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NICHOLS GNATS AT HOUSTON STING
08/08/2062
 
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NICHOLS GNATS AT HOUSTON STING
GAME ID: 7404 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nichols Gnats (54-58) 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 7 13 0
Houston Sting (48-64) 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 9 0
Carr goes 3-for-3 to Fuel Gnats Offense
The Nichols Gnats beat the Houston Sting, 7-6, at Woodland Park. Nichols shortstop Brian Carr had an outstanding performance. He went 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 3 times. Rafael Castillo earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 3.1 innings. His record is now 1-1. Picking up the save was 25-year old right-handed pitcher Junzo Yamabe.

Nichols used a timely hit from Ruben Gonzales to get the win. The center fielder stroked a 2-run double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Gnats ahead, 7-5. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"I like to lead by example," said Gonzales. "I'm glad I could contribute to a good win."

Houston, at 48-64, has lost 4 straight.
NICHOLS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Jansen RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .269 13 48
A. Mancero CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 9 35
   d-N. Wallace PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .179 1 7
   e-J. Castillo CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   g-J. Wade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
   i-D. Jackson 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 1 8
B. Carr 2B, SS 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 .300 13 35
T. Thompson 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .292 23 67
   j-G. Andrews PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308 19 60
   k-M. Engelhart 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 4 18
R. Dresser 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .250 17 51
J. Nielson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 2 17
   c-J. Seipp DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 5 .235 0 1
M. Turner LF 3 0 1 1 2 1 4 .330 18 66
M. Markham SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 7 36
   a-J. Boyles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 5
   b-M. Venegas SS, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 1 4
   f-M. Benson PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .194 1 4
   h-R. Gonzales CF 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .234 6 20
N. Barnett C 4 0 0 1 1 2 5 .217 10 39
Totals 36 7 13 7 7 7 33      
a - J. Boyles pinch hit for M. Markham in the 3rd
b - M. Venegas substituted for J. Boyles in the 3rd
c - J. Seipp inserted as DH in the 5th
d - N. Wallace pinch hit for A. Mancero in the 5th
e - J. Castillo substituted for N. Wallace in the 5th
f - M. Benson pinch hit for M. Venegas in the 6th
g - J. Wade pinch hit for J. Castillo in the 6th
h - R. Gonzales substituted for M. Benson in the 6th
i - D. Jackson substituted for J. Wade in the 6th
j - G. Andrews pinch hit for T. Thompson in the 7th
k - M. Engelhart substituted for G. Andrews in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Carr (11, 7th Inning off D. Mrazek, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gonzales (9, 7th Inning off D. Mrazek, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Carr (13, 1st Inning off N. Ito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Jansen 2 , B. Carr 7 , T. Thompson , M. Engelhart , R. Dresser 2 , J. Seipp , M. Turner , M. Venegas , R. Gonzales 2
2-out RBI: R. Jansen , B. Carr , M. Benson , N. Barnett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Jansen , N. Wallace , J. Wade , J. Seipp
GIDP: R. Dresser , M. Turner , R. Gonzales
Hit by Pitch: B. Carr , J. Nielson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Jackson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Carr-Dresser)
Triple Plays: 1 (Jansen-Carr-Dresser)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Nunez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 1 18
   a-R. Atherton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 10 36
   b-B. Rose SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 7 27
D. Collins 3B, SS, 1B, 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .338 12 60
J. Parden 1B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 .307 16 46
J. Sampson LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 .198 5 21
R. Zambrana C 5 0 0 1 0 3 4 .272 13 45
J. de la Cruz DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .270 6 16
T. Coleman RF 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .248 17 51
   c-J. Levine PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 8 40
N. de la Cruz 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .127 1 4
   d-E. Llamas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 8 44
   e-K. Braden RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 4 20
S. Gutierrez CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .160 0 10
   f-F. Salazar PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 19 49
Totals 32 6 9 6 5 7 18      
a - R. Atherton pinch hit for O. Nunez in the 6th
b - B. Rose substituted for R. Atherton in the 7th
c - J. Levine pinch hit for T. Coleman in the 8th
d - E. Llamas pinch hit for N. de la Cruz in the 8th
e - K. Braden substituted for E. Llamas in the 9th
f - F. Salazar pinch hit for S. Gutierrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Collins (15, 1st Inning off K. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out) , N. de la Cruz (3, 4th Inning off K. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. de la Cruz (6, 5th Inning off K. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Coleman (17, 5th Inning off K. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rose , D. Collins 3 , J. Parden , J. de la Cruz 5 , T. Coleman 4 , N. de la Cruz 2 , F. Salazar
2-out RBI: , J. de la Cruz 2 , T. Coleman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Zambrana , N. de la Cruz
GIDP: J. Sampson
Sac Bunt: O. Nunez
Sac Fly: J. Sampson
Hit by Pitch: J. Parden , S. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Nunez-de la Cruz-Parden, Nunez-de la Cruz-Parden, Rose-Collins-Levine)
NICHOLS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Taylor 4.2 7 5 5 4 3 2 81 6.14   
R. Castillo W (1-1) 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 12.32   
J. Yamabe SV (25) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Taylor 29
Batters Faced: K. Taylor 25, R. Castillo 10, J. Yamabe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Taylor 6-3, R. Castillo 4-3, J. Yamabe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Taylor 81-48, R. Castillo 35-24, J. Yamabe 23-11
Hit Batsmen: K. Taylor 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Ito 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17 8.42   
D. Mrazek L (3-3) 4.1 9 6 6 6 4 0 116 6.38   
P. Hardee 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 5.27   
T. Wulff 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Ito 44
Batters Faced: N. Ito 7, D. Mrazek 28, P. Hardee 7, T. Wulff 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ito 4-1, D. Mrazek 4-4, P. Hardee 0-2, T. Wulff 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Ito 17-11, D. Mrazek 116-62, P. Hardee 28-16, T. Wulff 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Hardee 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Mrazek , P. Hardee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Carr
Ballpark: Woodland Park
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 2336
Special Notes: LF Jeremy Nielson was injured being hit by a pitch.
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