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Game Recap

CAPITALE PUNISHMENT: SURF UPEND QUEBEC FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN
July 26 Recap

Atlantic City, N.J. – SS Anthony Granato, C Joe Burke and RF Josh Burrus each went 3-for-5 as the Atlantic City Surf defeated the Quebec Capitales, 8-2, in a Can-Am League game at Bernie Robbins Stadium on Saturday evening. The victory marked the sixth consecutive win for Atlantic City; the team also won six in a row from July 10-16.

The Surf (9-3) set the tone early with a pair of runs in the first inning. With one out and 2B Brad Thoma on third and Burke on first, DH Clyde Williams singled to left, bringing home Thoma; an error by Quebec LF Issael Gonzalez also allowed Burke to score.

The Capitales (7-5) halved the Surf lead in the fourth on C Greg Stevens’ RBI single, and tied the game at two in the fifth on 3B Patrick Deschenes’ sacrifice fly.

The lead wouldn’t last for long, as Atlantic City responded with six unanswered runs to put the game out of reach. In their half of the fifth, with the bases loaded and none out, Granato came home when Williams grounded into a double play. Burrus then peeled an RBI single into center, and 1B Eddie Kim brought him home with an RBI double of his own, increasing the Surf lead to 5-2.

In the seventh, Atlantic City added to its lead on Burrus’ two-run home run to left, his team-leading eighth of the season. The following inning, Burke doubled down the right-field line, bringing home Granato, making it an 8-2 game.

Surf starter Rory Shortell (4-2, above), who delivered his second consecutive solid outing, limited the powerful Capitales’ offense to two runs on nine hits in seven innings of work, striking out three. Kyle George followed up with two scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 1.40. In his second start with Quebec, Chris Begg (0-2) was tagged with the loss, allowing five runs on ten this in four and two-thirds innings.

Seven different players had multiple-hit evenings for Atlantic City, which put together 17 hits overall. Thoma, Williams, Kim and 3B Gil Zayas chipped in with a pair of base knocks each. For Quebec, 2B Josh Colafemina led the way, going 3-for-3 with a double, two stolen bases and a run scored.

With Brockton’s 5-4 victory over Sussex, the Surf remain one-half game ahead of the Rox for first place in the second half.

The Surf shoot for the series sweep on Sunday evening, with Brian Rodaway (6-5) opposing the Capitales’ T.J. Stanton (3-1).

7/26/08
Quebec 2, Atlantic City 8

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Quebec	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	11	2
Atlantic City	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	X	8	17	0

Quebec	POS	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
J. Contreras	SS	5	0	0	0	.358
G. Tomlinson	CF	4	0	1	0	.245
P. Deschenes	3B	2	0	0	1	.279
E. Lantigua	1B	4	1	2	0	.323
P. Scalabrini	DH	4	0	0	0	.311
A. Nunez	RF	4	0	2	0	.340
G. Stevens	CAT	3	0	2	1	.261
P. D'Aoust	CAT	1	0	0	0	.191
I. Gonzalez	LF	4	0	1	0	.308
J. Colafemina	2B	3	1	3	0	.321
C. Begg	PIT	0	0	0	0	.000
K. Beavers	PIT	0	0	0	0	.000
E. Nadon	PIT	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS		34	2	11	2

Atlantic City	POS	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
A. Granato	SS	5	2	3	0	.286
B. Thoma	2B	4	2	2	0	.278
J. Burke	CAT/LF	5	1	3	1	.329
C. Williams	DH	5	1	2	1	.299
J. Burrus	RF	5	2	3	3	.276
E. Kim	1B	4	0	2	1	.315
G. Zayas	3B	4	0	2	0	.255
B. Kovatch	LF	1	0	0	0	.281
W. Plaza	CAT	2	0	0	0	.265
L. Taylor	CF	3	0	0	0	.307
R. Shortell	PIT	0	0	0	0	.000
K. George	PIT	0	0	0	0	.000
K. George	PIT	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS		38	8	17	6

E--E.Lantigua, I.Gonzalez. DP--QUEBEC 2, ATLANTIC CITY 3. LOB-- QUEBEC 12, ATLANTIC CITY 9. 2B--A.Nunez (9), I.Gonzalez (11), J.Colafemina (6), A.Granato (20), J.Burke (14), E.Kim (8), G.Zayas (9). HR--J.Burrus (8). SB--G.Stevens (1), J.Colafemina 2 (12). HBP--B.Thoma. SF--P.Deschenes.

Quebec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
C. Begg (L, 0-2)	4.2	10	5	5	1	4	0	11.32
K. Beavers	1.1	2	0	0	1	2	0	4.33
E. Nadon	2.0	5	3	3	0	1	1	7.64

Atlantic City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
R. Shortell (W,4-2)	7.0	9	2	2	4	3	0	5.49
K. George	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.40

WP--K.George. HB--E.Nadon. BALKS--K.Beavers. SO--J.Contreras, G.Tomlinson, E.Lantigua, A.Granato, B.Thoma 2, J.Burrus, G.Zayas 2, B.Kovatch. BB--G.Tomlinson, P.Deschenes 2, E.Lantigua, P.Scalabrini, J.Colafemina, B.Kovatch, L.Taylor.

Time: 2:54, Attendance: 2,286