ROOKIE LEAGUE
BOCA RATON FIGHTING IGUANAS AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
08/18/2062
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
BOCA RATON FIGHTING IGUANAS AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
GAME ID: 11062 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boca Raton Fighting Iguanas (21-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Thunder Bay Lighting (36-24) 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 8 9 0
Backstrom Now 6-3 After Beating Fighting Iguanas
The Thunder Bay Lighting got a stellar effort from pitcher Wynn Backstrom, helping Thunder Bay score a win over the visiting Boca Raton Fighting Iguanas, 8-1. Thunder Bay bumps their record to 36-24 with the win.

Backstrom allowed no runs on 2 hits over 6 innings for Thunder Bay. With the win, the rookie right-hander is 6-3 with an ERA of 2.23.

"There's ebbs and flows in the season and right now we're just looking to finish strong," said Backstrom.
BOCA RATON BATTING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Aitken LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285 5 17
I. Yepez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .147 5 20
J. Arney 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 10 29
   a-P. Valles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   b-R. Padilla 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 5 11
A. Gutierrez CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .215 8 29
C. Cruz DH 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .169 11 16
R. Rosado 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 6 14
R. Rangel SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .195 6 23
D. Noriega 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .140 3 11
E. Espinosa C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .135 3 7
Totals 31 1 4 1 0 16 3      
a - P. Valles pinch hit for J. Arney in the 7th
b - R. Padilla substituted for P. Valles in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Cruz (11, 7th Inning off R. Betancourt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Aitken , R. Padilla , C. Cruz 4 , E. Espinosa
2-out RBI: C. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Yepez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Padilla)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Spurr RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .206 13 21
   e-J. Chavez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
F. Cabrera 3B, SS 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .231 6 16
P. Sachs 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .267 0 4
A. Marquez C 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .231 11 33
D. Romero LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .248 7 22
   a-I. Santos PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Melchor DH 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .173 7 21
J. Griego CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .198 4 9
   b-M. Juarez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
V. Torres SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 1 2
   c-J. Meraz PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Segovia 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .136 2 2
   d-V. Ibanez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 1
   f-M. Baltodano 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 8 5 7 12      
a - I. Santos pinch hit for D. Romero in the 7th
b - M. Juarez pinch hit for J. Griego in the 7th
c - J. Meraz pinch hit for V. Torres in the 8th
d - V. Ibanez pinch hit for J. Segovia in the 8th
e - J. Chavez pinch hit for S. Spurr in the 8th
f - M. Baltodano substituted for V. Ibanez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Romero (4, 1st Inning off J. Avalos, 3 on, 1 out) , P. Sachs 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Avalos, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off W. Guerrero, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Torres (1, 6th Inning off A. Garduno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Spurr , F. Cabrera , P. Sachs 4 , A. Marquez , D. Romero 2 , A. Melchor 2 , V. Torres 2
2-out RBI: P. Sachs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Marquez , J. Segovia
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Spurr 2 (11)
BOCA RATON PITCHING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Avalos L (3-6) 1.1 5 6 6 4 3 0 60 3.83   
A. Garduno 4.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 49 4.50   
W. Guerrero 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Avalos 13
Batters Faced: J. Avalos 13, A. Garduno 15, W. Guerrero 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Avalos 0-1, A. Garduno 3-7, W. Guerrero 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Avalos 60-33, A. Garduno 49-34, W. Guerrero 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Garduno 1-0 , W. Guerrero 2-2
WP: W. Guerrero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Backstrom W (6-3) 6.0 2 0 0 0 10 0 76 2.23   
R. Betancourt SV (1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 6 1 41 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Backstrom 78
Batters Faced: W. Backstrom 20, R. Betancourt 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Backstrom 6-2, R. Betancourt 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Backstrom 76-54, R. Betancourt 41-30
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wynn Backstrom
Ballpark: Lightning Grove
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 4603
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