SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
08/01/2111
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
GAME ID: 10833 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lexington Legends (53-50) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Columbia Fireflies (37-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Legends Edge Columbia in Pitching Duel
The rain could not keep the home crowd from enjoying a good ballgame.

Jesus Esparza was locked and loaded, helping the Lexington Legends beat the Columbia Fireflies, 1-0. Esparza yielded no runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 0, and struck out 5. His record improves to 3-9. Mike Garner earned the save for Lexington, his 18th.

Nick Gray had a direct impact on the outcome. Gray contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to put Lexington up, 1-0.

Afterward, Columbia manager Tony Acosta said: "We've hit a rough patch."

Lexington is now 53-50.
LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McCormack SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .240 9 39
A. Ribeirete CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .240 3 28
J. Pantoja 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 15 53
S. More 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .196 8 27
R. Meyer LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 4 16
N. Gray DH 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .233 5 25
   a-B. Pride DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 0 0
M. King RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .248 3 22
   b-C. Fallon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .036 0 4
   c-T. McCullough 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 6 19
B. Barnes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .190 1 6
   d-P. Stempien RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 8 19
C. Dimmer C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 4 9
Totals 29 1 5 1 3 8 19      
a - B. Pride inserted as DH in the 9th
b - C. Fallon pinch hit for M. King in the 9th
c - T. McCullough substituted for C. Fallon in the 9th
d - P. Stempien substituted for B. Barnes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. More (15, 6th Inning off G. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. McCormack , A. Ribeirete , S. More 2 , R. Meyer , M. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ribeirete , C. Dimmer
GIDP: S. More , N. Gray
Sac Fly: N. Gray
Hit by Pitch: S. More , R. Meyer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. King (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Aranda 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210 0 7
M. Keilholtz 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .295 8 28
J. Peterson C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .257 9 40
N. Breivogel LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .219 7 29
J. de la Rosa DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 9 27
   a-O. Chia DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 0 7
E. Stokes RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 7 29
V. Juarez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 5 23
J. Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 3 9
J. Silva 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .183 3 12
Totals 31 0 4 0 1 8 6      
a - O. Chia inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Keilholtz (15, 6th Inning off J. Esparza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Aranda , M. Keilholtz 3 , J. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Breivogel
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Keilholtz (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Aranda-Silva-Keilholtz, Silva-Metzger-Keilholtz)
LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esparza W (3-9) 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 98 4.98   
M. Garner SV (18) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esparza 74
Batters Faced: J. Esparza 25, M. Garner 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esparza 11-5, M. Garner 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esparza 98-62, M. Garner 27-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Jones L (3-7) 5.2 4 1 1 3 5 0 89 4.33   
J. Soria 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 38 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Jones 59
Batters Faced: G. Jones 24, J. Soria 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Jones 4-6, J. Soria 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Jones 89-54, J. Soria 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soria 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Jones 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Esparza
Ballpark: Spirit Communications Park
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 7737
Special Notes: Rain delay of 37 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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