NORTHWEST LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (SS-A) TWINS AT LOS ANGELES A (SS-A) ANGELS
08/18/2109
 
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (SS-A) TWINS AT LOS ANGELES A (SS-A) ANGELS
GAME ID: 13647 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota (SS-A) Twins (18-36) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 8 0
Los Angeles A (SS-A) Angels (20-34) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Minnesota (SS-A) Triumphs with Late Surge
The Minnesota (SS-A) Twins faced a tough opponent in Los Angeles A (SS-A) pitcher Ray Turner, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Oxnard Grounds by a final score of 4-2. Turner went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs. Kaliu Tutu was the winner in relief. His record is now 3-1. The losing pitcher was Steve Hall. Ron Plyler earned the save for Minnesota (SS-A), his 1st.

Minnesota (SS-A) needed the clutch hitting of Angel Velez to notch the win. The first baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Twins on top, 4-2. For the game, Velez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Scoring runs is scoring runs," said Minnesota (SS-A) skipper Lorenzo Carballo. "It's important to have different ways to do it."

The win makes Minnesota (SS-A) 18-36.
MINNESOTA (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES A (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Aguilar DH 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .237 2 5
G. Schwartz LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .222 1 2
A. Velez 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .159 3 10
E. Pinero 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .283 3 12
C. Poch 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .192 2 9
J. Gomez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .216 4 10
M. McMillian CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .206 0 7
F. Galicia C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158 1 9
   a-D. Argueta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4 4 5 13      
a - D. Argueta pinch hit for F. Galicia in the 9th
b - J. Unknown substituted for D. Argueta in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Velez (3, 8th Inning off S. Hall, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Aguilar 3 , A. Velez 5 , E. Pinero 2 , J. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Pinero , J. Gomez
GIDP: A. Velez , C. Poch , F. Galicia
Sac Fly: C. Poch
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Poch-Unknown-Velez)
OF assists: 1 (McMillian(Saldana at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Saldana 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .243 0 3
M. Sandoval CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .289 5 18
   b-C. Stoltzfus PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 0 0
A. Blyth 1B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .224 2 4
C. Kish 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .262 0 5
J. Fernandez C 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .195 5 17
B. Gadsden LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .191 3 14
M. Hinson DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .204 1 3
D. Navarro SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .231 2 10
   a-J. Alvarado PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 2 7
J. Adame RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .188 2 5
Totals 36 2 11 2 3 13 19      
a - J. Alvarado pinch hit for D. Navarro in the 8th
b - C. Stoltzfus pinch hit for M. Sandoval in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kish (2, 5th Inning off B. Blanchard, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Saldana , A. Blyth 3 , C. Kish 3 , J. Fernandez , D. Navarro 2 , J. Adame 2
2-out RBI: C. Kish
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Saldana , C. Kish , J. Fernandez , B. Gadsden
GIDP: A. Blyth
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Blyth (14) , C. Kish (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Kish-Navarro-Blyth, Blyth-Navarro-Turner, Navarro-Kish-Blyth)
MINNESOTA (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES A (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Austin 3.2 4 0 0 1 5 0 50 1.01   
B. Blanchard 2.1 5 2 2 1 3 0 38 10.80   
K. Tutu W (3-1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 1.09   
R. Plyler SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Austin 55
Batters Faced: J. Austin 15, B. Blanchard 13, K. Tutu 5, R. Plyler 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Austin 1-4, B. Blanchard 1-3, K. Tutu 1-0, R. Plyler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Austin 50-32, B. Blanchard 38-24, K. Tutu 23-16, R. Plyler 29-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Turner 7.0 5 2 2 4 3 0 84 3.59   
S. Hall L (3-4) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 29 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Turner 58
Batters Faced: R. Turner 27, S. Hall 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Turner 6-9, S. Hall 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Turner 84-50, S. Hall 29-20
WP: R. Turner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Turner
Ballpark: Oxnard Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 4804
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