THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT MCCLEARY SASQUATCH
08/21/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT MCCLEARY SASQUATCH
GAME ID: 2014 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Whalers (57-69) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
McCleary Sasquatch (69-57) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 0
Skidding Whalers Lose 6th Straight
The Hartford Whalers got a sterling performance from pitcher Mitch Craft, but the McCleary Sasquatch still prevailed, 3-2. Craft threw 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball. The 4th-place Sasquatch have won 8 in a row.

Jorge Ruíz was the walk-off hero for McCleary. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Sasquatch third baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring double to send the teams home.

"Great to get the crowd on its feet," Ruíz said.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE MCCLEARY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Turner 3B 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .271 4 39
A. Sosa LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 4 33
   b-M. Lynch PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 9 31
F. González DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .314 12 46
T. Parkinson 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .262 27 74
O. Perkins CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .269 7 33
P. Gouloze RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .231 20 57
M. Ekman 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 4 28
   a-E. Black PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216 1 10
   c-B. Faulk LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 12
A. Rosario SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 7 31
C. Morín C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .208 7 19
Totals 30 2 6 2 7 6 17      
a - E. Black pinch hit for M. Ekman in the 9th
b - M. Lynch pinch hit for A. Sosa in the 9th
c - B. Faulk substituted for E. Black in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Morín (8, 7th Inning off C. Pérez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Turner (4, 3rd Inning off C. Pérez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Turner 4 , A. Sosa 2 , M. Ekman , C. Morín 3
2-out RBI: T. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Turner 2 , M. Lynch
Sac Bunt: A. Rosario
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Sosa (9) , A. Rosario (55)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Turner (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Rosario-Ekman-Parkinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Goto CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .311 13 56
T. Kojima LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 13 50
   a-G. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 4 10
   b-T. García LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 2 9
R. Vallis DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .313 14 46
M. Suzuki RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .225 11 57
M. Rood 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .282 17 84
J. Ruíz 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .231 14 45
A. Brown 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 16 47
A. Campbell SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 15 47
R. Adams C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 2 33
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 6 12      
a - G. Cruz pinch hit for T. Kojima in the 6th
b - T. García substituted for G. Cruz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ruíz (25, 9th Inning off H. Watanabe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kojima (13, 1st Inning off M. Craft, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kojima 4 , R. Vallis 2 , J. Ruíz 2 , A. Campbell , R. Adams
2-out RBI: R. Vallis , J. Ruíz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. García , M. Suzuki
GIDP: M. Suzuki
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Suzuki (25) , A. Campbell (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Goto-Adams, Goto-Adams)
OF assists: 2 (Goto(Sosa at home), Goto(Sosa at home))
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE MCCLEARY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Craft 7.1 4 2 1 1 6 1 92 3.41   
H. Watanabe L (3-4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Craft 69
Batters Faced: M. Craft 27, H. Watanabe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Craft 6-9, H. Watanabe 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Craft 92-65, H. Watanabe 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Watanabe 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Pérez 7.0 6 2 2 3 4 1 92 4.22   
W. Bannatyne 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14 2.97   
B. Valadez W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Pérez 58
Batters Faced: C. Pérez 29, W. Bannatyne 4, B. Valadez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Pérez 6-10, W. Bannatyne 0-1, B. Valadez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Pérez 92-62, W. Bannatyne 14-6, B. Valadez 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Bannatyne 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mitch Craft
Ballpark: Einert's Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 36188
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