Dukes Lose A Close One 3-2.

BOXSCORE: 2123 Ashland Penguins At 2123 Duluth-Superior Dukes        5/9/2123
 
  Penguins           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.De Aza CF         4  0  0  0 .000     M.Bourn CF          4  0  0  0 .275  
  M.Izturis SS        4  0  0  0 .289     S.Schumaker LF      4  0  1  0 .280  
  S.Rodriguez 2B      4  1  1  1 .194     J.Loney 1B          4  1  1  0 .371  
  A.Soriano LF        4  1  2  1 .375     C.Gonzalez RF       3  1  1  2 .248  
  D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .215     D.Ackley 2B         3  0  3  0 .276  
  M.Cairo 3B          3  0  0  0 .000     J.Posada C          1  0  0  0 .233  
  K.Fukudome RF       3  1  1  0 .258   A-J.Arencibia C       3  0  0  0 .180  
  K.Suzuki C          3  0  1  0 .253     I.Desmond SS        3  0  0  0 .288  
  W.Davis P           2  0  1  1 .182   C-R.Theriot PH        1  0  0  0 .318  
  J.Grilli P          1  0  0  0 .000     A.Miles 3B          4  0  1  0 .318  
  R.Ramirez P         0  0  0  0 .000     C.Lee P             2  0  1  0 .143  
  D.Storen P          0  0  0  0 ----   B-D.Fowler PH         1  0  0  0 .296  
                                          K.Kendrick P        0  0  0  0 .500  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  3  6  3                 Totals      33  2  8  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Posada In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lee In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Desmond In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Jorge Posada INJURED (for 0 more games) in 2nd inning
 
Penguins........ 1 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  6  0
Dukes........... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  8  0
 
Penguins (12-17)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Davis WIN(3-2)          6       6   2   2   1   5   1  91   3.14
J.Grilli HOLD(1st)        1       1   0   0   0   2   0  17   0.00
R.Ramirez HOLD(6th)       1       0   0   0   0   2   0  12   1.15
D.Storen SAVE(6th)        1       1   0   0   0   3   0  24   4.97
Totals                    9       8   2   2   1  12   1
 
Dukes (21-12)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Lee LOSS(4-4)           7       6   3   3   0   9   2  92   4.50
K.Kendrick                2       0   0   0   0   1   0  23   6.75
Totals                    9       6   3   3   0  10   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,900 DATE- Friday, May 9th 2123 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Charlie Reliford, Mark Carlson, Dana Demuth, Doug Eddings
T- 2:21
LEFT ON BASE- Penguins: 2  Dukes: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Penguins: 1  Dukes: 1
DOUBLES- C.Lee
TRIPLES- J.Loney(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Rodriguez(2nd), A.Soriano(3rd), C.Gonzalez(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Gonzalez
WALKS- D.Ackley
HIT BY PITCH- C.Gonzalez
STRIKE OUTS- A.De Aza-2, M.Izturis-2, D.Lee-2, M.Cairo-2, K.Suzuki, W.Davis,
             M.Bourn-4, S.Schumaker, C.Gonzalez, J.Arencibia-2, R.Theriot,
             A.Miles, C.Lee, D.Fowler
GIDP- D.Lee, J.Posada
2-out RBI- S.Rodriguez, W.Davis, A.Soriano, C.Gonzalez-2
 
Left fielder Alfonso Soriano cracked a homer at Dodger Stadium where the
Ashland Penguins beat the Duluth-Superior Dukes by the score of 3 to
2.
 
Ashland wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning plating one
baserunner.  Duluth-Superior threatened in the 9th but Ashland was able to
put down the rally.  
 
The winning pitcher was Wade Davis(3-2) who allowed 2 runs in 6 innings. Davis
got help from Drew Storen who earned his 6th save.  Cliff Lee(4-4) was the
losing pitcher.  
 
Mike Swanson was subdued when questioned after the game, 'Sure, this kind of
loss takes a while to get over, but heck, we're all professionals.  We've
been through this many times - it's the nature of the game.  We'll be fine -
as for me - I'll be ready to go again tomorrow!'