GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
08/04/2107
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GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
GAME ID: 12709 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates (17-21) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays (21-17) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 X 9 20 0
Big Day for Pace in 9-2 Rays Win
Tampa Bay (GCL) took on Pittsburgh (GCL) in front of a lively crowd.

The Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays beat the Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates, 9-2, at Louisville Grounds. Ray Pace, in particular, was impressive. He went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Picking up the save was 19-year old left-handed pitcher Merlin Penney.

With Tampa Bay (GCL) leading 4-2 in the bottom of the eighth, Pace hit a forkball from Frank Perez for a 3-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Rays ahead, 7-2.

"I still think this team can play even better," Pace told the Tampa Bay (GCL) Today.

With this game in the books, Tampa Bay (GCL) is 21-17, Pittsburgh (GCL) 17-21.
PITTSBURGH (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marchena DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .325 3 20
S. Yamada RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .285 3 11
G. Ambriz SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .360 2 20
D. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .211 0 8
K. Kinkade CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2 12
N. Popp 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .172 0 10
E. Valdes LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 3 15
D. Vide C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 1 2
A. Tinoco 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 1 2
Totals 31 2 6 2 0 10 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Marchena (14, 1st Inning off D. Page, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Yamada (3, 6th Inning off M. Penney, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marchena 3 , S. Yamada 4 , G. Ambriz 2 , D. Vide
2-out RBI: S. Yamada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Rodriguez
GIDP: D. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ambriz-Popp-Tinoco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pace 2B 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .254 2 12
S. West 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .267 2 9
   b-H. Zhang SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 1 8
H. Maldrum CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .336 4 24
B. Duncan RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .367 2 12
T. Parrish DH 5 0 4 2 0 0 0 .357 0 5
M. Grimm LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .267 3 15
   c-V. Klein LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 1 13
S. MacBean C 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .469 0 10
M. Johnson 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .284 1 8
   a-J. Rogers 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
   d-J. Dodge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 1
   e-L. McCloud 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
R. Margolis SS, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 2 10
Totals 42 9 20 9 2 5 24      
a - J. Rogers substituted for M. Johnson in the 7th
b - H. Zhang substituted for S. West in the 7th
c - V. Klein substituted for M. Grimm in the 8th
d - J. Dodge pinch hit for J. Rogers in the 8th
e - L. McCloud substituted for J. Dodge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Duncan (8, 1st Inning off J. Sebastian, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Parrish (1, 4th Inning off J. Sebastian, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Johnson (3, 6th Inning off J. Baker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Maldrum (4, 1st Inning off J. Sebastian, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Pace (2, 8th Inning off F. Perez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Pace 6 , S. West 2 , H. Zhang , H. Maldrum 5 , B. Duncan 3 , T. Parrish 5 , S. MacBean 3 , M. Johnson 2 , J. Rogers , R. Margolis
2-out RBI: T. Parrish , S. MacBean
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Maldrum , M. Grimm , S. MacBean , J. Dodge
GIDP: M. Johnson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Duncan (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Page-Margolis-West)
OF assists: 1 (Duncan(Marchena at home))
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sebastian L (0-1) 4.0 7 2 2 0 4 1 66 4.37   
J. Baker 2.0 7 2 2 0 0 0 34 8.04   
F. Perez 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 20 2.93   
M. Keller 0.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 26 7.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sebastian 44
Batters Faced: J. Sebastian 17, J. Baker 13, F. Perez 7, M. Keller 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sebastian 4-2, J. Baker 1-5, F. Perez 2-2, M. Keller 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sebastian 66-50, J. Baker 34-21, F. Perez 20-14, M. Keller 26-13
Balk: J. Baker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Page W (5-0) 5.2 4 1 1 0 8 0 82 4.15   
M. Penney SV (2) 3.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 48 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Page 65
Batters Faced: D. Page 19, M. Penney 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Page 3-4, M. Penney 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Page 82-58, M. Penney 48-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Penney 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Pace
Ballpark: Louisville Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 5790
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