Paybacks!

After suffering through the first no-hitter pitched against them in franchise history, the Bums just missed one of their own. Javier Vazquez took a no-no into the 8th... and the Bums pounded Aaron Harang with 20 hits and 14 earned runs!

BOXSCORE: 2012 Vero Beach Bums At 2012 Kansas City Bashers           4/8/2012
 
  Bums               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bashers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Upton CF          7  3  6  5 .550     B.Gardner CF        4  0  1  0 .185  
  W.Venable RF        6  1  1  1 .167     A.Gordon RF         4  0  0  0 .222  
  V.Martinez 1B       5  1  2  3 .235     R.Braun LF          3  0  0  0 .150  
A-D.Barton 1B         1  0  0  0 .000     I.Kinsler 2B        2  0  1  0 .154  
  B.McCann C          4  1  1  1 .231     A.Avila C           3  0  0  0 .222  
  M.Young 3B          5  1  1  0 .250     V.Guerrero DH       3  0  0  0 .263  
  B.Phillips 2B       6  2  4  1 .421     B.Wallace 1B        3  0  0  0 .143  
  T.Hunter LF         5  1  1  2 .250     D.Freese 3B         3  0  0  0 .136  
  E.Encarnacion DH    5  2  3  3 .313     D.Gordon SS         3  0  0  0 .167  
  Y.Escobar SS        5  4  4  0 .467                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      49 16 23 16                 Totals      28  0  2  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Martinez In 8th Inning
 
Bums............ 1 8 2  2 0 0  1 0 2  - 16 23  0
Bashers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
 
Bums (3-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Vazquez WIN(1-0)        9       2   0   0   1   7   0 118   0.00  A1
Totals                    9       2   0   0   1   7   0
 
Bashers (1-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Harang LOSS(0-1)        7      20  14  14   5   2   1 169  18.00  A1 F1
M.Dunn                    2       3   2   2   2   3   1  43   9.00  F2
Totals                    9      23  16  16   7   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,654 DATE- Sunday, April 8th 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott, Bill Hohn
T- 3:35
LEFT ON BASE- Bums:14  Bashers: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bums: 1  Bashers: 1
DOUBLES- B.Upton-2(3rd), B.Phillips-2(3rd), Y.Escobar-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Upton(2nd), E.Encarnacion(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Upton(1st), B.Gardner(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Hunter
WALKS- W.Venable, V.Martinez, B.McCann-2, M.Young, E.Encarnacion, Y.Escobar,
       I.Kinsler
STRIKE OUTS- D.Barton, B.McCann, M.Young, B.Phillips, T.Hunter, A.Gordon,
             A.Avila, V.Guerrero, B.Wallace-2, D.Freese-2
GIDP- B.Phillips, A.Avila
2-out RBI- B.Upton-2, E.Encarnacion
 
Javier Vazquez took a no-hitter into the 8th inning and B.J. Upton had 6 hits
and 5 RBI as the Vero Beach Bums man-handled the Kansas City Bashers - the
final score was 16 to 0.
 
Upton had a big day at the plate.  He slapped a base-hit in the 1st inning,
doubled plating a run in the 2nd inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 3rd
inning, lined a single bringing in two baserunners in the 4th inning,
delivered a one-base hit in the 8th inning and doubled in the 9th inning.
Vero Beach provided plenty of action in the 2nd inning which saw them score 8
runs on 8 hits.  Vero Beach kept the pressure on throughout the contest as
they scored in 6 different innings.  
 
Vazquez(1-0) was credited with the shutout.  The right-handed Vazquez lost a
no-hitter when Ian Kinsler singled with nobody out in the 8th inning.  Aaron
Harang(0-1) was the loser.  He got hit hard, allowing 20 hits and 5 walks in
7 innings.  
 
'They made a couple of mistakes and I took full advantage,' Upton said 'next
time I'm sure they'll pitch me tougher.'