NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
08/06/2107
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
GAME ID: 11339 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tri-City ValleyCats (35-8) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 1
Connecticut Tigers (25-18) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Gardner, ValleyCats School Connecticut, 4-1
The Tri-City ValleyCats called upon starter Mike Gardner, and he delivered, leading his team to victory over the Connecticut Tigers, 4-1. Rich Liverman locked down his 9th save. The ValleyCats boast a remarkable 35-8 record.

Gardner's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 7 strikeouts in 8 innings while allowing 5 hits. Gardner, who is tied for 2nd in the NYP with a 11.0 K/9 rate, goes to 8-0 on the year with 75 strikeouts.

"Mike was locating, throwing all of his pitches," said Tri-City manager Alex Ordonez. "He did a heck of a job."
TRI-CITY BATTING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nakayama LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .243 4 21
E. Vargas 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .231 6 16
J. Whittington 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .391 6 24
M. Alvarado 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .265 7 28
C. Lewczak SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .263 4 20
H. Ng CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .282 4 15
W. Geschke RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299 0 13
H. Dominguez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .287 4 21
J. Lesnak DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .299 2 16
Totals 32 4 8 3 4 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Ng (4, 6th Inning off G. Membreno, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Vargas (6, 1st Inning off G. Membreno, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Nakayama (4, 6th Inning off G. Membreno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Nakayama 4 , E. Vargas 4 , M. Alvarado 2 , H. Ng 3 , H. Dominguez 2
2-out RBI: H. Ng
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Geschke , J. Lesnak
GIDP: C. Lewczak , W. Geschke
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Alvarado (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alvarado (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lewczak-Whittington-Vargas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Dean SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .225 5 19
M. O'Neal 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .359 1 6
M. Worden DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .320 0 0
R. Castillo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .270 1 2
J. Black 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 7 17
M. Grado RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .173 3 10
   a-A. Moraida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 2 4
D. Pope LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 2 11
M. Burns CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .133 0 2
S. Lee C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 0 8
Totals 33 1 6 1 0 7 13      
a - A. Moraida pinch hit for M. Grado in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Dean (5, 6th Inning off M. Gardner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Dean 4 , M. O'Neal , M. Worden 2 , R. Castillo , M. Burns
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grado , D. Pope , S. Lee
GIDP: M. Grado
Hit by Pitch: J. Black
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (O'Neal-Dean-Castillo, O'Neal-Dean-Castillo)
TRI-CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gardner W (8-0) 8.0 5 1 1 0 7 1 93 2.05   
R. Liverman SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gardner 75
Batters Faced: M. Gardner 30, R. Liverman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gardner 10-6, R. Liverman 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gardner 93-62, R. Liverman 13-8
WP: M. Gardner , R. Liverman 2
Hit Batsmen: M. Gardner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Membreno L (2-1) 6.1 7 4 4 3 3 2 86 3.03   
B. Guita 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 32 2.21   
I. Ortiz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Membreno 43
Batters Faced: G. Membreno 26, B. Guita 6, I. Ortiz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Membreno 6-7, B. Guita 1-2, I. Ortiz 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Membreno 86-50, B. Guita 32-20, I. Ortiz 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Gardner
Ballpark: Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 6217
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