ROOKIE LEAGUE
NORMAL NUTCRACKERS AT MONTREAL CARDINALS
09/16/2063
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ROOKIE LEAGUE
NORMAL NUTCRACKERS AT MONTREAL CARDINALS
GAME ID: 14312 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Normal Nutcrackers (40-48) 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 8 15 1
Montreal Cardinals (64-24) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 15 0
Slumping Nutcrackers Lose 15th Straight
The Montreal Cardinals defeated the Normal Nutcrackers, 9-8, at Denis Coderre Stadium. Matt Cox, who is tied for 9th in the TR in runs scored with 82, was a standout performer for Montreal. His 4 hits included 3 singles and 1 double -- this in addition to the 1 run he scored and 1 he knocked in. Gabe Ayala claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 5 hits in 4.2 innings. His record stands at 3-0. Normal, at 40-48, has lost 15 straight.

The two teams entertained the Denis Coderre Stadium crowd with some good baseball.

"It's great when the crowd is energized," Cox said.
NORMAL BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivera CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .222 4 15
D. Vargas LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .251 13 35
C. Carrillo 1B 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .338 9 32
   c-J. Osorio PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
O. Torres DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .236 3 16
T. Ceja C 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .205 2 17
L. Vasquez 2B 5 1 2 4 0 2 3 .174 2 11
R. Chavez SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .300 2 8
T. Versteeg RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 0
   a-E. Porras PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293 2 13
   b-R. Armendariz RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 1 2
R. Arevalo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .221 1 9
Totals 39 8 15 7 2 11 16      
a - E. Porras pinch hit for T. Versteeg in the 2nd
b - R. Armendariz substituted for E. Porras in the 2nd
c - J. Osorio pinch hit for C. Carrillo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Carrillo (9, 5th Inning off M. Beato, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Ceja (7, 7th Inning off G. Ayala, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Vasquez (2, 5th Inning off M. Beato, 3 on, 1 out) , D. Vargas (13, 5th Inning off M. Beato, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rivera , D. Vargas 5 , C. Carrillo 4 , O. Torres , T. Ceja 4 , L. Vasquez 5 , R. Chavez 2 , E. Porras
2-out RBI: R. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivera , O. Torres , L. Vasquez , R. Armendariz
GIDP: T. Ceja
Sac Bunt: R. Arevalo
Hit by Pitch: J. Osorio
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Chavez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Vasquez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Arevalo-Vasquez-Carrillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Goldsby DH 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 .332 7 46
J. Diaz 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 13 55
   b-T. Zambrano PH, 3B, 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 1 6
M. Cox LF 5 1 4 1 1 1 1 .366 9 71
D. Nieves 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .426 13 87
T. McCay 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 3 .346 10 61
   c-S. Mendicino PR, 3B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 1 10
   d-T. Rock PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .327 8 23
G. Strobbe SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .244 5 57
C. Hopper C 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .312 6 30
A. Najera RF, CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .267 15 60
S. Valencia CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 0 12
   a-C. Neal PH, RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .355 3 52
Totals 40 9 15 8 6 9 23      
a - C. Neal pinch hit for S. Valencia in the 6th
b - T. Zambrano pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 7th
c - S. Mendicino pinch ran for T. McCay in the 8th
d - T. Rock pinch hit for S. Mendicino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. McCay (15, 4th Inning off A. Zavala, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Strobbe (13, 6th Inning off A. Zavala, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Cox (13, 9th Inning off E. Herrera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. McCay (1, 8th Inning off J. Espada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Hopper (6, 9th Inning off Z. Ping, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Goldsby , T. Zambrano , M. Cox 5 , D. Nieves , T. McCay 5 , T. Rock , G. Strobbe 2 , C. Hopper 4 , A. Najera , S. Valencia , C. Neal
2-out RBI: M. Cox , A. Najera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Goldsby , T. McCay , G. Strobbe , A. Najera , C. Neal
GIDP: A. Najera
Sac Bunt: J. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: T. Zambrano
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nieves-Strobbe-McCay)
NORMAL PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Zavala 5.0 7 1 1 3 4 0 87 5.88   
J. Espada 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 33 11.94   
S. Carpenter 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 9.26   
E. Herrera 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10 6.60   
Z. Ping L (1-2), BS (2) 0.2 1 3 1 2 2 1 31 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Zavala 50
Batters Faced: A. Zavala 25, J. Espada 8, S. Carpenter 5, E. Herrera 3, Z. Ping 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Zavala 5-6, J. Espada 2-1, S. Carpenter 2-0, E. Herrera 0-0, Z. Ping 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Zavala 87-56, J. Espada 33-18, S. Carpenter 19-13, E. Herrera 10-6, Z. Ping 31-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Espada 2-0 , S. Carpenter 1-1 , E. Herrera 1-1 , Z. Ping 2-2
WP: Z. Ping
Hit Batsmen: Z. Ping
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Beato 4.1 10 7 7 2 5 2 94 5.50   
G. Ayala W (3-0) 4.2 5 1 1 0 6 0 68 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Beato 18
Batters Faced: M. Beato 24, G. Ayala 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Beato 4-3, G. Ayala 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Beato 94-59, G. Ayala 68-42
Hit Batsmen: G. Ayala
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Cox
Ballpark: Denis Coderre Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 7702
Special Notes: LF Tim McCay was injured while running the bases.
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