ROOKIE LEAGUE
KEY WEST THUNDER AT CARIBBEAN COMMIES
06/26/2063
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
KEY WEST THUNDER AT CARIBBEAN COMMIES
GAME ID: 10747 - TUESDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Key West Thunder (7-8) 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 8 0
Caribbean Commies (5-10) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 0
Thunder Tag Commies with 8-2 Loss
Powered by Jason Merck, the Key West Thunder downed the Caribbean Commies, 8-2. Merck was 2-4 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Thunder. Alex Alvarado was the winner. He's now 1-0. The loser was 19-year old left-handed pitcher Jesus Ruiz. Nariyuki Ishizaki nailed down the save.

With Key West leading 5-2 in the top of the ninth, Merck hit a fastball from Alex Soto for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Thunder ahead, 8-2.

"It's always great to put the barrel on the ball and contribute," said Merck.

The defeat makes the Commies 5-10.
KEY WEST BATTING LINESCORE CARIBBEAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Quintero 2B 5 0 1 1 1 3 3 .294 4 9
L. Killy 1B 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 .231 0 1
J. Merck LF 4 1 2 4 2 0 1 .167 1 4
A. Cruz 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .226 3 13
J. Magana SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 .300 2 11
D. Porras C 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .143 0 6
D. Salazar CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .271 2 9
C. Moore RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .204 1 2
E. Gurule DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .231 0 1
   a-M. Moritz DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .484 3 13
Totals 34 8 8 7 14 10 24      
a - M. Moritz inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Salazar (1, 5th Inning off L. Landin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Merck (1, 9th Inning off A. Soto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Quintero , J. Merck 5 , A. Cruz , D. Porras , D. Salazar 2 , C. Moore , E. Gurule
2-out RBI: D. Quintero , J. Merck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Killy , J. Merck , J. Magana 3 , C. Moore
Sac Fly: A. Cruz
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Magana-Quintero-Killy, Porras-Quintero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tobon RF 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 .220 3 8
L. Benavides CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .304 2 7
V. Navarro 1B 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .196 4 9
R. Guevara LF 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .170 1 6
K. Osei DH 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .250 1 4
A. Arroyos 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .173 0 3
X. Fen SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 .240 1 1
M. Rees 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .196 2 8
   a-K. Namba PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 2
   b-M. Garcia 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Riera C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2 4 19 29      
a - K. Namba pinch hit for M. Rees in the 8th
b - M. Garcia substituted for K. Namba in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Guevara (2, 4th Inning off A. Alvarado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Tobon (1, 9th Inning off N. Ishizaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Tobon 3 , L. Benavides , R. Guevara 3 , K. Osei 3 , A. Arroyos , M. Rees 2
2-out RBI: , M. Rees 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Navarro 2 , K. Namba , A. Riera 2
GIDP: L. Benavides
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Tobon (1)
KEY WEST PITCHING LINESCORE CARIBBEAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Alvarado W (1-0) 7.0 8 2 2 3 14 0 117 2.57   
N. Ishizaki SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 43 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Alvarado 64
Batters Faced: A. Alvarado 30, N. Ishizaki 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Alvarado 5-0, N. Ishizaki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Alvarado 117-74, N. Ishizaki 43-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ruiz L (0-2) 2.1 3 4 4 5 3 0 54 6.98   
L. Landin 3.1 3 1 1 4 2 0 69 3.65   
J. Landeros 2.2 1 1 1 4 4 0 61 7.50   
A. Soto 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 17 12.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ruiz 29
Batters Faced: J. Ruiz 15, L. Landin 17, J. Landeros 13, A. Soto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ruiz 1-3, L. Landin 6-2, J. Landeros 2-2, A. Soto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ruiz 54-20, L. Landin 69-41, J. Landeros 61-32, A. Soto 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Landeros 1-0 , A. Soto 1-1
WP: J. Ruiz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Merck
Ballpark: Castro Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 2407
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