Dan Haren dominates Vermont, PCM wins 5-3

Haren (7 IP, 1 H, 10 K, 0 R) was on top of his game and his teammates got to Vermont starter Ubaldo Jimenez early and often thanks in part to the 8 BB his generously issued. Different year, same story - Pocono beats Vermont!

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2009 Pocono Chin Music At 2009 Vermont Fighting Sioux     4/22/2009
 
  Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Byrd RF           5  1  1  0 .286     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .158  
  K.Matsui 2B         2  2  0  0 .000     L.Overbay DH        4  0  0  0 .133  
  P.Fielder 1B        2  1  0  0 .111     A.Pujols 1B         2  1  0  0 .360  
  T.Hunter CF         5  0  3  3 .385     C.Quentin LF        2  0  0  0 .250  
  G.Anderson DH       3  0  1  1 .143     J.Gerut RF          4  1  0  0 .400  
  B.Molina C          4  0  0  0 .273     K.Shoppach C        4  1  2  3 .188  
  J.Inglett LF        2  0  0  0 .500     C.Blake 3B          3  0  0  0 .143  
  O.Cabrera SS        4  0  0  0 .182   A-R.Zimmerman PH      1  0  0  0 .417  
  K.Kouzmanoff 3B     3  1  1  1 .364     A.Iwamura 2B        2  0  0  0 .231  
                                          M.Aviles SS         3  0  0  0 .462  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  5  6  5                 Totals      29  3  2  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Blake In 9th Inning
 
Chin Music...... 1 0 0  0 1 3  0 0 0  -  5  6  0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  3  2  0
 
Chin Music (2-1)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Haren WIN(1-1)          7       1   0   0   3  10   0   3.46
P.Feliciano               0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
R.Corcoran                1 1/3   1   3   3   2   0   1  20.25
B.Jenks SAVE(1st)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       2   3   3   5  10   1
 
Fighting Sioux (4-3)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
U.Jimenez LOSS(1-1)       5       5   5   5   9   7   1   3.86
J.Grilli                  4       1   0   0   3   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9       6   5   5  12   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,540 DATE- Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 TIME- Night 
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Chin Music:12  Fighting Sioux: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Chin Music: 0  Fighting Sioux: 2
DOUBLES- T.Hunter(1st)
HOME RUNS- K.Kouzmanoff(2nd), K.Shoppach(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Hunter
WALKS- K.Matsui-3, P.Fielder-2, G.Anderson-2, J.Inglett-3, O.Cabrera,
       K.Kouzmanoff, A.Pujols-2, C.Quentin-2, A.Iwamura
HIT BY PITCH- P.Fielder, B.Molina
STRIKE OUTS- M.Byrd-3, K.Matsui, P.Fielder, G.Anderson, J.Inglett, O.Cabrera,
             K.Kouzmanoff, A.Pujols, J.Gerut-3, K.Shoppach, C.Blake-3,
             A.Iwamura, M.Aviles
GIDP- P.Fielder, G.Anderson
 
Dan Haren took a no-hitter into the 7th inning as the Pocono Chin Music
defeated the Vermont Fighting Sioux by the score of 5 to 3 at Fighting Sioux
Field.
 
Haren(1-1) simply dominated Vermont.  He surrendered only 1 hit and 3 walks in
7 innings.  Haren recorded 10 strikeouts seeing his ERA drop from 7.50 to
3.46.  The right-handed Haren had his no-hit bid broken up by Kelly Shoppach
who singled with two outs in the 7th inning.  Overall Pocono out-hit Vermont
6 to 2.  
 
Haren got relief help from Bobby Jenks who gained credit for his 1st save.
Ubaldo Jimenez(1-1) was hit with the loss.  He struggled with his control
issuing 9 walks in 5 innings.  
 
Haren was pleased with his performance.  He noted, 'I had good command of all
my pitches.  Just as important, my location was right on.'

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