NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
08/01/2109
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
GAME ID: 11316 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tri-City ValleyCats (16-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Connecticut Tigers (25-14) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Tri-City Falters Again, Loses, 2-1, to Connecticut
Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium was the site of a true pitchers' duel.

Pitcher Ricardo Batista was sensational for the Connecticut Tigers in his team's 2-1 triumph over the Tri-City ValleyCats. Batista earned the win. Batista, the winner, moves to 3-3. He threw 6.1 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 2 walks.

Luis Cruz had a big run-scoring double for the Tigers in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Connecticut leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a fastball from Alex Molina, who is tied for 9th in the NYP in quality starts with 4, and swatted a double to left. It was his 7th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Tigers ahead, 2-0.

"We're not exactly playing great right now," said Eddie DiGiovine, the Tri-City manager.

The slumping ValleyCats have dropped 6 in a row.
TRI-CITY BATTING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Scheuer RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 3 13
C. Martinez LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260 2 8
R. Robbins DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .285 6 19
B. Mejia 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .237 7 15
R. Romero CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .183 3 8
K. Denny C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 3 11
J. Rodrguez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 1 2
   a-R. Nakayama PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 0 3
   c-J. Unknown SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-D. Romero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 2 6
   d-J. Unknown 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 3 8 12      
a - R. Nakayama pinch hit for J. Rodrguez in the 7th
b - D. Romero pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
c - J. Unknown substituted for R. Nakayama in the 7th
d - J. Unknown substituted for D. Romero in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Scheuer , C. Martinez 2 , K. Denny , R. Nakayama , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: R. Nakayama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Romero , D. Romero
GIDP: R. Romero
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Unknown-Mejia-Rodrguez, Mejia-Unknown-Unknown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ambriz SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 4 13
J. Dadswell CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 4 26
B. McRitchie DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .296 0 1
M. O'Neal 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .364 3 23
L. Cruz RF 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .327 0 11
D. Salmeron 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 3 20
I. Riddle 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294 0 5
M. Burns LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 0 4
S. Lee C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256 0 5
Totals 27 2 5 2 2 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Cruz 2 (7, 2nd Inning off A. Molina, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Molina, 1 on, 1 out) , M. O'Neal (9, 4th Inning off A. Molina, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Dadswell , M. O'Neal 2 , L. Cruz 4 , D. Salmeron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cruz , I. Riddle , M. Burns
GIDP: M. O'Neal , I. Riddle
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. O'Neal (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ambriz-O'Neal-Riddle)
TRI-CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Molina L (0-2) 7.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 91 2.37   
E. Spierenburg 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Molina 63
Batters Faced: A. Molina 26, E. Spierenburg 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Molina 9-4, E. Spierenburg 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Molina 91-53, E. Spierenburg 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Batista W (3-3) 6.1 3 1 1 2 4 0 89 4.81   
J. Ruiz H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.70   
O. Vigil H (3) 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 24 2.89   
C. Chacon SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Batista 65
Batters Faced: R. Batista 23, J. Ruiz 3, O. Vigil 6, C. Chacon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Batista 7-7, J. Ruiz 1-1, O. Vigil 0-0, C. Chacon 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Batista 89-58, J. Ruiz 7-4, O. Vigil 24-13, C. Chacon 9-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ruiz 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricardo Batista
Ballpark: Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 6230
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