USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT MINNESOTA LOONS
09/05/2060
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USSL DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT MINNESOTA LOONS
GAME ID: 4466 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (32-63) 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 8 14 0
Minnesota Loons (51-44) 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 0
Polar Bears Pull Out Late Win, 8-7
The Billings Polar Bears beat the Minnesota Loons, 8-7, at Loony Bin. Rafael Cruz starred for Billings. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Andrés Chávez got credit for the save for Billings. It was his 3rd of the year. The victory makes Billings 32-63.

The game was all tied up in the top of the ninth, until Cruz delivered big-time for Billings, stroking a dramatic solo home run off Eddy Poole. The game-changing hit put the Polar Bears on top, 8-7.

"I felt good up there," said Cruz. "I saw the ball well."
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cruz 3B, 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .245 5 16
R. Gallegos RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .277 3 17
C. Ellison 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 15 33
   d-S. Costello 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 21
C. Beauregard DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .192 2 6
C. Drew C 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .284 5 19
K. Hatakeyama SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .268 1 4
L. Newman CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .221 1 4
F. Fierro LF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .218 7 23
   b-R. Witt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 10
   c-S. Strijk LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 4 11
B. Denton 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 6 13
   a-T. Hopkins PH, 2B, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .237 7 31
Totals 40 8 14 8 2 10 10      
a - T. Hopkins pinch hit for B. Denton in the 6th
b - R. Witt pinch hit for F. Fierro in the 8th
c - S. Strijk substituted for R. Witt in the 8th
d - S. Costello substituted for C. Ellison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hatakeyama (2, 4th Inning off B. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Gallegos (3, 3rd Inning off B. Robinson, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Drew (5, 4th Inning off B. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hatakeyama (1, 8th Inning off E. Poole, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cruz (5, 9th Inning off E. Poole, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cruz 6 , R. Gallegos 5 , C. Beauregard , C. Drew 4 , K. Hatakeyama 7 , L. Newman , F. Fierro 2 , T. Hopkins
2-out RBI: R. Cruz , R. Gallegos , T. Hopkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gallegos , K. Hatakeyama , B. Denton
GIDP: C. Ellison
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Morales RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .227 8 19
J. Vázquez CF 5 0 4 2 0 0 0 .173 1 5
T. Raines DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .268 9 41
L. Moore LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 6 .294 13 56
R. Morán 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .289 14 35
P. Morán SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240 1 6
B. Pelaez 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .284 2 24
L. Zhu 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .191 10 30
N. Jackson C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .224 5 17
Totals 38 7 12 7 3 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Vázquez (5, 2nd Inning off K. Coleville, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Jackson (7, 2nd Inning off K. Coleville, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Moore (13, 1st Inning off K. Coleville, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Morán (14, 3rd Inning off K. Coleville, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Morales , J. Vázquez 5 , L. Moore 4 , R. Morán 4 , B. Pelaez 3 , L. Zhu , N. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: L. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Moore 3 , L. Zhu
Sac Bunt: L. Zhu
Hit by Pitch: T. Raines
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vázquez (1) , B. Pelaez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morán-Pelaez-Morán)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Coleville 3.2 8 7 7 2 2 2 59 5.17   
T. Hamilton 3.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 52 5.40   
M. Green W (4-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.07   
A. Chávez SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Coleville 15
Batters Faced: K. Coleville 21, T. Hamilton 13, M. Green 6, A. Chávez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Coleville 7-2, T. Hamilton 3-2, M. Green 2-1, A. Chávez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Coleville 59-38, T. Hamilton 52-34, M. Green 20-15, A. Chávez 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hamilton 1-0 , M. Green 1-0
WP: K. Coleville
Hit Batsmen: M. Green
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Robinson 5.2 9 6 6 1 7 2 95 4.50   
D. Shields H (3) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 3.21   
E. Poole L (6-3), BS (2) 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 2 32 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Robinson 33
Batters Faced: B. Robinson 26, D. Shields 6, E. Poole 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Robinson 6-3, D. Shields 0-3, E. Poole 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Robinson 95-66, D. Shields 26-17, E. Poole 32-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Shields 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Cruz
Ballpark: Loony Bin
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 13755
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