M3L DOUBLE A
RICHLAND RAILS AT VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES
08/11/2061
 
M3L DOUBLE A
RICHLAND RAILS AT VIRGINIA BEACH WHALES
GAME ID: 3834 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richland Rails (48-29) 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 4 0
Virginia Beach Whales (29-48) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 10 2
Whales Handed 6-4 Loss by Rails
The Richland Rails beat the Virginia Beach Whales, 6-4, at Virginia Beach Grounds. Rubén López, in particular, was impressive. He went 1-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. The Rails lead the Menard's AA by 2½ games.

With Richland leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, López came up to bat against Virginia Beach pitcher Woody Johnston. López hit a cutter to center for a grand slam home run. His 5th home run of the season put the Rails on top, 5-0.

Richland manager Ludovic Fontaine commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
RICHLAND BATTING LINESCORE VIRGINIA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pugh 3B 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .300 12 55
J. Oliver 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .160 0 3
   a-Y. Hirose 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
B. Graham DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .284 5 24
R. López 1B 4 2 1 4 0 0 2 .204 5 19
   b-A. Morales 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 3
M. Woods SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 7 27
Z. Hou CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .243 4 21
B. Whitehead LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .279 5 32
C. Zamfir RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .261 1 14
M. Turner C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .091 0 0
   c-Y. Hung PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 2 16
   d-B. MacNeill C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 0 15
Totals 30 6 4 6 8 4 15      
a - Y. Hirose substituted for J. Oliver in the 7th
b - A. Morales substituted for R. López in the 7th
c - Y. Hung pinch hit for M. Turner in the 9th
d - B. MacNeill substituted for Y. Hung in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. López (5, 5th Inning off W. Johnston, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Pugh (12, 7th Inning off C. Zolman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pugh 4 , R. López 4 , M. Woods , B. Whitehead
2-out RBI: R. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Turner
GIDP: R. López , C. Zamfir 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Zamfir(Hall at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Cals LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 7 29
J. Edwards 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .243 4 19
M. Flores DH 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 .347 5 18
J. Álvarez 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 .184 3 9
J. Hall SS 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 .253 4 17
C. Torres RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .253 4 18
C. Browning CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .209 6 23
   c-K. Fullalove PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .327 1 10
M. Locke 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 9 24
   a-G. Zerk PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300 1 5
   b-H. Xian 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 8
   d-F. Stone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 2 5
P. Sánchez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 0 2
Totals 35 4 10 4 8 8 19      
a - G. Zerk pinch hit for M. Locke in the 5th
b - H. Xian substituted for G. Zerk in the 6th
c - K. Fullalove pinch hit for C. Browning in the 9th
d - F. Stone pinch hit for H. Xian in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hall (9, 9th Inning off U. Markkanen, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Álvarez (1, 5th Inning off J. McCall, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Edwards 2 , M. Flores 2 , J. Álvarez 3 , J. Hall 3 , C. Torres , M. Locke , G. Zerk
2-out RBI: G. Zerk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Cals , J. Álvarez , J. Hall , C. Browning , F. Stone
Sac Bunt: P. Sánchez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hall 2 (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Álvarez-Hall-Edwards, Edwards-Hall-Edwards, Xian-Álvarez-Edwards)
RICHLAND PITCHING LINESCORE VIRGINIA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Salazar 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.13   
J. McCall W (4-4) 4.0 6 2 2 4 3 0 86 3.02   
R. Tirado H (3) 3.1 0 2 2 4 3 0 48 2.13   
U. Markkanen SV (3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Salazar 44
Batters Faced: M. Salazar 5, J. McCall 21, R. Tirado 14, U. Markkanen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Salazar 0-2, J. McCall 6-2, R. Tirado 3-4, U. Markkanen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Salazar 12-8, J. McCall 86-47, R. Tirado 48-24, U. Markkanen 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: U. Markkanen 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnston L (2-8) 4.2 1 5 4 5 2 1 88 3.89   
C. Zolman 3.1 3 1 1 3 2 1 54 5.30   
J. Lee 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnston 41
Batters Faced: W. Johnston 22, C. Zolman 13, J. Lee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnston 9-3, C. Zolman 5-0, J. Lee 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnston 88-49, C. Zolman 54-27, J. Lee 4-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rubén López
Ballpark: Virginia Beach Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 7054
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