SALEM SWEEPS MINERS IN SALEM

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                                Peralta's Barrage Not Enough to Stop Sweep

 The Salem Cowtippers swept the Joplin Miners at Sam Adams Stadium.  The sweep was
a dangerous warning sign that Salem will be a tough team to beat in 2019.  The losses were
bad enough but the way the team lost was even more troubling.

Game 1
Joplin: 0-6-1
Salem: 4-4-0
Win:  Clay Buchholtz: 8-6-0-0-1-6
Loss:  Chris Sale: 6-4-4-2-1-11
HR: David Peralta (2)

Salem's Jose Ramirez was the star of the show in this game. Ramirez led off the bottom of the second with a walk, moved to second on a one out error and scored on a 3 run homer by Danny Valencia.  The Tippers added a run in the 6th when Ramirez doubled, went to 3rd on a PB and scored on a SF.   Chris Sale has failed to post a win in his first two starts.

Game 2
Joplin: 6-8-0
Salem: 7-6-2
Win: Matt Grace
Loss: Craig Kimbrel
HR:Peralta (2), Cervelli

The Miners built a 6-2 lead after 2 1/2 innings thanks largely to David Peralta going deep twice in his first two plate appearances but the Miners' pitching could not hold the lead.  Charlie Morton filled the bases on 3 walks and all 3 base runners scored to cut the lead to 6-5.  Francisco Cervelli hit a homer in the bottom of the 6th to tie the score and scored on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the 9th for a walk off win. Kimbrel's collapse in the 9th was a warning sign he may not be able to come through the way he did in 2018.


Game 3 ( 11 innings)
Joplin: 1-4-0
Salem: 2-7-0
HR: Freeman, Laureano

Stephen Strasburg - 8-3-1-1-0-12  and  Masahiro Tanaka ( 7.2-5-1-1-1-10)  neutralized each other.  Freddie Freeman went yard in the 4th to give the Miners an early 1-0 lead until Ramon Laureano went deep in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game 1-1.  Craig Kimbrel picked up his second loss of the series when Francisco Cervelli walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th for the walk off win.


Game 4
Joplin: 1-11-0
Salem: 5-11-1
Win:  Mike Montgomery- 6-8-1-1-0-4
Loss:  Danny Duffy: 5-7-2-2-4-3
HR: Villanueva, Valencia

Ender Inciarte knocked in David Pinder in the 2nd for an early 1-0 lead but it was all Salem after that game.  Chris Villanueav homered in the 5th, the Tippers scored 3 runs in the 6th on 3 hits and a walk and scored the 5th run in the 7th on a Danny Valencia dinger for a 5-1 win. 

The Miners now stand 3-5 on the season.





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