Broncos and Dillas battle to the tenth; Broncos fall 9-7 in game three
Written by admin, Jun 26, 2010, 1 Comment
Courtesy Danny Angel,
(June 25th, LAREDO, TX)– The Broncos (11-18) and Dillas (16-13) played a wild back and forth game three of their four game series featuring five lead changes and a tie game on three separate occasions. In the end the Broncos fell to Amarillo 9-7 at veterans Field. RHP Eric Eden (1-1) made his sixth start for the Broncos in 2010 and his second of the year against the Dillas. Eden took a ND in his only start against Amarillo on the year. On the other side of the mound RHP Ryan Mitchell (2-1) for the Dillas was making his sixth start of the year and second against the Broncos in 2010.
In the top of the first the Dillas took the lead 1-0 when Carlos Figueroa knocked in Jaoquin Rodriguez with an RBI single.
In the top of the second the Dillas would extend the lead to 2-0 when Jonathan Cisneros picked up an RBI, plating Albert Cruz who doubled.
Jason Diaz tripled to lead off the bottom of the fourth and came home on the David Fowler RBI ground out and the score was 2-1 Dillas.
In the bottom of the fifth the Broncos tied the game. Carlos Arroyo reached on an error and came home on Ryan Flynn’s two out infield single and the score was 2-2.
Eden pitched into the sixth inning; facing the first two hitters of the inning. He walked T.J Warren with one out and was pulled for RHP Matt Gibbs (1-0). Gibbs walked Brian Bueno and then allowed an RBI single to Cisneros to give the Dillas a 3-2 lead.
Ben Wolgamot took the lead back for the Broncos in the bottom of the sixth when he hit a two out bases loaded double that gave the Broncos a 4-3 lead.
In the top of the seventh against Gibbs the Dillas re-took the lead. A throwing error by Luany Sanchez put runners on second and third with one out. Both runners came home to score on the two run single by Alberto Cruz and the Dillas had a 5-4 lead.
The Broncos fought back to tie the game once again in the bottom of the seventh. Diaz led off with a double and Kenny Gilbert knocked him in with an RBI double to make the score 5-5.
In the top of the eighth with LHP (0-4) Vinnie Dechristofaro on the mound the Diullas jumped back out in front of the Broncos. Dechristofaro retired the first batter before allowing a single and then Carlos Figueroa reached on an error by center fielder David Fowler that allowed a run to score. The Broncos went to the bullpen and in came RHP Maximinio De La Cruz (0-2) who gave up an RBI single and the Dillas had a 7-5 lead.
In the bottom of the ninth against RHP Ramon Geronimo (3-0) Steve Bralver pinch hit for Fowler and hit a two out single. Kenny Gilbert came up and hit his second home run of the year to tie the game at 7-7.
De La Cruz started the tenth and allowed a double. He got Stephen Douglas to fly out and Daryl Jones tagged up to third base. The Bronco then walked Alberto Cruz intentionally and then De La Cruz walked T.J Warren.
With two down and the bases loaded the Broncos went back to the bullpen and brought in their closer RHP Franklyn Gracesqui (0-0). Gracesqui allowed a two run single to Jonathan Cisneros and the Dilla lead was 9-7.
The Broncos went down in order in the bottom of the tenth and fell to 0-4 in extra inning games in 2010.
WP: Geronimo (3-0)
LP: De La Cruz (0-2)
S: None
Game four of the four game series right back here at Veterans Field; first pitch at 7:35 PM. RHP Michael Lucas (2-2) making his first start for the Broncos taking on RHP Ralph Roberts (2-2) for the Dillas.
11-18 record does not warrant a new stadium with my taxes time to pack up and fold the team