GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NIIGATA GIGANS AT THORNTON SUN DOGS
05/19/2039
 
GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NIIGATA GIGANS AT THORNTON SUN DOGS
GAME ID: 3540 - THURSDAY, MAY 19TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niigata Gigans (20-23) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 7 0
Thornton Sun Dogs (17-26) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 5 6 1
Gigans Lose By a Run at Thornton, 5-4
Thornton starter Manuel Espinoza pitched well against the Niigata Gigans at Sun Dog Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. Rafael Ruíz locked down his 5th save. At 17-26, the Sun Dogs find themselves in 5th place in the Rocky Mountain League West.

Hideki Nishikawa broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the eighth with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch. It put the Sun Dogs in front, 5-4. For the game, Nishikawa was 1-4 with a hit by pitch.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Niigata manager Shigeaki Shiroi. "The effort was great."
NIIGATA BATTING LINESCORE THORNTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Wood CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .286 1 14
X. Wert RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .314 0 13
Y. Ton DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .307 14 39
G. Reynolds 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .293 8 28
A. Collen LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .321 6 19
B. Norrish 2B 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 .211 5 14
M. Whittingham 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .234 2 13
P. Laro SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .224 8 29
J. Yi C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
   a-M. Wang PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 34 4 7 4 4 10 12      
a - M. Wang pinch hit for J. Yi in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Ton (14, 4th Inning off M. Espinoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Norrish (5, 8th Inning off J. Morales, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Collen (6, 8th Inning off J. Morales, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Wood , X. Wert 2 , Y. Ton 4 , A. Collen 4 , B. Norrish 4 , P. Laro
2-out RBI: P. Laro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ton , J. Yi
GIDP: A. Collen
Hit by Pitch: A. Collen
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Nishikawa CF, RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .314 5 28
L. MacHendrie DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .275 5 27
L. Morán LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .179 1 7
M. Newton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 0 15
G. Verboven SS 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 .280 3 17
T. Nishida RF 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 .282 3 21
   a-B. Smith RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 9
B. Corson C 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .284 6 24
M. Pagán 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .272 1 20
F. Rodríguez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 .303 4 16
Totals 30 5 6 5 6 7 19      
a - B. Smith substituted for T. Nishida in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Rodríguez (7, 3rd Inning off Y. Ito, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Corson (15, 5th Inning off Y. Ito, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Nishikawa , L. MacHendrie , B. Corson 3 , M. Pagán , F. Rodríguez 2
2-out RBI: H. Nishikawa , T. Nishida , B. Corson , M. Pagán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. MacHendrie 2 , F. Rodríguez 2
Hit by Pitch: H. Nishikawa , T. Nishida
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: G. Verboven (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Pagán-Verboven-Newton)
NIIGATA PITCHING LINESCORE THORNTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Ito 5.2 4 3 3 5 4 0 104 1.96   
D. Washington 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
D. Vera L (2-2), BS (3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 27 8.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Ito 48
Batters Faced: Y. Ito 26, D. Washington 4, D. Vera 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Ito 6-7, D. Washington 3-0, D. Vera 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Ito 104-61, D. Washington 18-11, D. Vera 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Washington 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Vera 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Espinoza 5.2 4 2 1 2 6 1 92 5.75   
J. Morales W (2-1) 2.1 3 2 2 1 3 2 48 8.82   
R. Ruíz SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Espinoza 59
Batters Faced: M. Espinoza 24, J. Morales 11, R. Ruíz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Espinoza 5-5, J. Morales 0-4, R. Ruíz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Espinoza 92-57, J. Morales 48-27, R. Ruíz 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Morales 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Espinoza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manuel Espinoza
Ballpark: Sun Dog Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM MT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 5550
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