PIONEER LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (RK+) GUARDIANS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
06/21/2111
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (RK+) GUARDIANS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
GAME ID: 5478 - SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cleveland (Rk+) Guardians (1-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 10 0
Billings Mustangs (2-2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 1
Rallying Guardians Get 4-3 Win
The Cleveland (Rk+) Guardians faced a tenacious opponent in Billings pitcher Ralph Taggart, but still scratched out a win at Dehler Park by a final score of 4-3 in 11 innings. Taggart went 7 innings and allowed no runs. Cleveland (Rk+) reliever Jason Sims was the winner. His record is now 1-1. The losing pitcher was Guillermo Riano. Bobby Barragan was called on to finish, recording his 1st save.

Jesus Esqueda provided a timely hit. The Cleveland (Rk+) left fielder delivered a run-scoring triple in the top of the 11th inning to put the Guardians on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

"We didn't let this one get away," said Esqueda.

With the win, Cleveland (Rk+) improves its record to 1-3.
CLEVELAND (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Salazar SS 6 1 2 1 0 2 2 .118 0 1
J. Unknown CF 6 1 0 0 0 4 5 .000 0 0
T. Chisholm 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .294 0 1
K. McDonald 3B 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 .267 0 0
J. Nazarenko 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .200 0 1
S. Rodd C 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .200 0 2
J. Velasquez DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
J. Esqueda LF 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .200 1 2
J. Skinner RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .385 1 2
   a-T. Zoch PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 1 1
Totals 44 4 10 4 3 15 28      
a - T. Zoch pinch hit for J. Skinner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. McDonald (2, 2nd Inning off R. Taggart, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Salazar (1, 8th Inning off R. Dresel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Esqueda (1, 11th Inning off G. Riano, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Salazar 3 , T. Chisholm 2 , K. McDonald 4 , S. Rodd , J. Esqueda 3 , J. Skinner
2-out RBI: D. Salazar , S. Rodd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Unknown 2 , S. Rodd , J. Velasquez 3
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Behle CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .294 0 3
S. Sickle LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .286 0 2
J. Ward RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .412 0 1
R. Brinkman 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .067 0 3
I. Jimenez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294 0 2
   g-F. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Sanchez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0
   b-R. Worthington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   d-M. Arellano 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-R. Manning PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
V. Ramirez C 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .385 0 0
   c-L. Altman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Farias C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-E. Taddei PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Reynolds 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .500 0 1
   a-V. De Faria 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1
R. Normandeau DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .167 1 1
   f-J. Dwyer DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1
Totals 40 3 8 3 3 7 14      
a - V. De Faria substituted for A. Reynolds in the 9th
b - R. Worthington pinch hit for J. Sanchez in the 9th
c - L. Altman pinch hit for V. Ramirez in the 9th
d - M. Arellano substituted for R. Worthington in the 10th
e - T. Farias substituted for L. Altman in the 10th
f - J. Dwyer inserted as DH in the 10th
g - F. Lopez pinch hit for I. Jimenez in the 11th
h - R. Manning pinch hit for M. Arellano in the 11th
i - E. Taddei pinch hit for T. Farias in the 11th

BATTING
Triples: A. Reynolds (1, 7th Inning off J. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Normandeau (1, 6th Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Behle , S. Sickle , J. Ward , I. Jimenez , V. Ramirez 2 , A. Reynolds 3 , R. Normandeau 4
2-out RBI: S. Sickle , A. Reynolds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ward , V. Ramirez , E. Taddei , R. Normandeau
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Jimenez (1)
CS: B. Behle (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Brinkman (2)
CLEVELAND (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Perez 6.2 6 2 2 0 5 1 73 2.70   
J. Duran 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 0.00   
J. Sims W (1-1) 2.1 2 1 0 0 2 0 31 6.75   
B. Barragan SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Perez 59
Batters Faced: J. Perez 26, J. Duran 5, J. Sims 9, B. Barragan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Perez 8-7, J. Duran 1-2, J. Sims 2-3, B. Barragan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Perez 73-49, J. Duran 20-10, J. Sims 31-25, B. Barragan 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Duran 1-0 , B. Barragan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Taggart 7.0 5 0 0 1 10 0 86 0.00   
R. Dresel H (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 3.00   
G. Riano L (0-1), BS (1) 2.0 3 3 0 2 3 0 31 0.00   
J. Gaiser 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Taggart 76
Batters Faced: R. Taggart 27, R. Dresel 5, G. Riano 12, J. Gaiser 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Taggart 6-5, R. Dresel 2-1, G. Riano 0-3, J. Gaiser 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Taggart 86-56, R. Dresel 16-12, G. Riano 31-20, J. Gaiser 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gaiser 1-0
WP: G. Riano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ralph Taggart
Ballpark: Dehler Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 3443
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