Springfield Makes It Interesting, But Redbirds Win
6/12/09
The Tigers resumed Tomahawk East League play when they traveled to Redwood Falls for a match-up with the Redbirds on Friday night. Jesse Berg took the hill for Springfield and was very efficient on the mound facing four or less batters in six of his eight innings of work. Springfield jumped out to an early lead, but Redwood Falls scored five runs to take a lead that the Tigers weren't able to overcome.
Springfield started the game with Matt Baier reaching on a Redbird error. A passed ball and a Ken Sather sacrifice bunt moved him over to third, before Brady Schwab ripped an RBI single to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. The top of the fourth saw the Tigers start with three straight singles to load the bases. A fielder's choice off the bat of Byant Krebs scored Springfield's second run of the night.
Berg hit a little tough spot in the bottom of the fourth, after giving up just one hit in the first three innings, he walked two batters and allowed two singles. That along with three wild pitches allowed Redwood Falls to tie the game at two. Springfield got three more hits to load the bases with one out in the top of the fifth, but a double-play ended that threat.
The Redbirds had two runners on in the bottom of the sixth with two outs when a wild pitch and a Tiger error allowed two runs to score, giving Redwood Falls a 4-2 lead. In the bottom of the seventh, a double, followed by a single plated the Redbirds fifth run of the night. The inning came to an end on a rare caught stealing at second and home double-play.
The Tigers trailed 5-2 going into the eighth, but two Redbird errors allowed then to score a run, making it 5-3. After a 1, 2, 3 bottom of the eighth, Springfield looked posed for a ninth inning rally. Marty Brandl and Baier started things with singles. Sather was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no one out. Marc Salazar was hit by a pitch to get the Tigers within one, but that would be all, as the Redbirds worked their way out of the jam with a 5-4 win.
Jesse Berg took the loss for the Tigers, going the distance, giving up eight hits and five runs. The Springfield offense was clicking as four players, Matt Baier, Brady Schwab, Chris Sturm, and Berg, led the Tiger bats with two hits each. Ken Sather, Marc Salazar, and Marty Brandl all added a hit to the Springfield total. The loss drops the Tigers to 4-10 overall, and 3-6 in league play. Next up, they'll travel to Searles to take on the Grizzlies at 2pm on Sunday. Go Tigers!
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
| Springfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| Redwood Falls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | x | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Springfield Box
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | ||
| Baier, C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sather, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAC, HP |
| Schwab, SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C. Sturm, 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Salazar, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HP |
| Berg, P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Christensen, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Krebs, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brandl, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ||
| Berg (L, 0-2) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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