June 26, 2012
CRUZ STELLAR, CISNEROS HOMERS AS DIABLOS DOWN PHEASANTS
SIOUX FALLS, SD- The Diablos won consecutive games for the first time in 2012, getting six shutout innings from starter Reymond Cruz (2-3) and a tape measure home run from first baseman Jonathan Cisneros en route to a 5-2 victory in game one of a three game series with the Sioux Falls Pheasants.
Cruz was excellent from pitch one, allowing just four hits over his six innings of work and striking out seven. The right-hander did not walk a batter and earned his second win of the season.
Meanwhile, the offense again jumped on the opposing starter early, scoring a run in each of the first three innings off Pheasants starter Alan DeRatt (2-2). Maikol Gonzalez scored in the first inning on a double play grounder and then again in the third on a sacrifice fly off the bat of new acquisition Mitch Einertson. In between, Patrick Arlis knocked in Brian Joynt with a single to right in the second inning.
In the seventh, Cisneros stepped to the plate with newcomer Reid Fronk on first base and launched a two-run blast completely out of Sioux Falls Stadium, his second tater of the year, giving El Paso a 5-0 advantage.
The Pheasants would draw to within three runs with two in the eighth, but relievers Kyle Cremers and Tim Adleman stemmed the tide before Marcel Prado pitched a scoreless ninth for his fourth save.
The win is only El Paso's second road victory of 2012 and moves the team to 9-27 overall.
The Diablos will try and earn their first series victory behind left-hander Juan Peralta in the second game of the series on Wednesday evening. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. (MST).
Link to Box Score
GAME DATE: 06/26/2012
El Paso Diablos 5 AT Sioux Falls Pheasants 2
YTD YTD
El Paso AB R H BI AVG S. Falls AB R H BI AVG
M.Gonzalez SS 4 2 2 0 .353 J.Kaplan CF 3 1 0 0 .348
U.Marquez 2B 4 0 1 0 .222 C.Morales SS 3 0 0 0 .305
M.Einertson CF 3 0 1 1 .333 J.Bolden 1B 3 0 1 1 .345
N.Teilon DH 4 0 0 0 .291 C.Nicolas DH 4 0 1 0 .304
B.Joynt LF 4 1 1 0 .261 C.Guerrero RF 4 0 1 0 .262
R.Fronk 3B 3 1 1 0 .267 M.Shorey LF 4 0 1 0 .273
P.Arlis C 4 0 1 1 .278 T. Lawhorn 3B 4 0 0 0 .318
J.Cisneros 1B 4 1 1 2 .267 A.Quintana C 4 0 1 0 .300
J.Muse RF 3 0 0 0 .239 J. Anthonsen 2B 2 1 0 0 .174
33 5 8 4 31 2 5 1
El Paso 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 8 1
S. Falls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 5 0
2B--C.Guerrero (9), A.Quintana (7). HR--J.Cisneros (2). RBI--M.Einertson
(1), P.Arlis (19), J.Cisneros 2 (21), J.Bolden (27). HP--J.Kaplan (4).
SF--M.Einertson (1), J.Bolden (3). SB--M.Gonzalez (13), B.Joynt (2),
J.Bolden (9). E--R.Fronk (1).
LOB--El Paso 3, S. Falls 8. DP--J. Anthonsen(2B) - T. Lawhorn(3B) - J.
Bolden(1B).
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
El Paso
R.Cruz (W,2-3) 6.0 4 0 0 0 7 0 3.53
R.Dorado 1.0 0 2 1 2 2 0 4.85
K.Cremers 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.11
T.Adleman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
M.Prado (S,4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.95
9 5 2 1 4 11 0
S. Falls
A.DeRatt (L,2-2) 8.0 8 5 5 1 4 1 4.68
D.Gober 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.90
9 8 5 5 1 4 1
PB--P.Arlis. HB--R.Cruz (6). SO--M.Gonzalez, M.Einertson, N.Teilon,
B.Joynt, C.Morales 2, C.Nicolas 2, C.Guerrero, M.Shorey 2, T. Lawhorn 3,
A.Quintana. BB--R.Fronk, J.Kaplan, C.Morales, J. Anthonsen 2. BF--R.Cruz 23
(189), R.Dorado 5 (66), K.Cremers 4 (92), T.Adleman (23), M.Prado 4 (85),
A.DeRatt 32 (176), D.Gober 3 (68). P-S--R.Cruz 94-64, R.Dorado 21-12,
K.Cremers 19-13, T.Adleman 4-2, M.Prado 16-10, A.DeRatt 106-68, D.Gober
10-8.
T--2:37. A--2089
Weather: 87, SE at 21 mph
Umpires: Plate Ump - Chaze Stodola, Field Ump #1 - Josh Nolan, Field Ump #3 - Troy Solsaa