APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT BURLINGTON ROYALS
09/02/2111
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT BURLINGTON ROYALS
GAME ID: 14332 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (41-26) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 8 1
Burlington Royals (25-41) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 12 0
Blue Jays Win, Now 41-26
Bluefield left fielder Fernando Palacios made his presence felt in the 6-4 Blue Jays triumph over the Burlington Royals. Palacios was 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The victory gives Bluefield a record of 41-26.

In the top of the fourth, Bluefield right fielder Jeff Belk had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Belk stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 3-0, Bluefield. For the game, he went 1 for 4.

"Winning is the only thing that really matters," Belk told the Bluefield Daily. "If you can win without even breaking a sweat, more power to you."
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Raney 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 .256 6 17
B. Cooke DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .471 0 1
I. O'Hanlon CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .269 7 24
K. Cooper 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .268 3 13
D. Trujillo 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .212 5 26
B. White SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .268 6 22
J. Unknown C 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 .333 1 1
F. Palacios LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .432 4 13
J. Belk RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .205 1 9
Totals 34 6 8 6 6 6 17      
BATTING
Triples: B. Cooke (1, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Palacios (4, 6th Inning off G. Robles, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off R. de la Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Cooke 3 , I. O'Hanlon , K. Cooper , D. Trujillo , J. Unknown 4 , F. Palacios 5 , J. Belk
2-out RBI: B. Raney , K. Cooper , F. Palacios , J. Belk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cooke , J. Unknown
GIDP: F. Palacios
Hit by Pitch: D. Trujillo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: I. O'Hanlon (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Gilbert SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .330 7 27
M. Kojima LF 5 2 3 0 0 1 5 .500 0 0
S. Griffith DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .125 0 1
T. Chavez 2B, 3B 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .356 2 10
T. Valadez CF 5 0 1 1 0 3 4 .302 6 27
M. Frees RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .266 4 26
   a-C. Perry PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 1 10
L. Ramos C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 8 29
A. Vasquez 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .364 1 5
   b-M. Diaz PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 2 10
R. Bonilla 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .284 0 13
   c-J. Gomez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .409 1 4
   d-C. Haffner 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 12
Totals 39 4 12 4 2 9 27      
a - C. Perry pinch hit for M. Frees in the 7th
b - M. Diaz pinch hit for A. Vasquez in the 8th
c - J. Gomez pinch hit for R. Bonilla in the 8th
d - C. Haffner substituted for J. Gomez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kojima (1, 7th Inning off C. McNair, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: X. Gilbert , M. Kojima 4 , S. Griffith , T. Chavez , T. Valadez , M. Frees , L. Ramos , A. Vasquez , R. Bonilla , J. Gomez
2-out RBI: T. Valadez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Gilbert , M. Kojima , M. Frees , C. Perry , L. Ramos
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Valadez (8) , A. Vasquez (1)
CS: R. Bonilla (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bonilla-Chavez-Vasquez)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Smedley W (1-0) 5.2 8 3 2 2 6 0 104 3.18   
C. McNair H (1) 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 32 1.00   
B. Bunting SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smedley 47
Batters Faced: J. Smedley 27, C. McNair 9, B. Bunting 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smedley 5-5, C. McNair 1-3, B. Bunting 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smedley 104-61, C. McNair 32-20, B. Bunting 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. McNair 1-0 , B. Bunting 2-0
WP: J. Smedley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 5.0 5 4 4 5 3 0 91 7.20   
G. Robles 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 7.82   
R. de la Cruz 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 6.85   
J. Unknown 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 39
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 25, G. Robles 8, R. de la Cruz 4, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-7, G. Robles 1-4, R. de la Cruz 3-0, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 91-51, G. Robles 30-19, R. de la Cruz 18-9, J. Unknown 13-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Palacios
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 3491
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