ROOKIE LEAGUE
CARIBBEAN COMMIES AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
08/29/2043
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
CARIBBEAN COMMIES AT NORMAL NUTCRACKERS
GAME ID: 11203 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Caribbean Commies (20-27) 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 0
Normal Nutcrackers (24-23) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 7 16 2
Nutcrackers Rally to Eke Out Win
Emanuel Espinoza left his imprint on the 7-6 Normal win against the Caribbean Commies. Espinoza went 4-6 with 4 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Normal reliever Masaharu Seino picked up the win, upping his record to 3-0. Jesus Alvarez absorbed the loss. Normal is now 24-23, Caribbean 20-27.

Espinoza had a game-changing single in the bottom of the 11th. On a full count fastball from Jesus Alvarez, he banged a run-scoring single to center, giving the Nutcrackers a 7-6 lead. It was the 31st hit of the year for Espinoza.

Espinoza described the clubhouse as "kind of rowdy" after the game.
CARIBBEAN BATTING LINESCORE NORMAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Segura RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .270 1 9
R. Recinos 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .147 0 5
   b-I. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 0 2
   c-D. Reza 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 11
D. Parise CF 5 1 1 3 0 2 1 .305 16 34
E. Lubin LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .258 12 39
F. Espinoza SS 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .323 1 3
S. Winter C 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .241 4 19
S. Curtis DH 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .167 1 2
S. Miranda 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .226 0 5
J. Vaca 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .130 0 3
   a-A. Rodriges PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 1 2
Totals 41 6 10 6 3 15 16      
a - A. Rodriges pinch hit for J. Vaca in the 9th
b - I. Flores pinch hit for R. Recinos in the 9th
c - D. Reza substituted for I. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Lubin (12, 6th Inning off J. Hensley, 0 on, 1 out) S. Curtis (1, 6th Inning off J. Hensley, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Parise (16, 1st Inning off A. Lopez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Lubin 4 , S. Curtis 6 , D. Parise 4 , J. Vaca , F. Espinoza 3 , D. Segura
2-out RBI: S. Curtis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Curtis , I. Flores
GIDP: S. Winter
Hit by Pitch: E. Lubin , D. Segura
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Curtis (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Miranda-Vaca-Recinos)
OF assists: 1 (Segura (Rojas at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rojas CF 6 0 1 0 0 3 4 .217 3 17
J. Bench Jr. LF 6 1 1 0 0 3 3 .282 8 27
A. Lopez 1B 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .318 6 17
E. Espinoza DH 6 2 4 2 0 1 3 .279 3 12
B. Silva 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .252 2 14
B. Margerum 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .239 1 14
J. Dalama SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .230 5 18
V. Martinez RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .339 1 5
J. Swan C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .277 0 5
Totals 42 7 16 7 4 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Margerum (5, 6th Inning off J. McDowell, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Bench Jr. (2, 11th Inning off J. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Martinez (1, 8th Inning off O. Bernal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench Jr. 3 , V. Martinez 6 , B. Silva 2 , E. Espinoza 4 , J. Swan 2 , R. Rojas , B. Margerum 4
2-out RBI: J. Swan , B. Margerum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bench Jr. , R. Rojas , J. Dalama
GIDP: B. Silva
Sac Bunt: J. Swan
Sac Fly: V. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: A. Lopez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Martinez (2) , R. Rojas (4) , A. Lopez (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bench Jr. (5) , J. Swan (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Dalama-Silva-Lopez)
OF assists: 1 (Rojas (Espinoza at 3rd base))
CARIBBEAN PITCHING LINESCORE NORMAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. McDowell 5.2 9 4 4 3 4 0 86 54 3.63   
O. Bernal BS (1) 2.1 4 2 2 0 4 1 39 33 1.98   
J. Ramsey 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 2.91   
S. Gallagher 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 2.61   
J. Alvarez L (1-3) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8 5 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 36
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 27, O. Bernal 12, J. Ramsey 3, S. Gallagher 4, J. Alvarez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 4-7, O. Bernal 3-0, J. Ramsey 1-0, S. Gallagher 1-1, J. Alvarez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 86-54, O. Bernal 39-33, J. Ramsey 13-9, S. Gallagher 17-12, J. Alvarez 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Bernal 1-0 , J. Ramsey 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Bernal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Lopez 5.0 5 3 3 1 6 1 82 53 2.45   
J. Hensley 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 2 30 17 4.63   
P. Valenzuela 2.1 2 0 0 1 5 0 45 29 4.32   
B. Campbell 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 19 3.90   
M. Seino W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lopez 50
Batters Faced: A. Lopez 20, J. Hensley 6, P. Valenzuela 10, B. Campbell 7, M. Seino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lopez 5-2, J. Hensley 0-1, P. Valenzuela 1-1, B. Campbell 2-1, M. Seino 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lopez 82-53, J. Hensley 30-17, P. Valenzuela 45-29, B. Campbell 32-19, M. Seino 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Campbell 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Lopez , B. Campbell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emanuel Espinoza
Ballpark: The Nutcracker Suite
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:22
Attendance: 7701
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