PIONEER LEAGUE
OAKLAND (RK+) ATHLETICS AT GRAND JUNCTION ROCKIES
08/30/2098
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
OAKLAND (RK+) ATHLETICS AT GRAND JUNCTION ROCKIES
GAME ID: 13930 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland (Rk+) Athletics (26-40) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0
Grand Junction Rockies (27-40) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 0
Late Magic Gets Oakland (Rk+) 4-3 Win
The Oakland (Rk+) Athletics beat the Grand Junction Rockies, 4-3, in part because of third baseman Josh Hein. He went 2 for 5 with a home run. The winner was Felix Brus in relief. His record improves to 3-5. Manuel Santos took the loss. Oakland (Rk+) now sits at 26-40, while Grand Junction falls to 27-40.

Oakland (Rk+) used the timely hitting of Eric Rizzotto to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Athletics on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"Good win for us," said Rizzotto. "Now we'll focus on the next one."
OAKLAND (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE GRAND JUNCTION BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lirette 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .195 1 7
C. Taylor CF 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 .354 1 16
R. Medelez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .360 1 4
J. Schoolcraft DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .286 6 13
   a-J. Arriola DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 8
J. Hein 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .284 1 5
R. Flores SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .215 1 22
B. Hughes 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .268 6 36
   b-B. Nieto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 4
   e-S. Lange LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Torres LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .147 0 7
   c-J. Rackley PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
   f-A. Siller 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Makar C 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .174 0 3
   d-E. Rizzotto PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   g-M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 36 4 10 4 3 11 19      
a - J. Arriola inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Nieto pinch hit for B. Hughes in the 8th
c - J. Rackley pinch hit for R. Torres in the 8th
d - E. Rizzotto pinch hit for C. Makar in the 8th
e - S. Lange substituted for B. Nieto in the 8th
f - A. Siller substituted for J. Rackley in the 8th
g - M. Hendricks substituted for E. Rizzotto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Torres (2, 2nd Inning off B. Blake, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Taylor (16, 4th Inning off G. Flores, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rackley (1, 8th Inning off M. Santos, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hein (1, 2nd Inning off B. Blake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lirette , C. Taylor 3 , J. Hein 5 , R. Flores , R. Torres 3 , J. Rackley 2 , E. Rizzotto
2-out RBI: C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Schoolcraft , J. Hein , C. Makar
Sac Fly: C. Makar
Hit by Pitch: R. Medelez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Flores-Lirette-Hughes, Medelez-Flores)
OF assists: 1 (Medelez(Coronado at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dries LF, RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .202 0 6
J. McCall 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .311 6 33
D. Pender DH 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .305 2 15
L. Nunez CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .276 12 45
H. Coronado 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .400 0 3
T. Kenner SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .290 1 19
A. Mira RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .143 0 3
   a-J. Macias PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 1 11
   b-Z. Morales RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   e-J. Kauffmann PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 1 7
L. Lundberg C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .285 3 22
A. Pigg 3B 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .161 1 11
   c-J. Hardy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 6 41
   d-C. Toledo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 3 19
Totals 38 3 13 3 5 8 23      
a - J. Macias pinch hit for A. Mira in the 5th
b - Z. Morales substituted for J. Macias in the 6th
c - J. Hardy pinch hit for A. Pigg in the 8th
d - C. Toledo substituted for J. Hardy in the 9th
e - J. Kauffmann pinch hit for Z. Morales in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Nunez (26, 5th Inning off R. Thomas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Dries , J. McCall , D. Pender 2 , L. Nunez 3 , H. Coronado 2 , T. Kenner 2 , L. Lundberg 2 , A. Pigg
2-out RBI: D. Pender , L. Lundberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dries , J. McCall , D. Pender , L. Nunez , J. Macias , J. Kauffmann
GIDP: H. Coronado
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kenner (5)
OAKLAND (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND JUNCTION PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Traversari 3.0 3 2 2 3 3 0 57 7.03   
R. Thomas 1.2 4 1 1 2 1 0 37 3.54   
J. Law 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 5.81   
F. Brus W (3-5) 2.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 34 5.36   
J. Loomis SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Traversari 43
Batters Faced: C. Traversari 14, R. Thomas 10, J. Law 6, F. Brus 12, J. Loomis 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Traversari 1-4, R. Thomas 1-2, J. Law 2-1, F. Brus 5-1, J. Loomis 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Traversari 57-32, R. Thomas 37-18, J. Law 28-15, F. Brus 34-24, J. Loomis 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Thomas 1-0 , J. Law 3-0 , J. Loomis 2-0
WP: R. Thomas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blake 2.2 6 3 3 1 5 1 65 6.18   
G. Flores 2.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 46 5.57   
A. Caraballo 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 5.14   
R. Figueroa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.24   
M. Santos L (1-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 3.16   
P. Newman 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 6.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blake 34
Batters Faced: B. Blake 16, G. Flores 10, A. Caraballo 4, R. Figueroa 1, M. Santos 6, P. Newman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blake 0-3, G. Flores 2-1, A. Caraballo 1-2, R. Figueroa 0-1, M. Santos 2-2, P. Newman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blake 65-39, G. Flores 46-29, A. Caraballo 14-8, R. Figueroa 4-2, M. Santos 23-14, P. Newman 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Flores 1-0 , P. Newman 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Blake
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Hein
Ballpark: Suplizio Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 4320
Special Notes: SP Crispino Traversari was injured while pitching. RP Roland Thomas was injured while pitching.
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