GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
GRAND RAPIDS RAFTERS AT IOWA CITY KINGPINS
04/21/2040
 
GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
GRAND RAPIDS RAFTERS AT IOWA CITY KINGPINS
GAME ID: 3339 - SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Rafters (11-8) 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 8 13 0
Iowa City Kingpins (8-11) 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 9 0
Kouki Shines in 8-5 Grand Rapids Win
Good production from first baseman Sadahige Kouki helped the Grand Rapids Rafters topple the Iowa City Kingpins, 8-5. Kouki went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Rafters. Grand Rapids pitcher Nelson Altagracia got the win. He's now 3-0. Nelson Márquez was tagged with the loss. With the win, Grand Rapids improves its record to 11-8.

Grand Rapids used the timely hitting of Norogumi Nishida to capture the win. The catcher socked a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Rafters ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"Good win for us," said Nishida. "We'll lace up our cleats and go after the next one."
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE IOWA CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. MacLay CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .290 3 12
D. Spencer SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .289 3 10
A. Lyle RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .320 3 11
S. Kouki 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .414 5 13
A. Aragón DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .296 3 12
C. Pilsner 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .254 0 7
G. McIntyre LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .321 0 6
A. Vásquez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .358 1 9
N. Nishida C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 1 7
Totals 36 8 13 8 4 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. MacLay (4, 4th Inning off N. Márquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Kouki 2 (5, 3rd Inning off N. Márquez, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Murata, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Nishida (1, 6th Inning off N. Márquez, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Aragón (3, 7th Inning off T. Murata, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Spencer (3, 8th Inning off T. Murata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. MacLay 2 , D. Spencer 5 , A. Lyle , S. Kouki 9 , A. Aragón 5 , C. Pilsner 2 , A. Vásquez , N. Nishida 4
2-out RBI: D. Spencer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Lyle , A. Aragón , A. Vásquez , N. Nishida
Sac Bunt: G. McIntyre
Hit by Pitch: S. Kouki
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. MacLay (6) , C. Pilsner 2 (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pilsner-Vásquez-Kouki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Holmes LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .204 4 12
R. Sosa CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .246 1 6
Y. Agano RF 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .324 5 19
J. Ramírez 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .327 1 8
A. Griffith 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .185 0 5
O. Mercado 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 2 4
   a-K. Kouki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 1
   b-A. Rangel 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 2 5
   c-A. McCutcheon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 2 6
M. Rodríguez DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .182 1 3
M. Solís SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 6 .333 1 4
Y. Kouda C 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .200 1 4
Totals 34 5 9 5 6 9 29      
a - K. Kouki pinch hit for O. Mercado in the 7th
b - A. Rangel substituted for K. Kouki in the 8th
c - A. McCutcheon pinch hit for A. Rangel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Agano (6, 1st Inning off N. Altagracia, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Griffith (4, 5th Inning off N. Altagracia, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Solís (6, 7th Inning off J. Vargas, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Y. Agano (1, 4th Inning off N. Altagracia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sosa , Y. Agano 5 , J. Ramírez , A. Griffith 2 , O. Mercado , M. Solís 2 , Y. Kouda 2
2-out RBI: Y. Agano , J. Ramírez , M. Solís
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sosa , J. Ramírez , A. Griffith , O. Mercado , Y. Kouda 2
GIDP: A. Griffith
Sac Bunt: M. Solís
Hit by Pitch: A. Griffith , M. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 11
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE IOWA CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Altagracia W (3-0) 5.1 8 4 4 4 4 0 111 6.85   
J. Mejía H (1) 1.1 0 1 1 1 2 0 25 3.00   
J. Vargas H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 6.48   
R. Jones SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Altagracia 36
Batters Faced: N. Altagracia 28, J. Mejía 6, J. Vargas 6, R. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Altagracia 4-7, J. Mejía 0-2, J. Vargas 1-1, R. Jones 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Altagracia 111-63, J. Mejía 25-12, J. Vargas 26-15, R. Jones 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vargas 2-1
Hit Batsmen: N. Altagracia , J. Mejía
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Márquez L (1-2) 5.0 9 5 5 3 2 2 86 4.09   
T. Murata 2.2 3 3 3 1 2 3 38 3.97   
K. Mizuno 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Márquez 28
Batters Faced: N. Márquez 27, T. Murata 11, K. Mizuno 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Márquez 5-7, T. Murata 3-2, K. Mizuno 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Márquez 86-52, T. Murata 38-23, K. Mizuno 23-13
WP: N. Márquez
Hit Batsmen: N. Márquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sadahige Kouki
Ballpark: 7-10 Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 14891
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