
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, July 31, 1990                   TAG: 9007310246
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: HAMPTON                                LENGTH: Medium

MILLER, GREENE SPARK STREAKING BUCS

The Salem Buccaneers began their series against the Peninsula Pilots with an 11-game losing streak hanging like an anchor around their necks. But the nearby sea air seems to have revived the ailing Bucs, who defeated the Pilots 4-0 Monday and won their third straight game.

Paul Miller (7-6) went all the way for Salem, allowing just five hits. He walked none and allowed no runner past second base while facing just 29 hitters, two above the minimum. Miller coaxed the Pilots into 17 ground outs.

Willie Greene provided hitting support. Greene, one of six new players brought to Salem last week, belted his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the fourth inning.

Greene also scored a run in the sixth after ripping a one-out triple to right. He came home on fellow newcomer Austin Manahan's single to center.

In the seventh inning, the old guard stepped forward. Bruce Schreiber singled to left and Jeff Nelson (1-2), who took the loss for Peninsula, walked Domingo Merejo and Mandy Romero to load the bases. Marcos Garcia came on in relief of Nelson, but Tim Hines stroked Garcia's first pitch to left for a double to knock in the Bucs' final two runs.

\ BUCSHOTS: Schreiber began the current road trip hitting .203 on the road. But after going 12-for-21 on this trip, his overall average is up to .299. Schreiber went 9-for-13 against Peninsula. . . . Salem pitchers have held Peninsula to one run on 13 hits in the series. . . . The Bucs return home tonight to begin a three-game series with the Kinston Indians. SALEM PENINSULA ab r h bi ab r h bi Sims cf4000 Tavarez cf4000 Schreiber 2b5140 King ss4000 Merejo rf3110 Holley lf3010 Estep rf0000 Bailey dh3000 Romero dh0000 Boone 2b3000 Hines 1b5012 Pilkinton 1b3010 Shelton 1b0000 K. Thomas rf3020 Pennye lf5010 Barbara c3010 Greene ss4221 D. Thomas 3b3000 Antigua c5000 Manahan 3b4021 Totals35 4 11 4 Totals 29 0 5 0

Salem000 101 200-4 Peninsula000 000 000-0

E-Manahan, King. DP- Salem 1, Peninsula 1. LOB-Salem 13, Peninsula 2. 2B-Schreiber, Hines. 3B-Greene. HR-Greene (1). SB-Merejo (9), Manahan (1). IP HRERBBSO Salem Miller W, 7-6 950005 Peninsula Nelson, L, 1-2 694443 Garcia 120012 Gordon 100021

Umpires-Home, Stone; bases, Vestal, Irvin.

T-2:36. A-829.

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