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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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