APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT DANVILLE BRAVES
09/03/2108
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT DANVILLE BRAVES
GAME ID: 14318 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (24-41) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 11 1
Danville Braves (35-30) 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 X 8 11 0
Braves Knock Off Blue Jays at American Legion Field
The Danville Braves beat the Bluefield Blue Jays, 8-4, at American Legion Field. Miguel Vega, in particular, was impressive. He went 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The Braves now own a record of 35-30.

Tied up with the Blue Jays in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Braves got a boost from catcher Roble Dakarai. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Dakarai saw a full count fastball from Alex Alaniz and hit a run-scoring single to break the stalemate and put Danville on top, 3-2.

"It was a solid team effort," said Vega after the game.
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Monjaras 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 2 16
   a-J. Cohen PR, 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .178 3 14
A. Palafox LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 5 24
   e-H. Delgado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
   f-K. Johnston LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 1
J. Burgoyne RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .265 2 9
G. Strauss 3B, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .289 9 40
J. Ruben C 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .205 2 19
M. Smith DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .203 1 16
   b-A. Munoz DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .220 4 12
J. O'Reilley CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271 6 30
   c-R. Quinones PH, 1B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .232 4 9
M. Wood 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .216 3 14
   d-J. Machado PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 1 4
J. Micheals SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .215 4 9
Totals 37 4 11 3 6 6 30      
a - J. Cohen pinch ran for E. Monjaras in the 3rd
b - A. Munoz inserted as DH in the 7th
c - R. Quinones pinch hit for J. O'Reilley in the 7th
d - J. Machado pinch hit for M. Wood in the 7th
e - H. Delgado pinch hit for A. Palafox in the 8th
f - K. Johnston substituted for H. Delgado in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ruben (6, 6th Inning off M. Butler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Micheals (4, 5th Inning off M. Butler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cohen 2 , H. Delgado , G. Strauss 2 , J. Ruben 2 , A. Munoz , J. O'Reilley , R. Quinones , J. Machado , J. Micheals 4
2-out RBI: G. Strauss , R. Quinones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Strauss , J. Ruben , M. Wood , J. Machado , J. Micheals 2
GIDP: G. Strauss
Hit by Pitch: E. Monjaras , J. Cohen
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wood (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ruben-Micheals-Wood)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Spalinger LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .264 4 31
J. Garlington 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .220 0 1
R. Dakarai C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .220 5 16
M. Vega DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .350 1 3
D. Duell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .176 2 7
J. Boyer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 2 12
N. Neace SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .316 3 9
A. Breheny RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .182 1 13
N. Dwyer CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .277 0 3
Totals 35 8 11 7 1 3 6      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Spalinger (9, 5th Inning off A. Alaniz, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Neace (3, 8th Inning off J. Kibler, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Neace (3, 5th Inning off A. Alaniz, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Vega (1, 5th Inning off A. Alaniz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Spalinger 3 , R. Dakarai 2 , M. Vega 5 , D. Duell , J. Boyer , N. Neace 6 , A. Breheny
2-out RBI: R. Dakarai , M. Vega , N. Neace , A. Breheny
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Garlington 2 , N. Dwyer
GIDP: D. Duell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Spalinger (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boyer-Garlington-Duell)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bassett 4.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 44 4.42   
A. Alaniz L (2-3) 0.1 4 6 1 1 0 2 30 5.06   
J. Kibler 3.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 32 6.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bassett 58
Batters Faced: J. Bassett 15, A. Alaniz 7, J. Kibler 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bassett 9-2, A. Alaniz 1-0, J. Kibler 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bassett 44-31, A. Alaniz 30-15, J. Kibler 32-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. de Luna 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 2.49   
M. Butler W (3-0) 4.2 5 4 4 5 3 1 84 4.95   
M. Reyes H (2) 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 1.69   
H. Bakken 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. de Luna 51
Batters Faced: M. de Luna 8, M. Butler 25, M. Reyes 7, H. Bakken 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. de Luna 1-3, M. Butler 6-4, M. Reyes 1-3, H. Bakken 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. de Luna 29-17, M. Butler 84-44, M. Reyes 21-15, H. Bakken 8-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Reyes 3-1
WP: M. Butler
Hit Batsmen: M. Butler 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Vega
Ballpark: American Legion Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 2556
Special Notes: 2B Enrique Monjaras was injured being hit by a pitch.
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