BEAVERS BLAST THREE HOME RUNS IN 13-7 WIN
Davis earns win in first Triple-A start
For immediate release: July 23, 2010
Las Vegas, Nev. – Dusty Ryan, Craig Stansberry, and Wily Mo Pena each belted home runs as the Portland Beavers tied a season high scoring 13 runs on their way to beating the Las Vegas 51s 13-7 Friday night at Cashman Field.
Craig Cooper went 3-for-5 with three RBIs while Ryan tallied four RBIs of his own on a night in which the Beavers (38-61) finished with 15 hits.
Portland starter Erik Davis (1-0) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits while striking out seven in his Triple-A debut.
Brett Wallace hit his 17th home run of the season and finished with four RBIs while Danny Perales notched his first home run of the season for the 51s (47-53).
Las Vegas starter Rommie Lewis (1-5) gave up seven runs on eight hits and four walks in only 2 2/3 innings.
Ryan got the Beavers off to a quick start with a deep, three-run home run over the left-field foul pole to spot Davis a 3-0 lead in the second inning.
Stansberry then hit a two-run homer over the left-center field fence to highlight a four-run third. The Beavers scored three or more runs in four seperate innings Friday night.
Perales hit a two-run homer, his first in Triple A, to cut the Beavers lead to 7-2 in the bottom of the third.
Portland responded in the fourth when Cooper hit a stand-up, two-run triple to left field to extend the Beavers lead to 9-2.
Wallace cut Portland’s lead to four with a three-run home run in the seventh inning but the Beavers countered with three runs in the eighth, highlighted by Pena’s two-run blast.
The Beavers and 51s meet again Saturday at 7:05 p.m. in the second of their four-game set at Cashman Field.
NOTES: A day after playing in the outfield for the first time in his career, Kazmar started his first game in the center field … Ryan’s home run was only the seventh of the season of three or more runs for the Beavers … Ryan has now hit a home run in two consecutive games after not hitting a homer since June 5 up until yesterday’s game … Davis was transferred to Portland from Class A Lake Elsinore Friday.
Beavers Game File
FRIDAY’S GAME: Beavers 13, Las Vegas 7
WINNING PITCHER: Davis (1-0)
LOSING PITCHER: Lewis (1-5)
SAVE: None
HOME RUNS: Ryan (6), Stansberry (5), Pena (1), Perales (1), Wallace (17)
SATURDAY’S GAME: Portland (Cesar Carrillo: 4-9, 4.81) at Las Vegas (Sean Henn: 2-2, 3.52), 7:05 p.m; live broadcast on Sports Radio 95.5 The Game and
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