ROOKIE COMPLEX BASEBALL
TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
07/03/2059
 
ROOKIE COMPLEX BASEBALL
TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
GAME ID: 6504 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto (GCL) Blue Jays (9-8) 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 12 14 1
Houston (GCL) Astros (4-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 8 1
Astros Suffer 12-4 Setback
No one was more impactful than Jeff Taylor in the 12-4 Toronto (GCL) win over Houston (GCL). Taylor went 2 for 2 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. The winning pitcher was 20-year old left-handed pitcher Manny Vasquez. He tossed 85 pitches over 5 innings, allowing no runs on 5 hits. The Blue Jays, at 9-8, sit in 7th place in the Gulf Coast Rookie League.

With Toronto (GCL) leading 8-3 in the top of the eighth, Taylor batted against Houston (GCL) pitcher Ted Murphy. Taylor hit a fastball to left for a grand slam home run. His 1st home run of the season put the Blue Jays on top, 12-3.

"The most important thing is that we won," Taylor said.
TORONTO (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Larsh RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .379 1 5
   e-O. Romo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .500 0 1
   g-J. de la Cruz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
M. Lucas 2B 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 .317 2 6
E. McGowan C 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .250 0 3
R. DiMeglio 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .333 2 14
B. Bush DH 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .386 2 15
A. Geng CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .190 0 2
   a-J. Taylor PH, CF 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 4
J. Bradford SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .304 1 4
   b-V. Alvarado PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
O. Morales LF 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 .226 1 4
   c-R. Collado PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2
X. Silk 3B 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .196 1 4
   d-J. Gonzalez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-A. Soto LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 42 12 14 12 4 6 20      
a - J. Taylor pinch hit for A. Geng in the 7th
b - V. Alvarado pinch hit for J. Bradford in the 7th
c - R. Collado pinch hit for O. Morales in the 7th
d - J. Gonzalez pinch hit for X. Silk in the 7th
e - O. Romo pinch hit for M. Larsh in the 7th
f - A. Soto substituted for J. Gonzalez in the 7th
g - J. de la Cruz substituted for O. Romo in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: X. Silk (1, 6th Inning off J. Flores, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Taylor (1, 8th Inning off T. Murphy, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Larsh 2 , M. Lucas 3 , E. McGowan 2 , R. DiMeglio , B. Bush , J. Taylor 5 , J. Bradford , X. Silk 5
2-out RBI: M. Lucas , X. Silk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Romo , E. McGowan
Hit by Pitch: B. Bush
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lucas (2) , E. McGowan (7)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Collado (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Bradford-Lucas-DiMeglio, Lucas-Bradford-DiMeglio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ramirez DH 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .329 2 12
J. Rivera 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 5 12
   b-O. Marrufo PH, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
L. Labelle 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .268 1 6
B. Rios SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 .385 0 9
   a-B. Castillo SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .137 0 3
   e-D. Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .545 0 5
D. Gray C 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .303 0 2
J. Ricker 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .300 2 9
O. Diaz LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .286 0 6
E. Hill RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .298 1 9
   c-I. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 0 6
   d-S. Vargas RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
S. Dai CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 0 4
Totals 32 4 8 4 7 7 21      
a - B. Castillo substituted for B. Rios in the 6th
b - O. Marrufo pinch hit for J. Rivera in the 7th
c - I. Turner pinch hit for E. Hill in the 8th
d - S. Vargas substituted for I. Turner in the 9th
e - D. Diaz pinch hit for B. Castillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ramirez (1, 7th Inning off D. Pinzon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Ramirez (2, 8th Inning off R. Salazar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ramirez 8 , J. Rivera , B. Rios , D. Gray , J. Ricker
2-out RBI: S. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gray , O. Diaz , E. Hill , S. Dai
GIDP: J. Rivera , B. Rios
Sac Fly: J. Ricker
Hit by Pitch: L. Labelle
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rios (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Labelle (3)
TORONTO (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vasquez W (3-0) 5.0 5 0 0 4 6 0 85 1.23   
D. Pinzon 1.2 2 3 1 3 0 0 44 4.05   
R. Salazar 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 24 11.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vasquez 59
Batters Faced: M. Vasquez 23, D. Pinzon 10, R. Salazar 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vasquez 5-2, D. Pinzon 3-2, R. Salazar 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vasquez 85-47, D. Pinzon 44-28, R. Salazar 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Salazar 1-0
WP: R. Salazar
Hit Batsmen: M. Vasquez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Watkins L (0-3) 0.2 5 6 6 2 1 0 39 7.71   
J. Zamora 4.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 51 1.29   
J. Flores 2.0 3 2 2 2 0 1 42 24.92   
T. Murphy 0.1 3 4 4 0 1 1 14 10.50   
D. Ortiz 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Watkins 9
Batters Faced: J. Watkins 9, J. Zamora 16, J. Flores 12, T. Murphy 5, D. Ortiz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Watkins 1-0, J. Zamora 2-7, J. Flores 2-4, T. Murphy 0-0, D. Ortiz 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Watkins 39-24, J. Zamora 51-35, J. Flores 42-20, T. Murphy 14-9, D. Ortiz 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Zamora 2-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Murphy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Taylor
Ballpark: CoolToday Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 3263
Special Notes: 2B Bill Rios was injured in a collision at a base. RP Jordan Flores was injured while pitching.
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