THE MONEYBALL UNION
NEW YORK FORCE AT BUFFALO BLIZZARD
05/22/2121
 
THE MONEYBALL UNION
NEW YORK FORCE AT BUFFALO BLIZZARD
GAME ID: 475 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2121 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Force (18-22) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 0
Buffalo Blizzard (14-27) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Force Get One-Run Win at Buffalo
New York pitcher Masuhiro Tashima did his part in helping his team defeat the Buffalo Blizzard, 3-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. Doug Rockburn earned the save for New York, his 3rd of the year. The 4th-place Force sport a record of 18-22.

The Force got a big at-bat from second baseman Tetsuhiko Sai. For the game, Sai was 1-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 4th home run of the season gave New York a 3-1 lead.

Tashima told the media after that game that the mood in the clubhouse is "extremely positive" after a win like that.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Martínez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .150 0 5
T. Gonzáles LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 16
B. Covington 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .257 9 28
T. Sai 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .226 4 20
C. Duncan SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 20
   a-S. Lozano SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
B. Sizemore DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 0 6
   b-E. López DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 2 4
R. Yano 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 2 17
T. Kanno CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .417 2 12
A. Bell C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .087 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3 1 9 4      
a - S. Lozano substituted for C. Duncan in the 2nd
b - E. López inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Sai (4, 6th Inning off D. Squarebriggs, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Covington , T. Sai 4 , T. Kanno , A. Bell
2-out RBI: T. Sai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Duncan
GIDP: A. Bell
Hit by Pitch: R. Yano
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Gonzáles (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sai-Lozano-Covington, Lozano-Sai-Covington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Long LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .239 2 8
C. Sexton 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .281 2 9
J. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 5 26
C. Pantoja CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .242 7 23
R. Ramos DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .296 8 15
M. Kimball RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 6 20
   a-A. Gonzáles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .164 1 5
C. Álvarez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .265 6 20
R. Sánchez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 2 11
R. García C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .157 0 4
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 8 17      
a - A. Gonzáles pinch hit for M. Kimball in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Pantoja (7, 9th Inning off D. Rockburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Long , J. Smith , C. Pantoja 5 , C. Álvarez , R. García
2-out RBI: A. Long
GIDP: M. Kimball , R. García
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sánchez (1)
Double Plays: 2 (García-Sánchez, Álvarez-Sexton-Sánchez)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Tashima W (4-4) 6.0 5 1 1 2 6 0 108 4.50   
D. Rockburn SV (3) 3.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 41 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tashima 62
Batters Faced: M. Tashima 24, D. Rockburn 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tashima 8-3, D. Rockburn 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tashima 108-67, D. Rockburn 41-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Squarebriggs L (2-3) 6.0 4 3 2 1 4 1 80 3.30   
J. Rivera 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 33 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Squarebriggs 57
Batters Faced: D. Squarebriggs 23, J. Rivera 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Squarebriggs 4-8, J. Rivera 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Squarebriggs 80-49, J. Rivera 33-25
WP: D. Squarebriggs
Hit Batsmen: D. Squarebriggs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masuhiro Tashima
Ballpark: The Ballyard
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 23561
Special Notes: SS Carl Duncan was injured in a collision at a base.
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