Sugar Bears even it up

It was a bit much to expect Vancouver to take 2 of 2 from Newark in the Cereal Bowl. Newark tied up the series with a 7-5 victory yesterday. Vancouver was the first one on the board again when Jose Guillen drove in a run in the first. But Newark tied it up in the second with a Carlos Guillen triple and then later took the lead after Jarrod Saltalamacchia singled in Guillen. Newark broadened the lead when Salty doubled in another run and Mike Fontenot drove in another for a 4-1 lead in the 4th. After a half hour rain delay, manager Don Mattingly pulled Randy Johnson from the contest, giving way to the Newark bullpen. Zack Greinke, who started for Vancouver, was also pulled. Vancouver scored a run in the 6th to pull within 2. Vancouver's playoff hero Chase Utley tripled in another run to make it a one-run game in the 7th. Newark pulled away in the bottom half on a 2-run Nick Swisher homer, then tacked on another in the 8th. Vancouver made it very interesting in the 9th. With two runners on, pinch hitter Mike Lowell smashed a line drive to left, scoring a run. Moises Alou hit a single to score another run, but the next two batters were retired to end the game.

The two teams will head to Vancouver tomorrow where Javier Vazquez will take on Ben Sheets.