SHORT SEASON A
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS AT YOUNGSTOWN GREMLINS
08/12/2067
 
SHORT SEASON A
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS AT YOUNGSTOWN GREMLINS
GAME ID: 9369 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2067 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tri-City ValleyCats (23-21) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 15 1
Youngstown Gremlins (30-14) 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5 8 1
Youngstown Beats Tri-City, 5-4
The Youngstown Gremlins defeated the Tri-City ValleyCats, 5-4, at Eastwood Field. Youngstown was led by 22-year old catcher José Escalante, who was 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Youngstown reliever Samuel Ruiz picked up the win to move to 1-1. Skyler Gamez suffered the loss. The save was credited to Anderson Grillo, his 16th.

In the first inning, Escalante had a 3-run home run for Youngstown. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Gremlins on top, 3-0.

Youngstown manager Brandon Haviland attributed the win to "a little bit of this and a little bit of that."

With the win, Youngstown goes to 30-14, while the ValleyCats fall to 23-21.
TRI-CITY BATTING LINESCORE YOUNGSTOWN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Buford SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .271 6 19
L. Dubois LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .316 5 29
R. Vasconez 1B 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .272 3 17
L. Hardy RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .267 1 15
G. Merriweather CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .228 1 11
R. Camargo 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .259 9 31
N. Hand DH 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .316 5 16
C. McMahon 2B 5 0 2 3 0 0 3 .244 2 7
P. Vargas C 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .243 1 1
Totals 40 4 15 4 2 8 25      
BATTING
Doubles: C. McMahon (2, 9th Inning off A. Grillo, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Buford 2 , L. Dubois , R. Vasconez , G. Merriweather 2 , R. Camargo 2 , N. Hand 4 , C. McMahon 3 , P. Vargas
2-out RBI: C. McMahon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Buford , L. Dubois 2 , G. Merriweather , R. Camargo , P. Vargas
Sac Fly: L. Hardy
Hit by Pitch: L. Hardy , G. Merriweather
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Buford (4) , R. Vasconez (2)
CS: N. Hand (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. McMahon (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Camargo-McMahon-Vasconez)
PB: P. Vargas
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Drexel RF 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .289 4 9
P. Nicolson 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .375 3 14
L. Machala DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .310 3 21
C. Ahrens LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .230 7 25
J. Escalante C 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .283 2 12
W. Hannemann 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .270 7 17
D. Mlakar 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 2 13
L. Johnson CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .340 4 18
E. White SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .336 7 31
Totals 29 5 8 5 4 3 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Escalante (2, 1st Inning off S. Gamez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Drexel 3 , L. Machala , C. Ahrens , J. Escalante 5 , L. Johnson
2-out RBI: C. Ahrens , J. Escalante
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White
GIDP: E. White
Sac Bunt: P. Nicolson
Sac Fly: L. Machala
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Drexel (2)
CS: C. Ahrens (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Escalante (3)
TRI-CITY PITCHING LINESCORE YOUNGSTOWN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gamez L (1-4) 4.2 5 4 4 3 2 1 85 4.56   
C. Martin 3.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 44 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gamez 37
Batters Faced: S. Gamez 22, C. Martin 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gamez 7-4, C. Martin 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gamez 85-49, C. Martin 44-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Martin 1-0
WP: S. Gamez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Tucker 4.2 5 1 1 2 4 0 81 3.40   
S. Ruiz W (1-1) 2.2 5 0 0 0 2 0 50 6.75   
N. Crowe 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 30 4.79   
A. Grillo SV (16) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Tucker 52
Batters Faced: O. Tucker 22, S. Ruiz 13, N. Crowe 7, A. Grillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Tucker 3-6, S. Ruiz 2-4, N. Crowe 0-2, A. Grillo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Tucker 81-48, S. Ruiz 50-33, N. Crowe 30-20, A. Grillo 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ruiz 1-0 , N. Crowe 1-0 , A. Grillo 2-2
Hit Batsmen: O. Tucker 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Escalante
Ballpark: Eastwood Field
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 5963
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