THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. PAUL SAINTS AT DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS
07/09/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. PAUL SAINTS AT DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS
GAME ID: 1390 - FRIDAY, JULY 9TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Paul Saints (28-59) 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 7 11 1
Death Valley Buzzards (49-38) 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 9 1
Saints Drop Buzzards, 7-6
The inspired effort of Death Valley designated hitter Jeremy Townsend was not enough to prevent a loss, 7-6, to the St. Paul Saints. Townsend was 3-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Luis Salazar earned the save, his 17th. The Saints now have a record of 28-59.

St. Paul used a clutch hit from Avicenna bin Jafar to get the win. The left fielder drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Saints ahead, 7-6. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a doozy.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," bin Jafar told the St. Paul Today.
ST. PAUL BATTING LINESCORE DEATH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mae RF 3 1 1 2 2 2 0 .241 7 19
C. Cowser CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .223 2 12
J. Graves 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .248 16 53
   a-A. Oike PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .197 3 5
A. bin Jafar LF 4 2 1 3 1 2 2 .252 14 40
E. Brett DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .214 9 28
G. Martínez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .231 5 13
H. Saikawa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 6 26
L. Martínez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .300 4 5
R. Adams C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .265 2 24
Totals 36 7 11 6 3 12 13      
a - A. Oike pinch hit for J. Graves in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Graves (24, 1st Inning off J. Rentería, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Adams (16, 7th Inning off J. Rentería, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. bin Jafar (14, 7th Inning off B. Rodríguez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Mae , C. Cowser 2 , J. Graves 3 , A. bin Jafar 4 , E. Brett , G. Martínez 2 , L. Martínez , R. Adams 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. bin Jafar , E. Brett , H. Saikawa , L. Martínez
Hit by Pitch: C. Cowser
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cowser 2 (6)
CS: C. Mae (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Martínez (7)
PB: R. Adams
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .287 8 26
B. De La Garza 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .264 4 19
   a-J. Reyes PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 16 41
J. Townsend DH 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .339 11 34
J. Álvarez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 11 32
   b-Y. Han PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .341 15 50
J. McNee 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .281 2 13
   c-S. Lima PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
R. Salazar SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .263 1 31
M. Pérez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 17 62
A. Simons 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .273 6 27
F. Sánchez C 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .189 0 6
Totals 34 6 9 6 2 9 12      
a - J. Reyes pinch hit for B. De La Garza in the 7th
b - Y. Han pinch hit for J. Álvarez in the 7th
c - S. Lima pinch hit for J. McNee in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Townsend 2 (11, 1st Inning off M. Díaz, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Díaz, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Simons (6, 2nd Inning off M. Díaz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee , B. De La Garza , J. Townsend 9 , J. Álvarez , J. McNee , A. Simons 4 , F. Sánchez
2-out RBI: J. Townsend , A. Simons , F. Sánchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lee , J. Álvarez , J. McNee
Sac Bunt: B. De La Garza
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Álvarez (26) , A. Simons (20)
CS: R. Salazar (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rentería (1)
OF assists: 1 (Álvarez(Cowser at home))
ST. PAUL PITCHING LINESCORE DEATH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Díaz 4.0 8 6 6 1 8 3 89 5.74   
J. López W (2-0) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 34 2.87   
A. Molina H (5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.63   
L. Salazar SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Díaz 29
Batters Faced: M. Díaz 21, J. López 9, A. Molina 4, L. Salazar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Díaz 4-0, J. López 3-3, A. Molina 1-2, L. Salazar 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Díaz 89-59, J. López 34-22, A. Molina 19-12, L. Salazar 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Molina 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rentería 6.0 9 5 5 2 5 0 103 5.21   
B. Rodríguez L (1-3), BS (2) 2.0 1 2 2 0 5 1 33 3.55   
J. Hader 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rentería 37
Batters Faced: J. Rentería 28, B. Rodríguez 8, J. Hader 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rentería 4-8, B. Rodríguez 0-1, J. Hader 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rentería 103-63, B. Rodríguez 33-22, J. Hader 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Rodríguez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Rodríguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeremy Townsend
Ballpark: Hell's Gate
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 45919
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