THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, June 25, 1994 TAG: 9406250412
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY TOM ROBINSON, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: 940625 LENGTH: NORFOLK
What was so special about their 10-0 wipeout of the Pawtucket Red Sox at Harbor Park isn't the question so much as what wasn't? They pounded the team with the best record in the International League into submission with 10 hits, including a single, double, first Triple-A home run and five RBIs by shortstop Aaron Ledesma, and a seven-run fourth inning.
{REST} They kept the Pawsox (46-28) off the scoreboard for only the fourth time this season with another superlative pitching effort from Dave Telgheder - a four-hit, no-walk gem - and circus defense by the likes of Ledesma and second baseman Quilvio Veras.
They caught most of the night's favorable breaks and bounces, the kind that supposedly fall to winning teams. And they coasted to their fourth victory in a row - their fifth in succession over the Pawsox - before the third-largest paid home crowd of the season, 10,260.
In short, the Tides (35-40) went a long way toward showing, for at least a couple hours, the potential that's within.
``It was roll the balls out and let the guys play, and play they did,'' said coach Marlin McPhail, who managed the Tides for the second night in the absence of an ailing Bobby Valentine. ``It snowballed.
``It was a nice way to see things fall for these guys, because they come out every day and work hard, and the majority of this year the breaks have gone the other way.''
Friday's breaks included a pair of ground balls that deflected off one fielder to another who made the throw to first for the out, in the sixth. They included a leaping catch of a line drive by Ledesma, a diving grab by Veras, and an error on Pawtucket shortstop Jose Munoz that opened the door for four runs to score in the fourth.
That was when, after being held hitless by hard-throwing Frank Rodriguez through three, the Tides collected six hits and took a 7-0 lead to decide things early.
Telgheder (5-4) simply cemented it with his second consecutive complete-game shutout at Harbor Park. He beat Rochester, 5-0, with a two-hitter June 14, and had another two-hitter through seven Friday.
``I think I'm making more quality pitches throughout the game than I have in the past,'' said Telgheder, who has rebounded from a poor start to win four of his last five decisions. He walked none Friday - the second consecutive walkless game by Tides' pitchers - and has issued only one walk in his last 23 innings. ``I have good command of all the pitches I take out there.''
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