THE MONEYBALL UNION
MEXICO CITY TOROS BRAVOS AT VANCOUVER THUNDER
10/24/2122
 
THE MONEYBALL UNION
MEXICO CITY TOROS BRAVOS AT VANCOUVER THUNDER
GAME ID: 9872 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH , 2122 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Toros Bravos 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Vancouver Thunder 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 12 0
Almost There: Vancouver On Cusp of R2 Triumph After 4-3 Win
The Vancouver Thunder moved to within one game of the Round 3, downing the visiting Mexico City Toros Bravos at Thunderdome by a score of 4-3. Thunder designated hitter Steve Johnston did some major damage. He was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2. The win gives the Thunder a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-7 Round 2.

Terry Johnson came through for Vancouver when he hit a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a two-strike sinker to right field, staking his team to a 4-3 lead.

"We haven't stopped playing," Mexico City manager Matt Spencer said. "We didn't get this far to give up."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Thunderdome in Vancouver.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE VANCOUVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Jones SS 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 .389 0 3
J. Zamora 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .214 0 3
D. McAlevey CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 1
S. Figueroa DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .133 0 1
S. Cannon RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .333 0 3
R. Tirado LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .188 1 3
A. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .417 0 0
J. Villarreal 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .200 0 0
F. Bonilla 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .077 0 0
   a-R. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 5 4 23      
a - R. Ramos pinch hit for F. Bonilla in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Jones 2 (4, 1st Inning off F. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off F. Ford, 3 on, 2 outs) , S. Cannon (3, 3rd Inning off F. Ford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Jones 4 , J. Zamora , S. Cannon 3 , R. Tirado , A. Johnson , J. Villarreal
2-out RBI: R. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Zamora , R. Tirado , J. Villarreal
GIDP: S. Figueroa , A. Johnson , R. Ramos
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Zamora (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (McAlevey(Jenkins at 3rd base), Cannon(Brown at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. García 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 6
S. Johnston DH 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .343 4 8
E. Welch RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 1 1
   a-T. Johnson PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 2
A. Rivera LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .225 0 3
F. Gómez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .265 1 3
   b-A. Watkins 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 2
Y. Jian C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .312 0 3
B. Jenkins CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .371 1 15
A. De Jesús 3B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .355 0 6
A. Brown SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .273 0 2
Totals 34 4 12 4 2 1 14      
a - T. Johnson pinch hit for E. Welch in the 7th
b - A. Watkins substituted for F. Gómez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Jenkins (6, 2nd Inning off J. Aguilar, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Brown (4, 7th Inning off J. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Johnston (4, 1st Inning off J. Aguilar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Johnston 4 , E. Welch , T. Johnson , F. Gómez , Y. Jian , B. Jenkins 4 , A. De Jesús , A. Brown 4
2-out RBI: F. Gómez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. García , F. Gómez , Y. Jian , A. Brown
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Brown (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (De Jesús-García-Gómez, Brown-García-Gómez, García-Brown-De Jesús)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE VANCOUVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Aguilar L (0-1) 8.0 12 4 4 2 1 1 108 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Aguilar 41
Batters Faced: J. Aguilar 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Aguilar 7-14
Pitches - Strikes: J. Aguilar 108-69
WP: J. Aguilar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ford 6.0 7 3 3 3 2 0 95 3.65   
W. Sánchez W (4-1) 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 49 3.68   
T. Morris SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ford 45
Batters Faced: F. Ford 26, W. Sánchez 9, T. Morris 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ford 8-6, W. Sánchez 2-2, T. Morris 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ford 95-59, W. Sánchez 49-27, T. Morris 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Morris 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Johnston
Ballpark: Thunderdome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM PT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 44973
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