JUUST A BIT OUTSIDE
GREAT BLUE HERON AT TAMPA RATTLERS
08/20/2033
 
JUUST A BIT OUTSIDE
GREAT BLUE HERON AT TAMPA RATTLERS
GAME ID: 2049 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2033 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Great Blue Heron (80-43) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 0
Tampa Rattlers (66-57) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
9 Straight Wins for Heron
The Great Blue Heron handed the Tampa Rattlers a loss at The Snake Pit. The final score was 5-3 in 12 innings. Dusty Bernard was one of the major contributors for Great Blue. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 1. Jonathan Bast earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record is now 4-1. Dan Aylor notched his 3rd save in 4 chances.

Great Blue needed the clutch hitting of Vicente Esparza to seal the deal. The catcher swatted a solo home run in the top of the 12th inning to put the Heron on top, 4-3. For the game, Esparza had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Winning breeds more winning, I guess," said Bernard.

Great Blue leads the Harry Doyle League Central Division by 7 games.
GREAT BLUE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pastrano 2B 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .273 19 51
J. Rodriguez CF 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .346 24 74
J. Guthmiller 1B 6 0 1 0 0 4 4 .300 21 95
F. Tatis Jr. 3B 5 0 1 1 1 2 1 .242 18 75
D. Bernard RF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .302 12 57
   a-E. Bellard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .197 7 35
   b-M. Lumby RF, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 12 38
R. Cermak LF, RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .229 17 51
D. Esquivel DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .292 8 30
   c-L. Bautista DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .390 2 6
J. Fulton SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .260 10 44
V. Esparza C 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .246 8 36
Totals 47 5 13 5 3 13 25      
a - E. Bellard pinch hit for D. Bernard in the 8th
b - M. Lumby substituted for E. Bellard in the 8th
c - L. Bautista inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Esquivel (10, 4th Inning off J. Alger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cermak (17, 2nd Inning off J. Alger, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Bernard (12, 2nd Inning off W. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Esparza (8, 12th Inning off K. Simas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pastrano , J. Guthmiller , F. Tatis Jr. , D. Bernard 5 , M. Lumby , R. Cermak 5 , D. Esquivel 3 , L. Bautista , V. Esparza 5
2-out RBI: F. Tatis Jr. , D. Esquivel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pastrano , E. Bellard , M. Lumby , J. Fulton 2
GIDP: J. Guthmiller
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pastrano (9) , D. Bernard (16) , R. Cermak (25)
CS: D. Esquivel (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fulton-Pastrano-Guthmiller)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Blackwell 2B 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 .273 17 71
J. Ruckert 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281 14 65
D. Ewing CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .256 17 64
A. Polo RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .259 21 53
J. Pitsch DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .312 11 40
J. Lynch C 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .273 17 57
C. Foster 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 8 45
   a-J. Booke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 20 69
   b-E. Arroyo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 3 10
A. Moreno SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .246 14 54
E. Carter LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .225 5 31
Totals 39 3 6 3 6 13 20      
a - J. Booke pinch hit for C. Foster in the 8th
b - E. Arroyo substituted for J. Booke in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Blackwell (26, 1st Inning off D. Tinnell, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Ewing (24, 1st Inning off D. Tinnell, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Ruckert (27, 10th Inning off J. Bast, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Blackwell 2 , J. Ruckert 2 , D. Ewing 3 , A. Polo , E. Carter
2-out RBI: E. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Blackwell , J. Pitsch 2 , J. Booke
GIDP: A. Polo
Sac Fly: A. Moreno
Hit by Pitch: J. Ruckert
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ruckert (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ruckert-Moreno)
GREAT BLUE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Tinnell 4.2 4 3 3 4 6 0 90 4.26   
L. Rujano 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 39 4.41   
E. Phillips 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 2.81   
J. Bast W (4-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.29   
D. Aylor SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Tinnell 46
Batters Faced: D. Tinnell 22, L. Rujano 7, E. Phillips 8, J. Bast 7, D. Aylor 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Tinnell 3-5, L. Rujano 2-1, E. Phillips 2-1, J. Bast 4-0, D. Aylor 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Tinnell 90-50, L. Rujano 39-26, E. Phillips 32-18, J. Bast 24-15, D. Aylor 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Rujano 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Rujano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Scott 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16 4.17   
J. Alger 4.0 5 2 2 0 5 1 57 4.94   
E. Andrews 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 35 6.38   
A. Michael 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 35 2.07   
J. Dooley 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 1.96   
K. Simas L (5-3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 31 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Scott 39
Batters Faced: W. Scott 5, J. Alger 15, E. Andrews 7, A. Michael 9, J. Dooley 8, K. Simas 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Scott 3-0, J. Alger 2-3, E. Andrews 2-2, A. Michael 0-3, J. Dooley 2-3, K. Simas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Scott 16-11, J. Alger 57-40, E. Andrews 35-25, A. Michael 35-18, J. Dooley 31-22, K. Simas 31-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Michael 1-0 , J. Dooley 2-0
WP: J. Alger , K. Simas 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dusty Bernard
Ballpark: The Snake Pit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:39
Attendance: 64939
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