GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
WASHINGTON (GCL) NATIONALS AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
08/03/2108
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
WASHINGTON (GCL) NATIONALS AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
GAME ID: 12910 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington (GCL) Nationals (15-19) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 9 0
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays (19-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Nationals Top Rays, 3-0
The Washington (GCL) Nationals topped the Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays, 3-0, in Gulf Coast Rookie League action at Louisville Grounds. The game was highlighted by the performance of Washington (GCL) pitcher Luis Munoz. Earning his 3rd save of the year was Andrew Snyder. The Nationals move to 15-19 with the win, while the Rays drop to 19-13.

Washington (GCL) used the hitting of Jim Forster to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Nationals on top, 2-0. For the game, Forster had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Sometimes a win comes easy," Forster told the Washington (GCL) Daily. "And sometimes you have to scratch and claw."
WASHINGTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Dash LF 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 .254 3 17
D. Urbano 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .286 4 14
C. Lombardo C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .222 2 3
R. Martin SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .227 1 8
J. Shields 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .270 3 12
J. Forster 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .324 4 14
N. Stielow CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 2 12
M. McClain DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 1 6
   a-G. Carrillo DH 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .238 0 2
J. Canarena RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .184 1 2
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 11 19      
a - G. Carrillo inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Dash (9, 1st Inning off J. Connell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Forster (4, 9th Inning off G. Cantu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Dash 4 , C. Lombardo , R. Martin , J. Forster 5 , G. Carrillo , J. Canarena
2-out RBI: J. Forster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Urbano 2 , J. Shields , N. Stielow
GIDP: M. Dash
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Forster-Shields)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Kallstrom CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .290 2 8
   a-T. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .417 1 6
   b-C. Keyser CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 1 6
R. Kaplan RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .313 1 8
R. Pace 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .320 2 13
R. Margolis SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 .224 3 13
   c-T. Starnes PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 2 8
   f-A. Ruiz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 4
L. McCloud 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 0 3
   d-J. Suazo PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 5
M. Johnson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .434 0 6
   e-R. Franco PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 2
M. Grimm LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382 1 15
   g-J. Lightfoot PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 0 0
B. McDonald DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .076 0 4
   h-D. Buckner DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 0
T. McAlear C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .164 1 6
   i-K. Spiker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1 2
Totals 29 0 3 0 6 9 16      
a - T. Gutierrez pinch hit for N. Kallstrom in the 7th
b - C. Keyser substituted for T. Gutierrez in the 8th
c - T. Starnes pinch hit for R. Margolis in the 8th
d - J. Suazo pinch hit for L. McCloud in the 8th
e - R. Franco pinch hit for M. Johnson in the 8th
f - A. Ruiz substituted for T. Starnes in the 9th
g - J. Lightfoot pinch hit for M. Grimm in the 9th
h - D. Buckner inserted as DH in the 9th
i - K. Spiker pinch hit for T. McAlear in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. McAlear (2, 5th Inning off L. Munoz, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Grimm (11, 6th Inning off L. Munoz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kaplan , M. Grimm 2 , T. McAlear 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Margolis 2 , R. Franco , B. McDonald
GIDP: J. Suazo
Hit by Pitch: R. Pace
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: N. Kallstrom (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Pace-McCloud)
WASHINGTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Munoz W (2-4) 6.0 3 0 0 4 6 0 92 3.00   
R. Grattan H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 31 2.20   
A. Snyder SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Munoz 68
Batters Faced: L. Munoz 26, R. Grattan 7, A. Snyder 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Munoz 8-4, R. Grattan 3-0, A. Snyder 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Munoz 92-55, R. Grattan 31-14, A. Snyder 11-6
Hit Batsmen: L. Munoz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Connell L (0-5) 5.2 5 2 2 2 6 0 75 5.59   
J. Campbell 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.95   
G. Cantu 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 38 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Connell 55
Batters Faced: J. Connell 24, J. Campbell 5, G. Cantu 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Connell 9-2, J. Campbell 1-0, G. Cantu 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Connell 75-52, J. Campbell 20-15, G. Cantu 38-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Campbell 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Munoz
Ballpark: Louisville Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 9244
Special Notes: SP Andrew Snyder was injured while pitching.
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