GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
09/08/2110
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
GAME ID: 14450 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates (27-42) 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 2 12 17 1
Houston (GCL) Astros (34-34) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 8 9 1
Astros Tagged with 12-8 Loss
The Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates beat the Houston (GCL) Astros, 12-8, at Ballpark of Belvedere. Pittsburgh (GCL) catcher Juan Vargas had an outstanding performance. He went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs. The winning pitcher was Dick Prest. He's now 2-5. He went 6.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits for the Pirates. With the victory, the Pirates record stands at 27-42.

Pittsburgh (GCL) used the hitting of Armando Rivera to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Pirates on top, 2-1. For the game, Rivera had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Rivera told the Pittsburgh (GCL) Today: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
PITTSBURGH (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kaloustian 3B 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .214 3 21
A. Rivera SS 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 .317 7 31
P. Mountain 1B 5 2 2 0 1 1 3 .308 7 40
T. Shepardson CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .221 2 16
D. Papas DH 3 1 2 2 3 0 0 .267 1 4
J. Radke LF 6 1 2 3 0 2 4 .254 3 26
J. Gonzeles RF 5 0 3 2 0 1 3 .291 2 6
S. Boyce 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .280 2 19
J. Vargas C 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .353 2 13
Totals 44 12 17 12 6 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gonzeles (2, 5th Inning off C. Kaake, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Radke (6, 6th Inning off L. Alicea, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Gonzeles (1, 3rd Inning off A. Zimmerer, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rivera (7, 3rd Inning off A. Zimmerer, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Vargas (2, 9th Inning off M. Belliveau, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kaloustian , A. Rivera 5 , P. Mountain 2 , T. Shepardson 2 , D. Papas 2 , J. Radke 3 , J. Gonzeles 6 , J. Vargas 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kaloustian , J. Radke , S. Boyce 3
Sac Fly: T. Shepardson
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Mountain (11) , T. Shepardson (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kaloustian (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Richardson 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .349 4 25
D. Medina SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .367 5 44
R. Romero CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .322 10 42
D. Chamissa DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .309 5 38
Z. Renfroe RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .306 2 8
J. Wade 2B 5 1 1 1 0 3 5 .291 8 28
W. Mills LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324 3 14
   c-N. Vance PH, 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .335 5 43
A. Villa C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .229 2 16
J. Espinoza 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 4
   a-J. Harvey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .418 0 39
   b-M. Garza 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 2
   d-C. Hanlon PH, LF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .311 1 9
Totals 37 8 9 8 5 13 13      
a - J. Harvey pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 7th
b - M. Garza substituted for J. Harvey in the 8th
c - N. Vance pinch hit for W. Mills in the 8th
d - C. Hanlon pinch hit for M. Garza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Chamissa (10, 6th Inning off D. Prest, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Hanlon (5, 8th Inning off T. Fittipaldi, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Medina (5, 8th Inning off T. Fittipaldi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Renfroe (2, 2nd Inning off D. Prest, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Wade (8, 4th Inning off D. Prest, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Richardson , D. Medina 3 , R. Romero , D. Chamissa 2 , Z. Renfroe 5 , J. Wade 4 , A. Villa , C. Hanlon 2
2-out RBI: J. Richardson , J. Wade , A. Villa , C. Hanlon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Richardson , D. Medina , J. Wade
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Romero (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Richardson (10)
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prest W (2-5) 6.2 4 3 3 2 9 2 85 4.64   
T. Fittipaldi 1.0 4 5 5 2 2 0 39 9.60   
N. Cole SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 0.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prest 61
Batters Faced: D. Prest 27, T. Fittipaldi 9, N. Cole 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prest 9-2, T. Fittipaldi 1-0, N. Cole 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prest 85-56, T. Fittipaldi 39-24, N. Cole 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fittipaldi 1-0 , N. Cole 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Zimmerer L (2-3) 2.1 8 6 6 1 4 1 56 5.50   
C. Kaake 3.0 3 4 4 3 1 0 58 5.28   
L. Alicea 2.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 44 3.10   
M. Belliveau 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 23 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Zimmerer 16
Batters Faced: A. Zimmerer 16, C. Kaake 15, L. Alicea 13, M. Belliveau 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Zimmerer 2-1, C. Kaake 4-4, L. Alicea 1-4, M. Belliveau 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Zimmerer 56-35, C. Kaake 58-36, L. Alicea 44-25, M. Belliveau 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Kaake 1-0 , L. Alicea 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Vargas
Ballpark: Ballpark of Belvedere
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 6087
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