ROOKIE LEAGUE
COOPERSTOWN LEGENDS AT MONTREAL CARDINALS
08/30/2063
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
COOPERSTOWN LEGENDS AT MONTREAL CARDINALS
GAME ID: 14203 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cooperstown Legends (12-60) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Montreal Cardinals (51-21) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 X 6 8 0
Cardinals Win Streak Reaches 6
The Montreal Cardinals defeated the Cooperstown Legends, 6-4, in part because of catcher Casey Hopper. Hopper went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Cardinals. Alex Cardona closed it out for his 6th save. The Cardinals have now reeled off 6 straight wins.

Hopper had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 2-1 fastball from Basile Clementi, he banged a 2-run home run to left-center, giving the Cardinals a 6-4 lead. It was the 5th home run of the year for Hopper.

"When you're losing, the game looks more difficult to play than it is," said Cooperstown manager .
COOPERSTOWN BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Acosta CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .259 5 10
J. Jimenez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .197 3 8
R. Velez SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .164 4 8
O. Aviles DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .149 1 7
J. Tamez C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .212 7 15
F. Cruz 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .175 2 7
B. Gastelum 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .211 2 4
Y. Mukai LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .227 1 5
O. Olivo RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 1 3
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Jimenez (4, 6th Inning off W. de los Santos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Gastelum (1, 5th Inning off W. de los Santos, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Cruz (2, 5th Inning off W. de los Santos, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jimenez 3 , O. Aviles , J. Tamez , F. Cruz 4 , B. Gastelum 4 , Y. Mukai 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Acosta , J. Jimenez , O. Olivo
GIDP: B. Gastelum
Sac Bunt: M. Acosta , J. Tamez , O. Olivo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gastelum (2)
CS: J. Jimenez (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gastelum-Velez-Cruz, Acosta-Gastelum)
OF assists: 1 (Acosta(McCay at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Najera CF 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 .259 15 52
C. Neal RF 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .340 2 44
D. Nieves 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 .430 10 69
T. Rock DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .300 5 17
T. McCay LF 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .363 10 52
G. Strobbe SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .257 5 48
C. Hopper C 4 2 2 2 1 0 4 .312 5 24
M. Ramos 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .259 2 9
S. Valencia 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 0 7
   a-J. Goldsby PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .337 7 40
   b-S. Mendicino 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317 1 10
Totals 28 6 8 6 12 8 24      
a - J. Goldsby pinch hit for S. Valencia in the 6th
b - S. Mendicino substituted for J. Goldsby in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Najera (9, 1st Inning off K. Nielsen, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Strobbe (10, 7th Inning off B. Clementi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Hopper (5, 7th Inning off B. Clementi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Najera 3 , C. Neal , D. Nieves , G. Strobbe 2 , C. Hopper 5 , M. Ramos
2-out RBI: A. Najera , C. Neal , D. Nieves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nieves , T. Rock 3 , M. Ramos
GIDP: G. Strobbe
Sac Bunt: C. Neal
Hit by Pitch: G. Strobbe , S. Valencia
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Valencia (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valencia-Hopper-Ramos)
COOPERSTOWN PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nielsen 5.2 5 2 2 4 6 0 108 3.46   
B. Clementi L (1-1), BS (2) 1.2 3 4 4 8 2 1 75 10.18   
E. Madrigal 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nielsen 53
Batters Faced: K. Nielsen 25, B. Clementi 16, E. Madrigal 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nielsen 4-5, B. Clementi 1-2, E. Madrigal 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nielsen 108-61, B. Clementi 75-34, E. Madrigal 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Clementi 1-1 , E. Madrigal 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Nielsen , E. Madrigal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. de los Santos W (9-3) 8.0 8 4 4 2 9 1 114 5.08   
A. Cardona SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. de los Santos 57
Batters Faced: W. de los Santos 32, A. Cardona 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. de los Santos 8-5, A. Cardona 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. de los Santos 114-71, A. Cardona 21-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Casey Hopper
Ballpark: Denis Coderre Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 6516
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