ROOKIE LEAGUE
THUNDER BAY LIGHTING AT EASTON CATERPILLARS
09/14/2062
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ROOKIE LEAGUE
THUNDER BAY LIGHTING AT EASTON CATERPILLARS
GAME ID: 11228 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Thunder Bay Lighting (53-32) 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 10 9 1
Easton Caterpillars (8-77) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 8 2
Lighting Deal Caterpillars 10-5 Defeat
A 4-RBI performance from Bobby Vargas helped the Thunder Bay Lighting beat the Easton Caterpillars, 10-5. Orlando Cuevas came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 5 hits in 4.2 innings. His record now stands at 2-0. The losses continue to pile up for Easton, which has now fallen 9 times in a row.

Early in the game, Vargas had a grand slam home run for Thunder Bay. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Lighting on top, 4-0.

"I wish I had a genie in a bottle," said losing manager Mekonnen Asani. "First thing I'd ask for is a win."
THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE EASTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Melchor RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .181 8 26
   a-F. Fraga PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
D. Romero LF 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .232 11 31
   b-V. Ibanez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 1 1
   c-J. Chavez LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 2 4
F. Cabrera 3B 4 0 1 1 2 1 5 .234 9 26
M. Casares 1B 5 0 1 1 1 1 4 .232 11 23
A. Marquez C 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 .217 13 37
S. Salinas SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .148 0 1
J. Griego CF 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 .232 9 28
V. Torres 2B 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 .226 3 11
B. Vargas DH 3 2 1 4 2 1 4 .196 8 20
Totals 33 10 9 8 16 5 29      
a - F. Fraga pinch hit for A. Melchor in the 8th
b - V. Ibanez pinch hit for D. Romero in the 8th
c - J. Chavez substituted for V. Ibanez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Cabrera (3, 2nd Inning off F. de Arcos, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Torres (4, 5th Inning off J. Cavazos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Griego (1, 5th Inning off J. Cavazos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Vargas (8, 2nd Inning off F. de Arcos, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Fraga , F. Cabrera 2 , M. Casares , A. Marquez , S. Salinas , J. Griego 4 , V. Torres 2 , B. Vargas 4
2-out RBI: F. Cabrera , B. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Cabrera 2 , M. Casares , A. Marquez , S. Salinas , B. Vargas
GIDP: S. Salinas 2
Sac Bunt: S. Salinas
Sac Fly: V. Torres
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Griego (6)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Torres (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Casares-Salinas-Casares)
PB: A. Marquez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Sanches RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .213 8 22
M. Villarreal CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .196 7 25
R. Ortega 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .239 11 39
J. Kennedy 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .266 13 37
A. Munoz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .211 17 55
G. Delgado LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 0 0
D. Mercado 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .231 3 13
M. Aldana SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .180 1 5
B. Morales DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .133 1 3
Totals 34 5 8 4 5 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kennedy (4, 5th Inning off O. Cuevas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Morales (1, 2nd Inning off C. Lyang, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Ortega (11, 9th Inning off O. Cuevas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Villarreal 2 , R. Ortega 4 , J. Kennedy 3 , A. Munoz , D. Mercado , B. Morales 4
2-out RBI: R. Ortega , B. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ortega , J. Kennedy , A. Munoz 2
GIDP: A. Munoz
Sac Bunt: M. Villarreal
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Sanches 2 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ortega (2) , A. Munoz (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Aldana-Ortega-Kennedy, Aldana-Ortega-Kennedy)
THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE EASTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lyang 4.1 3 3 3 4 4 1 75 3.86   
O. Cuevas W (2-0) 4.2 5 2 2 1 4 1 59 8.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lyang 45
Batters Faced: C. Lyang 20, O. Cuevas 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lyang 4-4, O. Cuevas 3-7
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lyang 75-43, O. Cuevas 59-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Cuevas 1-1
WP: O. Cuevas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. de Arcos L (2-34) 2.2 4 5 5 4 2 1 64 10.92   
J. Cavazos 2.0 3 4 4 7 2 0 61 11.74   
C. Campos 2.2 1 1 1 5 1 0 64 18.61   
V. Aguirre 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 15.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. de Arcos 24
Batters Faced: F. de Arcos 16, J. Cavazos 15, C. Campos 14, V. Aguirre 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. de Arcos 1-5, J. Cavazos 2-1, C. Campos 2-4, V. Aguirre 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. de Arcos 64-38, J. Cavazos 61-29, C. Campos 64-32, V. Aguirre 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cavazos 1-0 , C. Campos 2-0 , V. Aguirre 1-0
WP: F. de Arcos 2 , J. Cavazos 5
Balk: J. Cavazos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Vargas
Ballpark: Knockout Stadium by Brooklyn Decker
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 2370
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