PIONEER LEAGUE
LAS VEGAS (RK+) HUSTLE AT CLEVELAND (RK+) GUARDIANS
08/05/2115
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
LAS VEGAS (RK+) HUSTLE AT CLEVELAND (RK+) GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 13979 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2115 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Las Vegas (Rk+) Hustle (25-18) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Cleveland (Rk+) Guardians (18-25) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 5 6 0
Guardians Saddle Hustle with 5-1 Loss
Cleveland (Rk+) beat Las Vegas (Rk+) on the strength of starting pitcher Bruce Santiago's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-1. By defeating Las Vegas (Rk+), the last-place Guardians improved to 18-25.

The Guardians got a big hit from second baseman Nick Smietana. In the bottom of the sixth, Smietana smacked a 3-run home run off Las Vegas (Rk+) pitcher Derek Blanchard. It was his 1st home run of the season. Suddenly, the Guardians were ahead, 3-1.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Smietana.
LAS VEGAS (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Fish 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .265 3 17
S. Reilly RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 0 0
   b-B. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 1 6
   c-K. Bartholomew RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
C. Buffington LF, RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 1 7
M. Butler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 0 6
I. Boyd SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 1 7
E. Villarreal 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 2 16
   a-J. Becerra PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 0 3
Z. Gomez C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .213 3 5
J. Eldred DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208 0 3
G. Salazar CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 1 1
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 11 9      
a - J. Becerra pinch hit for E. Villarreal in the 7th
b - B. Lewis pinch hit for S. Reilly in the 8th
c - K. Bartholomew substituted for B. Lewis in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Buffington , I. Boyd , Z. Gomez , J. Eldred
2-out RBI: C. Buffington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Butler
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fish-Boyd-Villarreal)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Yanez CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .286 2 11
D. Herrera RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .192 1 11
R. Arnold DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .323 2 15
N. Smietana 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .316 1 7
J. Ochs 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .346 2 7
M. Villalvazo C 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .226 1 12
J. Alaniz LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 0 0
N. Hedrick 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 2 19
C. Alverio SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 3 7
Totals 29 5 6 5 5 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Villalvazo (5, 8th Inning off D. Blanchard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Smietana (1, 6th Inning off D. Blanchard, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Herrera (1, 8th Inning off D. Blanchard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Yanez 2 , D. Herrera 4 , R. Arnold , N. Smietana 4 , M. Villalvazo 2
2-out RBI: N. Smietana , M. Villalvazo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alaniz
GIDP: R. Arnold
Team LOB: 5
LAS VEGAS (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Blanchard L (4-3) 8.0 6 5 5 5 5 2 114 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Blanchard 50
Batters Faced: D. Blanchard 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Blanchard 6-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Blanchard 114-68
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Santiago W (1-0) 6.0 4 1 1 1 6 0 78 1.50   
M. Mitchell SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 36 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Santiago 65
Batters Faced: B. Santiago 23, M. Mitchell 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Santiago 6-6, M. Mitchell 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Santiago 78-53, M. Mitchell 36-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mitchell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Santiago
Ballpark: Parrots Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 4040
Tuesday, November 25th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82