SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS
08/06/2107
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS
GAME ID: 10889 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia Fireflies (78-33) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 11 0
Delmarva Shorebirds (69-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 12 0
Fireflies Drop Shorebirds, 7-5, with Late Score
The Columbia Fireflies had to overcome a fine effort from Delmarva pitcher Jose Savala to win, 7-5, at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. Savala went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. The Fireflies lead the Southern Division by 12½ games.

Alfredo Lopez delivered a big hit for Columbia. The pinch hitter drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Fireflies ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit, but it was a beauty.

"Win or lose," Lopez reflected afterward, "baseball is a beautiful game."
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE DELMARVA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ratajczak 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 5 24
   a-K. King PH, SS, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .284 10 55
J. Machamer CF 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 .314 3 10
M. Lyon RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .282 22 58
A. Rowan LF 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 .251 7 22
J. Burks DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 4 17
D. Brewer 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .300 3 7
D. Rider 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 7 38
   b-G. Berrios PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 20 48
S. Foor SS, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .268 2 18
   c-A. Lopez PH, 2B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .337 5 12
D. Wollman C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282 2 5
Totals 38 7 11 7 1 14 14      
a - K. King pinch hit for M. Ratajczak in the 8th
b - G. Berrios pinch hit for D. Rider in the 9th
c - A. Lopez pinch hit for S. Foor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ratajczak (9, 1st Inning off J. Savala, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Foor (8, 2nd Inning off J. Savala, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Machamer 2 (7, 8th Inning off D. Escobar, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off V. Ordonez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Lopez (5, 9th Inning off D. Escobar, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Ratajczak 2 , K. King , J. Machamer 4 , M. Lyon , D. Brewer 2 , S. Foor 2 , A. Lopez 4 , D. Wollman 2
2-out RBI: J. Machamer , M. Lyon , S. Foor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Rowan 2 , J. Burks , D. Wollman
Hit by Pitch: J. Machamer
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Gonzalez CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .259 9 38
D. Martinez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .270 17 52
O. Vega SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .249 12 39
J. Martin LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .249 10 51
G. Morales DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .304 3 10
J. Flad 3B 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .224 9 34
M. Ruppert 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .219 2 18
J. Crone RF 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .247 7 24
D. Pavlik C 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .152 2 8
   a-W. Brena PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .455 0 0
   b-M. Ehrlich C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
Totals 38 5 12 5 3 13 19      
a - W. Brena pinch hit for D. Pavlik in the 8th
b - M. Ehrlich substituted for W. Brena in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Flad (15, 2nd Inning off J. Kosub, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Morales (3, 7th Inning off J. Kosub, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Crone (7, 7th Inning off J. Kosub, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gonzalez , O. Vega 2 , J. Martin , G. Morales 4 , J. Flad 2 , M. Ruppert , J. Crone 3 , D. Pavlik
2-out RBI: G. Morales , J. Crone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gonzalez , D. Martinez , J. Flad , M. Ruppert , W. Brena
Sac Fly: D. Pavlik
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Crone (9)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE DELMARVA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kosub 7.0 7 3 3 1 9 0 112 2.71   
D. Yelland W (1-1) 1.2 4 2 2 2 3 0 46 3.10   
J. Orellana SV (8) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kosub 59
Batters Faced: J. Kosub 29, D. Yelland 11, J. Orellana 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kosub 4-8, D. Yelland 1-1, J. Orellana 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kosub 112-75, D. Yelland 46-27, J. Orellana 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Orellana 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Savala 6.0 4 1 1 0 11 0 86 2.80   
P. Weder 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.70   
D. Escobar L (1-1), BS (1) 1.1 4 4 4 1 1 1 31 10.80   
V. Ordonez 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 15 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Savala 71
Batters Faced: J. Savala 23, P. Weder 3, D. Escobar 9, V. Ordonez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Savala 1-6, P. Weder 0-2, D. Escobar 2-1, V. Ordonez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Savala 86-59, P. Weder 11-7, D. Escobar 31-18, V. Ordonez 15-10
Hit Batsmen: J. Savala
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Savala
Ballpark: Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 5103
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