ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONTREAL CARDINALS AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
05/17/2064
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONTREAL CARDINALS AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
GAME ID: 10580 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Cardinals (27-10) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 14 15 1
Normal Nutcrackers (12-26) 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 2
Cardinals Topple Nutcrackers, 14-5, as Najera Shines
Cardinals center fielder Alex Najera put his stamp on his team's 14-5 win over the Normal Nutcrackers. Najera belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3 for Montreal in the contest. Montreal reliever Pablo Cisneros picked up the win, upping his record to 3-0. Ron van der Horst was saddled with the loss. Montreal has a record of 27-10, placing them first in the TML R Otto Velez Division.

Montreal used the hitting of Antonio Campos to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Cardinals on top, 7-5. For the game, Campos had 1 home run and 2 singles in 6 at-bats.

"This team keeps racking up the wins," said Cardinals manager Emmanuel Even.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NORMAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Najera CF 5 3 3 3 1 1 3 .421 19 45
C. Neal RF, 2B 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 .401 0 29
D. Nieves 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .435 2 33
   a-T. Koizumi PR, RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .263 0 2
G. Strobbe SS 4 1 0 1 1 0 6 .375 7 41
C. Moore LF 5 2 2 0 1 0 4 .338 8 43
M. Portillo 1B 4 1 0 1 1 1 5 .228 5 23
A. Campos C 6 3 3 3 0 1 1 .302 2 19
F. Beltran 3B 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .410 9 33
   c-T. Zambrano PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148 0 1
E. Acvedo DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 2 13
   b-C. Hernandez DH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .235 0 5
Totals 42 14 15 13 9 7 27      
a - T. Koizumi pinch ran for D. Nieves in the 8th
b - C. Hernandez inserted as DH in the 8th
c - T. Zambrano pinch hit for F. Beltran in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Beltran (6, 7th Inning off R. van der Horst, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Campos (2, 2nd Inning off R. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Najera 2 (19, 3rd Inning off R. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. van der Horst, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Najera 9 , C. Neal , T. Koizumi , C. Moore 2 , A. Campos 6 , F. Beltran 5 , E. Acvedo
2-out RBI: A. Campos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Strobbe , C. Moore 2 , M. Portillo , E. Acvedo 2
Sac Bunt: M. Portillo
Hit by Pitch: G. Strobbe
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Nieves (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Strobbe-Nieves-Portillo, Nieves-Strobbe-Portillo)
OF assists: 1 (Neal(Garza at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Bravo 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 5 18
O. Salazar LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254 2 6
J. Urrutia CF 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .281 1 15
M. Garza 2B 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .272 3 21
   b-V. Montanez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195 0 4
   c-J. Sanchez 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 0 6
R. Serrano C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .252 2 12
W. Franco SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .327 2 9
D. Sanchez RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243 1 3
   a-F. Marquez RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 2 7
C. Villarreal 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .259 4 8
J. Gonzales DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .382 2 11
Totals 33 5 8 5 3 4 12      
a - F. Marquez substituted for D. Sanchez in the 8th
b - V. Montanez pinch hit for M. Garza in the 8th
c - J. Sanchez substituted for V. Montanez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Urrutia (7, 8th Inning off P. Cisneros, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Garza (3, 4th Inning off G. Ayala, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Gonzales (2, 5th Inning off G. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Urrutia 2 , M. Garza 4 , R. Serrano , W. Franco 2 , D. Sanchez , F. Marquez , J. Gonzales 4
2-out RBI: R. Serrano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Franco , C. Villarreal
GIDP: W. Franco , C. Villarreal
Hit by Pitch: M. Garza
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Urrutia (3) , W. Franco (2)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NORMAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ayala 4.0 4 4 3 2 3 2 68 4.50   
P. Cisneros W (3-0) 5.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 60 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ayala 41
Batters Faced: G. Ayala 18, P. Cisneros 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ayala 2-6, P. Cisneros 4-8
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ayala 68-41, P. Cisneros 60-37
Hit Batsmen: P. Cisneros
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Perez 5.0 8 4 4 5 4 2 101 9.22   
R. van der Horst L (1-1), BS (1) 2.1 5 7 7 2 2 1 60 13.50   
T. Salcedo 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 32 9.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Perez 34
Batters Faced: R. Perez 29, R. van der Horst 15, T. Salcedo 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Perez 6-5, R. van der Horst 3-2, T. Salcedo 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Perez 101-53, R. van der Horst 60-36, T. Salcedo 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. van der Horst 2-0 , T. Salcedo 3-3
WP: R. Perez
Hit Batsmen: R. van der Horst
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Najera
Ballpark: The Nutcracker Suite
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 3381
Special Notes: SP Gabe Ayala was injured while pitching. SS Mike Garza was injured while throwing the ball.
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