ROOKIE LEAGUE
KEY WEST THUNDER AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
07/06/2063
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ROOKIE LEAGUE
KEY WEST THUNDER AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
GAME ID: 10810 - FRIDAY, JULY 6TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Key West Thunder (13-11) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 7 1
Thunder Bay Lighting (20-4) 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 X 8 9 3
Lighting Win 8th Straight, Take Down Thunder, 8-5
The Thunder Bay Lighting got a rain-soaked win over the Key West Thunder.

The Thunder Bay Lighting defeated the Key West Thunder, 8-5, at Lightning Grove. Leading the charge for Thunder Bay was center fielder Alberto Melchor. He was 1 for 2 with a home run and 3 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Thunder Bay reliever Jorge Torres picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Tony Lopez was saddled with the loss. Bobby Kolar earned save number 5.

Melchor broke a deadlock in the bottom of the sixth inning, when he drew a walk, driving in 1 run, putting Thunder Bay up, 4-3.

"It's fun coming to the ballpark," said Melchor, "when you're on this kind of roll."

The Lighting have now reeled off 8 straight wins.
KEY WEST BATTING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Merck LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .395 8 22
L. Killy 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .353 1 7
T. McCoy 2B 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .667 1 4
J. Eaton SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .250 1 1
M. Puhr C 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .385 3 18
W. Castillo 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .258 4 16
D. Salazar CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 5 17
   b-M. Rivera PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 1
   d-A. Quiroz CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
C. Moore RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 2 4
   c-D. Quintero PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271 4 10
E. Gurule DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 1
   a-M. Moritz DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .449 3 15
Totals 35 5 7 4 7 8 22      
a - M. Moritz inserted as DH in the 6th
b - M. Rivera pinch hit for D. Salazar in the 7th
c - D. Quintero pinch hit for C. Moore in the 7th
d - A. Quiroz substituted for M. Rivera in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Merck (2, 2nd Inning off J. Espero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Salazar (5, 5th Inning off J. Torres, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. McCoy (1, 9th Inning off J. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Eaton (1, 9th Inning off J. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Merck 2 , T. McCoy 6 , J. Eaton 5 , D. Salazar 4
2-out RBI: T. McCoy , D. Salazar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Killy , J. Eaton , W. Castillo , D. Quintero , E. Gurule
Hit by Pitch: D. Salazar
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Merck (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Eaton (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bobadilla SS 4 1 1 4 1 1 3 .322 2 10
F. Cabrera 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .282 5 18
A. Melchor CF 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 .298 11 26
D. Romero LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .345 12 43
A. Marquez C 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 .329 1 16
A. Ramirez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .400 1 5
J. Segovia 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .301 2 13
D. Gamino DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 1 4
T. Weaver RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .250 2 6
Totals 34 8 9 8 9 7 24      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Melchor (11, 3rd Inning off A. Celaya, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Cabrera (5, 5th Inning off A. Celaya, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bobadilla (2, 7th Inning off T. Lopez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Bobadilla 4 , F. Cabrera 6 , A. Melchor 4 , A. Ramirez , J. Segovia , T. Weaver 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bobadilla , A. Marquez 2 , J. Segovia
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bobadilla (5) , A. Marquez (3) , A. Ramirez (1)
KEY WEST PITCHING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Celaya 4.1 3 3 3 6 3 2 101 15.12   
T. Lopez L (0-1) 2.0 6 5 4 2 3 1 54 10.00   
S. Nakashima 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 7.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Celaya 42
Batters Faced: A. Celaya 22, T. Lopez 15, S. Nakashima 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Celaya 5-5, T. Lopez 2-1, S. Nakashima 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Celaya 101-53, T. Lopez 54-34, S. Nakashima 26-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lopez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espero 3.2 3 2 0 5 2 0 84 3.09   
J. Torres W (2-0) 4.1 4 3 3 2 5 3 66 10.61   
B. Kolar SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espero 46
Batters Faced: J. Espero 21, J. Torres 19, B. Kolar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espero 5-4, J. Torres 3-4, B. Kolar 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espero 84-42, J. Torres 66-44, B. Kolar 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Torres 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Espero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alberto Melchor
Ballpark: Lightning Grove
Weather: Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:25
Attendance: 4005
Special Notes: Rain delay of 32 minutes in the 5th inning.
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