ROOKIE ADVANCED
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT RALEIGH CUBS
07/23/2064
 
ROOKIE ADVANCED
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT RALEIGH CUBS
GAME ID: 10335 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (17-12) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
Raleigh Cubs (19-10) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 3 15 0
Cubs Bridle Blue Jays, 3-2
Boosted by the 3-hit performance of Hobart Dotson the Raleigh Cubs defeated the Bluefield Blue Jays, 3-2. Jameson McKelvey earned his 1st save, after closing out the game. The 5th-place Blue Jays dropped to 17-12.

With scoring opportunities rare, the Cubs had to cash in when they had the chance. One such opportunity presented itself in the bottom of the fifth, when shortstop Martino Jiménez hit a run-scoring single. The single came off Lorenzo Ruíz and made the score 2-1, Cubs. Jiménez went 1 for 4.

After the game, Raleigh manager Liam Roberts applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said.
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE RALEIGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Acosta LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .292 5 19
J. Herrera CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .403 8 37
J. Schmidtlein DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .389 2 15
   c-K. Newberry DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 2 8
J. Schultz SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .214 0 1
M. González 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .397 4 32
J. Severe RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .271 5 17
   e-L. Valdez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Canal C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 5 11
   d-C. Baptiste PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 3 19
I. Rojas 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .299 2 8
A. Rubalcava 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 7 30
   a-F. Buscè PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 0 1
   b-T. O'Connor 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .404 0 3
   f-O. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2 2 7 21      
a - F. Buscè pinch hit for A. Rubalcava in the 7th
b - T. O'Connor substituted for F. Buscè in the 7th
c - K. Newberry inserted as DH in the 8th
d - C. Baptiste pinch hit for R. Canal in the 9th
e - L. Valdez pinch ran for J. Severe in the 9th
f - O. Martin pinch hit for T. O'Connor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Herrera (7, 6th Inning off N. Bush, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Severe (3, 7th Inning off N. Bush, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. González (4, 7th Inning off N. Bush, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Herrera 2 , J. Schmidtlein , J. Schultz 2 , M. González 4 , J. Severe 3 , R. Canal 2 , C. Baptiste
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Herrera , J. Schultz , M. González , A. Rubalcava , F. Buscè
GIDP: A. Rubalcava
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rubalcava-Schultz-González, O'Connor-Schultz-González)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pulido RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .330 5 27
P. Declet 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .315 2 15
J. Griego C 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .380 6 23
M. Jiménez SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .365 2 16
C. Stanley 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .330 2 11
S. Smoot DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .371 5 26
G. Ibrahim LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .271 0 4
H. Dotson 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .390 2 6
E. Brennan CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .315 1 14
Totals 35 3 15 3 2 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Ibrahim (5, 4th Inning off L. Ruíz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dotson 2 (2, 3rd Inning off L. Ruíz, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off L. Ruíz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pulido , P. Declet 2 , J. Griego 3 , M. Jiménez , C. Stanley , S. Smoot , G. Ibrahim 2 , H. Dotson 9 , E. Brennan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Griego , M. Jiménez 2 , G. Ibrahim , E. Brennan
GIDP: S. Smoot 2
Sac Bunt: D. Pulido , P. Declet
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jiménez-Stanley-Declet)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE RALEIGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Ruíz L (1-1) 5.0 11 3 3 1 3 2 95 5.06   
C. Esquibel 2.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 37 3.68   
B. Hicks 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Ruíz 35
Batters Faced: L. Ruíz 26, C. Esquibel 11, B. Hicks 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Ruíz 8-3, C. Esquibel 2-1, B. Hicks 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Ruíz 95-63, C. Esquibel 37-24, B. Hicks 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hicks 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Bush W (4-1) 7.2 7 2 2 1 7 1 95 3.21   
J. McKelvey SV (1) 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Bush 63
Batters Faced: N. Bush 30, J. McKelvey 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Bush 6-9, J. McKelvey 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Bush 95-64, J. McKelvey 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McKelvey 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hobart Dotson
Ballpark: Ballpark of Raleigh
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 10564
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