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FORT WORTH CATS AT BOWLING GREEN RACERS
09/14/2043
 
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FORT WORTH CATS AT BOWLING GREEN RACERS
GAME ID: 3573 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Worth Cats (57-79) 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 9 18 1
Bowling Green Racers (56-81) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 1
5-Hit Blitz by Fort Worth's Espinoza
It's not something you read about in the sports pages every day -- a 5-for-5 day. For many, it might come around only once in a career -- and for Armando Espinoza, it came around today.

The 31-year-old second baseman scattered hits all over Top of the Hill to pace the Fort Worth Cats to a 9-3 victory over the Bowling Green Racers.

Bowling Green skipper Dennis Inman told reporters in the press room that "Espinoza deserves a hat-tip."

"He hit some good pitches against us," he said. "In fact, according to our scouting reports, Espinoza hit several that he is not supposed to be able to hit."

Armando Espinoza singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit an RBI double in the 9th.

Thus far in 2043 Espinoza is hitting .282 with 11 home runs, 66 RBIs, 66 runs scored and has compiled a .345 OBP.
FORT WORTH BATTING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Finklea CF 6 2 2 0 0 0 6 .294 2 38
B. Gill DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .327 3 37
J. Rivera RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .291 11 57
B. Huffman LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .310 3 22
S. Dyke 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .192 0 1
A. Espinoza SS 5 3 5 2 0 0 0 .282 11 66
T. Parsons 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .215 6 18
T. Toledo 2B 5 0 3 4 0 1 1 .285 2 42
A. Bailey C 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .429 0 1
Totals 44 9 18 9 2 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Espinoza (30, 9th Inning off B. Leys, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Toledo (18, 5th Inning off C. Sanchez, 3 on, 2 outs) A. Bailey (3, 8th Inning off S. Vilchis, 0 on, 1 out) J. Finklea (21, 5th Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza 6 , T. Toledo 4 , S. Dyke , J. Rivera 3 , T. Parsons , B. Gill , A. Bailey 3 , J. Finklea 3
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza , T. Toledo 2 , A. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gill , A. Bailey 2 , J. Finklea 2
GIDP: B. Huffman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Espinoza (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Toledo-Espinoza-Dyke)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Vargas 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .286 1 11
A. Ramon DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .254 2 31
J. Lopez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 10 48
D. Sanders CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 22 94
R. Meza LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 10 60
E. Kawasaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .245 0 3
J. López RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .284 12 38
A. Sparks SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .267 8 47
T. Alburez C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .333 0 1
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. López (9, 8th Inning off J. Gurwitz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Vargas , A. Ramon , J. Lopez , A. Sparks , T. Alburez 2 , J. López 3
2-out RBI: A. Ramon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ramon , J. Lopez , D. Sanders , A. Sparks
GIDP: A. Ramon
Sac Fly: A. Ramon
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Meza (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Vargas-Sparks-Lopez)
FORT WORTH PITCHING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Morikawa W (3-7) 6.0 5 2 2 1 3 0 101 65 5.80   
J. Gurwitz SV (2) 3.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 40 23 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Morikawa 56
Batters Faced: Y. Morikawa 25, J. Gurwitz 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Morikawa 9-6, J. Gurwitz 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Morikawa 101-65, J. Gurwitz 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gurwitz 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sanchez L (5-13) 4.2 12 7 7 1 4 0 91 57 5.48   
S. Vilchis 4.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 56 39 6.22   
B. Leys 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 4 35.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sanchez 15
Batters Faced: C. Sanchez 26, S. Vilchis 15, B. Leys 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sanchez 1-8, S. Vilchis 3-5, B. Leys 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sanchez 91-57, S. Vilchis 56-39, B. Leys 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Vilchis 1-0 , B. Leys 1-1
WP: C. Sanchez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armando Espinoza
Ballpark: Top of the Hill
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 14815
Special Notes: Armando Espinoza ties the FOR regular season game record for hits with 5.
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