USSL SINGLE A
COLUMBIA RIVER RATS AT GRAND FORKS CATERPILLARS
08/30/2061
 
USSL SINGLE A
COLUMBIA RIVER RATS AT GRAND FORKS CATERPILLARS
GAME ID: 6110 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2061 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia River Rats (49-40) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
Grand Forks Caterpillars (46-43) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 0
6 Straight Wins for Caterpillars
There was no shortage of dramatics at The Cocoon.

Grand Forks turned a good performance from starting pitcher Auno Toivola into a 4-2 triumph over the Columbia River Rats at The Cocoon. Reliever Hirokazu Fukuda picked up the win. His record improves to 1-3. Michael Moser took the loss.

The defining moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Grand Forks. That's when Raúl Pérez hit a 2-run home run off 22-year old right-handed pitcher Michael Moser to win the game. The home crowd went wild.

"Auno kept his poise and got the job done," said Grand Forks manager Oriol Razo. "He was outstanding."

The Caterpillars, now 46-43, have won 6 in a row.
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE GRAND FORKS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Javakhov CF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .242 5 18
C. Strickland 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .283 6 21
M. Ortega C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .242 7 26
L. Plichtov 2B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 11 32
R. Rush DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .247 11 28
K. Peterson 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 2 6
M. Cox RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .208 3 18
   a-D. Malone PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 0 2
C. Chávez SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .229 2 10
   b-M. Harris PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 9 37
   d-C. Kleijwegt LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 3 5
E. Hunt LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 3
   c-C. Salazar PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 5 17
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 11 13      
a - D. Malone pinch hit for M. Cox in the 8th
b - M. Harris pinch hit for C. Chávez in the 8th
c - C. Salazar pinch hit for E. Hunt in the 8th
d - C. Kleijwegt substituted for M. Harris in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Javakhov 2 , C. Strickland , M. Ortega , K. Peterson , D. Malone , C. Chávez , M. Harris
2-out RBI: C. Strickland , K. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Strickland , C. Kleijwegt
GIDP: C. Chávez
Sac Bunt: E. Hunt
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Chávez (13)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Strickland (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Plichtov-Chávez-Strickland, Salazar-Malone-Strickland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Walker DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .217 6 14
D. Turner 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .287 11 29
R. Pérez C 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .239 13 34
J. Peña 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .259 12 38
J. Romero LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .235 6 21
   b-Y. Dong PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Reyes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 5
T. Mendoza CF, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .163 2 4
E. Carnascialli SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 12 34
   a-J. Rivera SS, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .237 3 5
G. Wise RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .214 14 32
S. Miyazaki 3B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .224 10 20
Totals 35 4 11 4 4 4 19      
a - J. Rivera substituted for E. Carnascialli in the 1st
b - Y. Dong pinch ran for J. Romero in the 8th
c - C. Reyes substituted for Y. Dong in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Turner (20, 3rd Inning off M. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Pérez (13, 9th Inning off M. Moser, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Walker , D. Turner 2 , R. Pérez 5 , J. Peña , J. Romero 2 , J. Rivera , S. Miyazaki 3
2-out RBI: R. Pérez , S. Miyazaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Walker , J. Peña , T. Mendoza
GIDP: J. Romero , G. Wise
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Mendoza-Peña)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND FORKS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Russell 6.2 8 2 2 3 2 0 103 3.37   
M. Moser L (2-1) 2.0 3 2 0 1 2 1 33 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Russell 49
Batters Faced: M. Russell 29, M. Moser 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Russell 5-11, M. Moser 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Russell 103-61, M. Moser 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Moser 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Toivola 7.2 5 1 1 1 11 0 90 3.17   
A. Shalabh H (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.37   
H. Fukuda W (1-3), BS (3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 17 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Toivola 75
Batters Faced: A. Toivola 28, A. Shalabh 1, H. Fukuda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Toivola 8-3, A. Shalabh 0-1, H. Fukuda 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Toivola 90-62, A. Shalabh 2-1, H. Fukuda 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Shalabh 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Auno Toivola
Ballpark: The Cocoon
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 5672
Special Notes: SS Elías Carnascialli was injured in a collision at a base.
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