PIONEER LEAGUE
PORTLAND TIGERS AT WASHINGTON (RK+) NATIONALS
09/06/2113
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
PORTLAND TIGERS AT WASHINGTON (RK+) NATIONALS
GAME ID: 14203 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Tigers (46-26) 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 8 1
Washington (Rk+) Nationals (38-34) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Tigers Down Nationals, 5-2
The Portland Tigers withstood a fine game by Washington (Rk+) center fielder B.J. Nilsson at Swine Ballpark, to upend the Nationals, 5-2. Nilsson went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Josh Bindus, who is tied for 7th in the PIO in innings pitched with 73.1, was the winner. He's now 3-4. The loser was Pat Nelson. Earning his 5th save for Portland was Armando Sapien.

Gabe Schomber had a big 2-run home run for the Tigers in the top of the third inning. With Portland leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a cutter from Pat Nelson, who is tied for 8th in the PIO in wins with 6, and punished it. The result was his 3rd home run of the season, which put the Tigers on top, 3-0.

"Nice to be on top of the heap," said Tigers manager Bill Aguilar.

Portland now sports a record of 46-26.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Jurczak 3B 2 2 1 1 3 1 0 .234 1 7
R. Owen SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .289 0 1
J. Gallegos CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 5 .254 4 20
E. Labriola DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .308 0 4
G. Schomber RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 .314 3 22
R. Cohen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 6 22
A. Martinez 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .143 0 0
J. Silva C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .244 4 18
A. Weygandt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309 4 22
Totals 35 5 8 5 5 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Owen (3, 9th Inning off V. Bejarano, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Schomber (3, 3rd Inning off P. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Jurczak , R. Owen 3 , J. Gallegos 2 , E. Labriola 2 , G. Schomber 4
2-out RBI: L. Jurczak , G. Schomber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gallegos , G. Schomber , R. Cohen
GIDP: G. Schomber
Sac Bunt: R. Owen
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Jurczak 2 (7)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Jurczak (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Jurczak-Weygandt-Martinez, Weygandt-Owen-Martinez)
OF assists: 1 (Gallegos(Gonzalez at 2nd base))
PB: J. Silva
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Escobar LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 0 1
F. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .258 7 22
P. Taylor 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 11
T. Lugo DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 6 20
T. Jacobs C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .262 2 11
B. Nilsson CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .258 8 43
A. Rangel 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364 1 6
   c-E. Muhammad PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 0 6
G. Banditelli RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .340 5 18
I. Valdez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 2 7
   a-R. Wade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 2 13
   b-W. Molina SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 6
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 7 12      
a - R. Wade pinch hit for I. Valdez in the 7th
b - W. Molina substituted for R. Wade in the 8th
c - E. Muhammad pinch hit for A. Rangel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Nilsson (8, 4th Inning off J. Bindus, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Gonzalez , T. Lugo , B. Nilsson 6 , A. Rangel
2-out RBI: B. Nilsson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rangel , G. Banditelli
GIDP: T. Lugo , T. Jacobs
Hit by Pitch: P. Taylor
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Banditelli (2)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Taylor (3) , A. Rangel (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Valdez-Rangel)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bindus W (3-4) 5.0 4 2 2 2 6 1 73 3.93   
J. Grossmann H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.67   
A. Rosario H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 5.06   
A. Sapien SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bindus 55
Batters Faced: J. Bindus 21, J. Grossmann 4, A. Rosario 7, A. Sapien 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bindus 6-2, J. Grossmann 1-2, A. Rosario 1-2, A. Sapien 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bindus 73-45, J. Grossmann 14-9, A. Rosario 28-16, A. Sapien 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Grossmann 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Bindus
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Esparza 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 11.57   
P. Nelson L (6-2) 4.2 5 5 4 3 3 1 70 2.82   
V. Bejarano 3.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 49 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Esparza 46
Batters Faced: E. Esparza 6, P. Nelson 22, V. Bejarano 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Esparza 0-2, P. Nelson 7-3, V. Bejarano 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Esparza 27-13, P. Nelson 70-44, V. Bejarano 49-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Bejarano 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: B.J. Nilsson
Ballpark: Swine Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 4682
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