ROOKIE LEAGUE
THUNDER BAY LIGHTING AT KEY WEST THUNDER
08/19/2063
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
THUNDER BAY LIGHTING AT KEY WEST THUNDER
GAME ID: 11082 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Thunder Bay Lighting (47-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Key West Thunder (34-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 X 5 7 0
Thunder Squelch Lighting Offense in Shutout Win
Not everyone stuck through the 20-minute rain delay, but those who did went home happy.

Right-hander Alex Canales mesmerized the Thunder Bay Lighting while leading the Key West Thunder to a 5-0 victory. Mahjoub Omariba picked up the save, his 8th.

Key West took the lead, 2-0, on Matt Puhr's 12th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Thunder Bay pitcher Joe Pierce in the bottom of the seventh.

Key West manager Kwang-rak Song commended his team for "bagging a nice win."

The victory gives Key West a record of 34-28.
THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE KEY WEST BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Perez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .339 11 36
A. Ramirez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .319 4 20
D. Romero LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294 20 68
A. Melchor CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .328 19 52
A. Marquez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 7 37
D. Gamino DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 1 4
   a-E. Gonzalez DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311 6 22
J. Guerrero 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .176 3 10
B. Vargas SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 3 9
   b-M. Juarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
S. Muniz 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202 1 9
Totals 27 0 3 0 7 4 18      
a - E. Gonzalez inserted as DH in the 7th
b - M. Juarez pinch hit for B. Vargas in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Romero 2 , J. Guerrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ramirez , B. Vargas , M. Juarez
GIDP: D. Romero , A. Marquez
Sac Bunt: B. Vargas
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Vargas-Muniz-Ramirez, Guerrero-Muniz-Ramirez, Guerrero-Muniz-Ramirez)
PB: A. Marquez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Quintero RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .314 13 27
M. Moritz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .362 8 32
T. McCoy 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .437 2 25
J. Merck LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .358 16 47
W. Castillo 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .295 5 24
M. Puhr C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .370 12 43
D. Salazar CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268 9 32
J. Magana SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 4 22
S. Lang DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .368 0 1
Totals 28 5 7 5 3 8 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Puhr (12, 7th Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Merck (16, 8th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Moritz , T. McCoy , J. Merck 4 , M. Puhr 4 , D. Salazar 2 , S. Lang
GIDP: M. Moritz , J. Merck , S. Lang
Hit by Pitch: T. McCoy , J. Magana
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Celaya-McCoy-Moritz, Magana-McCoy-Moritz)
THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KEY WEST PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Towns L (5-1) 6.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 79 2.47   
J. Pierce 1.1 3 4 4 1 2 2 34 8.44   
O. Cuevas 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Towns 64
Batters Faced: J. Towns 23, J. Pierce 8, O. Cuevas 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Towns 7-3, J. Pierce 1-0, O. Cuevas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Towns 79-48, J. Pierce 34-20, O. Cuevas 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pierce 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Towns , J. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Celaya 3.0 0 0 0 4 0 0 42 7.53   
A. Canales W (1-0) 5.1 3 0 0 3 3 0 78 3.89   
M. Omariba SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Celaya 53
Batters Faced: A. Celaya 11, A. Canales 22, M. Omariba 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Celaya 5-2, A. Canales 6-7, M. Omariba 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Celaya 42-20, A. Canales 78-51, M. Omariba 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Omariba 3-0
WP: A. Canales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Canales
Ballpark: Gatorade Stadium
Weather: Rain (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 6657
Special Notes: SP Alfonso Celaya was injured while pitching. Rain delay of 20 minutes in the 5th inning.
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