THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PUERTO RICO TROPICS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS
04/24/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PUERTO RICO TROPICS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS
GAME ID: 288 - SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico Tropics (10-8) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 6 0
St. Paul Saints (4-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 5 1
Saints Lose at Home, 6-3, to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Tropics starter Tyler Mumford pitched a strong game against the St. Paul Saints at CHS Field, leading the Tropics to victory, 6-3. Puerto Rico reliever Andrés Rodríguez picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Alberto Aguilar took the loss. Miles Dijk closed it out for his 6th save.

Puerto Rico used a clutch hit from José Carlos Saldaña to get the win. The designated hitter drilled a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Tropics ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Saldaña said.

The Saints, now 4-14, continue their poor start.
PUERTO RICO BATTING LINESCORE ST. PAUL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .258 1 5
M. Morales RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .221 1 15
J. Vázquez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 2 13
J. Saldaña DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .232 3 9
J. Bart C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .297 1 8
J. Rivero LF 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .190 1 7
P. DeJong SS 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 .277 1 8
J. Metcalf 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257 1 15
R. Peña 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .462 0 6
Totals 33 6 6 6 3 8 6      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Peña (2, 5th Inning off F. Gutiérrez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Rivero (2, 2nd Inning off F. Gutiérrez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bart (1, 6th Inning off D. Cornet, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Saldaña (3, 9th Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Metcalf (1, 9th Inning off A. Aguilar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Saldaña 4 , J. Bart 4 , J. Rivero 4 , J. Metcalf 4 , R. Peña 2
2-out RBI: J. Bart , J. Metcalf , R. Peña
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morales
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rivero (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Saikawa 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167 3 8
H. Pardoe SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .329 0 6
B. de Bruin LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .191 1 5
A. bin Jafar RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .299 3 10
J. Graves 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .224 2 7
E. Brett DH 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .225 1 5
   a-J. Cortéz DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 5
R. Penketh 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .328 1 4
C. Cowser CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .138 0 0
   b-G. Martínez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Craig C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 1 2
Totals 32 3 5 3 3 8 9      
a - J. Cortéz inserted as DH in the 9th
b - G. Martínez pinch hit for C. Cowser in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Pardoe (8, 1st Inning off T. Mumford, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Graves (8, 7th Inning off T. Mumford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Brett (1, 7th Inning off T. Mumford, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Craig (1, 8th Inning off A. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Pardoe 2 , J. Graves 2 , E. Brett 4 , R. Penketh , R. Craig 4
2-out RBI: E. Brett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. bin Jafar , J. Graves
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Saikawa (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Graves (2)
PUERTO RICO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. PAUL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mumford 6.2 4 2 2 1 8 1 91 3.26   
A. Rodríguez W (2-1), BS (3) 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 1 27 4.82   
M. Dijk SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mumford 65
Batters Faced: T. Mumford 25, A. Rodríguez 7, M. Dijk 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mumford 6-6, A. Rodríguez 2-2, M. Dijk 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mumford 91-55, A. Rodríguez 27-14, M. Dijk 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rodríguez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Gutiérrez 5.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 77 4.72   
D. Cornet 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 24 9.82   
T. Rainey 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.72   
A. Aguilar L (0-1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 2 34 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Gutiérrez 53
Batters Faced: F. Gutiérrez 20, D. Cornet 6, T. Rainey 4, A. Aguilar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Gutiérrez 9-4, D. Cornet 2-0, T. Rainey 3-0, A. Aguilar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Gutiérrez 77-45, D. Cornet 24-16, T. Rainey 17-10, A. Aguilar 34-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Mumford
Ballpark: CHS Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 41631
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