THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT KANSAS CITY SCOUTS
06/11/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT KANSAS CITY SCOUTS
GAME ID: 972 - FRIDAY, JUNE 11TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Death Valley Buzzards (34-27) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Kansas City Scouts (34-27) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 4 8 1
Scouts Bridle Buzzards, 4-2
The Kansas City Scouts got a good effort from starter MacKenzie Gore in defeating the Death Valley Buzzards at The Castle of Kansas City. The final score was 4-2. Gore picked up the win for Kansas City, going 7 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 9-1. Kansas City raised its record to 34-27 with the win.

Alex Benjamin, who finished 3rd in the AL in on-base percentage with .415 in 2026, aided the Kansas City cause with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the left fielder was 1 for 3 with a home run.

Benjamin called winning a team effort. "It's not the same guy every time," he said. "It's the sum of the parts."
DEATH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 9 25
B. De La Garza 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 4 15
J. Townsend LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .339 6 17
Y. Han RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .327 9 28
J. Reyes 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 8 26
   a-J. McNee PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 1 7
M. Pérez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .287 11 43
X. Bogaerts 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 15 34
W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 4 25
R. Salazar SS 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .244 1 24
Totals 32 2 8 2 1 8 15      
a - J. McNee pinch hit for J. Reyes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Townsend (12, 4th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Han (12, 6th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Salazar (16, 8th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Salazar (1, 3rd Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Townsend 2 , Y. Han 4 , M. Pérez , X. Bogaerts , R. Salazar 6
2-out RBI: Y. Han
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reyes , J. McNee , M. Pérez
GIDP: X. Bogaerts , W. Contreras
Sac Bunt: W. Contreras
Hit by Pitch: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-Salazar-Soto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benjamin LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .302 1 5
   a-A. Martínez RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 14
L. Arraez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .276 4 19
K. Yi 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .299 15 49
J. Vázquez RF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319 9 31
J. Miller DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .327 6 24
P. Mora C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .331 5 31
J. Jiménez 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .330 0 11
E. Hinchy CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315 2 22
S. Murphy SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294 2 27
Totals 30 4 8 4 1 4 8      
a - A. Martínez substituted for A. Benjamin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Murphy (15, 3rd Inning off I. Soto, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Jiménez (10, 5th Inning off I. Soto, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Vázquez (15, 6th Inning off I. Soto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Benjamin (1, 6th Inning off I. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Yi (15, 6th Inning off I. Soto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Benjamin 4 , K. Yi 4 , J. Vázquez 2 , P. Mora , J. Jiménez 3 , S. Murphy 3
2-out RBI: J. Jiménez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Arraez , S. Murphy
GIDP: A. Martínez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Jiménez (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jiménez (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Jiménez-Arraez-Yi, Arraez-Murphy-Yi)
DEATH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Soto L (6-4) 7.0 8 4 4 1 4 2 99 4.50   
B. Rodríguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Soto 48
Batters Faced: I. Soto 28, B. Rodríguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Soto 6-9, B. Rodríguez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Soto 99-64, B. Rodríguez 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gore W (9-1) 7.0 6 2 1 0 6 1 88 2.71   
R. Salinas H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.24   
L. Aguilar SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gore 65
Batters Faced: M. Gore 27, R. Salinas 5, L. Aguilar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gore 9-5, R. Salinas 1-1, L. Aguilar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gore 88-60, R. Salinas 22-12, L. Aguilar 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Salinas 1-1
WP: M. Gore
Hit Batsmen: M. Gore
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: MacKenzie Gore
Ballpark: The Castle of Kansas City
Weather: Roof closed, 75 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 50861
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