THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. PAUL SAINTS AT TORONTO RED BIRDS
07/21/2032
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THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. PAUL SAINTS AT TORONTO RED BIRDS
GAME ID: 1503 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Paul Saints (30-64) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 2
Toronto Red Birds (43-51) 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 X 10 11 1
Rivera Jacks Two Home Runs in 10-2 Toronto Win
The Toronto Red Birds stopped the St. Paul Saints, 10-2, at LaBatt's Blue Park. The Red Birds got a big game from Mike Rivera, who was 3-5 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5. Seth Roussel, the winner, improved to 9-4. He held the Saints to 2 runs on 4 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 1 and walking 2. At 43-51, the Red Birds find themselves in 6th place in the Nied League Mendoza Division.

With Toronto leading 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Rivera came up to bat against St. Paul pitcher Felipe Gutiérrez. Rivera hit a cutter to right for a grand slam home run. His 23rd home run of the season put the Red Birds on top, 9-1.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Rivera told the Toronto Herald. "It's as simple as that."
ST. PAUL BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mae CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 9 23
H. Saikawa SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .228 6 27
J. Graves 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 16 53
A. bin Jafar LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .244 16 42
E. Brett DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .216 9 28
G. Martínez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .243 7 21
L. Martínez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 5 6
R. Adams C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .245 2 24
M. Trout RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 1 3
Totals 33 2 6 1 2 3 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. bin Jafar (16, 7th Inning off S. Roussel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Graves , A. bin Jafar 5 , G. Martínez 2 , M. Trout
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Graves , L. Martínez , R. Adams
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. bin Jafar (2) , L. Martínez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Saikawa-Martínez-Graves)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Nelson 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 .300 7 35
   a-J. Romero PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 4
   b-M. Marés 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 8
M. Rivera DH 5 3 3 5 0 0 1 .263 23 66
J. Flores LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .240 13 54
J. Flores RF 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .308 14 43
R. Newman CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .242 14 43
A. Paschini 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .275 2 22
B. Lumby 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 .238 11 35
J. Mora SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .216 1 11
L. Larini C 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .280 1 26
Totals 33 10 11 10 7 9 20      
a - J. Romero pinch hit for M. Nelson in the 7th
b - M. Marés substituted for J. Romero in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Rivera 2 (23, 5th Inning off F. Gutiérrez, 3 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. López, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rivera 9 , J. Flores 3 , A. Paschini 2 , B. Lumby 2 , J. Mora
2-out RBI: M. Rivera , A. Paschini , J. Mora
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nelson , A. Paschini
GIDP: J. Mora
Sac Bunt: L. Larini
Sac Fly: B. Lumby
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Nelson (48) , M. Rivera (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mora (3)
OF assists: 1 (Newman(Graves at 2nd base))
ST. PAUL PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Díaz L (4-7) 3.2 7 5 5 5 5 0 104 5.71   
F. Gutiérrez 0.2 2 4 3 1 0 1 27 6.57   
J. López 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 48 2.72   
T. Rainey 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Díaz 25
Batters Faced: M. Díaz 23, F. Gutiérrez 6, J. López 10, T. Rainey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Díaz 4-2, F. Gutiérrez 2-0, J. López 2-3, T. Rainey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Díaz 104-59, F. Gutiérrez 27-13, J. López 48-28, T. Rainey 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Gutiérrez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Roussel W (9-4) 8.0 4 2 1 2 1 1 100 4.40   
J. Hogan 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 5.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Roussel 67
Batters Faced: S. Roussel 30, J. Hogan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Roussel 13-9, J. Hogan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Roussel 100-62, J. Hogan 18-13
WP: S. Roussel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Rivera
Ballpark: LaBatt's Blue Park
Weather: Roof closed, 75 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 33762
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