THE MONEYBALL UNION
MINNESOTA LAKE MONSTERS AT BUFFALO BLIZZARD
08/02/2122
 
THE MONEYBALL UNION
MINNESOTA LAKE MONSTERS AT BUFFALO BLIZZARD
GAME ID: 1220 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2122 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Lake Monsters (53-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
Buffalo Blizzard (47-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Lake Monsters Top Blizzard, 2-1, Behind Sánchez
Both teams had their chances, but the Minnesota Lake Monsters eventually prevailed.

Tony Sánchez was on the winning side of a pitcher's duel at The Ballyard. In fact, the Minnesota Lake Monsters right-hander was instrumental in his team's 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Blizzard. With the win, Minnesota raised its record to 53-50.

Sánchez delivered a quality start for Minnesota. The 6-foot-2 right-hander allowed no earned runs on 3 hits over 7 innings of work.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Buffalo manager Anthony Sexton said, following the tough loss.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Martínez RF, CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .258 3 17
F. Salazar 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .278 9 32
M. García LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 15 49
   d-F. Díaz PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207 2 9
D. Horswill C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .272 19 64
J. Canales DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .252 2 25
A. Fernández 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204 7 21
T. Agano CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 6 46
   a-J. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 17 55
   c-F. Luna SS, 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 0 6
J. Echevarría 2B, SS 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .225 3 26
J. Pérez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237 2 29
   b-K. Whitehead PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 4 16
Totals 31 2 7 2 7 4 16      
a - J. Cruz pinch hit for T. Agano in the 7th
b - K. Whitehead pinch hit for J. Pérez in the 7th
c - F. Luna substituted for J. Cruz in the 7th
d - F. Díaz pinch hit for M. García in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Echevarría (12, 3rd Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Agano (19, 5th Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Díaz (6, 8th Inning off J. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Martínez (11, 9th Inning off J. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Martínez 3 , F. Salazar , M. García , F. Díaz 2 , T. Agano 2 , J. Echevarría 2
2-out RBI: E. Martínez , F. Salazar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Salazar , J. Canales , A. Fernández
GIDP: J. Pérez
Sac Bunt: J. Echevarría
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Martínez (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Long CF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .259 14 44
J. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .246 12 47
K. Duncan 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .299 10 49
C. Pantoja 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249 18 57
   c-J. Wilhelm 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
R. Ramos LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256 12 43
   a-L. Larkin CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 12
R. Sánchez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 7 43
C. Álvarez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201 11 30
   b-Á. Morales 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 2 6
A. Gonzáles C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .249 5 31
H. Ward RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 5 14
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 7 17      
a - L. Larkin substituted for R. Ramos in the 9th
b - Á. Morales substituted for C. Álvarez in the 9th
c - J. Wilhelm substituted for C. Pantoja in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gonzáles (20, 6th Inning off T. Sánchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Long , K. Duncan , C. Pantoja , R. Sánchez , Á. Morales , A. Gonzáles 4
2-out RBI: K. Duncan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Long , K. Duncan , C. Pantoja , C. Álvarez 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Long , H. Ward
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sánchez (9)
CS: A. Long (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Álvarez-Duncan-Pantoja)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sánchez 7.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 91 3.75   
S. LeBeau W (6-5) 2.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 33 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sánchez 75
Batters Faced: T. Sánchez 25, S. LeBeau 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sánchez 10-5, S. LeBeau 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sánchez 91-58, S. LeBeau 33-21
Hit Batsmen: T. Sánchez , S. LeBeau
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mendoza 5.2 3 0 0 3 3 0 82 3.62   
D. Squarebriggs 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.48   
A. Smith 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 4.12   
J. Rivera L (8-5) 1.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 26 6.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mendoza 63
Batters Faced: C. Mendoza 22, D. Squarebriggs 1, A. Smith 6, J. Rivera 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mendoza 9-4, D. Squarebriggs 0-1, A. Smith 1-1, J. Rivera 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mendoza 82-55, D. Squarebriggs 1-1, A. Smith 23-13, J. Rivera 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Squarebriggs 2-0 , J. Rivera 1-0
WP: J. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Sánchez
Ballpark: The Ballyard
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 28543
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