DOUBLE A
SPOKANE BULLDOGS AT ROCK RIVER RATS
08/11/2032
 
DOUBLE A
SPOKANE BULLDOGS AT ROCK RIVER RATS
GAME ID: 5246 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Spokane Bulldogs (58-55) 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 11 15 1
Rock River Rats (73-39) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 12 0
Bulldogs Trounce Rats, 11-3
The Spokane Bulldogs met little resistance from the Rock River Rats, beating them 11-3 at The Rat Hole. Al Nichol led the way. He went 2 for 3 with a home run, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for Spokane. Cris Ayala was the winning pitcher. Over 5.2 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. With the win, Spokane has a record of 58-55. Rock River falls to 73-39.

Itsuka Arakaki chipped in for Spokane, stroking a crucial grand slam home run in the top of the first inning. For the game, the designated hitter went 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4.

"This isn't football or hockey where you can overwhelm your opponents," Nichol told the Spokane Times. "Everyone gets 27 outs and we happened to make the most of them."
SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORES ROCK RIVER BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Mayes C 4 1 3 1 2 0 2 .320 0 2
   b-H. Ogawa C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 6 22
K. MacAulay 1B 6 0 0 0 0 1 7 .325 4 40
   c-H. Hicks 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 17
K. Hood 3B 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 .293 8 51
J. Bettcher CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .382 10 43
A. Nichol RF 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 .522 4 12
   d-J. Aguilar RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 28
I. Arakaki DH 5 2 2 4 0 2 2 .258 12 47
B. White SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .261 1 9
L. Reyes LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 9 40
   a-A. Sandoval LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 4 24
R. Quiroz 2B 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .301 1 23
Totals 40 11 15 11 5 9 20      
a - A. Sandoval substituted for L. Reyes in the 8th
b - H. Ogawa substituted for O. Mayes in the 9th
c - H. Hicks substituted for K. MacAulay in the 9th
d - J. Aguilar substituted for A. Nichol in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. White (6, 1st Inning off J. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out) R. Quiroz (11, 1st Inning off J. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs) O. Mayes (2, 9th Inning off K. Crosby, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Nichol (4, 8th Inning off C. Virella, 1 on, 1 out) I. Arakaki (12, 1st Inning off J. Mendoza, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bettcher 2 , K. Hood , B. White 3 , A. Nichol 5 , R. Quiroz 4 , O. Mayes 4 , I. Arakaki 5
2-out RBI: , R. Quiroz 2 , O. Mayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hood , K. MacAulay , O. Mayes , I. Arakaki
GIDP: K. Hood
Hit by Pitch: J. Bettcher , A. Nichol , R. Quiroz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Nichol (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Quiroz (7)
Double Plays: 3 (White-Quiroz-MacAulay, Quiroz-White-MacAulay, Quiroz-White-MacAulay)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Slade RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .307 6 67
V. Portillo CF 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 .273 5 24
S. McFarland 1B 5 1 2 1 0 3 3 .320 26 101
E. Brown DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 3 13
N. Nakashima 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .296 32 102
J. Kelly SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .303 14 64
A. Grimley C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .243 1 17
L. Brooks LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .350 16 77
M. Torres 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .291 0 19
Totals 36 3 12 2 3 12 15      
BATTING
Doubles: S. McFarland 2 (26, 1st Inning off C. Ayala, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off C. Ayala, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Torres (8, 9th Inning off M. Cantú, 1 on, 1 out) L. Brooks (27, 9th Inning off M. Cantú, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Torres (5, 5th Inning off C. Ayala, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kelly , S. McFarland 4 , T. Slade 3 , E. Brown , M. Torres 5 , A. Grimley , L. Brooks 2 , N. Nakashima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. McFarland 2 , T. Slade , E. Brown , L. Brooks
GIDP: V. Portillo , L. Brooks , N. Nakashima
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Slade (12)
CS: M. Torres (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakashima-Torres-McFarland)
SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORES ROCK RIVER PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Ayala W (9-4) 5.2 7 2 0 3 6 0 98 60 5.28
M. Cantú SV (3) 3.1 5 1 1 0 6 0 57 40 4.26
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ayala 54
Batters Faced: C. Ayala 24, M. Cantú 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ayala 5-2, M. Cantú 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ayala 98-60, M. Cantú 57-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cantú 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Mendoza L (12-3) 4.2 9 9 9 2 6 1 95 60 4.58
C. Virella 3.1 5 2 2 3 1 1 65 34 5.31
K. Crosby 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 8 3.92
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mendoza 14
Batters Faced: J. Mendoza 25, C. Virella 19, K. Crosby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mendoza 2-4, C. Virella 4-5, K. Crosby 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mendoza 95-60, C. Virella 65-34, K. Crosby 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Virella 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Mendoza 2 , C. Virella
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Nichol
Ballpark: The Rat Hole
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 11875
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