USSL DOUBLE A
ST. PETERSBURG THUNDER AT MINNESOTA LOONS
08/12/2062
 
USSL DOUBLE A
ST. PETERSBURG THUNDER AT MINNESOTA LOONS
GAME ID: 4382 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Petersburg Thunder (37-41) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 2
Minnesota Loons (43-35) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 11 0
Thunder Win at Minnesota, 3-2
St. Petersburg beat Minnesota at Loony Bin, eking out a 3-2 win. The win was due in large part to second baseman Nick Kumbuka. He went 2-3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Picking up the win was John Bowen. He went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 9 hits. The left--hander struck out 6 and walked 2. St. Petersburg is now 37-41. Minnesota is 43-35.

Kumbuka had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 1-1 cutter from Daniel Shields, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Thunder a 3-0 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Kumbuka.

"Every loss stings," said Minnesota manager Calvin Beck. "This one is no exception."
ST. PETERSBURG BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Cuevas SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .248 5 20
M. Ornelas CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .277 18 45
E. Giles DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .295 8 37
J. Stewart 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .249 4 25
   a-A. Bonilla 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
T. Burke RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282 5 16
A. Hale LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .278 7 30
S. Lewis C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .208 4 12
N. Kumbuka 2B 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .284 2 14
S. Rodríguez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .264 8 29
Totals 33 3 10 3 6 7 15      
a - A. Bonilla substituted for J. Stewart in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Kumbuka (2, 6th Inning off D. Shields, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Cuevas 2 , M. Ornelas , E. Giles 2 , J. Stewart , S. Lewis , N. Kumbuka 5 , S. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Stewart , A. Hale , S. Rodríguez
GIDP: J. Stewart
Sac Bunt: N. Kumbuka
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Cuevas (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ornelas (4) , J. Stewart (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Bowen-Cuevas-Stewart, Rodríguez-Stewart)
OF assists: 2 (Ornelas(Jones at 2nd base), Ornelas(Vázquez at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Parker 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 8 28
   c-S. Tapley PH, RF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .264 2 10
J. Vázquez LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .215 8 22
E. Colón DH 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .301 4 26
J. González 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .269 11 39
L. Moore RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 9 39
   a-J. Booker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .357 3 9
   b-B. Pelaez RF, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 1 5
H. Jones CF 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .329 7 15
M. Miller C 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 .283 4 18
C. Curry SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 2 17
P. Morgan 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 4 12
Totals 34 2 11 2 3 9 28      
a - J. Booker pinch hit for L. Moore in the 6th
b - B. Pelaez substituted for J. Booker in the 7th
c - S. Tapley pinch hit for J. Parker in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Tapley 2 , J. Vázquez 2 , E. Colón , J. González 2 , H. Jones 2 , C. Curry , P. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Pelaez , M. Miller 2 , P. Morgan
GIDP: J. Parker
Sac Bunt: C. Curry
Hit by Pitch: J. González , P. Morgan
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Parker-González)
ST. PETERSBURG PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bowen W (4-1) 6.0 9 2 1 2 6 0 101 7.68   
J. Newsome H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 0.00   
K. Warren SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bowen 52
Batters Faced: J. Bowen 27, J. Newsome 9, K. Warren 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bowen 4-4, J. Newsome 3-1, K. Warren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bowen 101-63, J. Newsome 27-16, K. Warren 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Newsome 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Bowen , J. Newsome
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Shields L (6-5) 5.1 9 3 3 6 3 1 95 3.09   
F. Granja 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 48 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Shields 35
Batters Faced: D. Shields 29, F. Granja 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Shields 6-5, F. Granja 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Shields 95-58, F. Granja 48-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Granja 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Kumbuka
Ballpark: Loony Bin
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 13725
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