Originally published Monday, April 28, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Tucson blanks Tacoma on 3 hits

The Tucson Sidewinders shut out Tacoma 4-0 Sunday afternoon at Tucson Electric Park. Four pitchers contributed to the three-hit shutout...

From team reports

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Tucson Sidewinders shut out Tacoma 4-0 Sunday afternoon at Tucson Electric Park. Four pitchers contributed to the three-hit shutout and didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning.

Right-hander Chris Kinsey started the game, going 3-1/3 hitless innings and walking three batters. Cody Evans, who replaced Kinsey in the fourth inning, got his first win in a Sidewinders' uniform. He allowed two hits, two walks and struck out three in 3-2/3 innings.

Tucson's Jalien Peguero and Leo Rosales closed it out for the Sidewinders, going a combined two innings.

Tucson scored all four runs in the seventh. Emilio Bonifacio and Tim Raines Jr. had RBI singles. Trot Nixon hit a two-run double.

R.A. Dickey took the loss for Tacoma, allowing 11 hits and two earned runs in seven innings.

SIDEWINDERS 4, RAINIERS 0


Tacoma	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Reed, dh	2	0	0	0	2	0	.324
Tuiasosopo, 3b	3	0	0	0	1	1	.269
Clement, c	2	0	1	0	2	0	.384
Balentien, rf	4	0	0	0	0	0	.228
LaHair, 1b	4	0	1	0	0	0	.298
Jimerson, cf	3	0	1	0	0	1	.324
Chen, 2b	2	0	0	0	1	1	.230
Johnson, lf	3	0	0	0	0	1	.143
Navarro, ss	3	0	0	0	0	0	.295
Totals	26	0	3	0	6	4

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -- LaHair; Navarro; Johnson; Balentien. S: Chen; Jimerson. GIDP: LaHair; Johnson; Balentien. E: Clement 2 (2), LaHair (1). DP: 2 (Navarro-Chen, Y-LaHair, Dickey-Navarro-LaHair).


Tucson	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Bonifacio, 2b	5	1	3	0	0	1	.295
Raines, lf	5	1	1	1	0	0	.333
Romero, cf	4	0	1	0	0	0	.278
Nixon, dh	2	0	1	2	2	0	.271
D'Antona, 1b	4	0	0	0	0	2	.349
Kelly, 3b	4	0	2	0	0	0	.262
Merchan, ss	4	0	1	0	0	1	.286
Morgan, c	4	1	3	0	0	0	.313
Oeltjen, rf	4	1	0	0	0	0	.297
Totals	36	4	12	3	2	4

2B -- Nixon (10). RBI -- aines (11), Nixon 2 (15). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -- D'Antona; Romero; Kelly; Raines. GIDP: Raines; Morgan. E: Kelly (7). DP: 3 (Bonifacio-Merchan-D'Antona, Kelly-Bonifacio-D'Antona, D'Antona-Merchan-D'Antona).



Tacoma	000 000 000	-	0	3	3
Tucson	000 000 40X	-	4	12	1


Tacoma	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA

	Dickey (L, 1-2)		7.0	11	4	2	2	2	2.45


	Jimenez		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	3.55


Tucson	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA

	Kinsey		3.1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00


	Evans (W, 1-0)		3.2	2	0	0	2	3	1.08


	Peguero		1.0	1	0	0	1	0	13.00


	Rosales		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.38

Umpires -- HP: Cory Blaser. 1B: John Brammer. 3B: Chris Griffith. Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 17 mph, In from RF. T -- 2:34. A -- 3,960.

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