Mickey
Jannis threw well again giving 5 quality innings
for the Indians, but the bullpen for the second
straight night, was unable to avoid the big inning.
Again it was in the 7th inning, this time as the
Oaks scored 7 runs off relievers Steve Martlaro
and Joe Allison in Tuesday's game at Thousand
Oaks.
Jannis
left after 5 with a 3-0 lead, started early by
SS Corey Morales RBI double in the second, scoring
C Zane Chavez (2-3, 3 runs scored). In the 3rd,
3B Kris Haycock opened up the inning with a single
up the middle. He would score on 1B Wes Dorrell's
infield single and 2B Ryan Intlekoffer's throwing
error to make it 2-0.
The
newest Indian Cody Smith, son of pitching coach
Bryn Smith, started in left field for the Indians
and came up in the 4th in an RBI situation. Smith,
who was released by the San Diego Padres (was
at High-A Lake Elsinore), chopped a grounder to
second to score a run giving the Indians a 3-0
lead. Smith will be with the Tribe for the next
week or so and then will be headed to Class-A
Modesto to pitch for the Colorado Rockies organization.
With
runners in scoring position and one out Indians
DH Jeremy Bamsey came up to face reliever Cody
Clines, a deceptive lefty with a submarine style
delivery. Bamsey fought off a few pitches before
driving a fastball the other way between third
and short for an RBI single and a 4-0 Indians
lead.
Reliever
Steve Martlaro came in for Jannis and got through
the 6th inning unscathed. However, in the 7th
ran into trouble, quickly finding himself with
a bases loaded no out situation. The first 4 hitters
reached on singles making it 4-1 and then Martlaro
hit the next batter on the right leg, making it
4-2 and ending the righty's night. Manager Scott
Nickason summoned for Arizona righty Joe Allison
(making his second appearance for the Indians)
and he was dealt a tough situation.
Allison
walked the first batter and then gave up a single
up the middle, and before you could blink it was
a tie ballgame. A wild pitch and a single later,
the Indians were down 7-4, unable to avoid the
big inning for the second straight night.
The
Tribe battled for a run in the 8th when C Zane
Chavez opened with a double over the right fielder's
head. Corey Morales (3-3, 2B, 2 singles, 2 RBI,
SB) knocked him in again for his second RBI of
the night, but the Oaks were able to manage two
more runs to take a commanding 9-5 lead.
The
Indians fall to 11-7 overall and 6-3 lead with
a big league game Wednesday night against the
undefeated Santa Barbara Foresters. The Indians
John Thomas, local product and former minor leaguer
will get the start tonight. In Thomas' last outing
Thursday night against Santa Barbara he threw
very well, giving up 3 runs over 7+ innings.
