THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT BORDER CITY BUCK$
05/20/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT BORDER CITY BUCK$
GAME ID: 653 - THURSDAY, MAY 20TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Death Valley Buzzards (24-17) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 9 0
Border City Buck$ (19-22) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 11 0
Buzzards Win at Border City, 5-4
The Death Valley Buzzards beat the Border City Buck$, 5-4, at Legion Field. The Buzzards got a fine performance from third baseman Xander Bogaerts, who was 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Iván Soto earned the win for Death Valley. He lasted 5.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 5. With the win, he raised his record to 4-3. The win gives Death Valley a season record of 24-17.

In the top of the first of a scoreless game, Bogaerts hit a 2-run home run to put his team ahead.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Bogaerts. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
DEATH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE BORDER CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .290 7 19
J. Townsend LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .404 2 8
   a-J. Reyes PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279 7 19
   b-Y. Han LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 4 13
X. Bogaerts 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 5 .253 11 24
M. Pérez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .321 8 33
W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .243 2 17
J. Álvarez RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .285 5 17
B. De La Garza 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .257 2 9
J. McNee 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .267 0 5
R. Salazar SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 0 17
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 18      
a - J. Reyes pinch hit for J. Townsend in the 9th
b - Y. Han substituted for J. Reyes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Townsend 2 (7, 1st Inning off G. Mena, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off G. Mena, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Pérez (15, 6th Inning off G. Mena, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. McNee (1, 7th Inning off G. Mena, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: X. Bogaerts (11, 1st Inning off G. Mena, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lee , J. Townsend 4 , J. Reyes , X. Bogaerts 5 , M. Pérez 2 , J. McNee 3
2-out RBI: J. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , X. Bogaerts 2 , M. Pérez , B. De La Garza , J. McNee
Sac Bunt: J. Álvarez
Sac Fly: J. Álvarez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Salazar-De La Garza-McNee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Schepers 2B 4 0 3 2 1 0 2 .360 0 17
R. Rivera SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270 0 10
M. Sánchez RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .303 7 29
A. Kraja LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .274 8 22
J. Pittman DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .282 0 4
N. Walik C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .220 0 18
I. Elsenaar 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .265 5 16
F. Willems CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .252 4 11
   c-W. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1 3
   d-F. Martínez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0
I. Reijnen 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .330 0 11
   a-J. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .138 1 3
   b-P. Donaldson 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 0 3
Totals 36 4 11 4 4 9 23      
a - J. Soto pinch hit for I. Reijnen in the 6th
b - P. Donaldson substituted for J. Soto in the 7th
c - W. Smith pinch hit for F. Willems in the 8th
d - F. Martínez substituted for W. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kraja (13, 4th Inning off I. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Schepers (15, 6th Inning off E. Ford, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Kraja (8, 9th Inning off J. Hader, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Schepers 4 , M. Sánchez , A. Kraja 6 , N. Walik 2 , I. Elsenaar 2 , F. Willems
2-out RBI: C. Schepers , A. Kraja
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Schepers , R. Rivera , J. Pittman 2 , I. Reijnen
GIDP: R. Rivera
Sac Bunt: W. Smith
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Willems (12)
DEATH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE BORDER CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Soto W (4-3) 5.1 8 3 3 3 5 0 100 5.47   
E. Ford H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 8.10   
B. Rodríguez H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 1.29   
J. Hader SV (12) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Soto 42
Batters Faced: I. Soto 26, E. Ford 3, B. Rodríguez 7, J. Hader 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Soto 5-5, E. Ford 2-0, B. Rodríguez 3-0, J. Hader 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Soto 100-65, E. Ford 13-9, B. Rodríguez 31-18, J. Hader 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ford 2-2 , J. Hader 2-0
WP: I. Soto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Mena L (4-4) 8.0 7 4 4 3 7 1 112 4.70   
R. Gosse 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 22 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mena 56
Batters Faced: G. Mena 34, R. Gosse 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mena 8-9, R. Gosse 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mena 112-73, R. Gosse 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gosse 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Xander Bogaerts
Ballpark: Legion Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 34769
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