GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS AT TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS
09/08/2111
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS AT TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 14455 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
St. Louis (GCL) Cardinals (44-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Toronto (GCL) Blue Jays (42-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 0
Walk-Off Win Makes Toronto (GCL) 42-28
The Blue Jays earned a hard-fought, 4-1 win in 12 innings at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. To do so required withstanding a fine effort from St. Louis (GCL) pitcher Tyler Smolak. Smolak went 9 innings and allowed no runs. Toronto (GCL), at 42-28, holds down second place in the Northwest Division.

The defining moment came in the bottom of the 12th for Toronto (GCL). That's when Danny Esquivel hit a 3-run home run off 22-year old right-handed pitcher Jason Jordan to win the game. The home crowd went wild.

"A lot to like, just frustrated that we came up short," said St. Louis (GCL) manager Jayden Dunbar.
ST. LOUIS (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Waters 3B 4 0 1 0 2 2 4 .213 1 6
M. Vaughn SS 5 0 1 1 1 3 4 .274 9 37
T. Rivas CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 6 23
   a-B. Winter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 2 4
   b-O. Delgado CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 3
   e-G. Reger PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   f-K. Larson CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .194 1 11
J. Brown LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .271 7 28
A. Walker C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 5 17
   g-D. Volkmer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 0
   i-J. Vandermeer 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   l-C. Scheidt PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 1 4
   m-C. Monroe 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 3
J. Zamarripa 1B 5 0 3 0 0 1 5 .287 9 42
M. Stripling 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .325 3 36
   h-T. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
   j-M. Blair C 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 1
G. Arden RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 4 20
   c-I. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 1 5
   d-E. Malave RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .216 5 17
M. Whitaker DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .327 4 23
   k-T. Phillips DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .267 2 12
Totals 40 1 7 1 8 15 37      
a - B. Winter pinch hit for T. Rivas in the 6th
b - O. Delgado substituted for B. Winter in the 6th
c - I. Castro pinch hit for G. Arden in the 7th
d - E. Malave substituted for I. Castro in the 7th
e - G. Reger pinch hit for O. Delgado in the 8th
f - K. Larson substituted for G. Reger in the 8th
g - D. Volkmer pinch hit for A. Walker in the 9th
h - T. Estrada pinch hit for M. Stripling in the 9th
i - J. Vandermeer substituted for D. Volkmer in the 9th
j - M. Blair substituted for T. Estrada in the 9th
k - T. Phillips inserted as DH in the 10th
l - C. Scheidt pinch hit for J. Vandermeer in the 11th
m - C. Monroe substituted for C. Scheidt in the 11th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Waters , M. Vaughn , J. Brown , J. Zamarripa 3 , M. Stripling
2-out RBI: M. Vaughn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Vaughn , K. Larson , J. Brown , T. Estrada , M. Blair , M. Whitaker
GIDP: J. Brown
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Waters (7) , J. Brown (6)
CS: J. Waters (1) , M. Stripling (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Vaughn (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Waters-Stripling-Zamarripa, Walker-Stripling)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hall 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .260 3 27
C. Nieto SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 4 22
T. Toth 3B 5 1 0 0 0 3 5 .340 4 41
N. Stinnett CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .372 10 40
J. Benitez RF 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 .304 5 32
A. del Val LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276 2 27
M. Saadi DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 1 13
   a-D. Esquivel DH 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .277 4 14
C. Fitzgerald 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 7
   b-M. Willemsen PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .285 2 25
J. Unknown C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
Totals 39 4 7 3 3 12 23      
a - D. Esquivel inserted as DH in the 8th
b - M. Willemsen pinch hit for C. Fitzgerald in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Esquivel (4, 12th Inning off J. Jordan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hall , C. Nieto , N. Stinnett , M. Saadi , D. Esquivel 5 , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Toth , N. Stinnett , D. Esquivel
GIDP: C. Fitzgerald
Sac Bunt: J. Benitez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Stinnett (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fitzgerald-Nieto-Fitzgerald)
ST. LOUIS (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Smolak 9.0 6 0 0 0 10 0 101 3.74   
E. Romero L (1-2) 2.1 0 3 1 3 2 0 29 1.42   
J. Jordan 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Smolak 85
Batters Faced: T. Smolak 31, E. Romero 11, J. Jordan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Smolak 6-9, E. Romero 3-2, J. Jordan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Smolak 101-72, E. Romero 29-18, J. Jordan 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jordan 2-2
WP: E. Romero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Navarro 5.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 80 3.20   
R. Pena 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 32 0.00   
V. Luft 2.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 34 2.30   
R. Stallings W (1-0) 3.0 1 1 0 3 3 0 37 0.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Navarro 61
Batters Faced: C. Navarro 19, R. Pena 7, V. Luft 9, R. Stallings 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Navarro 4-5, R. Pena 2-0, V. Luft 0-1, R. Stallings 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Navarro 80-49, R. Pena 32-23, V. Luft 34-20, R. Stallings 37-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pena 1-0 , R. Stallings 2-0
WP: R. Stallings 2
Balk: C. Navarro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Smolak
Ballpark: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 5486
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