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HOUSTON STING AT NIAGARA FALLS BARRELS
07/22/2062
 
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HOUSTON STING AT NIAGARA FALLS BARRELS
GAME ID: 7187 - SATURDAY, JULY 22ND , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Sting (43-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
Niagara Falls Barrels (56-42) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 13 1
Mirelez Excels in 6-2 Niagara Falls Win
The 4-hit performance of Tom Mirelez helped the Niagara Falls Barrels beat the Houston Sting, 6-2. After today's action, Niagara Falls sits at 56-42; Houston slips to 43-54.

Ron Hanson helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, Barrels.

"I don't feel you win baseball games by working harder than the other team or 'wanting it more,'" Hanson told the Niagara Falls Daily. "You win just by scoring more runs."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NIAGARA FALLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Nunez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 1 18
   b-R. Atherton PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 9 28
J. de la Cruz 3B, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241 3 7
J. Parden 1B, CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .305 13 38
F. Salazar DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .220 16 40
R. Zambrana C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 11 38
J. Sampson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 4 12
B. Rose CF, 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .296 6 24
N. de la Cruz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .095 0 3
   d-D. Collins PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 11 48
S. Gutierrez RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .088 0 6
   a-J. Levine PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 7 37
   c-K. Braden RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .294 3 17
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 9 17      
a - J. Levine pinch hit for S. Gutierrez in the 7th
b - R. Atherton pinch hit for O. Nunez in the 7th
c - K. Braden substituted for J. Levine in the 7th
d - D. Collins pinch hit for N. de la Cruz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rose 2 (13, 5th Inning off T. Vertiz, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Vertiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Braden (3, 9th Inning off T. Vertiz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. de la Cruz , B. Rose 5 , D. Collins , S. Gutierrez , K. Braden 4
2-out RBI: K. Braden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Nunez , R. Atherton , J. Parden , R. Zambrana , J. Sampson
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kowalski SS 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .305 2 49
T. Mirelez CF 5 3 4 4 0 0 1 .305 4 22
N. Simmons LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .428 10 39
E. Carlos 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 4 18
R. Hanson RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .231 1 3
B. Houp 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .297 2 13
O. Arguello DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .323 0 1
O. Quijada 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .270 11 47
S. Branch C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .316 6 27
Totals 36 6 13 6 3 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Quijada (18, 3rd Inning off D. Mrazek, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Mirelez 2 (4, 2nd Inning off D. Mrazek, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Davis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kowalski 2 , T. Mirelez 10 , N. Simmons 2 , R. Hanson , B. Houp 2 , O. Quijada 2 , S. Branch
2-out RBI: T. Mirelez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Simmons , B. Houp , O. Quijada
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Simmons (5)
CS: S. Kowalski (11)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Simmons (3)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NIAGARA FALLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Buzby L (1-2) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 17 8.27   
D. Mrazek 5.2 8 3 3 2 8 1 112 5.48   
J. Davis 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 24 8.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Buzby 28
Batters Faced: C. Buzby 5, D. Mrazek 27, J. Davis 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Buzby 0-1, D. Mrazek 7-2, J. Davis 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Buzby 17-9, D. Mrazek 112-69, J. Davis 24-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mrazek 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hernandez 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 27 8.31   
T. Vertiz W (4-1) 6.2 7 2 2 3 5 1 109 2.83   
M. Rahill 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hernandez 55
Batters Faced: A. Hernandez 7, T. Vertiz 29, M. Rahill 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hernandez 2-0, T. Vertiz 10-4, M. Rahill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hernandez 27-16, T. Vertiz 109-65, M. Rahill 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Mirelez
Ballpark: Horseshoe Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 6499
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