USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT MINNESOTA LOONS
09/04/2060
 
USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT MINNESOTA LOONS
GAME ID: 4461 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (31-63) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Minnesota Loons (51-43) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 4 1
Loons Trip Polar Bears, 2-1
Minnesota Loons pitcher Michael Sheppard was in top form, leading his team past the Billings Polar Bears, 2-1. Billings's current losing streak is now 4 games.

Raúl Morán had a critical at-bat with two out in the bottom of the sixth for Minnesota. He came through with a 2-run single to put Minnesota in front, 2-1.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Sheppard.
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cruz 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .237 4 14
R. Gallegos RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 2 14
   b-S. Guillén PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 3 9
C. Ellison 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .243 15 33
C. Beauregard DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .191 2 6
C. Drew C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .284 4 18
K. Hatakeyama SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .222 0 3
L. Newman CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .220 1 4
F. Fierro LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 7 23
   c-R. Witt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 2 10
B. Denton 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 6 13
   a-T. Hopkins PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 7 30
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 11 13      
a - T. Hopkins pinch hit for B. Denton in the 7th
b - S. Guillén pinch hit for R. Gallegos in the 8th
c - R. Witt pinch hit for F. Fierro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Beauregard (2, 1st Inning off M. Sheppard, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Cruz (7, 8th Inning off D. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Ellison (15, 1st Inning off M. Sheppard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cruz 3 , C. Ellison 4 , C. Beauregard 2 , L. Newman
2-out RBI: C. Ellison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ellison , C. Drew 2 , B. Denton
Hit by Pitch: C. Beauregard , L. Newman 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Newman (6)
CS: L. Newman (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Denton-Hatakeyama-Ellison)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Morales RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 8 19
J. Vázquez CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .143 1 3
   a-P. Smith CF, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 1 3
T. Raines DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .271 9 41
L. Moore LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .296 12 54
R. Morán 1B 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .291 13 34
P. Morán SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .254 1 6
B. Pelaez 2B, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .279 2 24
L. Zhu 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .189 10 30
R. Reyes C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .151 3 7
Totals 27 2 4 2 5 8 10      
a - P. Smith substituted for J. Vázquez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vázquez (4, 6th Inning off J. Pares, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Vázquez 2 , R. Morán 2 , R. Reyes
2-out RBI: R. Morán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Pelaez
GIDP: P. Morán
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: P. Morán (2)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pares L (5-12) 5.2 3 2 2 5 5 0 92 4.14   
G. Braams 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pares 55
Batters Faced: J. Pares 24, G. Braams 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pares 6-5, G. Braams 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pares 92-53, G. Braams 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Braams 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sheppard W (9-4) 7.0 4 1 1 1 8 1 103 2.82   
D. Shields H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.26   
E. Poole SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sheppard 72
Batters Faced: M. Sheppard 27, D. Shields 7, E. Poole 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sheppard 5-7, D. Shields 2-0, E. Poole 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sheppard 103-65, D. Shields 28-16, E. Poole 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Poole 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Sheppard , D. Shields 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Sheppard
Ballpark: Loony Bin
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 13652
Special Notes: José Vázquez was ejected in the 7th inning for arguing a strike call.
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