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Senators Can't Complete Rally; Fall to Diamonds |
June 30, 2008. Vienna, Va. -- Arlington Diamonds starter Doug Ciallella gave up three runs in six innings of work last time he faced the vaunted Vienna Senators offense. However, with the Senators pitching as strong as it is, that was not enough as the Diamonds fell to the Senators 3-0. Monday night, Ciallella left nothing to chance. He delivered another strong outing, holding the Senators offense to two runs in six innings. The Diamonds offense backed up Ciallella with four runs and the Diamonds took a 4-3 victory over the Senators.
Ciallella came out shaky, even though he had the advantage of the large amount of shadows between home plate and the pitcher's mound. The shadows made it difficult to pick up the spin of the ball and Ciallella's arm action.
“It made it tough on us,” said left fielder Blake Tagmyer. “But [the Diamonds] had to deal with it too, so it should have come out even.”
David Harris continued his hot hitting of late with a solo home run in the first inning. Harris, who hit .545 with three home runs and ten RBI last week, took a 3-1 pitch to right field for his fifth home run of the season. The Senators also scored a run in the second inning when Gunnar Terhune's fielder's choice brought home Mario Williams.
However, Senators starter Jordan Durrance had another shaky outing. After escaping a jam in the first inning, Durrance gave up four runs in the second inning, as the Diamonds sent ten hitters to the plate. Durrance, who has been a master of the strikeout all season but has lacked command, continued that trend with four strikeouts in his two innings of work. When Diamonds hitters were able to make contact, it was usually solid. Durrance yielded four hits and two walks in his two innings of work.
Diamonds shortstop Graham Sullivan got the inning started with a double to the gap in left-center. Durrance didn't help himself when he walked catcher Beau Banglesdorf. Ninth-place hitter Joe Garrity then laid down a poor sacrifice bunt, and Durrance attempted to catch Sullivan at third. However, he delivered a poor throw to Martin Parra, and it skipped into left field. Sullivan was able to score and the inning continued. Billy Walling delivered a key blow later when he added two more runs on an RBI single to make it 3-1. The Diamonds added one more in the inning when Ben Fish reached on an Alfred Rodriguez error.
The Senators bullpen was able to shut down the Diamonds lineup for the rest of the night. Will Krasne pitched three perfect innings, and then Kyle Hald pitched two more perfect innings, while striking out five. Chad Johnson and Jimmy Duggan pitched the eighth and ninth, respectively, and neither allowed a hit. The Senators actually outhit the Diamonds, but weren't able to parlay that advantage into a victory.
Ciallella settled in after the rocky first two innings, only allowing one hit in the next four innings.
“He was a pretty standard right-hander,” said Tagmyer. “He was throwing his fastball with a lot of changeups, which he was able to throw for strikes. I think that we were just trying to do too much at the plate.”
The Diamonds bullpen backed up Ciallella, even with the Senators charging hard late. Down 4-2 entering the eighth inning, the Senators loaded the bases with quality at-bats. Senators' hitters fouled off pitch after pitch, inflating Diamonds pitcher Andrew Martin's pitch count to 41 in only an inning and a third.
Harris started the inning with a 13-pitch at-bat, eventually ending in a well-earned walk. Martin Parra followed with a walk, before Blake Tagmyer laid down a beautiful sacrifice bunt to put runners at second and third. Wes Joy battled off more pitches from Martin, and eventually was hit by a pitch to load up the bases.
Nick Kuroczko then grounded into a fielder's choice, which scored Harris. Eric Walker struck out swinging on a nasty breaking ball, but the ball got away from Diamonds catcher Beau Banglesdorf. Walker hustled down the line, and Banglesdorf's throw hit Walker, which allowed him to reach safely to reload the bases. However, Kevin Hall popped out weakly to shortstop to end the threat.
In the ninth inning, Gunnar Terhune led off the inning by lacing a single to right off of Diamonds closer Andrew Clemens. Just as the Senators thought they had the makings of another rally, the Diamonds turned a pretty 4-6-3 double play and eliminated the threat. Harris grounded out to second to end the game.
In a strange moment after the end of the game, Harris was arguing with first-base umpire Jim Clayton about the previous double play call. Harris, believing that the runner at first was safe, clearly said something to Clayton, who ejected Harris from the game. While it carried no effect on the current game, all ejections in the Clark-Griffith League carry a one-game mandatory suspension. So the Senators may be without their hottest hitter for Tuesday's game against the Beltway Blue Caps.
Andrew Struckmeyer
Vienna Senators