[外電] Chien-Ming Wang throws four scoreles …

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By Hugh Rist | For the News & Messenger Published: July 02, 2011 Perhaps it was the major leaguer who was making a rehabilitation start on the mound. It might have been the fact they drew the largest home crowd of the season. Or it could have been the desire to get the taste of a lackluster performance Friday night out of their mouths. Whatever the reason, the Potomac Nationals put on their best performances of the second half, not to mention the season, by making several sparkling defensive plays, putting together a string of clutch hits, and getting brilliant pitching on the mound en route to a 14-1 victory Saturday before a crowd of 6,911 at Pfitzner Stadium. Certainly the buzz and electricity generated by Nationals’ righthander Chien-Ming Wang, who was making just his second professional start since 2009, was one of the big stories of the night and justifiably so. Wang, who has not pitched for the Washington Nationals, was once the ace of the New York Yankees pitching staff after winning 19 games in consecutive seasons in 2006-07 and going 8-2 in 2008 before injuries derailed his career a bit. Wang, who is rehabilitating an injured right shoulder after initially injuring his foot during his last major league appearance on July 4, 2008, improved upon his first rehabilitation outing, during which he allowed two runs in three innings. In addition, his velocity improved from the high-80s in the first start to the low 90s in this start. Officially, Wang threw between 86-88 mph on the radar gun in the first two innings, before increasing to 90-91 in the final two innings. Wang threw a perfect first inning, making seven pitches without throwing a ball. Two of the three outs he recorded in the frame were ground balls. In the second, Wang walked third baseman John Whittleman before inducing first baseman Ryan Stovall to hit into a double play. However, it took a brilliant, backhanded play in the hole at shortstop by Francisco Soriano to start the double play. After that play, Wang walked center fielder Tim Ferguson, who stole second and took third on a wild pitch. But he struck out catcher Jose Bonilla on a breaking ball that moved low and inside to retire the side. In the inning, he threw 17 pitches, only six for strikes. In the top of the third, Wang retired Joey Lewis on a pop fly to first before Gerard Hall reached on a bunt single. Then with Hall running on the play, Souza speared a line drive by Whit Merrifield and doubled off Hall at first to retire the side. In the inning, Wang made eight pitches, including five for strikes. In the top of the fourth, Wang fanned Testa looking on three pitches before getting Nick Van Stratten to bounce to second on the first pitch and retiring Whittleman on a grounder to third. Overall, of the 12 outs Wang recorded, 11 were notched on the infield. He also made 38 pitches, 24 for strikes. He threw four scoreless innings, walking two, allowing one hit, and striking out one. “I felt pretty good,” Wang said through an interpreter. “Only in the second inning was I a little uncontrollable, but that was okay. Of course, [with some of the defensive plays made behind me], I was able to trust them and that allowed me to be more aggressive and put the ball where I wanted.” Wang said he threw only two breaking balls all night, relying on a mixture of sinking two-seam and four-seam fastballs to keep the hitters off balance and said he was happy with his velocity. He said he has not been told about the timetable going forward. “The only thing I know is I am coming back here tomorrow and getting my work in,” Wang said through the interpreter. We’ll take it game by game and let them [team officials] tell me where to go next and go from there.” P-Nats catcher Brian Peacock, who has caught several major leaguers on rehabilitation assignments during his five seasons with the team, said he was happy that Wang did so well. “He’s just an unbelievable person and treats us so good,” Peacock said. “ He’s worked so hard. Hopefully, he will be able to get back to the big leagues really soon. He was throwing very well and did what he wanted to do.” At one point, Wang shook off Peacock, who went out to the mound to talk to him, despite not knowing much Chinese. “I’ve actually tried to brush up on it, once I knew he was going to be here, ” Peacock said, tongue-in-cheek. “I called what he wanted to throw, just not the location [he wanted], so I spoke as clearly as I could to try to get on the same page. He wanted the sinker in and I called it away. Major league pitchers know what they want to do, so I just try to get into sync with them. ” Potomac (34-45 overall, 5-5 in the second half) appeared buoyed by the pomp and circumstance that surrounded Wang’s start, pounding 18 hits, including four home runs and eight extra-base hits. The P-Nats got a bit of a rally going with two outs in the bottom of the second as J. P. Ramirez, who has 12 hits in his past 30 at bats (.400) over the past seven games, reached on an infield single and moved to third on a looper to left by Brian Peacock. J. R. Higley then drilled a single to left and Potomac manager Matt LeCroy waved in Ramirez, who was thrown out at the plate trying to score by left fielder Carlo Testa. The P-Nats flexed their muscles in the sixth, blasting two homers. Francisco Soriano made it 3-0 lead in the sixth, drilling a one-out solo shot to right for his second homer of the season. Kobernus then beat out an infield single before stealing his league-leading 31st base of the season. Moments later, Destin Hood, who had missed the previous two games due to knee soreness, drilled a homer over the right center field fence to make it 5-0. Wilmington scored off reliever Mitchell Clegg in the sixth as Hall roped a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Merrifield. Clegg allowed a run on four hits in two innings of relief. Potomac got the run back in the seventh as Kobernus singled, moved to third on a double by Hood, and scored on an infield grounder by Bloxom. Hood later scored on a wild pitch to make it 7-1. Neil Holland worked out of a base- loaded, one-out jam in the eighth, retiring Ryan Stovall on a liner to the mound and Tim Ferguson on a fly ball to center. Potomac collected seven hits in a seven-run eighth inning, including a solo homer by Peacock, who led off the eighth by smashing a 1-0 pitch over the left-field fence to give the Nationals an 8-1 lead before Hood stroked a three-run homer to left. Peacock, who began the eighth with the homer, capped the inning with a two-run triple. The Nationals recorded four multi-run innings in the game. Peacock wondered aloud if he had set some kind of record with a homer and a triple in the same inning. “I was seeing the ball really well all night,” Peacock said. “It’s one of those things where good hitting is contagious and when one of us gets going, we all start going.” Peacock, normally the backup catcher, who played right field at the end of Friday night’s game, then found himself starting Saturday, said he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity he was given. “I think everyone knows I am not a right fielder, though I have played some outfield before,” Peacock said. “I’m a catcher. But when I get into the lineup, I’m going to bust my [butt] and do everything I can to help the team win. I think we’ve been playing great defense in the second half and I think we are starting to play much better as a team. This kind of night shows that. It was a great night.” NOTES—Bloxom, starting pitcher Paul Denmy, and reliever Joe Testa were presented awards by members of the Potomac Nationals booster club before the game. Bloxom, who had a 10-game hitting streak at one point during June, was chosen as offensive player of the month. Denmy, who had a 4-2 record during June and finished the month by notching a career high eight strikeouts against Winston Salem, was chosen as starting pitcher of the month. Testa, who finished the month by hurling two scoreless innings against Kinston was chosen as relief pitcher of the month. Hood and Kobernus were also recognized for their selections to the Carolina League All-Star team…Dave Vincent, one of the two official scorers employed by the P-Nats, celebrated the 20th anniversary of scoring his first game at then County Stadium and was saluted with a standing ovation before the home half of the seventh inning. http://ppt.cc/_cYo -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 114.41.113.87 ※ 編輯: Emily212 來自: 114.41.113.87 (07/03 10:27)