GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT WASHINGTON (GCL) NATIONALS
07/23/2110
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT WASHINGTON (GCL) NATIONALS
GAME ID: 12840 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates (12-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 2
Washington (GCL) Nationals (9-15) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 18 1
Nationals Get Dramatic 5-4 Triumph
The Washington (GCL) Nationals knocked off the Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates, 5-4, in Gulf Coast Rookie League action at Space Coast Stadium. Washington (GCL) pitcher and Chicago, Illinois, native John Dean had an outstanding performance. The Nationals now own a record of 9-15.

Washington (GCL) got a knockout punch from Martin Diaz. The pinch hitter hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

Diaz described the clubhouse as "kind of rowdy" after the game.
PITTSBURGH (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kaloustian 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 3 7
C. Ketter LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 1 12
P. Mountain 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .309 2 14
A. Morrison C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .308 2 10
A. Rivera SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .323 2 7
S. Boyce 2B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .286 2 5
T. Shepardson DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
   a-J. Nolan DH 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .376 4 12
J. Radke CF 4 1 1 3 0 3 2 .290 3 14
A. Torres RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .261 5 12
Totals 31 4 5 4 5 12 16      
a - J. Nolan inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Torres (4, 8th Inning off D. Crain, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Morrison (4, 9th Inning off K. Banks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Radke (3, 9th Inning off K. Banks, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Morrison 3 , S. Boyce , J. Radke 4 , A. Torres 2
2-out RBI: J. Radke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Mountain
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rivera (2) , A. Torres (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Rivera-Boyce-Mountain, Rivera-Boyce-Mountain)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Stielow LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .274 0 6
J. Bloomfield 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .389 1 6
M. McClain 2B 5 0 3 2 0 1 3 .330 2 11
J. Schuur Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .367 2 9
S. Sheldon CF 5 1 4 0 0 1 2 .212 0 3
B. Monfort DH 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .329 1 8
M. Balbuena C 4 1 1 2 0 2 8 .262 3 9
   a-M. Diaz PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 2 4
B. Olshefsky 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .318 0 2
J. Unknown SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0
Totals 41 5 18 5 2 6 27      
a - M. Diaz pinch hit for M. Balbuena in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Stielow (3, 1st Inning off J. Nash, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Balbuena (3, 7th Inning off T. Fittipaldi, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Diaz (2, 9th Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Stielow 3 , J. Bloomfield , M. McClain 3 , S. Sheldon 4 , B. Monfort 3 , M. Balbuena 4 , M. Diaz 4 , B. Olshefsky 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: M. McClain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McClain , J. Schuur Jr. , M. Balbuena 2
GIDP: B. Monfort , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: S. Sheldon (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Olshefsky)
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nash 4.0 10 2 2 1 4 0 67 5.24   
T. Fittipaldi 3.0 6 2 2 1 2 1 63 5.87   
J. Diaz L (0-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 12 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nash 37
Batters Faced: J. Nash 23, T. Fittipaldi 16, J. Diaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nash 1-7, T. Fittipaldi 3-3, J. Diaz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nash 67-46, T. Fittipaldi 63-37, J. Diaz 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fittipaldi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dean 6.0 1 0 0 2 8 0 81 3.42   
D. Crain H (4) 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 33 2.25   
K. Banks W (1-3), BS (4) 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 1 20 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dean 76
Batters Faced: J. Dean 21, D. Crain 9, K. Banks 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dean 5-5, D. Crain 1-2, K. Banks 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dean 81-51, D. Crain 33-18, K. Banks 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Crain 1-0
WP: K. Banks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Dean
Ballpark: Space Coast Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 2701
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