THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT SAUSALITO MEATBALLS
07/16/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT SAUSALITO MEATBALLS
GAME ID: 1439 - FRIDAY, JULY 16TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Whalers (45-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 7 8 1
Sausalito Meatballs (49-41) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 1
Whalers Rally For 7-4 Win
The Hartford Whalers defeated the Sausalito Meatballs, 7-4, at 420 Park today. Leading the charge for Hartford was designated hitter Fernando González. He was 3-4 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The winner in relief was George Connolly. He is now 1-0. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. Hideyoshi Watanabe got the save, his 16th in 17 chances.

Hartford used the timely hitting of Roberto Anaya to seize the win. The catcher stroked a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Whalers on top, 7-4. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Anaya, "one at-bat at a time."

The win puts Hartford at 45-45 this season.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE SAUSALITO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Márquez 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .305 5 41
P. Gouloze LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .230 9 24
T. Parkinson 1B 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 .273 19 53
F. González DH 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .265 18 50
J. Shacklady 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 4 24
   a-T. Turner PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 4 28
R. Anaya C 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .230 9 32
A. Antonio CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
   b-A. Sosa PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289 8 38
   c-J. De La Garza 2B, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .177 5 11
R. Hall RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .217 7 24
R. Román SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
Totals 31 7 8 7 5 5 13      
a - T. Turner pinch hit for J. Shacklady in the 7th
b - A. Sosa pinch hit for A. Antonio in the 7th
c - J. De La Garza substituted for A. Sosa in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Márquez (14, 1st Inning off I. Townsend, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Gouloze (11, 7th Inning off I. Townsend, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. González (15, 7th Inning off I. Townsend, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Márquez 2 , P. Gouloze 2 , F. González 4 , T. Turner , R. Anaya , A. Sosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hall , R. Román
Sac Fly: T. Parkinson , R. Hall
Hit by Pitch: R. Anaya
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Márquez 2 (25)
CS: M. Márquez (11) , F. González (5)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Turner (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Shacklady-Román-Parkinson, Román-Shacklady-Parkinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Hernández CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .290 8 38
D. Fairchild 3B 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .280 14 48
   a-M. Suzuki PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 4 28
F. Keizer RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .259 12 53
I. Maldonado DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .280 4 17
   b-K. Ch'oe DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 7 22
R. Cruz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .334 1 41
J. Dunbar LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 2 19
   c-J. Tenace PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 5 19
J. Carmichael 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .201 10 30
D. Roy C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .289 5 39
M. Torres SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .238 1 24
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 10 17      
a - M. Suzuki pinch hit for D. Fairchild in the 7th
b - K. Ch'oe inserted as DH in the 8th
c - J. Tenace pinch hit for J. Dunbar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Roy (16, 7th Inning off M. Velthuizen, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Keizer (3, 8th Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Fairchild (14, 3rd Inning off M. Velthuizen, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Hernández 2 , D. Fairchild 4 , F. Keizer 4 , J. Dunbar , D. Roy 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Suzuki , J. Carmichael
GIDP: F. Keizer , R. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: J. Dunbar
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Keizer (14)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Roy (4)
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE SAUSALITO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Velthuizen 6.1 6 4 3 3 6 1 99 4.51   
G. Connolly W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 0.00   
H. Watanabe SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Velthuizen 50
Batters Faced: M. Velthuizen 27, G. Connolly 7, H. Watanabe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Velthuizen 4-6, G. Connolly 2-1, H. Watanabe 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Velthuizen 99-62, G. Connolly 28-19, H. Watanabe 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Connolly 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Velthuizen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Townsend 6.0 4 4 4 2 3 0 90 4.29   
J. Flores BS (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 3.10   
R. Rodríguez L (2-3) 2.0 3 3 3 3 2 0 37 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Townsend 49
Batters Faced: I. Townsend 22, J. Flores 5, R. Rodríguez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Townsend 8-5, J. Flores 2-1, R. Rodríguez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: I. Townsend 90-55, J. Flores 22-13, R. Rodríguez 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Flores 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Flores
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando González
Ballpark: 420 Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 28978
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