M3L SINGLE A
NIAGARA FALLS EXPOS AT COLUMBIA RIVER RATS
08/30/2062
 
M3L SINGLE A
NIAGARA FALLS EXPOS AT COLUMBIA RIVER RATS
GAME ID: 5538 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara Falls Expos (38-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Columbia River Rats (57-32) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3 10 1
River Rats Chop Down Expos, 3-0
Juan Hernández, who is tied for 2nd in the 3A in innings pitched with 131.2, had a strong outing for the Columbia River Rats against the Niagara Falls Expos at Columbia Stadium. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 3-0 win. Hernández got the win, improving to 8-8. He gave up 3 hits and walked 2 over 6.2 innings. He allowed no runs. Gerald Sutton earned the save, his 11th.

The River Rats got a big at-bat from right fielder Tim King. For the game, King was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 15th home run of the season gave Columbia a 3-0 lead.

"I like our moxie," said River Rats manager Bayram Tanaoglu.

The River Rats lead the Menard's A by 3½ games.
NIAGARA FALLS BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Poskitt SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 13 35
M. Aguilar 1B, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 7 25
   b-D. Griffin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 11 30
   c-D. Roux SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Witt 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .260 10 32
S. Malmivaara DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233 5 34
S. Kawaguchi LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .231 9 36
V. Adams RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 2 14
R. Quintanilla CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .207 8 35
W. Cross C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .162 4 21
F. González 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 4 18
   a-M. Ortega PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0 3 6 14      
a - M. Ortega pinch hit for F. González in the 7th
b - D. Griffin pinch hit for M. Aguilar in the 8th
c - D. Roux substituted for D. Griffin in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Aguilar , J. Witt , W. Cross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Poskitt , S. Kawaguchi
GIDP: S. Malmivaara
Hit by Pitch: S. Malmivaara
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Witt (6) , R. Quintanilla (12)
Double Plays: 3 (Poskitt-González-Aguilar, González-Poskitt-Aguilar, Poskitt-Aguilar-Ortega)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacques-Jean C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .236 10 34
J. MacFadden LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .259 12 38
C. Ríos DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .251 11 27
T. King RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 .275 15 42
R. Rush 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .264 13 45
B. Pugh 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 6 24
L. Plichtov 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .328 3 20
C. Kleijwegt CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 7 17
F. Stevens SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .165 2 8
Totals 33 3 10 3 3 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ríos (18, 5th Inning off R. Abonia, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Rush (10, 5th Inning off R. Abonia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. King (15, 5th Inning off R. Abonia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jacques-Jean , J. MacFadden , C. Ríos 3 , T. King 4 , R. Rush 3 , L. Plichtov 2 , F. Stevens
2-out RBI: T. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Rush 2 , B. Pugh , C. Kleijwegt , F. Stevens
GIDP: C. Ríos , T. King , C. Kleijwegt
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rush (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Stevens-Plichtov-Rush)
NIAGARA FALLS PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Abonia L (3-10) 6.0 9 3 0 3 3 1 81 4.60   
H. Cherry 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Abonia 48
Batters Faced: R. Abonia 29, H. Cherry 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Abonia 5-8, H. Cherry 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Abonia 81-52, H. Cherry 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Cherry 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hernández W (8-8) 6.2 3 0 0 2 4 0 99 3.08   
G. Sutton SV (11) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hernández 70
Batters Faced: J. Hernández 26, G. Sutton 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hernández 9-6, G. Sutton 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hernández 99-65, G. Sutton 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Sutton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Hernández
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Hernández
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 11780
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