Upton Hits #16 as Superior Wins

Upton HR #16

BOXSCORE: 2011 Tinley Redbirds At 2011 Superior Blues                9/6/2011
 
  Redbirds           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blues              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Hairston CF       4  0  1  0 .238     J.Upton RF          3  1  2  1 .282  
I-S.Victorino PR      0  0  0  0 .205   E-A.Kennedy PH        0  0  0  0 .270  
  J.Wilson* 2B        2  0  1  0 .225   G-A.Jones RF          0  0  0  0 .254  
C-J.Herrera PH,2B     1  0  0  1 .282     E.Longoria 3B       3  0  0  0 .284  
  V.Martinez C        5  0  1  0 .307   F-M.Tuiasosopo PH,3B  1  0  0  0 .000  
  N.McLouth RF        4  0  1  0 .157     J.Tabata LF         4  0  2  0 .290  
  J.Hairston Jr LF,3B 4  0  0  0 .244     J.Morneau 1B        1  0  1  1 .343  
  J.Hermida DH        4  1  1  0 .174   H-M.Trumbo PH,1B      1  0  0  0 .000  
  N.Punto 3B          2  0  0  0 .311     C.Pennington SS     3  0  0  0 .257  
A-P.Burrell PH,LF     2  0  2  0 .263     A.Rosales 2B        4  0  2  0 .257  
  B.Ryan SS           2  0  0  0 .218     R.Johnson C         4  0  1  0 .139  
B-G.Jones PH          1  0  0  0 .253     T.Gwynn Jr CF       4  0  0  0 .125  
D-E.Young Jr SS       1  0  0  0 .234     A.Lind DH           3  1  1  0 .226  
  C.Kotchman 1B       3  0  1  0 .205                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  1  8  1                 Totals      31  2  9  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Punto In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wilson* In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Jones In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Upton In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Longoria In 7th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Kennedy In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Morneau In 8th Inning
I-Pinch Ran For Hairston In 9th Inning
 
Redbirds........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  8  1
Blues........... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  9  0
 
Redbirds (51-91)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Jackson LOSS(6-17)      5 1/3   5   2   1   1   5   1   4.38
P.Humber                  0       1   0   0   1   0   0   6.75
J.Veras                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.10
A.Miller                  1 1/3   2   0   0   1   0   0   9.00
A.Burnett                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16.20
Totals                    8       9   2   1   3   5   1
 
Blues (74-68)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hanson WIN(13-8)        6       3   0   0   1   3   0   3.23
D.Nippert HOLD(3rd)       0 2/3   2   1   1   1   1   0   7.76
S.Romo HOLD(4th)          0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   4.02
B.Ziegler HOLD(4th)       1       2   0   0   0   2   0   5.01
A.Bailey SAVE(15th)       1       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.69
Totals                    9       8   1   1   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 22,060 DATE- Sunday, September 6th 2011 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Hohn, Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds:11  Blues: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 1  Blues: 0
ERRORS- B.Ryan
HOME RUNS- J.Upton(16th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Morneau
WALKS- S.Hairston, J.Herrera, C.Kotchman, A.Kennedy, J.Morneau, C.Pennington
HIT BY PITCH- J.Wilson*
STRIKE OUTS- J.Wilson*, J.Hairston Jr-2, J.Hermida, N.Punto, C.Kotchman,
             J.Upton, E.Longoria, R.Johnson, T.Gwynn Jr-2
2-out RBI- J.Herrera
 
Tommy Hanson(13-8) and Edwin Jackson(6-17) locked horns in a pitcher's duel
with Hanson and the Superior Blues coming out on top of the Tinley Redbirds 2
to 1.
 
Hanson pitched well for Superior in their victory.  He went 6 innings
surrendering 3 hits and 1 walk.  Tinley had a chance to come back in the 9th
but they came up short.  
 
Andrew Bailey recorded the save, his 15th. Superior won for the 6th straight
time.