SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS AT ROME BRAVES
07/08/2108
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS AT ROME BRAVES
GAME ID: 10726 - SUNDAY, JULY 8TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Asheville Tourists (55-33) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 14 0
Rome Braves (41-47) 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 X 6 13 0
Tourists Lose 6-5 Decision to Rome
The Rome Braves picked up a win at State Mutual Stadium, knocking off the Asheville Tourists, 6-5. Starting pitcher Melvin Delgado played a key role in the triumph. The winner in relief was Bob Garza. He is now 3-5. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 5 hits in 2 innings. The 5th-place Braves improved to 41-47.

Matthew Kucek hit a 2-run home run off Brad Shealy in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Braves ahead, 6-4. In addition to the homer, Kucek had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"Everything felt in sync," said Delgado.
ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE ROME BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mendenhall 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .239 8 24
J. LaRatta CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .269 9 24
J. Garcia RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .294 5 25
B. Overton 3B, SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .286 2 11
A. Santilli 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 1
   a-T. Parrish PH, 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .270 9 36
L. Torres C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .302 3 19
N. Cummings DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .234 5 26
E. Torka SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .230 2 16
   b-D. Ward PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   d-D. Nunez SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 1 5
J. Talley LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .197 4 22
   c-F. Segura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 3 8
   e-F. Perez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 6
Totals 40 5 14 5 2 10 23      
a - T. Parrish pinch hit for A. Santilli in the 8th
b - D. Ward pinch hit for E. Torka in the 8th
c - F. Segura pinch hit for J. Talley in the 8th
d - D. Nunez substituted for D. Ward in the 8th
e - F. Perez substituted for F. Segura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Overton 2 (7, 1st Inning off M. Delgado, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Garza, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Torres (5, 4th Inning off M. Delgado, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Parrish (19, 8th Inning off B. Garza, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. LaRatta (8, 9th Inning off G. Schelling, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. LaRatta (9, 1st Inning off M. Delgado, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. LaRatta 7 , J. Garcia 3 , B. Overton 4 , T. Parrish 2 , L. Torres 2 , E. Torka 2 , D. Ward , J. Talley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mendenhall , J. LaRatta , A. Santilli 2
GIDP: J. Mendenhall
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mendenhall-Torka-Santilli)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mora RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 5 .245 6 26
M. Kucek 3B 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .270 9 35
B. Burns 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .201 3 13
J. Gentry CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .298 0 2
B. Hutchison LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .216 3 21
J. Jarrett C 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .249 5 28
G. Moreno SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .190 1 11
G. Aspera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263 5 23
M. Gomez DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 .288 2 5
   a-J. Vasquez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 4 27
Totals 36 6 13 6 4 10 24      
a - J. Vasquez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kucek (11, 1st Inning off N. Jeffries, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Mora (15, 4th Inning off N. Jeffries, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kucek (9, 8th Inning off B. Shealy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mora 3 , M. Kucek 6 , B. Burns , J. Gentry , J. Jarrett 3 , G. Moreno , G. Aspera , M. Gomez 2
2-out RBI: J. Mora
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Mora 2 , M. Kucek , B. Hutchison 2
GIDP: J. Gentry
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Mora (23) , M. Kucek (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kucek-Burns-Aspera, Aspera)
ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE ROME PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Jeffries 4.1 11 4 4 2 5 0 93 3.86   
B. Shealy L (0-1) 3.2 2 2 2 2 5 1 52 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Jeffries 28
Batters Faced: N. Jeffries 25, B. Shealy 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Jeffries 4-3, B. Shealy 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Jeffries 93-61, B. Shealy 52-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shealy 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Delgado 6.0 7 1 1 1 8 1 91 3.68   
B. Garza W (3-5), BS (1) 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 0 46 3.17   
G. Schelling H (2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9 3.58   
S. Crum SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Delgado 61
Batters Faced: M. Delgado 26, B. Garza 11, G. Schelling 3, S. Crum 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Delgado 4-6, B. Garza 2-2, G. Schelling 0-0, S. Crum 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Delgado 91-58, B. Garza 46-27, G. Schelling 9-6, S. Crum 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Crum 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melvin Delgado
Ballpark: State Mutual Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 5063
Special Notes: RP Gerbrand Schelling was injured while pitching.
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