THE MONEYBALL UNION
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AT BUFFALO BLIZZARD
09/06/2122
 
THE MONEYBALL UNION
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AT BUFFALO BLIZZARD
GAME ID: 1588 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2122 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Maple Leafs (75-59) 5 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 10 9 0
Buffalo Blizzard (57-76) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Sánchez Hits 2 home runs in Maple Leafs Win
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Blizzard.

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Blizzard, 10-4, at The Ballyard. Toronto shortstop Ed Sánchez had an outstanding performance. He went 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The Maple Leafs now own a record of 75-59.

Toronto used the hitting of Clint Pugh to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Maple Leafs on top, 3-0. For the game, Pugh had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We knocked the fire out of the ball," said Toronto manager Mark Sambor. "The guys swung the bats pretty good, and that's fun to see."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Moody CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .230 1 7
C. Mejía DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .280 14 81
E. Sánchez SS 4 2 2 4 1 2 2 .287 35 87
C. Pugh 3B, 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .272 18 64
D. Lang LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .267 12 44
   b-C. Best LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 5 17
A. Hall 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .257 14 42
   a-L. Salehroa 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 8 28
L. Lysons RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .238 1 26
R. Lewis 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .297 16 80
W. Ortega C 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 35 10 9 10 5 12 18      
a - L. Salehroa substituted for A. Hall in the 8th
b - C. Best substituted for D. Lang in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Lang (4, 7th Inning off N. Fukuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Pugh (18, 1st Inning off J. Gómez, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Sánchez 2 (35, 4th Inning off J. Woodard, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off N. Fukuda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mejía , E. Sánchez 8 , C. Pugh 5 , D. Lang 3 , A. Hall , L. Lysons , R. Lewis
2-out RBI: , E. Sánchez 2 , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Lewis 2 , W. Ortega
Sac Fly: L. Lysons
Hit by Pitch: W. Ortega
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lewis (28)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lysons(Larkin at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Long CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 16 52
J. Smith SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .264 17 64
C. Pantoja LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 27 81
   a-M. Velásquez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 8
R. Sánchez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 7 52
C. Álvarez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .212 14 44
A. McGregor DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .291 7 26
L. Larkin 2B, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 2 14
A. Gonzáles C 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .261 6 38
H. Ward RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .177 8 19
Totals 35 4 9 4 1 9 11      
a - M. Velásquez pinch hit for C. Pantoja in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Álvarez (12, 4th Inning off M. Ackerman, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gonzáles (25, 9th Inning off D. Boyd, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Sánchez , C. Álvarez 3 , A. McGregor 2 , L. Larkin , A. Gonzáles 3 , H. Ward
2-out RBI: C. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Long , J. Smith , A. McGregor
Hit by Pitch: A. Gonzáles
Team LOB: 6
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ackerman W (10-13) 6.1 7 3 3 1 7 0 104 4.25   
D. Boyd 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 30 2.25   
J. Beaird 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ackerman 53
Batters Faced: M. Ackerman 27, D. Boyd 9, J. Beaird 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ackerman 5-6, D. Boyd 4-1, J. Beaird 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ackerman 104-63, D. Boyd 30-22, J. Beaird 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Boyd 2-0 , J. Beaird 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Ackerman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gómez L (9-10) 1.0 4 5 5 2 2 1 53 4.65   
J. Woodard 3.1 3 2 2 2 4 1 60 4.91   
N. Fukuda 3.2 2 3 3 1 3 1 59 6.04   
M. Crabtree 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gómez 19
Batters Faced: J. Gómez 9, J. Woodard 15, N. Fukuda 15, M. Crabtree 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gómez 1-0, J. Woodard 1-5, N. Fukuda 5-3, M. Crabtree 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gómez 53-28, J. Woodard 60-37, N. Fukuda 59-36, M. Crabtree 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Fukuda 1-0 , M. Crabtree 1-0
WP: N. Fukuda
Hit Batsmen: N. Fukuda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Sánchez
Ballpark: The Ballyard
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 29456
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