ROOKIE LEAGUE
BOCA RATON FIGHTING IGUANAS AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
08/17/2062
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
BOCA RATON FIGHTING IGUANAS AT THUNDER BAY LIGHTING
GAME ID: 11061 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boca Raton Fighting Iguanas (21-38) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Thunder Bay Lighting (35-24) 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 X 8 9 1
Win Makes Thunder Bay 35-24
Behind a fine performance from Danny Romero, the Thunder Bay Lighting knocked off the Boca Raton Fighting Iguanas, 8-3. Romero was 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Lighting. Jesus Arcia, 3-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 3.2 innings. The third-place Lighting sport a record of 35-24.

With Thunder Bay trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the third, Romero hit a changeup from Cheng-ji Ji for a 3-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Lighting ahead, 4-3.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Romero told the Thunder Bay Today.
BOCA RATON BATTING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Aitken LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .286 5 17
I. Yepez RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .151 5 20
J. Arney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 10 29
A. Gutierrez CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .220 8 29
C. Cruz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 10 15
R. Rangel SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .199 6 23
R. Rosado 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .229 6 14
R. Padilla C 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .282 5 11
   a-J. Avalos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 3 6
E. Espinosa DH 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .129 3 7
Totals 31 3 6 2 5 8 15      
a - J. Avalos pinch hit for R. Padilla in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gutierrez (6, 8th Inning off J. Arcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Gutierrez (8, 2nd Inning off J. Kramer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Aitken , A. Gutierrez 6 , R. Rosado , R. Padilla , E. Espinosa
2-out RBI: A. Aitken
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Aitken , I. Yepez 2 , R. Rangel
GIDP: A. Gutierrez , R. Rosado
Hit by Pitch: R. Padilla , E. Espinosa
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Padilla-Rangel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Cabrera SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .231 6 15
A. Ramirez 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .190 10 21
G. Daley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 6 18
S. Spurr RF 4 2 1 1 0 1 3 .204 13 21
A. Marquez C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .229 11 31
A. Melchor DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .165 7 19
D. Romero LF 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .246 7 20
J. Griego CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .202 4 9
J. Segovia 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .140 2 2
   a-M. Casares PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 3 6
   b-V. Torres 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
Totals 32 8 9 8 5 9 16      
a - M. Casares pinch hit for J. Segovia in the 8th
b - V. Torres substituted for M. Casares in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Daley (9, 1st Inning off C. Ji, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Marquez (7, 3rd Inning off C. Ji, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Romero (7, 3rd Inning off C. Ji, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Melchor (7, 6th Inning off C. Ji, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Ramirez (10, 7th Inning off T. Polanco, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Spurr (13, 7th Inning off T. Polanco, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Cabrera , A. Ramirez 5 , G. Daley 2 , S. Spurr 4 , A. Marquez 2 , A. Melchor 4 , D. Romero 5
2-out RBI: A. Marquez , D. Romero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ramirez , A. Melchor
Hit by Pitch: M. Casares
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Cabrera (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Spurr (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Cabrera-Segovia-Ramirez, Cabrera-Segovia-Ramirez)
BOCA RATON PITCHING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ji L (1-2) 6.0 6 5 5 4 7 2 92 7.34   
T. Polanco 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 2 32 4.32   
B. Badru 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 15.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ji 43
Batters Faced: C. Ji 27, T. Polanco 8, B. Badru 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ji 8-2, T. Polanco 2-1, B. Badru 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ji 92-52, T. Polanco 32-20, B. Badru 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Badru 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Badru
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kramer 4.0 4 3 3 2 5 1 72 2.78   
J. Arcia W (3-0) 3.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 51 2.86   
O. Sevilla 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 31 6.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kramer 45
Batters Faced: J. Kramer 20, J. Arcia 12, O. Sevilla 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kramer 2-5, J. Arcia 4-3, O. Sevilla 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kramer 72-48, J. Arcia 51-32, O. Sevilla 31-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Arcia 1-0 , O. Sevilla 1-0
WP: O. Sevilla
Hit Batsmen: J. Kramer 2
Balk: J. Kramer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Romero
Ballpark: Lightning Grove
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 3809
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