ROOKIE COMPLEX BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
08/30/2059
 
ROOKIE COMPLEX BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
GAME ID: 6902 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays (21-48) 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 11 11 0
Houston (GCL) Astros (35-34) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 1
Rays Roast Astros, 11-3
Despite a fine performance by first baseman Jeff Ricker, the Houston (GCL) Astros lost to the Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays, 11-3. Ricker went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The loss makes Houston (GCL) 35-34.

Tampa Bay (GCL) used the timely hitting of Alfredo Espinoza to seize the win. The second baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Rays on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Things kind of got away from us," said Houston (GCL) skipper .
TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Espinoza 2B 4 2 1 2 2 0 1 .295 3 14
D. Soriano DH 5 2 1 2 1 1 4 .325 1 11
B. Abernathy 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .295 5 14
D. Wickel RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .312 4 20
O. Barcenas LF 4 0 0 1 0 3 7 .136 0 4
J. Unknown CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .250 0 1
J. Calderon 3B 4 2 1 1 1 3 4 .234 2 13
J. Unknown SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .600 0 1
J. Castaneda C 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .214 1 4
   a-G. Brasco PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 11 11 10 9 8 25      
a - G. Brasco pinch hit for J. Castaneda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Soriano (2, 6th Inning off J. Molina, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off A. Hilerio, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza , D. Soriano 2 , B. Abernathy , D. Wickel 3 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Calderon , J. Unknown 3
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza , J. Unknown , J. Calderon , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Soriano , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GIDP: D. Soriano
Sac Bunt: J. Castaneda
Sac Fly: O. Barcenas
Hit by Pitch: B. Abernathy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Unknown-Abernathy, Unknown-Espinoza-Abernathy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Dai CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .247 4 23
J. Ricker 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .244 6 31
   a-O. Marrufo PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 1
J. Rivera 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .350 8 34
S. Ramirez DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .301 5 35
D. Diaz C 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .440 0 14
E. Sanchez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 2 8
S. Vargas LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .281 3 21
B. Castillo SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .247 0 15
E. Hill RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 3 24
Totals 37 3 12 3 4 5 24      
a - O. Marrufo pinch hit for J. Ricker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Diaz (7, 1st Inning off P. Roberts, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Vargas (4, 2nd Inning off P. Roberts, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ricker (6, 1st Inning off P. Roberts, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Dai , J. Ricker 5 , J. Rivera , S. Ramirez , D. Diaz 3 , E. Sanchez , S. Vargas 3 , B. Castillo , E. Hill
2-out RBI: S. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ricker , J. Rivera , D. Diaz , E. Sanchez , S. Vargas
GIDP: S. Dai , S. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: B. Castillo
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: S. Vargas (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Sanchez-Rivera-Marrufo)
TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Roberts 3.0 7 2 2 2 2 1 74 2.23   
J. Mazza 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 16.83   
K. Horky 1.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 31 5.93   
D. Mendoza W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7.77   
O. Sepulveda 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10.66   
C. Villastrigo 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 9.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Roberts 35
Batters Faced: P. Roberts 18, J. Mazza 3, K. Horky 10, D. Mendoza 4, O. Sepulveda 1, C. Villastrigo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Roberts 5-1, J. Mazza 1-0, K. Horky 2-2, D. Mendoza 1-2, O. Sepulveda 1-0, C. Villastrigo 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Roberts 74-45, J. Mazza 13-5, K. Horky 31-21, D. Mendoza 9-5, O. Sepulveda 2-2, C. Villastrigo 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mazza 2-0 , D. Mendoza 3-0 , O. Sepulveda 1-0
WP: P. Roberts
Hit Batsmen: P. Roberts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Molina L (5-6) 6.0 6 8 8 4 6 0 99 4.73   
A. Guzman 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 7.36   
A. Hilerio 0.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 8.49   
J. Flores 1.1 1 0 0 5 2 0 54 14.81   
S. Carbajal 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 12.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Molina 30
Batters Faced: J. Molina 29, A. Guzman 3, A. Hilerio 3, J. Flores 10, S. Carbajal 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Molina 4-8, A. Guzman 0-2, A. Hilerio 0-0, J. Flores 1-1, S. Carbajal 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Molina 99-57, A. Guzman 14-8, A. Hilerio 6-4, J. Flores 54-26, S. Carbajal 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Guzman 3-2 , A. Hilerio 2-2 , J. Flores 2-1 , S. Carbajal 1-0
WP: J. Molina
Hit Batsmen: J. Molina
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Ricker
Ballpark: CoolToday Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 7777
Special Notes: RP Josh Mazza was injured while pitching.
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