MIDWEST LEAGUE
BURLINGTON BEES AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
08/07/2110
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
BURLINGTON BEES AT CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
GAME ID: 9910 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Burlington Bees (57-52) 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 9 17 1
Cedar Rapids Kernels (50-59) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 10 1
Bees Strike Down Kernels, 9-3
The Burlington Bees defeated the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 9-3, at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Leading the charge for Burlington was first baseman Eddie Saldana. He was 2 for 5 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Joey Shelton, the winning pitcher, improved to 9-8. He pitched 6.1 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 1. Carlos Ruiz was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 4 save opportunities.

With Burlington leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Saldana came up to bat against Cedar Rapids pitcher Joe Austin. Saldana hit a cutter to left for a 2-run home run. His 16th home run of the season put the Bees on top, 4-0.

"We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Cedar Rapids manager Chris Glasspoole.

Burlington is now 57-52.
BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peterson RF 6 1 1 1 0 3 4 .295 3 7
A. Blyth DH 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .261 6 28
E. Saldana 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .247 16 61
M. Sandoval CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .260 11 54
J. Bradley C 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .246 3 14
H. Talbott 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .283 3 22
C. Diaz 3B 5 0 2 3 0 0 6 .340 0 8
R. Bauman SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .243 5 25
R. Bennett LF 5 1 2 0 0 3 2 .208 0 11
Totals 44 9 17 9 2 11 22      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Blyth (25, 1st Inning off J. Austin, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Bennett (12, 4th Inning off J. Austin, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Talbott (10, 5th Inning off W. de Jesus, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Diaz (4, 9th Inning off N. Cotter, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Bennett (2, 6th Inning off W. de Jesus, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Blyth (6, 6th Inning off W. de Jesus, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Saldana (16, 3rd Inning off J. Austin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Peterson , A. Blyth 6 , E. Saldana 5 , M. Sandoval 2 , J. Bradley 3 , H. Talbott 3 , C. Diaz 3 , R. Bennett 5
2-out RBI: H. Talbott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Peterson , A. Blyth , E. Saldana , C. Diaz , R. Bauman
GIDP: C. Diaz
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: H. Talbott (3)
OF assists: 1 (Peterson(Romine at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Searles 1B 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .208 2 6
D. Aguilar CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .213 1 10
S. Romine 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .288 0 4
V. Lamorr SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .259 10 48
J. Santoy RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 1 4
J. Navarro DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 8 50
L. Fredriksen LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 3 26
C. Poch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .200 0 1
E. Ortiz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 4 18
   a-E. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
Totals 37 3 10 3 2 5 16      
a - E. Hernandez pinch hit for E. Ortiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Romine 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Shelton, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off O. Peters, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Navarro (20, 4th Inning off J. Shelton, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Aguilar (1, 5th Inning off J. Shelton, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Searles (2, 3rd Inning off J. Shelton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Searles 5 , D. Aguilar 3 , S. Romine 5 , V. Lamorr 2 , J. Navarro 2 , L. Fredriksen
2-out RBI: S. Romine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Lamorr 2 , J. Santoy , C. Poch
Hit by Pitch: L. Fredriksen
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Searles (3)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Lamorr (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Romine-Poch-Searles)
BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CEDAR RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shelton W (9-8) 6.1 7 3 2 1 3 1 92 2.69   
O. Peters 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 2.79   
C. Ruiz SV (3) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 33 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shelton 51
Batters Faced: J. Shelton 28, O. Peters 3, C. Ruiz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shelton 7-8, O. Peters 0-1, C. Ruiz 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shelton 92-54, O. Peters 14-7, C. Ruiz 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Peters 1-1 , C. Ruiz 2-0
WP: O. Peters
Hit Batsmen: J. Shelton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Austin L (1-3) 4.2 9 5 5 1 5 1 78 4.41   
W. de Jesus 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 35 5.51   
A. Cocke 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 37 4.32   
N. Cotter 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Austin 30
Batters Faced: J. Austin 23, W. de Jesus 8, A. Cocke 11, N. Cotter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Austin 6-2, W. de Jesus 1-2, A. Cocke 1-3, N. Cotter 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Austin 78-54, W. de Jesus 35-23, A. Cocke 37-18, N. Cotter 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. de Jesus 1-1 , N. Cotter 3-3
WP: A. Cocke
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Saldana
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 5251
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