THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
STRATFORD COSMOS AT NAPOLEON DYNAMITES
08/01/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
STRATFORD COSMOS AT NAPOLEON DYNAMITES
GAME ID: 1718 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stratford Cosmos (71-37) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
Napoleon Dynamites (47-61) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Cosmos Deal Dynamites 3-1 Defeat
In a tight affair between the Stratford Cosmos and the Napoleon Dynamites, pitcher Archie Esparza was in the zone. The Stratford left-hander helped his team win the game, 3-1. With the win, Stratford upped its record to 71-37.

Tony Torres, the 28-year old shortstop , had a direct impact on the outcome. Torres contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Stratford up, 2-1.

Torres attributed the win to "a well-rounded effort by the whole team."
STRATFORD BATTING LINESCORE NAPOLEON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mercado 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284 5 48
J. Walker DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .269 4 7
T. Torres SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .294 17 59
M. Bridge LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .300 14 46
H. Robinson RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .306 9 30
J. Castillo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263 14 53
J. Hester CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 1 21
   a-B. Hawkins PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 8 35
   c-M. Legh CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 7 35
M. Chapman 3B 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .219 8 18
J. Pérez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .198 1 9
   b-B. Letson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 6 20
   d-B. Hopper C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 4 41
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 8 15      
a - B. Hawkins pinch hit for J. Hester in the 9th
b - B. Letson pinch hit for J. Pérez in the 9th
c - M. Legh substituted for B. Hawkins in the 9th
d - B. Hopper substituted for B. Letson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Walker (6, 5th Inning off N. Yi, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Letson (5, 9th Inning off E. Franco, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Walker 2 , T. Torres , M. Bridge , H. Robinson , J. Hester , J. Pérez , B. Letson 2
2-out RBI: J. Walker , T. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Walker , T. Torres , M. Bridge , J. Hester
GIDP: J. Castillo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Torres (61)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Retreage SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .241 1 27
   a-R. Hernández PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 21 56
   b-M. Núñes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 18
   d-G. Silva PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320 7 25
C. Morín 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .326 20 75
J. Kavanagh CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263 21 60
J. Heller LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .290 16 51
M. Rocha 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .302 22 71
C. Reid DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .240 4 18
J. Reyes RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .282 3 17
Y. Pae C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289 1 16
   c-J. Jones PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 11 46
M. Jackson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .275 12 52
Totals 34 1 8 1 3 15 17      
a - R. Hernández pinch hit for L. Retreage in the 8th
b - M. Núñes substituted for R. Hernández in the 9th
c - J. Jones pinch hit for Y. Pae in the 9th
d - G. Silva pinch hit for M. Núñes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Heller (26, 6th Inning off J. Berthe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Rocha (22, 2nd Inning off A. Esparza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Retreage , C. Morín 2 , J. Heller 2 , M. Rocha 4 , J. Reyes 2 , J. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Silva , M. Rocha 3
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kavanagh (31)
CS: L. Retreage (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Retreage-Jackson-Morín)
STRATFORD PITCHING LINESCORE NAPOLEON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Esparza W (9-5) 5.0 2 1 1 2 11 1 85 3.72   
J. Berthe H (9) 1.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 28 2.60   
S. Murchison H (4) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.15   
R. Cederberg SV (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 2.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Esparza 68
Batters Faced: A. Esparza 19, J. Berthe 6, S. Murchison 7, R. Cederberg 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Esparza 4-0, J. Berthe 0-0, S. Murchison 1-3, R. Cederberg 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Esparza 85-53, J. Berthe 28-18, S. Murchison 24-14, R. Cederberg 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Berthe 1-0 , S. Murchison 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yi L (2-5) 6.0 6 2 2 3 6 0 97 4.95   
P. Hodge 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 32 4.87   
E. Franco 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yi 55
Batters Faced: N. Yi 26, P. Hodge 8, E. Franco 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yi 7-4, P. Hodge 1-3, E. Franco 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yi 97-64, P. Hodge 32-17, E. Franco 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Franco 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Archie Esparza
Ballpark: South End Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 33386
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