GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS AT ATLANTA (GCL) BRAVES
08/26/2112
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS AT ATLANTA (GCL) BRAVES
GAME ID: 13122 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis (GCL) Cardinals (42-17) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 12 0
Atlanta (GCL) Braves (37-23) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Braves Handed 4-2 Loss by St. Louis (GCL)
St. Louis (GCL) Cardinals starter Tyler Smolak found his groove in his team's 4-2 win over the Atlanta (GCL) Braves. The second-place Braves dropped to 37-23.

St. Louis (GCL) used a clutch at-bat from Matt Stripling to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Cardinals ahead, 3-2. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We need better swings, better at-bats," said losing manager Alex Miranda.
ST. LOUIS (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Stripling SS, 2B 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 .289 4 28
J. Jones RF 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .330 3 13
   e-A. Rodriguez 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 4 21
T. Rivas CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .369 12 46
B. Wallace C 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .389 8 40
I. Bernal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .225 2 8
R. Dickow LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242 4 23
J. Zamarripa 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348 1 10
   a-B. Murphy PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 3 19
   b-B. Gilmour 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 0 0
H. Meehan DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .237 5 13
H. Chuna 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .208 1 8
   c-J. Fenzel PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 0 5
   d-G. Arden RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 0 7
Totals 38 4 12 4 0 10 21      
a - B. Murphy pinch ran for J. Zamarripa in the 7th
b - B. Gilmour substituted for B. Murphy in the 7th
c - J. Fenzel pinch hit for H. Chuna in the 9th
d - G. Arden substituted for J. Fenzel in the 9th
e - A. Rodriguez substituted for J. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jones (5, 1st Inning off J. Cabrera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Stripling (4, 5th Inning off J. Cabrera, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Stripling 4 , J. Jones 5 , T. Rivas 2 , B. Wallace , R. Dickow , J. Zamarripa , H. Meehan , J. Fenzel
2-out RBI: M. Stripling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rivas , B. Wallace , R. Dickow
GIDP: I. Bernal
Hit by Pitch: J. Zamarripa
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jones (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Gilmour)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Juarez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295 2 18
   b-M. Martin PH, 2B, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .352 2 10
M. Sundra SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300 7 24
J. Whitney 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .265 4 18
C. Martin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .298 4 39
J. Fulghum RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .277 6 24
S. White 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .276 6 36
   d-D. Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 3 8
   e-S. Perez 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 1 5
M. Rathbone DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .258 8 27
J. Valentine C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 3 16
   f-E. Nunez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
M. Espinoza LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 1 4
   a-M. Hermans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 6
   c-A. Hill LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 3 9
   g-J. Delgado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
Totals 36 2 10 2 1 9 23      
a - M. Hermans pinch hit for M. Espinoza in the 7th
b - M. Martin pinch hit for E. Juarez in the 7th
c - A. Hill substituted for M. Hermans in the 8th
d - D. Chavez pinch hit for S. White in the 8th
e - S. Perez substituted for D. Chavez in the 9th
f - E. Nunez pinch hit for J. Valentine in the 9th
g - J. Delgado pinch hit for A. Hill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Juarez (15, 1st Inning off T. Smolak, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Valentine (3, 4th Inning off T. Smolak, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Fulghum (5, 4th Inning off T. Smolak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Juarez 2 , M. Sundra 2 , J. Whitney , J. Fulghum 3 , S. White , M. Rathbone , J. Valentine 2 , E. Nunez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sundra , S. White , M. Rathbone
GIDP: J. Delgado
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Juarez-Sundra-Whitney)
ST. LOUIS (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Smolak W (3-3) 7.0 7 2 2 1 7 0 93 1.77   
A. Campbell 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.14   
E. Romero SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Smolak 61
Batters Faced: T. Smolak 29, A. Campbell 1, E. Romero 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Smolak 8-6, A. Campbell 0-0, E. Romero 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Smolak 93-63, A. Campbell 6-3, E. Romero 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Romero 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cabrera L (0-3) 6.0 6 3 3 0 7 1 80 6.17   
B. DiFabio 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 2.55   
M. Morales 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cabrera 55
Batters Faced: J. Cabrera 23, B. DiFabio 10, M. Morales 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cabrera 6-4, B. DiFabio 2-2, M. Morales 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cabrera 80-54, B. DiFabio 28-20, M. Morales 13-9
Hit Batsmen: B. DiFabio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Smolak
Ballpark: Champion Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 6305
Special Notes: 1B Jonathan Zamarripa was injured being hit by a pitch.
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