SHORT SEASON A
ATLANTIC CITY JOKERS AT ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS
08/14/2058
 
SHORT SEASON A
ATLANTIC CITY JOKERS AT ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS
GAME ID: 9390 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2058 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlantic City Jokers (20-29) 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 15 1
Aberdeen Ironbirds (36-13) 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 9 17 2
Cruz goes 4-for-5 to Ignite Ironbirds Offense
Powered by Farid Cruz, the Aberdeen Ironbirds downed the Atlantic City Jokers, 9-7. Cruz went 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for the Ironbirds. Willian Valdez picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Joe Church was tagged with the loss. Aberdeen occupies first place in the New York-Penn League South Division at 36-13.

In the bottom of the fourth, Aberdeen right fielder Eric Rasmussen had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Rasmussen stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 7-5, Aberdeen. For the game, he went 2-5 with 2 singles.

In comments to the Aberdeen Today, Rasmussen admitted that he doesn't always push himself. "But the results," he said, "speak for themselves."
ATLANTIC CITY BATTING LINESCORE ABERDEEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gittel LF 5 2 1 1 1 2 1 .253 3 9
A. Newell 1B 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .340 2 7
M. Fedyk CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .342 3 14
D. Greer DH 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .293 7 27
R. Saez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .244 3 14
R. Hand RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .345 7 19
I. Cuevas 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .194 0 3
I. Chappell SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .184 2 7
   a-E. Herlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 9
P. Domínguez C 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308 1 3
Totals 42 7 15 6 3 9 21      
a - E. Herlin pinch hit for I. Chappell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Greer (10, 6th Inning off W. Valdez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Newell (3, 7th Inning off M. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Newell 2 (2, 1st Inning off C. Cox, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off C. Cox, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Chappell (2, 2nd Inning off C. Cox, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Gittel (3, 4th Inning off C. Cox, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gittel 4 , A. Newell 11 , M. Fedyk 3 , D. Greer 4 , R. Hand , I. Cuevas , I. Chappell 4 , P. Domínguez
2-out RBI: R. Gittel , D. Greer 2 , I. Chappell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fedyk , R. Saez , I. Cuevas 2 , I. Chappell
GIDP: R. Saez
Hit by Pitch: R. Saez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gittel (10)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Chappell (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cox 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .376 5 18
C. Park DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .329 1 6
F. Cruz SS 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .383 11 51
C. Clodfelter 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .398 3 14
C. Aguilar LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .280 1 10
N. Mertens CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .284 7 22
E. Rasmussen RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .262 6 25
R. Alicea C 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 .283 2 7
C. Riley 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .252 5 21
Totals 41 9 17 9 1 6 23      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Cox (10, 1st Inning off J. Church, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Mertens (7, 6th Inning off M. Ordoñez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Cruz (11, 2nd Inning off J. Church, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Cox 3 , C. Park , F. Cruz 7 , C. Clodfelter 2 , C. Aguilar , N. Mertens 3 , E. Rasmussen 2 , R. Alicea , C. Riley 2
2-out RBI: R. Alicea , C. Riley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cox , C. Clodfelter , E. Rasmussen , R. Alicea , C. Riley
Sac Fly: N. Mertens
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: F. Cruz (3) , N. Mertens (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Cruz-Clodfelter-Riley)
ATLANTIC CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ABERDEEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Church L (1-3) 1.1 8 6 6 1 1 1 34 4.67   
R. Justino 2.1 6 3 3 0 4 0 55 9.48   
M. Ordoñez 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 42 5.19   
B. Montero 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Church 8
Batters Faced: J. Church 13, R. Justino 14, M. Ordoñez 12, B. Montero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Church 2-1, R. Justino 0-3, M. Ordoñez 2-6, B. Montero 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Church 34-25, R. Justino 55-40, M. Ordoñez 42-26, B. Montero 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Justino 1-0 , M. Ordoñez 2-0 , B. Montero 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cox 3.2 10 5 5 1 3 4 84 5.47   
W. Valdez W (1-0) 2.1 3 2 1 2 2 0 52 6.00   
M. Reed H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.11   
D. Babin SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cox 21
Batters Faced: C. Cox 22, W. Valdez 13, M. Reed 4, D. Babin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cox 3-4, W. Valdez 2-3, M. Reed 1-0, D. Babin 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cox 84-55, W. Valdez 52-32, M. Reed 15-11, D. Babin 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Valdez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Cox
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Farid Cruz
Ballpark: Ripken Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 5943
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