Knights Bullpen Holds On to Nip Cannibals, 4-3

BOXSCORE: 2009 Lake Champlain Cannibals At 2009 New York Knights 6/13/09

Cannibals AB R H RBI AVG Knights AB R H RBI AVG
R.Weeks 2B 3 1 1 0 .302 G.Sizemore CF 4 1 1 2 .245
C.Jones 3B 5 2 2 0 .411 J.Kendall C 4 1 1 0 .274
E.Renteria SS 4 0 2 1 .265 T.Wigginton 3B 4 1 2 2 .236
J.Drew RF 3 0 0 1 .259 X.Nady RF 4 0 3 0 .315
J.Thome DH 4 0 1 1 .101 A.Laroche 1B 4 0 1 0 .245
A-C.Granderson PR,0 0 0 0 .335 B-M.Jacobs 1B 0 0 0 0 .667
P.Konerko 1B 4 0 0 0 .260 M.Young SS 4 0 1 0 .269
B.McCann C 4 0 1 0 .293 J.Kubel DH 3 0 0 0 .268
C.Young CF 4 0 1 0 .295 L.Scott LF 3 1 0 0 .206
H.Matsui LF 2 0 0 0 .293 J.Kent 2B 3 0 0 0 .143
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Totals 33 3 8 3 Totals 33 4 9 4

A-Pinch Ran For Thome In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Laroche In 9th Inning

Cannibals....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 2
Knights......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 4 9 0

Cannibals (23-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORE
L.Hochevar 5 1/3 6 2 2 1 0 1 2.59 A1 C4
C.Wade LOSS(2-4) 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3.86 C5 D4
H.Kuo 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.97 D5 D6
M.Thornton 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91 D7
Totals 8 9 4 2 1 3 2

Knights (20-31) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORE
J.Lester WIN(4-5) 7 1/3 7 3 3 4 2 0 3.86 A1 D5
M.Delcarmen HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48 D6 D7
C.Qualls SAVE(2nd) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.33 D8
Totals 9 8 3 3 4 2 0

ATTENDANCE- 40,900 DATE- TIME- Night
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Cannibals: 9 Knights: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannibals: 1 Knights: 1
ERRORS- R.Weeks, E.Renteria
DOUBLES- E.Renteria(4th)
HOME RUNS- G.Sizemore(8th), T.Wigginton(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- T.Wigginton(2nd), M.Young(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Drew
WALKS- R.Weeks-2, E.Renteria, H.Matsui, J.Kubel
HIT BY PITCH- H.Matsui
STRIKE OUTS- J.Drew, J.Thome, A.Laroche-2, J.Kent
GIDP- C.Jones, M.Young
WILD PITCHES- C.Qualls

One run was the difference at Empire Field as the New York Knights defeated the Lake Champlain Cannibals 4 to 3.

New York scored 2 runs in the 7th inning. The critical plate appearance was by Grady Sizemore who elicited a roar from the hometown fans when he cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 8th of the season). Lake Champlain made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.

The win went to Jon Lester(4-5) who allowed 3 runs in 7 and 1/3 innings. Chad Qualls earned his 2nd save. Cory Wade(2-4) was the loser in relief. It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in his 2 innings of work.

Mitchell Pak was in a talkative mood in the clubhouse, 'Great game! If only we could win all of the close ones - wouldn't that be nice! Since that's not going to happen, I think I'll savor this one for a little while.'