NORTHWEST LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (SS-A) TWINS AT CINCINNATI (SS-A) REDS
09/01/2111
 
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (SS-A) TWINS AT CINCINNATI (SS-A) REDS
GAME ID: 13798 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota (SS-A) Twins (41-28) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Cincinnati (SS-A) Reds (37-31) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0
Twins Drop Reds, 2-1
Jose Rivera pitched well enough to win, but it was not to be. The Cincinnati (SS-A) Reds, despite Rivera's fine outing, dropped a 2-1 decision to the Minnesota (SS-A) Twins at Stallions Ballpark. Nick Heffernan earned the save for Minnesota (SS-A), his 4th. The first-place Twins sport a record of 41-28.

The Reds had been locked in a 1-1 tie with the Twins going into the top of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 21-year old center fielder Bobby Cobos came to the plate. Cobos hit a run-scoring triple on a first pitch fastball from Cincinnati (SS-A) hurler Jose Rivera. It was Cobos's 4th triple of the year.

"Clutch hitting plus clutch pitching usually equals a win," said Cobos.
MINNESOTA (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Fitzgerald LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .306 2 10
M. Taylor 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .146 1 9
   b-M. McMillian CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 0 7
E. Hernandez DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .266 7 34
B. Cobos RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .262 5 28
J. Williams C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 5 32
I. Mitchell 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .245 1 5
A. Weingartner SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256 5 31
C. Mandez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .271 2 8
D. Ramos CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 3 16
   a-L. Fredriksen PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 4
Totals 31 2 4 2 5 11 11      
a - L. Fredriksen pinch hit for D. Ramos in the 9th
b - M. McMillian substituted for M. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Williams (14, 2nd Inning off J. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Hernandez (20, 3rd Inning off J. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Cobos (4, 5th Inning off J. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Taylor , E. Hernandez 2 , B. Cobos 3 , J. Williams 2
2-out RBI: E. Hernandez , B. Cobos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cobos , J. Williams , C. Mandez , D. Ramos
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gilmore RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .269 0 19
J. Meador CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .259 7 32
I. Ortega 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .217 2 10
J. Heyde LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .264 7 33
J. Englert SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 0 10
A. Grooms C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .368 1 7
V. De Faria 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   b-M. Hernandez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 3 16
R. Mares DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 0 0
I. Jimenez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   a-F. Kristensen PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .159 1 7
Totals 35 1 10 1 3 7 20      
a - F. Kristensen pinch hit for I. Jimenez in the 5th
b - M. Hernandez pinch hit for V. De Faria in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Kristensen (2, 5th Inning off J. Madrigal, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Ortega (5, 7th Inning off R. Bond, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Gilmore (14, 9th Inning off N. Heffernan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Meador (7, 1st Inning off M. Ensign, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gilmore 3 , J. Meador 4 , I. Ortega 4 , J. Heyde , J. Englert , A. Grooms , F. Kristensen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gilmore , I. Ortega , J. Heyde 2 , J. Englert 2
Hit by Pitch: F. Kristensen
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Heyde (7)
CS: C. Gilmore (7) , R. Mares (1)
MINNESOTA (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ensign 2.2 4 1 1 2 1 1 49 4.38   
J. Madrigal W (1-3) 3.1 4 0 0 1 2 0 51 3.64   
R. Bond H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.47   
N. Heffernan SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ensign 41
Batters Faced: M. Ensign 12, J. Madrigal 16, R. Bond 4, N. Heffernan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ensign 3-2, J. Madrigal 3-5, R. Bond 1-1, N. Heffernan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ensign 49-27, J. Madrigal 51-33, R. Bond 15-9, N. Heffernan 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Madrigal 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Madrigal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rivera L (3-4) 7.0 4 2 2 5 9 0 117 2.62   
G. Underwood 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rivera 65
Batters Faced: J. Rivera 30, G. Underwood 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rivera 8-4, G. Underwood 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rivera 117-71, G. Underwood 20-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Rivera
Ballpark: Stallions Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 6670
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