THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DANIEL BRAND A'S AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS
08/01/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DANIEL BRAND A'S AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS
GAME ID: 1716 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2031 - GAME LOG
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Daniel Brand A's (63-45) 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 5 12 13 0
Nashville Predators (62-46) 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 11 0
Díaz Slugs 2 Home Runs, Brand A's Beat Predators, 12-5
José Díaz impressed in the 12-5 Daniel win over Nashville. Díaz, who finished 3rd in the NL in stolen bases with 65 in 2021, hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Jeff Neal, credited with the win, is now 3-0. He allowed 4 runs on 5 hits. The triumph puts Daniel at 63-45 for the season.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for George Gamble? The Daniel designated hitter had a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Brand A's on top, 2-1. For the game, Gamble had 1 double and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

Díaz told the Daniel Chronicle: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
DANIEL BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Randín CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .311 0 28
C. Valdés LF 5 2 1 0 0 2 4 .247 20 61
J. Giraud RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .298 13 69
   a-S. Park PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .359 3 12
   b-A. Meadows RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 10 34
I. Nakayama 1B 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .242 11 52
G. Gamble DH 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .277 6 18
N. Glenn 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .281 1 33
R. Ferrer C 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .260 1 31
T. Cashmann 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264 0 31
J. Díaz SS 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .230 8 37
Totals 39 12 13 12 5 7 21      
a - S. Park pinch hit for J. Giraud in the 8th
b - A. Meadows substituted for S. Park in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Gamble (3, 4th Inning off F. Espinosa, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Valdés (19, 6th Inning off F. Espinosa, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Nakayama (26, 7th Inning off T. Baker, 3 on, 1 out) , T. Cashmann (24, 8th Inning off J. Slooters, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Glenn (3, 4th Inning off F. Espinosa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Díaz 2 (8, 7th Inning off T. Baker, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off A. Muñóz, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Valdés 2 , I. Nakayama 3 , G. Gamble 4 , N. Glenn 5 , R. Ferrer , T. Cashmann 2 , J. Díaz 8
2-out RBI: G. Gamble , N. Glenn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Park , G. Gamble , R. Ferrer 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Randín , C. Valdés , J. Díaz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Randín (58)
CS: N. Glenn (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cashmann-Díaz-Nakayama, Cashmann-Díaz-Nakayama)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wright RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .277 2 37
R. Heater 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .307 3 44
J. MacIvor 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .263 20 96
J. García 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .277 11 42
M. Díaz DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .251 15 48
H. Jones SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .268 9 32
J. Allison LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 8 36
J. Maldonado CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .243 7 32
W. Gregory C 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .270 1 12
Totals 36 5 11 4 3 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Wright (29, 7th Inning off J. Neal, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Maldonado (9, 7th Inning off J. Neal, 0 on, 1 out) , J. García (16, 7th Inning off E. Prado, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. MacIvor (20, 7th Inning off J. Neal, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wright 2 , J. MacIvor 5 , J. García 3 , H. Jones , J. Allison , J. Maldonado 2 , W. Gregory 3
2-out RBI: J. MacIvor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. MacIvor , H. Jones , J. Allison
GIDP: H. Jones , W. Gregory
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. García (26)
DANIEL PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Sakiyurai 4.2 4 1 1 2 6 0 90 3.98   
J. Neal W (3-0) 2.0 5 4 4 0 1 1 43 5.23   
E. Prado SV (4) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 33 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sakiyurai 56
Batters Faced: K. Sakiyurai 20, J. Neal 10, E. Prado 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sakiyurai 4-4, J. Neal 3-1, E. Prado 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sakiyurai 90-59, J. Neal 43-30, E. Prado 33-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Neal 2-0
WP: K. Sakiyurai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Espinosa L (6-6) 6.1 4 2 2 2 4 0 90 4.89   
T. Baker 0.0 2 5 5 2 0 1 20 3.46   
J. Slooters 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.20   
A. Álvarez 0.2 3 3 3 0 2 0 15 2.79   
A. Muñóz 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 16 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Espinosa 59
Batters Faced: F. Espinosa 26, T. Baker 5, J. Slooters 6, A. Álvarez 5, A. Muñóz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Espinosa 9-6, T. Baker 0-0, J. Slooters 1-0, A. Álvarez 0-0, A. Muñóz 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Espinosa 90-58, T. Baker 20-8, J. Slooters 28-17, A. Álvarez 15-13, A. Muñóz 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Slooters 1-1 , A. Álvarez 3-0 , A. Muñóz 3-3
WP: F. Espinosa
Hit Batsmen: F. Espinosa , T. Baker , J. Slooters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Díaz
Ballpark: First Tennessee Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 40414
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