THE MONEYBALL UNION
DENVER GOLD AT MILWAUKEE CHOPPERS
05/22/2123
 
THE MONEYBALL UNION
DENVER GOLD AT MILWAUKEE CHOPPERS
GAME ID: 501 - SATURDAY, MAY 22ND , 2123 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Gold (26-16) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 9 0
Milwaukee Choppers (20-23) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 8 1
Tanaka Pounds 2 Homers in 5-3 Gold Win
The Denver Gold used the hitting of right fielder Kinji Tanaka to subdue the Milwaukee Choppers, 5-3. For the game, Tanaka went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Will Kowalski earned save number 12 this season. At 26-16, Denver is in first place in the Western League Jesus Garcia Division.

Tanaka had a timely hit for Denver in the top of the seventh. With Denver trailing 3-2, he turned a 1-2 fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season, making it 4-3, Denver.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Tanaka told the Denver Citizen.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Merritt CF 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .212 2 14
K. Tanaka RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .303 10 33
R. Jia 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .255 0 18
   a-R. Shelton 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 2 14
R. Johnson C 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .365 7 26
J. Philpott 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284 3 12
G. Stevens DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .324 2 19
S. Matthews LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .214 2 12
J. Jackson SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .278 0 4
W. Gagne 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 4 10
Totals 37 5 9 5 3 8 19      
a - R. Shelton substituted for R. Jia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Jia (11, 1st Inning off D. Torres, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Matthews (4, 6th Inning off D. Torres, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Tanaka 2 (10, 5th Inning off D. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off F. Austin, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Johnson (7, 7th Inning off F. Austin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Tanaka 9 , R. Jia 2 , R. Johnson 5 , G. Stevens , S. Matthews 2 , J. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Merritt , S. Matthews , W. Gagne
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Merritt 2 (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gagne-Jackson-Philpott)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lloyd SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 1 9
T. Dovale CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .396 5 18
M. Bandelow RF 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .288 7 34
J. Wilson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .225 4 15
A. Escobar DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .237 8 18
D. Nevárez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303 1 13
G. Fernández 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 5 15
P. Rosales C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .230 4 21
R. Wheeler 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .283 1 11
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 7 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Rosales (4, 5th Inning off J. Canó, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Nevárez (1, 6th Inning off J. Canó, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Escobar (8, 6th Inning off J. Canó, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Dovale 2 , J. Wilson , A. Escobar 4 , D. Nevárez 4 , P. Rosales 5 , R. Wheeler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wilson , A. Escobar
GIDP: H. Lloyd
Hit by Pitch: A. Escobar
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Wheeler (3)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Canó W (4-2) 7.1 7 3 3 3 7 3 110 3.06   
V. Carr H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.17   
W. Kowalski SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Canó 56
Batters Faced: J. Canó 33, V. Carr 2, W. Kowalski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Canó 5-10, V. Carr 1-1, W. Kowalski 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Canó 110-67, V. Carr 5-3, W. Kowalski 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Carr 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Canó
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Torres 6.0 6 2 2 2 5 1 102 4.45   
F. Austin L (3-5), BS (1) 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 2 38 4.98   
J. Gentry 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Torres 55
Batters Faced: D. Torres 27, F. Austin 11, J. Gentry 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Torres 7-6, F. Austin 3-3, J. Gentry 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Torres 102-63, F. Austin 38-24, J. Gentry 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gentry 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kinji Tanaka
Ballpark: Harley Davidson Park
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 42874
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