THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BORDER CITY BUCK$ AT PUERTO RICO TROPICS
04/14/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BORDER CITY BUCK$ AT PUERTO RICO TROPICS
GAME ID: 141 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Border City Buck$ (3-6) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 2
Puerto Rico Tropics (5-4) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 12 0
Puerto Rico Gets Riveting Walk-Off Win
The Puerto Rico Tropics faced a tough opponent in Border City pitcher Man-ho Kang, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Roberto Clemente Park by a final score of 5-4. Kang went 6.1 innings and allowed 2 runs. The winner was Manabu Oike in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Ken van Tiggelen took the loss. The loss drops Border City to 3-6.

Jack Metcalf was the walk-off hero for Puerto Rico. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Tropics third baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Puerto Rico manager José Delgado. "It's usually not just one thing."
BORDER CITY BATTING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Schepers 2B 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 .364 0 6
R. Rivera SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .233 0 1
K. Egberts LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 2
M. Sánchez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .370 0 8
N. Walik C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .324 0 3
A. Kraja DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .226 1 2
   c-V. Delgado DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0
I. Elsenaar 1B 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 .276 1 3
F. Willems CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 3
   a-J. Pittman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 3
   b-J. Soto CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .111 0 1
I. Reijnen 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .333 0 1
   d-W. Smith PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   e-P. Donaldson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 35 4 11 4 3 10 15      
a - J. Pittman pinch hit for F. Willems in the 4th
b - J. Soto substituted for J. Pittman in the 4th
c - V. Delgado inserted as DH in the 9th
d - W. Smith pinch ran for I. Reijnen in the 9th
e - P. Donaldson substituted for W. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Willems (3, 3rd Inning off H. Meijer, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Reijnen (3, 5th Inning off J. Park, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Kraja (4, 6th Inning off J. Park, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Schepers 3 , K. Egberts , N. Walik 2 , A. Kraja 2 , V. Delgado , F. Willems 2 , I. Reijnen 3
2-out RBI: , C. Schepers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivera , I. Elsenaar , J. Pittman
GIDP: K. Egberts , A. Kraja
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Soto (1) , I. Reijnen (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Donaldson-Schepers-Elsenaar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo CF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .267 1 3
M. Morales RF 4 1 0 0 1 3 7 .242 0 5
J. Vázquez 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .429 1 8
J. Saldaña DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .258 1 6
   a-E. Jackman DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-R. Peña DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 0 2
P. DeJong 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .125 0 1
J. Rivero LF 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 .194 1 5
J. Metcalf 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .297 0 11
J. Bart C 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .300 0 2
R. Lewis SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .281 0 3
Totals 37 5 12 5 6 9 21      
a - E. Jackman inserted as DH in the 7th
b - R. Peña inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (3, 8th Inning off K. van Tiggelen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Castillo 3 , J. Vázquez , J. Saldaña 2 , R. Peña , P. DeJong , J. Metcalf 2 , R. Lewis 3
2-out RBI: J. Saldaña , J. Metcalf , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Morales 2 , J. Vázquez , E. Jackman , P. DeJong
GIDP: P. DeJong
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Castillo 2 (5) , M. Morales (6) , J. Rivero 2 (5)
CS: J. Bart (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lewis-DeJong-Vázquez, DeJong-Lewis-Vázquez)
OF assists: 1 (Castillo(Reijnen at home))
BORDER CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kang 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 0 96 3.65   
G. Álvarez 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 29 4.76   
K. van Tiggelen L (1-1) 1.1 4 1 1 2 0 0 21 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kang 61
Batters Faced: M. Kang 27, G. Álvarez 8, K. van Tiggelen 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kang 7-4, G. Álvarez 1-1, K. van Tiggelen 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kang 96-62, G. Álvarez 29-19, K. van Tiggelen 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. van Tiggelen 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Meijer 3.2 5 2 2 1 6 0 71 1.93   
J. Park 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 35 5.87   
E. Martell 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 6.43   
M. Dijk H (1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 21 10.80   
M. Oike W (2-0), BS (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Meijer 46
Batters Faced: H. Meijer 16, J. Park 8, E. Martell 7, M. Dijk 5, M. Oike 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Meijer 2-2, J. Park 2-1, E. Martell 2-2, M. Dijk 1-1, M. Oike 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Meijer 71-46, J. Park 35-21, E. Martell 25-15, M. Dijk 21-10, M. Oike 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Park 2-0 , E. Martell 1-0 , M. Oike 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Man-ho Kang
Ballpark: Roberto Clemente Park
Weather: Roof closed, 49 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 35226
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