GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS
09/04/2111
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS AT MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS
GAME ID: 14425 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto (GCL) Blue Jays (39-27) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Minnesota (GCL) Twins (23-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Boucher Squelches Minnesota (GCL) Offense
Matthew Boucher was outstanding against Minnesota (GCL). The right-hander had a fastball that was virtually unhittable at times. The result was a Blue Jays 3-0 win. Vince Luft closed the door for Toronto (GCL), picking up his 13th save of the year. The Blue Jays are now 39-27, while the Twins fall to 23-42.

Boucher made it look effortless. He scattered 2 hits over 6 innings, while racking up 11 strikeouts. The Toronto (GCL) right-hander encountered little resistance from the Minnesota (GCL) hitters. His season record is now 2-0.

"Matthew set the tone with an amazing pitching performance," said Toronto (GCL) manager Justin Ammons.
TORONTO (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 3 25
C. Nieto SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .269 4 22
N. Stinnett CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .374 8 36
J. Benitez 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .300 4 30
C. Fitzgerald 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .179 0 5
A. del Val LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 0 21
D. Esquivel DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .275 3 11
   a-T. Toth DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 2 36
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
M. Willemsen RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .280 2 24
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 10 14      
a - T. Toth inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Benitez (4, 1st Inning off J. Leyba, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Nieto 2 , N. Stinnett , J. Benitez 5 , D. Esquivel 2 , M. Willemsen
2-out RBI: J. Benitez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Stinnett , C. Fitzgerald , M. Willemsen 2
GIDP: D. Esquivel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Nieto 2 (20) , D. Esquivel 2 (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Antonio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 2 9
D. Bell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .212 2 15
V. Boyd CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .324 8 27
D. Harrison DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .353 10 39
C. Boehme C 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .247 6 25
R. Nevarez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 1 8
D. DaCosta 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .228 4 19
J. Unknown SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Ibarra LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .182 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 14 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: V. Boyd , D. Harrison , D. DaCosta , J. Ibarra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Nevarez 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Boyd (10)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Nevarez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Antonio-Bell)
PB: C. Boehme
TORONTO (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Boucher W (2-0) 6.0 2 0 0 1 11 0 81 3.24   
R. Pena H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 0.00   
V. Luft SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boucher 78
Batters Faced: M. Boucher 21, R. Pena 7, V. Luft 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boucher 3-4, R. Pena 1-2, V. Luft 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boucher 81-53, R. Pena 28-19, V. Luft 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pena 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Leyba L (3-9) 6.0 6 3 2 2 4 1 89 5.12   
J. Amormino 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 13 7.36   
E. Coleman 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 6.23   
B. Baroff 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Leyba 52
Batters Faced: J. Leyba 25, J. Amormino 5, E. Coleman 3, B. Baroff 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Leyba 4-9, J. Amormino 0-1, E. Coleman 0-0, B. Baroff 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Leyba 89-51, J. Amormino 13-11, E. Coleman 15-9, B. Baroff 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matthew Boucher
Ballpark: Hammond Stadium
Weather: Rain (86 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 3070
Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 6th inning.
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