CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
08/28/2106
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS AT POTOMAC NATIONALS
GAME ID: 8171 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2106 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wilmington Blue Rocks (68-64) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Potomac Nationals (45-87) 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 7 10 1
Nationals Lick Blue Rocks, 7-3
The Potomac Nationals picked up a win at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium, topping the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 7-3. On the mound for Potomac was right-hander Mike Tauber. He played a principal role in the triumph. The save went to Jose Romo, his 8th this season. Their 45-87 record puts the Nationals last in the Northern Division.

Ricardo Mendoza had a big 2-run home run for the Nationals in the bottom of the second inning. With Potomac leading 2-1 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a splitter from Arturo Valverde, who is tied for 10th in the CAR in strikeouts with 121, and punished it. The result was his 1st home run of the season, which put the Nationals on top, 4-1.

"Mike went out and got the job done," said Nationals manager Justin Bland.
WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORE POTOMAC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hickman LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .201 4 18
M. Rios DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .200 0 2
P. O'Brien RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .286 6 41
S. Watrous 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .242 0 3
J. Ochoa 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .240 6 20
J. Crowe CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .178 0 6
J. Andres 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .197 3 44
A. Foehl C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .188 4 22
J. Swan SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 3 35
Totals 35 3 7 3 2 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Andres (23, 6th Inning off M. Tauber, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Ochoa (5, 4th Inning off M. Tauber, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Andres (4, 4th Inning off M. Tauber, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Hickman , M. Rios , P. O'Brien , J. Ochoa 3 , J. Crowe , J. Andres 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Watrous , J. Ochoa , J. Swan 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Rios (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ramos LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .218 1 3
S. Cagle 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .223 6 35
J. Coe CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .276 2 37
M. Jenkins C 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 .240 4 19
A. Brulhart 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .087 0 0
M. Crittenden DH 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .331 0 10
T. Pulido SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .197 2 18
J. Aybar 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .236 1 7
R. Mendoza RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .146 1 3
Totals 34 7 10 6 5 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Coe 2 (25, 1st Inning off A. Valverde, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Guzman, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Ramos (2, 2nd Inning off A. Valverde, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Cagle (16, 2nd Inning off A. Valverde, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Mendoza (1, 2nd Inning off A. Valverde, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Ramos 2 , S. Cagle 2 , J. Coe 4 , A. Brulhart , M. Crittenden 2 , T. Pulido , J. Aybar , R. Mendoza 4
2-out RBI: J. Coe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Coe , M. Jenkins , A. Brulhart 2 , T. Pulido
Hit by Pitch: D. Ramos , M. Crittenden
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tauber (1)
WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE POTOMAC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Valverde L (8-7) 2.1 6 5 5 2 4 1 57 2.99   
J. Soto 3.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 47 5.18   
S. Flores 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.06   
A. Guzman 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 19 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Valverde 23
Batters Faced: A. Valverde 15, J. Soto 12, S. Flores 7, A. Guzman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Valverde 2-1, J. Soto 5-2, S. Flores 2-1, A. Guzman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Valverde 57-33, J. Soto 47-24, S. Flores 24-17, A. Guzman 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soto 1-0 , S. Flores 1-0
WP: A. Valverde
Hit Batsmen: J. Soto , A. Guzman
Balk: A. Guzman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Tauber W (3-7) 6.1 7 3 3 2 5 0 89 3.29   
E. Ralda H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8.59   
J. Romo SV (8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tauber 50
Batters Faced: M. Tauber 29, E. Ralda 2, J. Romo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tauber 6-8, E. Ralda 2-0, J. Romo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tauber 89-56, E. Ralda 9-5, J. Romo 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ralda 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Tauber
Ballpark: G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 4937
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