THE MONEYBALL UNION
LOS ANGELES ERUPTION AT SAN FRANCISCO BAY BREAKERS
08/09/2122
 
THE MONEYBALL UNION
LOS ANGELES ERUPTION AT SAN FRANCISCO BAY BREAKERS
GAME ID: 1302 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2122 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Eruption (55-55) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 9 3
San Francisco Bay Breakers (57-52) 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 6 10 2
Bay Breakers Deal Eruption Painful Loss
San Francisco starter Ron Cook pitched well against the Los Angeles Eruption at Golden Gate Park. The left-hander led his team to a win, 6-5. San Francisco reliever Zach Minze picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Yoshimasa Araki was saddled with the loss. The 4th-place Eruption dropped to 55-55.

San Francisco got a clutch hit from Damon Myers. The pinch hitter launched a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a kill shot.

"Ron was hitting his spots and everything had life," said San Francisco manager Ted Williams.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gaulton SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .309 10 42
   b-B. Kim PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 8 33
   c-A. Mercer SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 8
C. Wright 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .320 2 44
R. Wright LF 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .307 11 50
K. Kinyor 1B 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .282 28 83
D. May RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .182 0 0
W. Floyd DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 8 49
   a-R. MacKinney DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 3 13
P. Wallace CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .270 2 14
B. Johnston C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 12
T. Warner 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .333 1 4
Totals 36 5 9 5 2 4 16      
a - R. MacKinney inserted as DH in the 8th
b - B. Kim pinch hit for J. Gaulton in the 9th
c - A. Mercer substituted for B. Kim in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wright (32, 5th Inning off R. Cook, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Kinyor (18, 5th Inning off R. Cook, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. MacKinney (9, 8th Inning off R. Cook, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Warner (2, 9th Inning off Z. Minze, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Wright 3 , K. Kinyor 3 , W. Floyd , R. MacKinney 2 , P. Wallace , T. Warner 3
2-out RBI: C. Wright , K. Kinyor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gaulton , W. Floyd , P. Wallace , B. Johnston
Sac Bunt: J. Gaulton , B. Johnston
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gaulton (23)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Castaneda (1) , B. Johnston 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cook P, DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .268 5 29
J. Cole CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .289 2 16
   c-D. Myers PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .197 5 44
T. Walters 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279 28 83
E. O'Clancy LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .271 8 18
R. Becerra 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .278 12 57
B. Nealon RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .230 18 56
F. Jackson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 13 44
B. Keels C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 2 13
J. Hernández SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 16
   a-D. Thompson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .211 6 17
   b-H. Hurley SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 2 23
Totals 34 6 10 3 4 5 15      
a - D. Thompson pinch hit for J. Hernández in the 6th
b - H. Hurley substituted for D. Thompson in the 7th
c - D. Myers pinch hit for J. Cole in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Keels (6, 2nd Inning off J. Castaneda, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Cook (26, 5th Inning off J. Castaneda, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Thompson (6, 6th Inning off J. Castaneda, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Myers (5, 9th Inning off Y. Araki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cook 3 , J. Cole 2 , D. Myers 4 , T. Walters , E. O'Clancy , F. Jackson , B. Keels 2 , D. Thompson 4
2-out RBI: J. Cole , D. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cook , B. Nealon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cook (21) , J. Cole (9)
CS: B. Keels (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Walters (14) , J. Hernández (8)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Castaneda 5.2 8 5 4 3 3 1 107 4.67   
C. Boyd 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 41 1.93   
Y. Araki L (1-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Castaneda 35
Batters Faced: J. Castaneda 28, C. Boyd 9, Y. Araki 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Castaneda 7-6, C. Boyd 1-4, Y. Araki 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Castaneda 107-61, C. Boyd 41-21, Y. Araki 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Boyd 1-1
WP: J. Castaneda 2
Balk: J. Castaneda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cook 8.0 7 4 3 2 3 0 109 3.82   
Z. Minze W (2-1), BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cook 55
Batters Faced: R. Cook 35, Z. Minze 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cook 13-8, Z. Minze 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cook 109-77, Z. Minze 19-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Cook
Ballpark: Golden Gate Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 40179
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