June 12, 2012
LATE HIT FROM ARLIS GIVES DIABLOS VICTORY OVER SOX
EL PASO, TX- Patrick Arlis' RBI triple in the bottom of the eighth inning proved to be the go-ahead hit in the Diablos' 10-9 victory over the division rival Amarillo Sox, giving El Paso its sixth win of the season in front of 1,492 fans at Cohen Stadium.
For a moment, it looked like another game of missed opportunities for El Paso. The Diablos jumped out to a 9-2 sixth inning lead, an advantage they saw evaporate when Amarillo plated seven runs in that frame to tie the game.
But after several shut down innings by a bullpen that had struggled coming into the contest, Arlis plated Jonathan Cisneros with a drive down the right field line that evaded the dive of right fielder Tim Alberts and rolled to the wall, giving the home team a much needed win.
The fact that the game came to Arlis' clutch hit was concerning for the Diablos, who jumped out to a big advantage thanks in part to a five run first inning. Arlis, who reached base all five times he came up in the game, knocked in two of the runs with a two-out single, as El Paso jumped all over Sox starter Derek Christensen.
It was 8-1 after three innings as the Diablos added a trio of runs in the third, two of them on a two-run double by Derrick Pyles, and then 9-2 heading into the sixth before Amarillo began to rally. The Sox knocked Scott Hodsdon from the game and then pounced on reliever Reyes Dorado. Tim Alberts knotted the game with a two-run triple to right center to cap a seven-run frame.
From there, however, El Paso's 'pen settled down. Dorado, newcomer Blake Cull and Kyle Cremers did not allow another run to score, giving the Diablos a chance to take the lead on Arlis' triple off reliever Wes Littleton (2-2).
Cremers (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning and Marcel Prado picked up his second save, allowing just one baserunner in a relatively stress-free ninth.
The Diablos will go for the series win on Wednesday night behind right-hander Colin Allen. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. (MST).
Link to Box Score
GAME DATE: 06/12/2012
Amarillo 9 AT El Paso 10
YTD YTD
Amarillo AB R H BI AVG El Paso AB R H BI AVG
J.White SS 6 1 3 2 .317 M.Gonzalez SS 4 1 3 0 .339
M.Tucker LF 5 2 1 1 .376 E.Cruz 3B 3 1 1 0 .232
J.Opitz 2B 5 2 1 1 .294 N.Teilon LF 4 1 1 1 .333
T.Alberts RF 5 0 2 3 .424 B.Joynt CF 3 1 0 1 .287
V.Pope 3B 4 0 1 0 .197 J.Cisneros 1B 5 1 2 0 .288
C.Lofgren DH 4 1 2 0 .256 J.Rohan 2B 5 2 3 1 .417
M.Abeita C 3 1 2 0 .271 J.Marks 2B 0 0 0 0 .429
G.Rau 1B 5 1 1 1 .279 P.Arlis C 4 2 2 3 .291
H.Kain CF 5 1 1 1 .272 D.Pyles DH 5 1 2 1 .455
J.Muse RF 3 0 0 0 .280
42 9 14 9 36 10 14 7
Amarillo 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 - 9 14 3
El Paso 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 x - 10 14 3
2B--J.White (5), T.Alberts (7), M.Abeita (2), H.Kain (6), M.Gonzalez (4),
J.Cisneros (5), D.Pyles (1). 3B--T.Alberts (4), P.Arlis (1). HR--J.Opitz
(4). RBI--J.White 2 (15), M.Tucker (19), J.Opitz (20), T.Alberts 3 (23),
G.Rau (10), H.Kain (18), N.Teilon (11), B.Joynt (20), J.Rohan (5), P.Arlis
3 (11), D.Pyles (3). HP--N.Teilon (1). E--J.White (8), H.Kain (3),
D.Christensen (2), M.Gonzalez (2), B.Joynt (4), J.Rohan (3).
LOB--Amarillo 12, El Paso 10. DP--J. Rohan(2B) - J. Cisneros(1B), M.
Gonzalez(SS) - J. Cisneros(1B), J. White(SS) - J. Opitz(2B) - G. Rau(1B),
V. Pope(3B) - J. Opitz(2B) - G. Rau(1B), J. White(SS) - J. Opitz(2B) - G.
Rau(1B).
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Amarillo
D.Christensen 2.1 8 8 8 3 2 0 6.58
T.Lare 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 10.95
P.Bartleski 3.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 3.86
W.Littleton (L,2-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.76
8 14 10 10 7 4 0
El Paso
S.Hodsdon 5.1 11 7 7 2 3 1 4.36
R.Dorado 1.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4.50
B.Cull 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
K.Cremers (W,1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.85
M.Prado (S,2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.73
9 14 9 8 6 5 1
WP--D.Christensen 2 (4), T.Lare (2). HB--P.Bartleski (2). SO--J.White,
M.Tucker, T.Alberts, G.Rau, H.Kain, M.Gonzalez, E.Cruz 2, N.Teilon.
BB--M.Tucker, J.Opitz, V.Pope, C.Lofgren, M.Abeita 2, M.Gonzalez, E.Cruz 2,
B.Joynt 2, P.Arlis, J.Muse. BF--D.Christensen 19 (127), T.Lare 7 (68),
P.Bartleski 13 (54), W.Littleton 5 (71), S.Hodsdon 28 (146), R.Dorado 8
(61), B.Cull 3 (3), K.Cremers 5 (60), M.Prado 4 (57). P-S--D.Christensen
68-35, T.Lare 29-16, P.Bartleski 46-25, W.Littleton 11-7, S.Hodsdon 96-58,
R.Dorado 19-14, B.Cull 16-7, K.Cremers 19-10, M.Prado 13-9.
T--3:12. A--1492
Weather: Sunny
Umpires: Plate Ump - Post, Field Ump #1 - Stegner, Field Ump #3 - Riggins
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