THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BORDER CITY BUCK$ AT PUERTO RICO TROPICS
08/06/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BORDER CITY BUCK$ AT PUERTO RICO TROPICS
GAME ID: 1789 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Border City Buck$ (48-64) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 2
Puerto Rico Tropics (73-39) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 0
Buck$ Trip Tropics, 5-4, in Extra Innings
The Border City Buck$ wiggled past the Puerto Rico Tropics, 5-4, at Roberto Clemente Park. The win was highlighted by the performance of Border City pitcher George Connolly. The Buck$ now have a mark of 48-64.

Melvin Browne, the 29-year old first baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. Browne contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put Border City up, 5-4.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Puerto Rico manager José Ramidel. "The effort was great."
BORDER CITY BATTING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Delgado 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .322 2 21
C. Schepers 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .303 1 43
A. Kraja DH 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 .296 11 35
   c-I. Reijnen DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232 1 24
M. Sánchez RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 .252 16 58
N. Walik C 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .272 10 50
   d-M. Holt PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 14
   e-A. López C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1 11
K. Egberts LF 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .259 18 69
   a-M. Trout PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 7 39
   b-F. Martínez LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .152 2 11
M. Browne 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .268 10 55
J. Pérez CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 0 27
R. Rivera SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328 1 32
Totals 36 5 9 5 7 5 19      
a - M. Trout pinch hit for K. Egberts in the 8th
b - F. Martínez substituted for M. Trout in the 8th
c - I. Reijnen inserted as DH in the 10th
d - M. Holt pinch ran for N. Walik in the 10th
e - A. López substituted for M. Holt in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kraja (22, 1st Inning off A. Valéncia, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Rivera (29, 3rd Inning off A. Valéncia, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Reijnen (13, 10th Inning off M. Dijk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Delgado 2 , A. Kraja 2 , I. Reijnen 2 , N. Walik , M. Browne 2 , R. Rivera 3
2-out RBI: N. Walik , K. Egberts , M. Browne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sánchez , K. Egberts , M. Browne , J. Pérez
GIDP: N. Walik
Sac Fly: M. Sánchez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Delgado 2 (39)
CS: M. Browne (6)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sánchez (2) , J. Pérez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Egberts-Walik)
OF assists: 1 (Egberts(Rivero at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .282 8 54
   c-P. Álvarez PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
M. Morales RF 5 1 2 1 1 0 6 .282 10 50
J. Rivero LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .298 16 56
J. Vázquez 1B 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 .289 15 67
J. Saldaña DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .289 23 77
   d-J. Bart DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 7 30
R. Craig C 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .218 1 27
J. Metcalf 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .253 12 40
   a-R. Hankins PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 2 24
   b-E. Medina 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 1 9
P. DeJong 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 12 61
R. Lewis SS 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .270 7 40
Totals 38 4 10 3 7 8 28      
a - R. Hankins pinch ran for J. Metcalf in the 6th
b - E. Medina substituted for R. Hankins in the 7th
c - P. Álvarez pinch hit for F. Castillo in the 8th
d - J. Bart inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Metcalf (25, 6th Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Castillo (32, 7th Inning off R. Gosse, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lewis (23, 10th Inning off K. van Tiggelen, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Rivero (2, 7th Inning off R. Gosse, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Castillo 2 , M. Morales 2 , J. Rivero 4 , J. Metcalf 2 , P. DeJong , R. Lewis 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Morales 2 , J. Rivero , J. Vázquez , J. Saldaña , E. Medina , R. Lewis
Sac Fly: J. Vázquez
Hit by Pitch: J. Rivero
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Castillo (68) , M. Morales (52) , J. Rivero (36) , R. Lewis 2 (41)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-DeJong-Vázquez)
BORDER CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Connolly 5.2 6 2 2 3 3 0 98 4.23   
R. Gosse BS (4) 1.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 34 3.70   
G. Álvarez W (3-3) 1.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 30 3.55   
K. van Tiggelen SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Connolly 49
Batters Faced: G. Connolly 26, R. Gosse 10, G. Álvarez 7, K. van Tiggelen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Connolly 3-10, R. Gosse 3-1, G. Álvarez 0-2, K. van Tiggelen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Connolly 98-57, R. Gosse 34-21, G. Álvarez 30-15, K. van Tiggelen 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gosse 1-0 , G. Álvarez 1-0
WP: G. Connolly
Hit Batsmen: G. Connolly
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valéncia 4.2 6 4 4 4 3 0 102 3.69   
E. Martell 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 32 2.55   
M. Dijk L (8-3) 3.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 35 3.73   
C. Marín 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valéncia 35
Batters Faced: A. Valéncia 23, E. Martell 7, M. Dijk 11, C. Marín 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valéncia 4-6, E. Martell 1-2, M. Dijk 5-3, C. Marín 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valéncia 102-58, E. Martell 32-17, M. Dijk 35-24, C. Marín 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Martell 3-1 , M. Dijk 1-0 , C. Marín 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Connolly
Ballpark: Roberto Clemente Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 45841
Special Notes: 3B Jack Metcalf was injured while running the bases.
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