THE MONEYBALL UNION
SAN FRANCISCO BAY BREAKERS AT WASHINGTON BLACK BEARS
09/08/2123
 
THE MONEYBALL UNION
SAN FRANCISCO BAY BREAKERS AT WASHINGTON BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 1623 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2123 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Bay Breakers (78-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1
Washington Black Bears (77-58) 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 6 15 0
Black Bears Lick Bay Breakers, 6-2
The Washington Black Bears topped the San Francisco Bay Breakers, 6-2, in Western League action at Microsoft Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Washington pitcher John Nicholls. The winning pitcher was Nicholls, now 4-3. He tossed 5 innings of 1-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 4. The Black Bears, at 77-58, sit in first place in the Western League Jesus Garcia Division.

In the top of the sixth, San Francisco was in rally mode. The score was 4-0, Washington, with two out and the bases loaded. But on a 2-2 pitch, Barry Nealon grounded out.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cole CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 13 50
   a-R. Cook PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 6 27
D. Pritchard LF, CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .290 13 33
N. Gustafson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 6 36
   c-M. Sálchez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 9 47
D. Brooks RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .248 16 76
T. Walters 1B, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .268 24 77
C. Mejía DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 8 34
   b-B. Nealon DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .205 4 16
D. McCoy SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .242 0 29
O. Jackson C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .223 8 33
J. Hernández 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 5 37
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 9 8      
a - R. Cook pinch hit for J. Cole in the 6th
b - B. Nealon inserted as DH in the 6th
c - M. Sálchez pinch hit for N. Gustafson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. McCoy (20, 2nd Inning off J. Nicholls, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pritchard (13, 8th Inning off R. Jensen, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Brooks (16, 8th Inning off R. Jensen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pritchard 4 , N. Gustafson , D. Brooks 4 , T. Walters 2 , D. McCoy 2
2-out RBI: D. Brooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nealon , J. Hernández
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gustafson (11)
Double Plays: 3 (Gustafson-Hernández-Walters, Walters-Jackson-Walters, McCoy-Hernández-Sálchez)
OF assists: 1 (Brooks(O'Neill at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wilder CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .240 3 24
I. Harrison 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .262 1 42
R. Martínez C 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .281 14 63
A. Santos DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 .294 29 95
R. Daniel RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .276 9 56
J. Franklin 1B 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 .393 1 4
M. O'Neill 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .333 5 15
M. Morales LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 5 .333 0 1
M. Lambert SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .218 2 33
Totals 35 6 15 6 3 6 25      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Morales (1, 4th Inning off F. Madison, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Santos (30, 7th Inning off M. Lawson, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lambert (19, 7th Inning off R. Webster, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Franklin (1, 4th Inning off F. Madison, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wilder 2 , I. Harrison 2 , R. Martínez 3 , A. Santos 2 , J. Franklin 4 , M. O'Neill 3 , M. Morales 2 , M. Lambert 2
2-out RBI: , L. Wilder 2 , R. Martínez , M. Lambert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Santos , J. Franklin , M. Lambert
GIDP: R. Martínez , A. Santos , M. Morales
Sac Bunt: M. Morales
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Wilder (4)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Madison L (11-10) 4.0 9 4 4 2 4 0 110 3.95   
M. Lawson 2.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 57 8.64   
R. Webster 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Madison 30
Batters Faced: F. Madison 23, M. Lawson 11, R. Webster 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Madison 5-2, M. Lawson 3-2, R. Webster 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Madison 110-66, M. Lawson 57-35, R. Webster 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lawson 1-0 , R. Webster 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nicholls W (4-3) 5.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 81 3.45   
J. Carrillo 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 41 4.89   
R. Jensen 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 2 32 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nicholls 67
Batters Faced: J. Nicholls 18, J. Carrillo 9, R. Jensen 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nicholls 5-6, J. Carrillo 3-0, R. Jensen 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nicholls 81-50, J. Carrillo 41-24, R. Jensen 32-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Nicholls
Ballpark: Microsoft Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 48826
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