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Found August 27, 2009 on Batter's Box:
PLAYERS: Fabio Castro,  Bill Murphy,  Brian Wolfe,  Billy Buckner,  Buck Coats,  Joe Inglett,  Brian Dopirak,  Howie Clark,  Jason Lane,  Kevin Howard,  Kyle Phillips,  Todd Donovan,  Scott Campbell,  Brian Jeroloman,  Freddie Bynum,  Yohermyn Chavez,  Zach Outman
TEAMS: Toronto Blue Jays,  Arizona Diamondbacks,  New York Yankees,  Washington Nationals

Four losses and two games were postponed or cancelled. Ho hum. Reno 6 @ Las Vegas 4 ? BoxscoreFabio Castro started and nearly got the quality start, going 5.2 innings and allowing three runs. He struggled with his control, walking five against five strikeouts. Bill Murphy entered in relief and took the loss to fall to 0-6. Murphy surrendered two runs on two hits and two walks in 1.2 innings with two strikeouts. Then Brian Wolfe entered in relief and allowed the second of Castro?s two runners to score. He ended up going 1.2 innings, but allowed a solo homer to Chris Young in the eighth to give Reno some insurance runs. Billy Buckner met the definition of a quality start for the Aces, allowing three runs over 6 innings. Aussie Travis Blackely got the win with two innings of one-run relief. Buck Coats was hitless, but Joe Inglett, Brian Dopirak, JP Arencibia, and Howie Clark each had a single. Arencibia, the DH, and Clark each scored a run. Jason Lane went 3-for-4 with three doubles, a...
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