THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HONEY BUTTER CHICKEN BISCUITS
09/01/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HONEY BUTTER CHICKEN BISCUITS
GAME ID: 7636 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Death Valley Buzzards (62-74) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits (58-78) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Buzzards Fall Short, 4-3, at Corpus Christi
Behind the hitting of Marcos Rivera, the Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits stopped the Death Valley Buzzards, 4-3. Rivera was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits. Corpus Christi is now 58-78, Death Valley 62-74.

The Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits got a big at-bat from first baseman Flip Slooters. For the game, Slooters was 1-2 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 15th home run of the season gave Corpus Christi a 4-2 lead.

"We came out on the wrong end of this one," said Death Valley skipper Brennan Baker.
DEATH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bailey DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .249 19 58
R. Salazar SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .287 0 43
   c-A. Simons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 11 30
Y. Han RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .297 17 55
J. Reyes 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .270 27 91
J. Lee CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .301 15 76
M. Pérez LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .251 17 60
X. Bogaerts 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 7 30
   a-G. Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 9
   b-C. Banks 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 8 37
S. Lima 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238 6 41
F. Sánchez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 3 15
Totals 37 3 11 3 1 11 21      
a - G. Ramírez pinch hit for X. Bogaerts in the 8th
b - C. Banks substituted for G. Ramírez in the 8th
c - A. Simons pinch hit for R. Salazar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bailey (19, 1st Inning off L. Hart, 0 on, 0 outs) , X. Bogaerts (9, 4th Inning off L. Hart, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Reyes (31, 5th Inning off H. Mercado, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Bailey 3 , R. Salazar 2 , J. Reyes 2 , J. Lee , M. Pérez 2 , X. Bogaerts 2 , S. Lima , F. Sánchez
2-out RBI: J. Lee , M. Pérez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Bailey 2 , Y. Han , M. Pérez , X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Salazar 2 (34) , S. Lima (14)
CS: R. Salazar (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. De La Cruz 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 0
F. Morán LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .271 12 52
   b-T. McCann LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 1 2
C. Hernández CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289 19 57
   a-T. Newman CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 10
M. Rivera DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .252 18 77
A. Ordóñez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 11 51
F. Slooters 1B 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .279 15 56
D. Owens RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .139 0 1
D. Morris C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 0 12
A. Álvarez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 0 31
Totals 28 4 7 4 3 2 6      
a - T. Newman substituted for C. Hernández in the 7th
b - T. McCann substituted for F. Morán in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Morán 2 (33, 1st Inning off C. McAskill, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. McAskill, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Morris (7, 2nd Inning off C. McAskill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Rivera (18, 1st Inning off C. McAskill, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Slooters (15, 4th Inning off C. McAskill, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Morán 4 , M. Rivera 6 , F. Slooters 4 , D. Morris 2
2-out RBI: M. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hernández , A. Álvarez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. De La Cruz (2) , C. Hernández (14) , M. Rivera (3)
DEATH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. McAskill L (6-8) 4.2 6 4 4 2 1 2 87 4.23   
J. Holmes 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 41 5.05   
D. Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. McAskill 35
Batters Faced: C. McAskill 20, J. Holmes 11, D. Smith 0
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. McAskill 6-5, J. Holmes 5-3, D. Smith 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. McAskill 87-53, J. Holmes 41-24, D. Smith 1-0
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Holmes 1-0 , D. Smith 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Hart 4.0 7 3 3 1 6 0 80 4.75   
H. Mercado W (4-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 1.52   
H. Kim 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.27   
S. Ochoa H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
N. Syndergaard SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hart 41
Batters Faced: L. Hart 20, H. Mercado 8, H. Kim 1, S. Ochoa 2, N. Syndergaard 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hart 3-3, H. Mercado 2-2, H. Kim 0-0, S. Ochoa 1-0, N. Syndergaard 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hart 80-48, H. Mercado 29-19, H. Kim 1-1, S. Ochoa 7-6, N. Syndergaard 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Mercado 1-1 , S. Ochoa 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcos Rivera
Ballpark: Biscuits Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 21218
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