DH)
Grays 6, White Sox 2
The Grays would bounce back after losing an extra inning thriller in Game 1 of the double header behind strong pitching from Tom Plumitallo who struck out 10 in his 2012 Grays debut.
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Sun, 10 June, 10:00AM, at Scituate - Scituate HS (Game 1 of DH)
White Sox 2, Grays 1
In the first game of a Sunday morning/afternoon double header, the White Sox would come out victorious. In the top of the eighth inning the Sox would break a 1-1 tie scoring one run taking the lead for good.
Bill Riggieri pitched lights out for all eight innings for the Grays notching 16 K's but in the end took the loss because the Grays lacked the ability to come through with a big hit and left too many runners in scoring position.
Victor Ruiz pitched very well in the win for the Ben's Dream White Sox striking out nine batters of his own. |
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Fri, 18 May, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Grays 10, Senators 0
The Grays jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first inning after holding the Senators scoreless in the top half of the inning..
Nate Laliberte had the only extra base hit of the game for the Senators smacking a double down the RF line in the top half of the 4th.
Nine more runs were scored by the Grays during a monster bottom half of the 4th inning. Tad Beagley led the Grays offense going 3-4, 2B, 2R & 3RBI. Patrick Potter also made a solid contribution with a multi-hit game going 2-4, 3B, R & an RBI.
On the mound, Bill Riggieri was a work horse pitching a CG shutout while allowing only three hits. Riggieri would S.O. nine Senators in all while only walking one.
The Senators SP pitched well for the first three innings...so well that between the 2nd & 3rd innings, he struck out six Grays in a row. However, his lack of command in the fourth inning resulted in a bundle of walks & hits for the Grays. |
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Sat, 12 May, 4:30PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Grays 5, Senators 4
With both teams shorthanded, this game promised to be an extraordinary one. Extraordinary it was indeed.
The Grays scored one in the top of the first only to see the Senators plate three in the bottom half of the first. The Grays chipped away with one more run in the top of the 2nd making the score 3-2 Senators. The Senators scored one more run in the bottom half of the fifth inning, increasing their lead to 4-2.
SP Matt Coyne and relief pitchers pitched well for the Senators who shut down the Grays offense until the top of the 7th.
With runners on first & second & the Grays down to their final two outs, Greg Leblanc (1-1 HR, 3RBI, R) stepped up & hit a first-pitch 3R HR to left field into the Chelsea H.S. playground giving the Grays a 5-4 lead.
The Senators had one last chance in the bottom of the 7th to take back the lead which they had for most of the game. They would fall just short & lose a close one by a final of 5-4. |
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Sun, 6 May, 10:00AM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Grays 6, Tigers 3
For the second straight game, the Grays found themselves down 2-0 but where there is a will, there is a way.
After the Tigers notched a run in both the first and second innings to jump on top early, the Grays would battle back to take the lead scoring 1, 3 and 2 runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th innings respectively.
Timely hitting by Greg Leblanc (3-3, RBI, 2B) and Patrick Potter (2-3, RBI, R) triggered the Grays offense. Bill Riggieri picked up his first win of the year pitching well in another great game between the Grays and the Tigers.
* Grays rookie Morgan Montone (1-2, RBI) picked up his first MABL hit. |
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Sat, 28 April, 7:00PM, at Hyde Park - Kelly
Grays 13, Red Sox 2
The Red Sox jumped out to a two run lead in the top half of the first inning. The Sox's two run attack in the first was highlighted by a triple down the right field line by lefty Nick Radcliffe (2-2, 2 BB, 1 RBI, 1 R).
It would be all Grays the rest of the way. They would score thirteen unanswered runs (1 in the 1st, 5 in the 3rd & 7 in the 6th). Grays SP Matt Ferro was the star of the game pitching 6 2/3 strong innings while striking out twelve Red Sox. Ferro also delivered with his bat going 2-3, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI.
Greg LeBlanc & Paul Branche also came up big in this one. Leblanc smacked a key double in the third to give the Grays their first lead at 3-2. Branche played great baseball in his first appearance of 2012 going 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBI.
* The catching of Tad Beagley so far this year cannot be overlooked. This is now the second straight twelve-strikeout performance he has caught (Game 1 - Bill Riggieri & Game 2 - Matt Ferro) |
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Sat, 21 April, 7:00PM, at Hyde Park - Kelly
Padres 4, Grays 1
Steve Baldassari started the game off with a single to centerfield. Tad Beagley would then reach on a walk. Patrick Potter stepped up to the plate after Beagley drew the walk & hit an RBI single that scored Baldassari from second giving the Grays an early 1-0 lead.
The Grays lead would hold until the bottom of the second, when the Padres would score four times.
Valdez started off the bottom half of the second for the Padres with a single. Haden then drew a walk. Julio Gonzalez followed with a 2RBI triple down the left field line scoring Valdez & Haden. Gonzalez was then hit home by Frias who hit an RBI single.
The Padres got the "W" behind strong pitching by Jose Pena who pitched a complete game & had 10 K's on the night. Bill Riggieri pitched well in the losing effort getting 12 K's of his own.
Valdez & Frias had multi-hit nights for the Padres (Valdez 3 for 3, Frias 2 for 3) & Baldassari had one for the Grays (2 for 4). |
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