THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
09/19/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
GAME ID: 8320 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Death Valley Buzzards (70-82) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Hartford Whalers (68-84) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 X 7 9 0
Whalers Fell Buzzards, 7-1
The timely hitting of Matt Ekman helped the Hartford Whalers down the Death Valley Buzzards, 7-1. Ekman went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Whalers. Hartford is now riding a 3-game win streak.

Petro Gouloze chipped in for Hartford with a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Hartford manager Larry Tucker.
DEATH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .294 16 79
R. Salazar SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 0 44
   a-G. Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 4 20
   b-M. Camp SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 6
J. Reyes 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .276 33 107
Y. Han RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .296 18 61
X. Bogaerts 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 9 39
   c-A. Simons PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 11 30
   d-C. Banks 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 8 40
M. Pérez DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .251 20 67
C. Bailey LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .262 22 61
J. Berrera C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 4 43
S. Lima 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 6 42
Totals 35 1 8 1 1 10 13      
a - G. Ramírez pinch hit for R. Salazar in the 7th
b - M. Camp substituted for G. Ramírez in the 7th
c - A. Simons pinch hit for X. Bogaerts in the 8th
d - C. Banks substituted for A. Simons in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lee (40, 3rd Inning off B. Gill, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Bailey (24, 9th Inning off H. Watanabe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Reyes (33, 4th Inning off B. Gill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee 3 , J. Reyes 4 , Y. Han , X. Bogaerts , M. Pérez , C. Bailey 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Salazar , C. Bailey , J. Berrera , S. Lima
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Turner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 4 41
A. Sosa LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 6 44
F. González DH 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .288 17 63
T. Parkinson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 28 77
O. Perkins CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .267 9 43
P. Gouloze RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .220 24 63
   a-B. Faulk RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227 0 14
M. Ekman 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .271 5 41
A. Rosario SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 10 40
C. Morín C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 8 21
Totals 33 7 9 7 3 5 7      
a - B. Faulk substituted for P. Gouloze in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Perkins (27, 2nd Inning off T. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Sosa (8, 3rd Inning off T. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. González (17, 6th Inning off T. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Gouloze (24, 7th Inning off T. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Perkins (9, 8th Inning off J. Holmes, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Ekman (5, 8th Inning off J. Holmes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Sosa 3 , F. González 4 , T. Parkinson , O. Perkins 6 , P. Gouloze 5 , M. Ekman 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Turner , F. González , A. Rosario
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rosario (68)
DEATH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Taylor L (11-12) 7.1 6 3 3 2 5 2 97 4.78   
J. Holmes 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 2 11 5.38   
J. Camp 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Taylor 57
Batters Faced: T. Taylor 30, J. Holmes 4, J. Camp 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Taylor 10-7, J. Holmes 0-0, J. Camp 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Taylor 97-60, J. Holmes 11-5, J. Camp 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Holmes 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gill 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 1 94 3.71   
J. Pérez W (6-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.57   
M. Frye H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.60   
H. Watanabe SV (15) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gill 55
Batters Faced: B. Gill 23, J. Pérez 6, M. Frye 2, H. Watanabe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gill 6-6, J. Pérez 1-2, M. Frye 0-0, H. Watanabe 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gill 94-61, J. Pérez 20-15, M. Frye 12-6, H. Watanabe 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pérez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Ekman
Ballpark: Eversource Delivery Charge Field
Weather: Rain (63 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 29963
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