Nelson Cruz Hits 1st HR of the Season; Vikings beat SoCal 4-3

Cruz's HR in the 8th was the difference maker in Game 1 of the series.

Clayton Kershaw moves to 2-1 as he out-duels Matt Cain of the Wildfires.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Simi Valley Vikings At 2012 SoCal Wildfires           4/1/2012
 
  Vikings            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Wildfires          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Gardner LF        5  0  0  0 .154     B.Upton CF          4  0  0  0 .240  
  Y.Molina C          4  2  1  1 .333     D.Barney 2B         3  0  0  0 .353  
  T.Tulowitzki SS     3  0  1  0 .267   B-D.Uggla PH,2B       1  0  1  0 .143  
  A.Beltre 3B         5  0  2  2 .417     M.Holliday LF       4  0  0  0 .300  
  N.Cruz DH           4  1  2  1 .250     M.Napoli C          4  0  1  0 .294  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  0  0  0 .240     P.Konerko 1B        5  0  2  0 .318  
  F.Freeman 1B        4  0  1  0 .222     M.Stanton RF        4  1  1  0 .250  
  S.Victorino CF      4  0  2  0 .391     M.Carp DH           4  1  1  2 .286  
  A.Casilla 2B        4  1  2  0 .333     E.Encarnacion 3B    4  1  1  1 .429  
                                          H.Ramirez SS        3  0  2  0 .462  
                                        A-R.Santiago PH,SS    1  0  0  0 .233  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4 11  4                 Totals      37  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ramirez In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Barney In 8th Inning
 
Vikings......... 0 0 2  0 1 0  0 1 0  -  4 11  2
Wildfires....... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  3  9  1
 
Vikings (5-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Kershaw WIN(2-1)        7       8   3   3   4   6   2   2.35
S.Cishek HOLD(3rd)        1       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
F.Salas SAVE(1st)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0  11.57
Totals                    9       9   3   3   4   8   2
 
Wildfires (9-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Cain LOSS(2-2)          7 2/3  11   4   4   3   5   1   3.41
J.Peralta                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.League                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   1.50
Totals                    9      11   4   4   3   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,906 DATE- Wednesday, April 1st 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Phil Cuzzi, Jim Wolf, Ed Montague, Jerry Layne
T- 3:33
LEFT ON BASE- Vikings: 9  Wildfires:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Vikings: 1  Wildfires: 2
ERRORS- T.Tulowitzki, F.Freeman, M.Napoli
DOUBLES- Y.Molina(2nd), A.Casilla(2nd)
HOME RUNS- N.Cruz(1st), M.Carp(2nd), E.Encarnacion(6th)
STOLEN BASES- S.Victorino(4th)
WALKS- Y.Molina, T.Tulowitzki-2, D.Barney, M.Holliday, M.Napoli, M.Stanton
HIT BY PITCH- J.Francoeur, B.Upton
STRIKE OUTS- B.Gardner, N.Cruz-2, J.Francoeur, F.Freeman, B.Upton, D.Barney,
             M.Holliday-2, M.Napoli, P.Konerko, M.Stanton, H.Ramirez
GIDP- J.Francoeur, M.Carp
WILD PITCHES- C.Kershaw
2-out RBI- A.Beltre
 
Designated hitter Nelson Cruz hit a homerun as the Simi Valley Vikings bested
the SoCal Wildfires 4 to 3 at Camden Yards.
 
SoCal never recovered after Simi Valley took the lead in the top of the 5th
inning scoring a single run.  Fernando Salas pitched a perfect ninth to earn
his 1st save.  
 
Clayton Kershaw(2-1) went 7 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. The
losing pitcher was Matt Cain(2-2).  He was unable to control the Simi Valley
offense and allowed 11 hits and 3 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.