THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BORDER CITY BUCK$ AT SAUSALITO MEATBALLS
04/27/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BORDER CITY BUCK$ AT SAUSALITO MEATBALLS
GAME ID: 333 - TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Border City Buck$ (11-10) 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 0
Sausalito Meatballs (9-12) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 10 0
Border City Gets 9-6 Win
The Border City Buck$ beat the Sausalito Meatballs, 9-6, at 420 Park. The win was due in part to first baseman Iwan Elsenaar, who went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The winning pitcher was Gabriel Mena. He's now 2-2. He went 7.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits for the Buck$. The Meatballs fall to 9-12 and continue their uninspiring start to the 2032 season.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Rubén Rivera? The Border City shortstop had a bases-clearing double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Buck$ on top, 6-2. For the game, Rivera had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Elsenaar told the Border City Gazette.
BORDER CITY BATTING LINESCORE SAUSALITO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pittman 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .429 0 4
R. Rivera SS 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .329 0 5
N. Walik C 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .268 0 10
I. Elsenaar 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .263 3 11
A. Kraja DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .299 4 15
J. Soto RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .222 1 2
K. Egberts LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .225 3 10
I. Reijnen 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .323 0 5
F. Willems CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .203 2 7
Totals 36 9 12 9 6 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Rivera (8, 4th Inning off I. Townsend, 3 on, 2 outs) , I. Elsenaar (3, 4th Inning off I. Méndez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Elsenaar (3, 3rd Inning off I. Townsend, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pittman 3 , R. Rivera 3 , N. Walik , I. Elsenaar 6 , A. Kraja , J. Soto , K. Egberts , I. Reijnen
2-out RBI: R. Rivera , N. Walik , I. Elsenaar 2 , A. Kraja
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pittman , I. Elsenaar , I. Reijnen
GIDP: J. Soto , I. Reijnen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pittman 2 (2) , J. Soto (1)
CS: A. Kraja (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Turner 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .263 0 0
   a-F. Hernández PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314 3 5
J. Crosby RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 0 2
   b-J. Tenace PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245 3 11
F. Keizer 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .284 5 10
J. Carmichael DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 5 11
J. Dunbar CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 2 11
P. Wagner LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
M. Torres SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .203 0 6
R. Cruz 3B 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 .328 0 2
D. Roy C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 2 6
Totals 36 6 10 6 2 10 9      
a - F. Hernández pinch hit for D. Turner in the 9th
b - J. Tenace pinch hit for J. Crosby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Turner (2, 1st Inning off G. Mena, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Wagner (3, 6th Inning off G. Mena, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Torres (2, 6th Inning off G. Mena, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Keizer (5, 1st Inning off G. Mena, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Tenace (3, 9th Inning off A. Devine, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Turner 2 , F. Hernández , J. Tenace 4 , F. Keizer 4 , P. Wagner 3 , M. Torres 3 , R. Cruz 2
2-out RBI: M. Torres , R. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dunbar , R. Cruz
Sac Bunt: J. Crosby
Hit by Pitch: J. Crosby
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cruz-Turner-Keizer, Torres-Turner-Keizer)
BORDER CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SAUSALITO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Mena W (2-2) 7.2 8 4 4 2 9 1 109 4.91   
A. Devine 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 20 9.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mena 54
Batters Faced: G. Mena 34, A. Devine 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mena 10-4, A. Devine 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mena 109-71, A. Devine 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Devine 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Mena
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Townsend L (0-2) 3.2 6 7 7 3 3 1 64 4.28   
I. Méndez 4.0 6 2 2 2 1 0 64 5.06   
B. Burgess 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Townsend 19
Batters Faced: I. Townsend 20, I. Méndez 18, B. Burgess 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Townsend 7-1, I. Méndez 4-5, B. Burgess 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Townsend 64-37, I. Méndez 64-35, B. Burgess 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Méndez 1-1 , B. Burgess 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Iwan Elsenaar
Ballpark: 420 Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 24275
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