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Naturals close in on playoffs with win
Santiago. Odorizzi takes no-hitter into seventh
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Kane County scores all nine runs in 6th inning
IDF loses 5-7.
Des Moines, IA - Willy Lebron worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief and Omaha's offense continued to sizzle in a 15-5 decision over Iowa Friday night in the opener of the final four-game set of the regular season at Principal Park. The Storm Chasers collected 16 hits, drew nine walks and took advantage of three errors to improve their overall record to 79-61 and their record away from home to 39-29.
Irving Falu's solo home run in the first inning got the scoring started before the visitors added a trio of runs with two outs in the third. David Lough tripled and scored after an errant throw to third base prior to Manny Pina's two-run double that made it a 4-0 game.
Irving Falu's solo home run in the first inning got the scoring started before the visitors added a trio of runs with two outs in the third. David Lough tripled and scored after an errant throw to third base prior to Manny Pina's two-run double that made it a 4-0 game.
Naturals close in on playoffs with win
For the first four innings, Travelers' starter and Texas League Pitcher of the Year Matt Shoemaker was not pitching a no-hitter, but was more efficient than Odorizzi and had the Naturals' offense contained. But in the fifth, Anthony Seratelli singled to leadoff the inning and swiped second base just under a tag. Wil Myers worked a very rare walk from the mustached Shoemaker, and then Mario Lisson bunted both runners over into scoring position.
Ben Theriot followed with a sacrifice fly deep enough to score Seratelli from third and advance Lisson as well. Lisson would end up scoring as well on the subsequent RBI single from Derrick Robinson. That would be it for Shoemaker (12-5), who was on an abbreviated pitch count as the Travelers prepare for him to start game one of the playoffs.
Ben Theriot followed with a sacrifice fly deep enough to score Seratelli from third and advance Lisson as well. Lisson would end up scoring as well on the subsequent RBI single from Derrick Robinson. That would be it for Shoemaker (12-5), who was on an abbreviated pitch count as the Travelers prepare for him to start game one of the playoffs.
After scuffling a bit in August, Jake Odorizzi took to the bullpen to make some alterations to his mechanics. On Friday, he reaped the rewards of that work.
The Royals' No. 2 prospect took a no-hitter into the seventh inning as the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals defeated the Arkansas Travelers, 5-2.
Odorizzi ended up allowing just one hit over seven frames, striking out six and walking two.
"I thought it was good. I've been working on a lot of things in the bullpen," said Odorizzi, who had a 4.60 ERA in August. "I was losing my front side the past couple games, so I was trying to get back over the rubber, stay calm and explode off of it. I've been working on that, and tonight I put it into a game."
Selected by the Brewers with the 32nd overall pick of the 2008 Draft, Odorizzi was acquired by the Royals in the offseason as part of a four-player package for Zack Greinke. He started the year by going 5-4 with a 2.87 ERA for Class A Advanced Wilmington, then put together a 5-3 record with a 4.72 ERA for the Naturals.
The 21-year-old right-hander faced the minimum through five Friday -- Darwin Perez walked in the third but was caught stealing to end the inning -- before issuing a leadoff walk to Alberto Rosario in the sixth. The Travelers' first hit came in the seventh, when Gabe Jacobo roped a one-out single to right-center.
"It was the third time through the order, I went for a first-pitch curveball," Odorizzi said. "I was trying to get ahead and missed. I went fastball away and he hit it in the right-center gap. He took it where it was pitched. He hit it pretty well, no question it was going to be a hit. He earned it."
The Royals' No. 2 prospect took a no-hitter into the seventh inning as the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals defeated the Arkansas Travelers, 5-2.
Odorizzi ended up allowing just one hit over seven frames, striking out six and walking two.
"I thought it was good. I've been working on a lot of things in the bullpen," said Odorizzi, who had a 4.60 ERA in August. "I was losing my front side the past couple games, so I was trying to get back over the rubber, stay calm and explode off of it. I've been working on that, and tonight I put it into a game."
Selected by the Brewers with the 32nd overall pick of the 2008 Draft, Odorizzi was acquired by the Royals in the offseason as part of a four-player package for Zack Greinke. He started the year by going 5-4 with a 2.87 ERA for Class A Advanced Wilmington, then put together a 5-3 record with a 4.72 ERA for the Naturals.
The 21-year-old right-hander faced the minimum through five Friday -- Darwin Perez walked in the third but was caught stealing to end the inning -- before issuing a leadoff walk to Alberto Rosario in the sixth. The Travelers' first hit came in the seventh, when Gabe Jacobo roped a one-out single to right-center.
"It was the third time through the order, I went for a first-pitch curveball," Odorizzi said. "I was trying to get ahead and missed. I went fastball away and he hit it in the right-center gap. He took it where it was pitched. He hit it pretty well, no question it was going to be a hit. He earned it."
Kane County scores all nine runs in 6th inning
The Cougars sent 14 men to the plate and scored nine runs in the sixth inning. Yowill Espinal's RBI single scored two runs, giving Kane County a 2-1 lead. Geulin Beltre cleared the bases with a 3-RBI double, extending the lead to 5-1. Brian Fletcher's RBI single made the score 6-1. Juan Graterol's RBI single pushed the Cougars lead to 6-1. Espinal then drove home two more in the inning with another 2-RBI single.
Yordano Ventura (4-6) picked up the win for the Cougars. He went five innings and allowed one run on four hits while striking out five and walking one.
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