SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME BRAVES AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
09/05/2114
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME BRAVES AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 15633 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Asheville Tourists 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 3 7 0
Round 1 Game 1 Victory for Padilla and Asheville
The Round 1 got off to a quiet start, with the host Asheville Tourists taking a low-scoring, 3-0 win over the Rome Braves. Asheville right-hander Willie Padilla was marvelous at McCormick Field. The Tourists now hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series.

Al de Jesus helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring double. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, Tourists.

"Every team in baseball loses," Braves manager Tim Helfrich said. "We're in the playoffs and we still have the same guys that got us here. We'll bounce back."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at McCormick Field in Asheville.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Heflin LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
R. Martinez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
J. Fulghum RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
A. Shattuck C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
D. Nunez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
R. Simmons 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
A. Gutierrez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Hall CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
T. Kujawa SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-E. Juarez PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0 3 10 19      
a - E. Juarez pinch hit for T. Kujawa in the 7th
b - J. Davis pinch hit for A. Gutierrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fulghum (1, 1st Inning off W. Padilla, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Martinez , J. Fulghum 2 , R. Simmons , J. Hall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Heflin , D. Nunez , R. Simmons , E. Juarez
Hit by Pitch: R. Heflin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hall (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Martinez-Gutierrez-Simmons, Juarez-Gutierrez-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cabeza 2B 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
W. Padilla P, DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .250 0 1
A. Arellano CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .000 0 0
A. de Jesus SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .667 0 1
A. Cerda LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
B. Cintron 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 0 1
E. de Boer C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
L. Reynoso 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Mosby RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 3 3 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: A. de Jesus (1, 1st Inning off A. Velazquez, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Cabeza (1, 3rd Inning off J. Hoatson, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Padilla (1, 7th Inning off E. Esquibel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Cabeza (1, 5th Inning off J. Hoatson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cabeza 6 , W. Padilla 2 , A. de Jesus 3 , L. Reynoso
2-out RBI: W. Padilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Padilla , A. Arellano , A. de Jesus , B. Cintron
GIDP: B. Cintron , B. Mosby
Sac Fly: B. Cintron
Hit by Pitch: R. Cabeza
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Arellano 2 (2)
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Velazquez L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 9.00   
J. Hoatson 4.2 3 1 1 2 3 0 62 1.93   
E. Esquibel 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 29 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Velazquez 39
Batters Faced: A. Velazquez 6, J. Hoatson 18, E. Esquibel 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Velazquez 1-1, J. Hoatson 7-3, E. Esquibel 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Velazquez 24-15, J. Hoatson 62-39, E. Esquibel 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Esquibel 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Esquibel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Padilla W (1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 79 0.00   
G. Roberts H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 0.00   
C. Baran SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 39 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Padilla 67
Batters Faced: W. Padilla 20, G. Roberts 4, C. Baran 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Padilla 5-3, G. Roberts 0-2, C. Baran 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: W. Padilla 79-51, G. Roberts 17-8, C. Baran 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Roberts 2-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Padilla
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Padilla
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 11386
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