ROOKIE LEAGUE
SYRACUSE ORANGE SOX AT KEY WEST THUNDER
07/02/2063
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ROOKIE LEAGUE
SYRACUSE ORANGE SOX AT KEY WEST THUNDER
GAME ID: 10786 - MONDAY, JULY 2ND , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Syracuse Orange Sox (16-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 7 9 1
Key West Thunder (12-9) 4 2 0 1 6 8 1 0 X 22 17 0
Merck drives in 4 runs to Light Thunder Fuse
The Key West Thunder downed the Syracuse Orange Sox, 22-7, the largest share of the credit belonging to left fielder Jason Merck. On the day, Merck went 1 for 3 with a home run and 3 walks. He scored 4 times and drove in 4 for the Thunder. Alex Alvarado got the win, improving to 2-0. He worked 5.2 innings, giving up no runs on 3 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 8. The win puts Key West at 12-9 this season.

The Thunder got a big hit from third baseman Willie Castillo. Facing Syracuse pitcher Manuel Saenz in the bottom of the fifth, Castillo pounded a grand slam home run to right. His 2nd home run of the season put the Thunder ahead, 13-0.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Merck.
SYRACUSE BATTING LINESCORE KEY WEST BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sappington 2B 5 0 1 1 1 1 3 .296 3 12
J. Eager 3B 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 .317 3 16
C. Dunlap 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .362 4 15
   a-D. Teoh PH, LF 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .200 0 1
A. Proctor LF 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .444 7 23
   b-B. Duchêne PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   f-J. Pacitti PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .562 2 10
D. Black SS 4 0 1 0 2 0 6 .362 2 21
J. Swierczynski CF 3 1 0 1 1 2 8 .220 3 7
   g-B. Bowman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 6 19
   i-S. Lucero CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 6
T. Brea RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 2 13
   c-R. Torres PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   e-V. Tirado 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-M. Hanson PH, RF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .364 3 11
C. Fitzmaurice C 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 .226 1 10
M. Bennett DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .333 0 1
   d-T. Pendleton DH 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .292 0 9
Totals 35 7 9 7 15 10 35      
a - D. Teoh pinch hit for C. Dunlap in the 7th
b - B. Duchêne pinch hit for A. Proctor in the 7th
c - R. Torres pinch hit for T. Brea in the 7th
d - T. Pendleton inserted as DH in the 7th
e - V. Tirado substituted for R. Torres in the 7th
f - J. Pacitti pinch hit for B. Duchêne in the 8th
g - B. Bowman pinch hit for J. Swierczynski in the 8th
h - M. Hanson pinch hit for V. Tirado in the 8th
i - S. Lucero substituted for B. Bowman in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Hanson (3, 8th Inning off A. Canales, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sappington , J. Eager , B. Duchêne , J. Pacitti , D. Black , T. Brea , R. Torres , M. Hanson 4 , T. Pendleton
2-out RBI: G. Sappington , M. Hanson , T. Pendleton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sappington , J. Eager , J. Swierczynski , T. Brea , M. Bennett
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Sappington (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Fitzmaurice (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Eager-Sappington-Tirado)
PB: C. Fitzmaurice
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McCoy 2B 5 5 4 1 1 0 3 .625 0 1
L. Killy 1B 4 2 3 1 2 0 1 .378 1 7
J. Merck LF 3 4 1 4 3 1 3 .484 7 21
W. Castillo 3B 3 2 1 6 2 1 3 .333 2 11
D. Quintero RF 6 2 2 1 0 0 4 .275 4 10
D. Salazar CF 6 2 2 2 0 1 3 .242 3 13
J. Magana SS 3 3 2 3 3 0 0 .318 3 18
O. Gonzales C 5 0 2 1 1 2 3 .231 0 1
E. Gurule DH 4 2 0 0 1 2 5 .205 0 1
Totals 39 22 17 19 13 7 25      
BATTING
Doubles: T. McCoy (1, 1st Inning off H. Kawaguchi, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Killy (4, 4th Inning off C. Blanco, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Magana (5, 6th Inning off T. Romero, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Merck (7, 2nd Inning off H. Kawaguchi, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Castillo (2, 5th Inning off M. Saenz, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. McCoy 5 , L. Killy 4 , J. Merck 4 , W. Castillo 4 , D. Quintero 2 , D. Salazar 2 , J. Magana 3 , O. Gonzales 2
2-out RBI: L. Killy , J. Merck 2 , W. Castillo , D. Salazar , J. Magana 2 , O. Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Quintero 2 , O. Gonzales , E. Gurule
GIDP: W. Castillo
Sac Fly: W. Castillo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. McCoy (1) , J. Merck (1) , D. Quintero (4)
SYRACUSE PITCHING LINESCORE KEY WEST PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kawaguchi L (1-1) 1.2 5 6 6 2 0 1 51 5.73   
C. Blanco 3.0 3 6 6 6 4 0 81 18.00   
M. Saenz 0.2 5 7 7 3 1 1 42 94.50   
T. Romero 2.2 4 3 3 2 2 0 44 12.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kawaguchi 13
Batters Faced: H. Kawaguchi 12, C. Blanco 18, M. Saenz 10, T. Romero 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kawaguchi 4-1, C. Blanco 1-4, M. Saenz 1-0, T. Romero 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kawaguchi 51-28, C. Blanco 81-42, M. Saenz 42-23, T. Romero 44-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Saenz 3-3 , T. Romero 3-3
WP: H. Kawaguchi , T. Romero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Alvarado W (2-0) 5.2 3 0 0 8 8 0 124 1.42   
T. Sacadura 1.2 3 6 6 6 0 0 77 22.09   
A. Canales 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 37 5.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Alvarado 63
Batters Faced: A. Alvarado 28, T. Sacadura 13, A. Canales 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Alvarado 4-5, T. Sacadura 1-3, A. Canales 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Alvarado 124-68, T. Sacadura 77-37, A. Canales 37-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sacadura 1-0 , A. Canales 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Merck
Ballpark: Gatorade Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:53
Attendance: 6165
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