ROOKIE LEAGUE
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS AT CARROLLTON RANGERS
08/13/2064
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS AT CARROLLTON RANGERS
GAME ID: 11475 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Prince George Cougars (12-100) 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 9 11 4
Carrollton Rangers (58-52) 0 5 0 14 0 4 1 2 X 26 23 0
Mercado Hits Two Homers in 26-9 Win for Carrollton
The Carrollton Rangers topped the Prince George Cougars, 26-9, with youngster Rafael Mercado playing a key role. Mercado hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 6 for the Rangers in the win. The winning pitcher was Ruben Castro. He tossed 132 pitches over 6.1 innings, allowing 8 runs on 8 hits. The Rangers are now 58-52.

Center Fielder Alberto Macias made an impact for Carrollton, when he swatted a grand slam home run off Victor Padilla in the bottom of the second. For the contest, Macias went 4-5 with a home run, a triple, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 8.

"It was one of those games where both teams were swinging the bat well," Mercado said.
PRINCE GEORGE BATTING LINESCORE CARROLLTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Barrios DH 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 .268 17 62
G. Rendon LF 6 1 1 1 0 2 7 .262 6 47
L. Hernandez 1B 2 2 1 1 3 0 2 .300 0 2
A. Tena CF 5 1 3 3 0 2 1 .282 14 57
H. Kawasaki RF 4 1 0 1 0 1 4 .287 12 60
C. Ramos 2B 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .310 9 38
N. Newell SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .245 2 6
T. Taylor C 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .185 1 4
A. Sotelo 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .333 1 2
Totals 36 9 11 9 9 11 22      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Tena (14, 1st Inning off R. Castro, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Ramos (9, 7th Inning off R. Castro, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Barrios , G. Rendon , L. Hernandez , A. Tena 6 , C. Ramos 6 , T. Taylor 2
2-out RBI: L. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Rendon 2 , L. Hernandez , C. Ramos , N. Newell
Sac Bunt: A. Sotelo
Sac Fly: H. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: N. Newell 3 (8) , A. Sotelo (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Sotelo-Ramos-Hernandez, Hernandez, Hernandez-Newell-Hernandez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mercado 3B, SS 5 3 4 6 2 1 3 .364 10 75
M. Alarcon 1B 5 2 2 0 2 0 2 .249 14 56
A. Gibson RF 7 2 2 0 0 3 4 .289 24 109
E. Cervantes 2B 4 4 3 1 3 0 2 .276 27 79
U. Sakamoto CF 5 5 3 4 2 0 2 .269 16 62
R. Hernandez DH 5 1 2 3 2 0 4 .273 5 26
C. Avila C 5 3 1 3 2 3 7 .303 13 74
J. de Hoyos SS 4 3 2 0 1 1 4 .225 4 23
   a-K. Nishioka PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .312 0 2
A. Macias LF 5 3 4 8 0 1 3 .259 3 22
Totals 46 26 23 25 14 9 34      
a - K. Nishioka pinch hit for J. de Hoyos in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Mercado (30, 2nd Inning off V. Padilla, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Hernandez (4, 4th Inning off J. Cabrera, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Macias (2, 4th Inning off J. Cabrera, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Macias (3, 2nd Inning off V. Padilla, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Mercado 2 (10, 4th Inning off V. Padilla, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off K. Tanaka, 2 on, 2 outs) , U. Sakamoto (16, 8th Inning off K. Tanaka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Mercado 11 , M. Alarcon 2 , A. Gibson 2 , E. Cervantes 3 , U. Sakamoto 6 , R. Hernandez 3 , C. Avila , J. de Hoyos 2 , A. Macias 9
2-out RBI: , R. Mercado 2 , E. Cervantes , U. Sakamoto 2 , R. Hernandez , C. Avila , A. Macias 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mercado , A. Gibson , J. de Hoyos , A. Macias
GIDP: M. Alarcon , R. Hernandez
Sac Bunt: A. Macias
Team LOB: 11
PRINCE GEORGE PITCHING LINESCORE CARROLLTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Padilla L (0-12) 3.1 8 11 10 5 2 2 93 14.24   
J. Cabrera 0.1 4 4 2 0 1 0 18 16.86   
C. Rocha 0.0 2 4 3 2 0 0 20 24.88   
O. Delgado 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 30.92   
K. Tanaka 4.0 9 7 6 5 5 2 99 16.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Padilla -3
Batters Faced: V. Padilla 23, J. Cabrera 5, C. Rocha 4, O. Delgado 4, K. Tanaka 25
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Padilla 4-3, J. Cabrera 0-0, C. Rocha 0-0, O. Delgado 0-0, K. Tanaka 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Padilla 93-52, J. Cabrera 18-12, C. Rocha 20-11, O. Delgado 23-9, K. Tanaka 99-58
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cabrera 3-3 , C. Rocha 1-1 , O. Delgado 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Castro W (9-7) 6.1 8 8 8 6 8 2 132 7.28   
R. Marquez 2.2 3 1 1 3 3 0 47 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Castro 27
Batters Faced: R. Castro 33, R. Marquez 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Castro 6-5, R. Marquez 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Castro 132-81, R. Marquez 47-28
Balk: R. Castro 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Mercado
Ballpark: Rangers Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:46
Attendance: 2627
Special Notes: Unpei Sakamoto ties the CAR regular season game record for runs with 5.
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