‘Pigs “Flanded” – lose 6th in a row – Oy Vey!

The IronPigs lose their 6th straight and are “Flandayed”  4-0 against the Gwinnett Braves. Two more games in the series before they return to the friendly confines of Coca-Cola Park against the PawSox of all things. Let’s hope the long bus ride home changes LHV’s MoJo.

1st Nada

Nothing going on in the first as both teams go 3 up 3 down.

Top 2ndRISP

Tuffy toughs one out with an infield single to deep short.

Michael Spidale cutttonn and missed – 1 out

Cody Overbeck grounds out into a 5-4 fielder’s choice just beating out the DP throw to first – 2 out

D. Mitch singles to center – runners on 1st and 2nd.

Tim Kennelly grounds into another 5-4 fielder’s choice to end the inning – 3 out

  • (0 R – 2 H – 1 RISP)

Bottom 2nd  – Still Nada

Jose Yepez walked for the Braves’ first base runner and that’s where he remained.

Top 3rd3 up / 3 down

Pat Misch cutttonn and missed – 1 out

Andres “Let’s Go” Blanco grounds out to short – 2 out

Kevin Frandsen – grounds out to short – 3 out

  • (0 R – 2 H – 1 RISP)

Bottom 3rd Pat Down

A pop-out and two star worthy bunt coverage outs by Misch gives him a second 3 up – 3 down

Top 4Bats… silent…

Domonic Brown flies out to deep center – he just missed that one – 1 out

Tuffy Gosewisch pops out to 2nd – 2 out

Michael Spidale – grounds out to short – 3 out

  • (0 R – 2 H – 0-1 RISP)

Bottom 4HPB + Error = Runs

Collin DeLome leads off with a HBP

Stefan Gartrell singles and the ball gets under the glove of Spidale – runners now on 2nd and 3rd – 0 out

Ernersto Mejia –cutttonn and missed – 1 out

Jeff Terdoslavich reaches on a fielder’s choice bases loaded – 1out

Jose Yepez is hit by a pitch and the Braves lead 1-0 – still loaded – 1 out

Josh Wilson singles to left – 2-0 – still loaded – 1 out

Lance Zawadski hits a “Baltimore Hop with a Kangaroo Hop” for the 2nd out but another run crosses – Braves 3 – ‘Pigs 0

Yohan Flande grounds out to Blanco – 3 out

Top 5Lone Hit

Cody Overbeck cutttonn and missed – 1out

D. Mitch cutttonn and missed – 2 out

Tim Kennelly singles and Pat Misch grounds out to end the inning.

  • (0 R – 3 H – 0-1 RISP)

Bottom 5Domonic Brown new CF

Joey Terdoslavich singles in Collin DeLome but Domonic Brown erases Stefan Gartrell at third for hs 2nd outfield assist from CF  – Braves 4 – ‘Pigs nil

Top 6Picked

Andres Blanco lines to left – 1 out

Kevin Frandsen grounds out to 2nd – 2 out

Domonic Brown walks and is subsequently picked – 3 out

  • (0 R – 3 H – 0-1 RISP)

Bottom 6Down Pat

3 up 3 down for Misch

Top 7‘Pigs ”Flanded”

Yohan Flande ‘Flandes’ Gosewisch, Spidale, and Overbeck in order.

  • (0 R – 3 H – 0-1 RISP)

Bottom 7They Misched

Misch completes the 7th retiring Pie, Durango, and DeLome – Braves 4 – ‘Pigs zip

Top 8Varvaro uses his… butt?

D. Mitch smacks a liner directly to Collin DeLome – 1 out

Tim Kennelly grounds out off relief pitcher Anthony Vavaro’s back side – 2 out

Steve Susdorf draws a walk.

Andres Blanco a.ka. Andy White {Americanization courtesy  M. Provence} strikes out to end the inning.

  • (0 R – 3 H – 0-1 RISP)

Bottom 8AhhSanches – Bless you

Relief pitcher Brian Sanches retires Gartrell, Mejia, and Terdoslavich in order to end the inning.

Top 9Down and out

Frandsen, Brown and Gosewisch are retired in order to end the game and LHV loses their 6th game in a row to GWI 4-0.

  • (0 R – 3 H – 0-1 RISP)

Dishing in a slump…

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