THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
STRATFORD COSMOS AT NAPOLEON DYNAMITES
08/02/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
STRATFORD COSMOS AT NAPOLEON DYNAMITES
GAME ID: 1734 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stratford Cosmos (72-37) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 9 12 0
Napoleon Dynamites (47-62) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 14 0
Cosmos Clip Dynamites, 9-8
The Stratford Cosmos weathered an outstanding game by Napoleon left fielder Jason Heller to topple the Dynamites, 9-8. Heller went 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. Raimondo Amberezzio, the winner, goes to 12-5. He allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts over 6 innings. Rick Cederberg earned his 10th save in 12 chances.

Stratford used the clutch hitting of Bob Letson to capture the win. The right fielder drilled a 2-run double in the top of the sixth inning to give the Cosmos the lead, 4-2. For the game, Letson had 2 singles and 1 double in 4 at-bats.

"Good win for our guys," said Letson.

Stratford now has a record of 72-37 with the win.
STRATFORD BATTING LINESCORE NAPOLEON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Contreras LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 11 32
T. Torres SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .293 17 59
B. Hawkins DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 8 35
   a-H. Robinson DH 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .304 9 31
J. Castillo 1B 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .267 14 53
B. Letson RF 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .297 6 23
M. Legh CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 7 35
   b-M. Bridge PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299 14 46
   c-J. Hester CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 1 21
R. Simmons 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .264 10 33
J. Mercado 2B 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 .286 5 50
B. Hopper C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .242 4 41
Totals 39 9 12 8 3 8 16      
a - H. Robinson inserted as DH in the 8th
b - M. Bridge pinch hit for M. Legh in the 8th
c - J. Hester substituted for M. Bridge in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mercado 2 (35, 3rd Inning off J. Álvarez, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Kim, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Letson (6, 6th Inning off J. Kim, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Castillo (19, 9th Inning off D. Martínez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Torres , B. Hawkins , J. Castillo 4 , B. Letson 4 , R. Simmons 2 , J. Mercado 4
2-out RBI: B. Letson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Contreras 2 , J. Mercado , B. Hopper
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Torres 2 (63)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Núñes 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .237 2 18
   a-J. Reyes PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287 3 17
C. Morín 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .330 20 77
J. Kavanagh CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .260 21 60
J. Heller LF 5 1 3 5 0 2 1 .294 17 56
M. Rocha 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .298 22 71
C. Reid DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .245 5 19
Y. Pae C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 1 16
L. Retreage SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .246 1 27
R. Hernández RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .268 21 56
Totals 41 8 14 8 1 11 15      
a - J. Reyes pinch hit for M. Núñes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Núñes (9, 3rd Inning off R. Amberezzio, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Heller (27, 3rd Inning off R. Amberezzio, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Morín 2 (32, 5th Inning off R. Amberezzio, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Catron, 3 on, 0 outs) , C. Reid (4, 8th Inning off B. Catron, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Reid (5, 6th Inning off R. Amberezzio, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Heller (17, 9th Inning off R. Cederberg, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Núñes 2 , J. Reyes , C. Morín 5 , J. Heller 7 , C. Reid 6 , L. Retreage 3 , R. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Núñes , M. Rocha 2 , C. Reid , Y. Pae , R. Hernández
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Retreage 2 (20)
STRATFORD PITCHING LINESCORE NAPOLEON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Amberezzio W (12-5) 6.0 8 3 3 1 5 1 100 3.42   
H. Montoya H (14) 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 2.55   
B. Catron 0.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 20 3.86   
R. Cederberg SV (10) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Amberezzio 48
Batters Faced: R. Amberezzio 27, H. Montoya 4, B. Catron 7, R. Cederberg 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Amberezzio 9-4, H. Montoya 0-0, B. Catron 1-0, R. Cederberg 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Amberezzio 100-66, H. Montoya 25-16, B. Catron 20-15, R. Cederberg 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cederberg 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Álvarez 4.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 44 4.88   
J. Kim L (5-5) 1.0 5 4 4 1 0 0 26 8.89   
D. Gozalo 2.1 1 2 2 2 5 0 44 4.01   
D. Martínez 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 37 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Álvarez 56
Batters Faced: J. Álvarez 14, J. Kim 9, D. Gozalo 10, D. Martínez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Álvarez 6-4, J. Kim 1-2, D. Gozalo 1-1, D. Martínez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Álvarez 44-31, J. Kim 26-15, D. Gozalo 44-28, D. Martínez 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kim 1-1 , D. Gozalo 2-1 , D. Martínez 3-2
WP: D. Gozalo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Heller
Ballpark: South End Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 71 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 39190
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