The Redlegs took the season series from the first place
Machine with their 8-3 victory on Thursday night (July
5th).
Matt Redman made his first start of the 2018 season and
was simply outstanding against a Machine team that seems
to score at will regardless of opponent. Redman tossed
the first five innings and allowed 7 hits and 3 earned
runs while picking up 1 strikeout in his 2nd win of the
season.
The Machine dew first blood in the top of the 1st inning
when Brady Hangen greeted Redman with a 2-run bomb over
the right field fence.
RBI machine Mike Hartman got the Redlegs on the board in
the bottom half of the 1st by sending a run scoring
double into the right center gap, bringing the score to
2-1.
Paul Wilson doubled in a run for the Machine in the top
of the 3rd, extending their lead to 3-1.
Redman got some defensive help from the left side of the
field in the top of the 4th. With a runner at 2nd and no
one out, Mike Hartman fielded a grounder at 3rd and pump
faked his throw to first. This got the runner at 2nd to
commit just enough for him to turn and fire a perfect
throw to Brandon Howard who applied the tag and erased
the lead runner. The next batter laced a single out into
left field and the runner at 1st decided to try and move
up to 3rd. Saige Micomonaco had other ideas as he sped
to the rolling ball, collected and fired a strike to
Hartman at 3rd who was able to easily apply the tag and
erase another lead runner.
The Redlegs then broke it open in the bottom half of the
4th. Kyle Arend walked to start the inning and Mike
Hartman followed with a single to put two runners on, but
Madlinger was able to induce a ground ball double play
that looked like it might kill the rally. Saige
Micomonaco then walked before Brandon Howard launched his
2nd homerun off of Madlinger in as many games, this one a
towering blast over the left field fence. The two-out
rally continued when Ryan Gross singled and scored on a
triple by Matt Redman.
After Redman helped himself out with the RBI triple, he
made a beautiful pick off move to 1st to end the inning
in the top of the 5th as the 5-3 lead was preserved.
Aaron Carmack then came on in an uncharacteristic save
chance and he turned in his normal level of production.
He tossed the final two frames and allowed only 1 hitter
to reach base, picking up the save.
The Redlegs added a little insurance in the top of the
7th when Brandon Howard, Ryan Gross, and Adam Parks all
singled to load the bases with no one out. After a
strike out, Matt Morrison delivered a sacrifice fly
before Jacob Robinson cleared the bases with a 2-run
triple.
Boxscore
| M Morrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| K Arend | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M Hartman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J Watson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Micomonaco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B Howard | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J Gross | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M Redman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Parks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2B: Hartman
3B: Robinson; Redman
HR: Howard
| M Redman (W) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| A Carmack (S) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |