THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PUERTO RICO TROPICS AT BORDER CITY BUCK$
05/28/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PUERTO RICO TROPICS AT BORDER CITY BUCK$
GAME ID: 781 - FRIDAY, MAY 28TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
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Puerto Rico Tropics (25-24) 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 2
Border City Buck$ (25-24) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Tropics Win, 6-4, at Border City
José Carlos Saldaña impressed in the 6-4 Puerto Rico win over Border City. Saldaña, who is tied for 6th in the AL in doubles with 16, went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Jin-young Park, 2-1, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 1.2 innings. Earning his 14th save of the year was Miles Dijk.

Paul DeJong hit a 2-run triple off Man-ho Kang in the top of the first, which put the Tropics in front, 2-0. DeJong had 2 walks, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

"We take it day by day here," said DeJong, "and today was a good one for us."

The win makes Puerto Rico 25-24.
PUERTO RICO BATTING LINESCORE BORDER CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .234 2 9
J. Saldaña 1B 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .293 10 32
M. Morales RF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .205 2 24
   a-J. Vázquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 10 33
   b-L. Orr LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 3
J. Metcalf 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .225 6 24
P. DeJong 2B 3 0 1 2 2 1 2 .286 4 22
J. Rivero LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 6 25
E. Jackman DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .114 1 3
J. Berrera C 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .206 0 3
R. Lewis SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 0 12
Totals 35 6 9 6 5 8 16      
a - J. Vázquez pinch hit for M. Morales in the 9th
b - L. Orr substituted for J. Vázquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Saldaña (16, 1st Inning off M. Kang, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Castillo (11, 9th Inning off S. Versaal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. DeJong (1, 1st Inning off M. Kang, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Saldaña (10, 3rd Inning off M. Kang, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Morales (2, 3rd Inning off M. Kang, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Metcalf (6, 3rd Inning off M. Kang, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Castillo 3 , J. Saldaña 7 , M. Morales 5 , J. Metcalf 4 , P. DeJong 3
2-out RBI: J. Saldaña , P. DeJong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. DeJong , J. Rivero 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Morales
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Morales 2 (18)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Saldaña (1) , J. Metcalf (3)
Double Plays: 1 (DeJong-Lewis-Saldaña)
OF assists: 2 (Morales(Kraja at 3rd base), Morales(Donaldson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Schepers 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .371 0 18
R. Rivera SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .251 1 14
M. Sánchez RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .288 8 34
   d-N. Walik PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 0 21
A. Kraja LF 5 0 3 1 0 2 0 .316 12 36
J. Pittman DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .313 0 8
I. Elsenaar 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .271 6 20
F. Willems CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .259 4 12
   a-J. Soto PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .194 2 5
P. Donaldson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 3
   b-K. Egberts PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 5 16
   c-I. Reijnen 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 0 16
W. Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 1 5
Totals 37 4 11 4 3 6 19      
a - J. Soto pinch hit for F. Willems in the 5th
b - K. Egberts pinch hit for P. Donaldson in the 8th
c - I. Reijnen substituted for K. Egberts in the 9th
d - N. Walik pinch hit for M. Sánchez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kraja (17, 1st Inning off H. Meijer, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Elsenaar 2 (10, 2nd Inning off H. Meijer, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Park, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Schepers , M. Sánchez , A. Kraja 4 , J. Pittman , I. Elsenaar 4 , F. Willems , P. Donaldson , K. Egberts
2-out RBI: A. Kraja
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Schepers , R. Rivera , M. Sánchez , I. Elsenaar , F. Willems , J. Soto
GIDP: W. Smith
Hit by Pitch: W. Smith
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Schepers (2) , J. Pittman 2 (13) , F. Willems (17) , W. Smith (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Soto(Castillo at 3rd base))
PUERTO RICO PITCHING LINESCORE BORDER CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Meijer 4.2 8 4 3 0 2 0 86 3.88   
J. Park W (2-1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.58   
K. Aafjes H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 31 2.40   
M. Oike H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.71   
M. Dijk SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Meijer 36
Batters Faced: H. Meijer 23, J. Park 8, K. Aafjes 6, M. Oike 1, M. Dijk 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Meijer 7-3, J. Park 1-3, K. Aafjes 2-0, M. Oike 0-1, M. Dijk 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Meijer 86-58, J. Park 29-17, K. Aafjes 31-16, M. Oike 2-1, M. Dijk 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Aafjes 1-0 , M. Oike 2-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Meijer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kang L (2-3) 5.1 6 5 5 2 5 3 98 5.10   
K. van Tiggelen 2.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 41 4.99   
S. Versaal 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kang 39
Batters Faced: M. Kang 25, K. van Tiggelen 10, S. Versaal 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kang 6-5, K. van Tiggelen 4-0, S. Versaal 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kang 98-56, K. van Tiggelen 41-23, S. Versaal 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Versaal 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Kang
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Carlos Saldaña
Ballpark: Legion Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 42545
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