GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
08/01/2109
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
GAME ID: 12907 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates (14-17) 0 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 9 12 1
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays (26-7) 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 7 8 0
Pirates Make Rays 9-7 Losers
The Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates powered past the Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays, 9-7, at Louisville Grounds. Pat Mountain was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs, to lead the charge. Justin Mendonca was the winner. He's now 2-2. The loser was 20-year old right-handed pitcher Cipriano Zacagnini. By defeating Tampa Bay (GCL), the third-place Pirates improved to 14-17.

The Rays had been locked in a 3-3 tie with the Pirates going into the top of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 17-year old right fielder Alex Torres came to the plate. Torres hit a 2-run home run on a 0-1 fastball from Tampa Bay (GCL) hurler Cipriano Zacagnini. It was Torres's 3rd home run of the year.

"We're a talented bunch when we're playing well," said Mountain. "I think we showed that here."
PITTSBURGH (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kirby CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .267 4 11
J. Toro 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .260 4 10
A. Torres RF 5 1 1 2 0 3 5 .235 3 7
P. Mountain 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 4 .294 1 10
J. Vargas C 5 2 2 2 0 2 5 .263 2 9
S. Shore LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .211 2 9
J. Gonzeles DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .190 2 7
A. Rivera SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 2 8
   a-M. Garza PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 5
   b-D. Gustafson SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 4 12
A. Argudo 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .237 0 4
Totals 37 9 12 8 4 13 19      
a - M. Garza pinch ran for A. Rivera in the 6th
b - D. Gustafson substituted for M. Garza in the 6th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Gonzeles (2, 2nd Inning off C. Zacagnini, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Mountain (1, 4th Inning off C. Zacagnini, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Vargas (2, 5th Inning off A. Santiago, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Torres (3, 5th Inning off C. Zacagnini, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Toro 2 , A. Torres 4 , P. Mountain 5 , J. Vargas 5 , S. Shore 2 , J. Gonzeles 4 , D. Gustafson , A. Argudo
2-out RBI: A. Torres , J. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Vargas 2
GIDP: J. Gonzeles 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Kirby , A. Rivera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Shore (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mountain-Gustafson-Toro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. McCloud 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301 2 13
K. Dawson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .235 2 20
   i-K. Browne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
N. Kallstrom RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .299 2 14
O. Navarro LF, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .462 3 7
   c-D. Harbold PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .455 0 3
C. Gardner C 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .227 2 16
B. McDonald DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .284 0 7
C. Keyser CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .421 0 0
   d-J. Graber PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .304 0 3
   f-R. Margolis 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 4 30
H. Sanabria SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 1 13
   a-A. Ruiz PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .476 1 7
   e-J. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 2
   g-J. Berman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Aguilar 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .429 0 1
   b-M. Grimm PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .378 1 29
   h-D. Carrasquillo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 3
Totals 32 7 8 6 3 4 11      
a - A. Ruiz pinch hit for H. Sanabria in the 7th
b - M. Grimm pinch hit for C. Aguilar in the 7th
c - D. Harbold pinch hit for O. Navarro in the 8th
d - J. Graber pinch hit for C. Keyser in the 8th
e - J. Robertson pinch hit for A. Ruiz in the 8th
f - R. Margolis substituted for J. Graber in the 9th
g - J. Berman substituted for J. Robertson in the 9th
h - D. Carrasquillo pinch ran for M. Grimm in the 9th
i - K. Browne pinch hit for K. Dawson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Navarro (1, 2nd Inning off J. Mendonca, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Sanabria (5, 2nd Inning off J. Mendonca, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Dawson (7, 6th Inning off B. Mullan, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. McCloud (7, 7th Inning off B. Mullan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Ruiz (2, 7th Inning off B. Mullan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. McCloud 2 , K. Dawson 2 , O. Navarro 2 , C. Gardner 2 , B. McDonald , H. Sanabria 2 , A. Ruiz 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. McCloud , K. Dawson
GIDP: L. McCloud
Sac Fly: B. McDonald , J. Graber
Hit by Pitch: M. Grimm
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Dawson-Aguilar-McCloud, Dawson-Aguilar-McCloud)
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mendonca W (2-2) 5.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 66 3.76   
B. Mullan 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 31 1.86   
J. Lewis 2.0 2 2 1 1 1 0 36 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mendonca 49
Batters Faced: J. Mendonca 19, B. Mullan 10, J. Lewis 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mendonca 6-8, B. Mullan 2-2, J. Lewis 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mendonca 66-39, B. Mullan 31-21, J. Lewis 36-19
WP: B. Mullan
Hit Batsmen: J. Lewis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Zacagnini L (3-1) 4.2 7 5 5 1 7 3 67 2.76   
A. Santiago 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 24 7.42   
M. Chase 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 27 1.51   
B. Munoz 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 26 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Zacagnini 36
Batters Faced: C. Zacagnini 21, A. Santiago 7, M. Chase 8, B. Munoz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Zacagnini 2-4, A. Santiago 0-1, M. Chase 3-1, B. Munoz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Zacagnini 67-45, A. Santiago 24-12, M. Chase 27-14, B. Munoz 26-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Chase 3-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Santiago 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Mountain
Ballpark: Louisville Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 8141
Special Notes: SS Armando Rivera was injured being hit by a pitch. CF Mike Grimm was injured being hit by a pitch.
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