THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
AUSTIN BIGSTARS AT STRATFORD COSMOS
07/30/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
AUSTIN BIGSTARS AT STRATFORD COSMOS
GAME ID: 1637 - FRIDAY, JULY 30TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin BigStars (65-38) 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 11 1
Stratford Cosmos (64-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 9 1
Ozaki Slugs BigStars to 9-5 Win
Nakazo Ozaki impressed in the 9-5 Austin win over Stratford. Ozaki, who is tied for 4th in the NL with a .548 slugging percentage, hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Rick Cederberg, the winner, improved to 9-6. He held the Cosmos to 1 run on 4 hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The first-place BigStars have a one-game lead in their division.

With Austin leading 6-0 in the top of the fifth, Ozaki came up to bat against Stratford pitcher Bill Catron. Ozaki hit a curveball to right for a 3-run home run. His 16th home run of the season put the BigStars on top, 9-0.

Ozaki called the triumph "a good team win."
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE STRATFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Jones SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 15 45
I. Howell 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .227 2 22
J. Rodríguez CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .287 17 59
D. Hwang LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .277 22 79
V. Soto DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .279 10 33
A. Medina 3B 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .303 12 44
J. Rodríguez 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .319 16 49
N. Ozaki RF 4 2 2 5 0 0 2 .277 16 58
J. Vincent C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 0 11
Totals 39 9 11 9 4 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodríguez (12, 2nd Inning off R. Amberezzio, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Medina (23, 2nd Inning off R. Amberezzio, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Ozaki 2 (16, 2nd Inning off R. Amberezzio, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off B. Catron, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Soto (10, 5th Inning off R. Amberezzio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Jones , J. Rodríguez , D. Hwang 2 , V. Soto 5 , A. Medina 2 , J. Rodríguez 3 , N. Ozaki 8
2-out RBI: V. Soto , N. Ozaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Howell 2 , J. Rodríguez , N. Ozaki
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Jones (43)
CS: B. Jones (10)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Jones (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Howell-Rodríguez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mercado 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .277 4 25
R. Bloemheuvel 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .280 13 33
B. Letson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 23 76
T. Torres SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .269 15 53
M. Legh CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .318 6 28
J. Castillo DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .286 24 73
R. Simmons 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .287 4 30
M. Salazar RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 13 44
J. Pérez C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 4 15
Totals 36 5 9 5 1 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Castillo (17, 2nd Inning off R. Cederberg, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Legh (18, 4th Inning off R. Cederberg, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Simmons (14, 9th Inning off C. Parsons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Torres (15, 7th Inning off R. Cederberg, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Bloemheuvel (13, 8th Inning off S. Guerrero, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mercado , R. Bloemheuvel 4 , B. Letson , T. Torres 5 , M. Legh 2 , J. Castillo 2 , R. Simmons 2 , J. Pérez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bloemheuvel , J. Castillo , R. Simmons , M. Salazar
GIDP: J. Castillo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Simmons (3)
PB: J. Pérez
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE STRATFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cederberg W (9-6) 6.1 4 1 1 1 5 1 82 4.07   
S. Guerrero 0.2 2 3 2 0 1 1 23 4.90   
C. Parsons 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 25 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cederberg 65
Batters Faced: R. Cederberg 24, S. Guerrero 5, C. Parsons 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cederberg 7-7, S. Guerrero 0-1, C. Parsons 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cederberg 82-53, S. Guerrero 23-13, C. Parsons 25-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Guerrero 1-0
WP: C. Parsons
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Amberezzio L (9-7) 4.2 8 7 7 3 5 2 89 4.97   
B. Catron 3.2 3 2 2 0 4 1 54 4.48   
D. George 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Amberezzio 22
Batters Faced: R. Amberezzio 24, B. Catron 16, D. George 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Amberezzio 5-3, B. Catron 5-3, D. George 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Amberezzio 89-55, B. Catron 54-38, D. George 6-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Catron 1-1 , D. George 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nakazo Ozaki
Ballpark: The Lockar Room
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 51203
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