USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT ST. PETERSBURG THUNDER
08/03/2062
 
USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT ST. PETERSBURG THUNDER
GAME ID: 4353 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (37-35) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 0
St. Petersburg Thunder (34-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
On Road, Billings Beats St. Petersburg, 5-0
Right-hander Roberto Becerra mesmerized the St. Petersburg Thunder while leading the Billings Polar Bears to a 5-0 victory. Sean Lewis got the save, the 1st for him this season. The 5th-place Polar Bears are 37-35.

Billings took the lead, 5-0, on Juan Peña's 3rd home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off St. Petersburg pitcher Jay Whitney in the top of the eighth.

"We'll try to build on that win," Peña told the Billings Observer.
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE ST. PETERSBURG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Johnston CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .230 7 19
R. Laygo SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 8 22
J. Peña 1B 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 .325 3 16
R. Pérez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 15 35
J. Lade DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .253 4 25
A. Heredia 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .224 7 24
M. Rodríguez LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .269 9 32
K. Hatakeyama 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .198 9 21
F. Fierro RF 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .242 4 10
Totals 31 5 6 5 3 11 8      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnston (3, 3rd Inning off H. Gaines, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Rodríguez (9, 3rd Inning off H. Gaines, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Peña (3, 8th Inning off J. Whitney, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnston 2 , J. Peña 4 , J. Lade , M. Rodríguez 5 , K. Hatakeyama
2-out RBI: J. Peña
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Laygo
GIDP: M. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Peña-Laygo-Peña, Heredia-Hatakeyama-Peña)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Cuevas SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 5 20
M. Ornelas CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284 18 45
E. Giles DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 8 37
A. Hale LF, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 7 29
T. Burke RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294 5 14
S. Lewis C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .205 2 7
N. Kumbuka 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .333 1 9
S. Rodríguez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .257 7 27
J. Medina 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 13 22
   a-J. Stewart PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 4 24
Totals 33 0 8 0 2 4 23      
a - J. Stewart pinch hit for J. Medina in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Lewis (3, 5th Inning off R. Becerra, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ornelas , A. Hale , T. Burke 2 , S. Lewis 3 , N. Kumbuka , S. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Medina , J. Stewart
GIDP: E. Giles , T. Burke
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodríguez-Kumbuka-Medina)
OF assists: 1 (Ornelas(Rodríguez at 2nd base))
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. PETERSBURG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Becerra W (1-0) 6.2 7 0 0 1 3 0 89 0.46   
S. Lewis SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 6.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Becerra 62
Batters Faced: R. Becerra 26, S. Lewis 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Becerra 10-5, S. Lewis 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Becerra 89-60, S. Lewis 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lewis 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Gaines L (0-5) 6.1 4 2 2 1 9 1 84 4.84   
J. Whitney 2.2 2 3 3 2 2 1 40 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Gaines 65
Batters Faced: H. Gaines 23, J. Whitney 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Gaines 4-5, J. Whitney 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Gaines 84-54, J. Whitney 40-22
WP: H. Gaines
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto Becerra
Ballpark: Baby Thunder Dome
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 4986
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