THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
SHELBYVILLE REDS AT STRATFORD COSMOS
07/25/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
SHELBYVILLE REDS AT STRATFORD COSMOS
GAME ID: 1623 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Shelbyville Reds (32-70) 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 6 10 0
Stratford Cosmos (67-35) 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 X 8 14 0
8-6 Loss Deepens Shelbyville Funk
The performance of Bob Hopper proved critical in helping Stratford beat Shelbyville, 8-6. The Cosmos catcher went 3-4 with 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Jeff Muir, 1-1, earned the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 1.2 innings. Rick Cederberg got the save, his 7th in 9 chances.

With Stratford leading 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh, Hopper hit a 2-run single off Shelbyville hurler Robbie Manning. It was the 60th hit of the season for Hopper and put his team ahead, 8-5.

"We've got a great group of guys," Hopper said, "and we're having fun right now."

The current losing streak for Shelbyville has reached 7 games.
SHELBYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE STRATFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lucero CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .421 1 2
A. Fernández DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .274 7 25
H. Yoshikawa 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .167 1 1
E. Jimenez LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .267 12 38
C. Howe RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .263 16 55
G. Madec 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .277 2 24
F. Gonzáles 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 4 28
   a-P. Ortíz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 7 51
   b-D. Ayers 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 1 23
E. O'Neill SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .375 0 1
J. Mijsberg C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .155 1 9
Totals 36 6 10 6 4 9 14      
a - P. Ortíz pinch hit for F. Gonzáles in the 8th
b - D. Ayers substituted for P. Ortíz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. O'Neill 2 (3, 5th Inning off S. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Muir, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Howe (12, 6th Inning off S. Reed, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Fernández (7, 1st Inning off S. Reed, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Lucero (1, 9th Inning off R. Cederberg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Lucero 4 , A. Fernández 5 , H. Yoshikawa , C. Howe 2 , G. Madec , F. Gonzáles , E. O'Neill 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Lucero 2
GIDP: E. Jimenez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (O'Neill-Gonzáles-Yoshikawa, Madec-Ayers-Yoshikawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Contreras LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .240 11 32
T. Torres SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .294 16 53
B. Letson RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .278 5 17
M. Bridge DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .304 13 42
M. Legh CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 7 35
   a-J. Castillo PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263 14 48
   c-M. Chapman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 8 16
J. Walker 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .222 4 6
R. Simmons 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 10 28
   b-H. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .294 7 25
   d-J. Hester CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 1 16
J. Mercado 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .292 5 47
B. Hopper C 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .241 4 39
Totals 35 8 14 8 5 6 17      
a - J. Castillo pinch hit for M. Legh in the 7th
b - H. Robinson pinch hit for R. Simmons in the 7th
c - M. Chapman substituted for J. Castillo in the 8th
d - J. Hester substituted for H. Robinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Walker (4, 4th Inning off S. Berose, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Bridge (18, 7th Inning off R. Manning, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Torres (27, 8th Inning off L. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Torres (6, 4th Inning off S. Berose, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Contreras , T. Torres 5 , B. Letson , M. Bridge 3 , M. Legh , J. Walker 2 , R. Simmons , J. Mercado 2 , B. Hopper 3
2-out RBI: J. Contreras , T. Torres , J. Mercado 2 , B. Hopper 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Contreras , B. Letson , M. Chapman , J. Mercado
GIDP: B. Letson , M. Bridge
Hit by Pitch: R. Simmons
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Mercado-Walker)
SHELBYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE STRATFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Berose 3.2 8 5 5 2 2 0 73 5.55   
Y. Takeuchi 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 35 4.84   
R. Manning L (2-7) 0.2 3 3 3 2 2 0 19 4.50   
L. Rivera 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Berose 23
Batters Faced: S. Berose 20, Y. Takeuchi 9, R. Manning 7, L. Rivera 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Berose 3-4, Y. Takeuchi 2-4, R. Manning 0-0, L. Rivera 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Berose 73-46, Y. Takeuchi 35-21, R. Manning 19-12, L. Rivera 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Takeuchi 1-0 , L. Rivera 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Berose
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reed 5.1 4 4 4 3 6 1 93 3.64   
J. Muir W (1-1), BS (1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 40 5.09   
C. Sharp H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.47   
R. Cederberg SV (7) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 14 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reed 47
Batters Faced: S. Reed 23, J. Muir 9, C. Sharp 4, R. Cederberg 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reed 2-8, J. Muir 1-2, C. Sharp 1-1, R. Cederberg 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reed 93-59, J. Muir 40-24, C. Sharp 10-7, R. Cederberg 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Muir 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Hopper
Ballpark: The Lockar Room
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 50529
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