ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONTREAL CARDINALS AT WICHITA STORM
08/15/2062
 
ROOKIE LEAGUE
MONTREAL CARDINALS AT WICHITA STORM
GAME ID: 11654 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Cardinals (20-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 7 0
Wichita Storm (10-47) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 X 5 7 1
Storm Rebuff Cardinals, 5-3
Ricardo Nunez batted in 3 runs to lead Wichita to a win over Montreal. The final score was 5-3. Nunez chipped in 1 single and 1 home run. Wichita reliever Manny Gutierrez picked up the win to move to 1-0. Xavier Matias suffered the loss. Alex Gonzalez wrapped it up, recording his 2nd save.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Angel de la Paz came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Montreal pitcher Alberto Davila, he hit a 1-0 cutter for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Wichita on top, 4-3.

"I was seeing the ball well tonight," said de la Paz.

Even with the win, the Storm have a dismal 10-47 record.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Goldsby DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .318 8 16
D. Nieves 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .308 6 32
J. Felton CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 .336 4 20
M. Cox RF 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .286 8 38
J. Borga 3B, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .262 6 27
C. Hopper C 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .275 2 10
B. Carrasco 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 6 27
   a-T. McCay PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225 5 18
   d-I. Kusano SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151 0 6
   g-T. Rock PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 3
J. Diaz SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .165 3 14
   b-C. Neal PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330 5 17
   e-H. Tann 1B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 0 2
E. Herrera LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186 4 15
   c-T. Darius PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 2 15
   f-A. Chambers LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 1
Totals 32 3 7 3 10 5 32      
a - T. McCay pinch hit for B. Carrasco in the 8th
b - C. Neal pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 8th
c - T. Darius pinch hit for E. Herrera in the 8th
d - I. Kusano substituted for T. McCay in the 8th
e - H. Tann substituted for C. Neal in the 8th
f - A. Chambers substituted for T. Darius in the 8th
g - T. Rock pinch hit for I. Kusano in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Goldsby 2 , D. Nieves , M. Cox , C. Hopper 2 , T. Darius
2-out RBI: D. Nieves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Goldsby , J. Felton , M. Cox , J. Borga 2 , A. Chambers
Sac Bunt: D. Nieves , E. Herrera
Hit by Pitch: T. Rock
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Diaz (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Borga-Nieves-Carrasco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mendoza 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .155 7 16
E. Suarez LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .165 7 12
R. Nunez 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .229 10 20
B. Moreno RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .134 3 4
   b-O. Prado PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .111 0 0
   c-R. Saenz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 2 6
A. Klein 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191 0 2
   a-M. Martinez SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 4 10
A. de la Paz C 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .129 5 11
V. Mojica CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .128 4 8
R. Romero SS, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .159 3 5
I. Zavala DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .100 0 0
Totals 27 5 7 5 4 7 17      
a - M. Martinez substituted for A. Klein in the 7th
b - O. Prado pinch hit for B. Moreno in the 8th
c - R. Saenz substituted for O. Prado in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Nunez (10, 5th Inning off X. Matias, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Mendoza , R. Nunez 5 , M. Martinez , A. de la Paz , R. Romero 2
2-out RBI: R. Nunez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Suarez , V. Mojica , R. Romero
GIDP: V. Mojica
Sac Bunt: R. Mendoza , E. Suarez
Sac Fly: V. Mojica
Hit by Pitch: A. de la Paz
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Romero (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gutierrez-Romero)
OF assists: 1 (Moreno(Nieves at home))
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Matias L (5-6) 7.1 5 4 4 3 6 1 98 5.68   
A. Davila 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 7.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Matias 55
Batters Faced: X. Matias 30, A. Davila 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Matias 8-7, A. Davila 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: X. Matias 98-62, A. Davila 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Davila 1-1
Hit Batsmen: X. Matias
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Vargas 4.0 2 0 0 5 3 0 76 7.45   
J. Fonseca 3.0 1 2 2 3 1 0 49 6.97   
M. Gutierrez W (1-0), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 30 5.40   
A. Gonzalez SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Vargas 56
Batters Faced: R. Vargas 19, J. Fonseca 14, M. Gutierrez 6, A. Gonzalez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Vargas 3-5, J. Fonseca 5-4, M. Gutierrez 1-1, A. Gonzalez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Vargas 76-42, J. Fonseca 49-24, M. Gutierrez 30-17, A. Gonzalez 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fonseca 1-0 , M. Gutierrez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Gonzalez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricardo Nunez
Ballpark: The Storm Center
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 1863
Special Notes: SP Ricardo Vargas was injured while pitching.
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