Billings goes up 2-0 in the fifth on a single by Robert Ramirez and a bunch of wild pitches.
More important was Sal Romano's auspicious debut: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, O BB, 3 K. Two of the three hits were to Socrates Brito. I boldly predict that if he continues to give up the majority of his hits to guys named Socrates, he'll have a pretty nice career.
Now, Dan Langfield makes his debut.
Meanwhile, Vaughn Covington gave up his first run in the third. The AZL Reds lead 4-1.
Carlos Fisher stumbled in the ninth, but Louisville had plenty of cushion, winning 11-6. Big nights for Puckett and Janish. Gathright, Navarro and Daryl Jones all had two hits, to boot.
Bakersfield is 1-1 after one. Hamilton was not involved in the run. Josh Smith is pitching.
Langfield through two innings. 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 BB, 1 K
Steve Selsky, playing his first game in Bakersfield, has cracked a pair of home runs. Hamilton has a couple hits and SB #81. The Blaze lead 5-1 in the fifth.
Covington ran into control problems in the fourth and was relieved by Lorgi Pineda. The AZL Reds lead 5-4 after four. Jonathan Reynoso, like Rachal, is 2-2 with a 3B.
Billings is up 3-0 after eight. Sammy Diaz is 2-4. Jimmy Moran followed Romano and Langfield with a scoreless inning. Jordan Remer is in to pitch the ninth.
Two homers in two pitches. Pretty decent start. The nice thing is that Bakersfield is only two hours away from where he was born. I wouldn't be surprised if he has some family at the game tonight.Originally Posted by mace
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Remer and Bennett Klimesh completed the shutout for Billings, presenting Romano with his first professional win.
AZL Reds are tied 5-5 after six. Reynoso is 3-3. He's a tall, right-handed-hitting outfielder who hit .236 last year for the DSL Reds.
Tucker Barnhart is 3-3 with a 2B, raising his average to .281. Bakersfield still leads 5-1 after six.
Hamilton has three hits, two SB, a caught stealing, a run, an RBI and an error. Kid fills the stat sheet. It's now 7-1. Travis Mattair has homered.
Of the guys in Rookie ball this year, Romano is the pitcher I think most likely to "go Cingrani" and start rising up through the ranks.
Brackman relieved Josh Smith in the 7th for Bakersfield. He'd been starting. Perhaps there's been a change of direction--which would seem like a good thing.
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