GREAT NORTHERN LEAGUE
ROCKVILLE RECKONING AT YOUNGSTOWN THUNDER
06/02/2039
 
GREAT NORTHERN LEAGUE
ROCKVILLE RECKONING AT YOUNGSTOWN THUNDER
GAME ID: 4086 - THURSDAY, JUNE 2ND , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rockville Reckoning (28-28) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Youngstown Thunder (31-25) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 3 7 0
Late Rally Gets 3-1 Win for Thunder
Thunder Ballpark was the site for Atlantic Alliance action featuring the Rockville Reckoning and Youngstown Thunder.

Rockville got a terrific performance from pitcher Tony Méndez, but it wasn't enough to beat the Youngstown Thunder. Youngstown won the Thunder Ballpark contest, 3-1. Méndez threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. Richard Rodríguez collected his 2nd save.

A crucial at-bat came with a runner on 1st and no one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. That's when left fielder Yoshida Chikafuji, who is tied for 4th in the ATAL with a .316 batting average, hit a single. The Thunder went on to win.

"I just try to go out and give it 100 percent every game," Chikafuji told a local reporter after the game. "That's my mantra, and like today, it will pay off more often than not."

The third-place Thunder improved to 31-25.
ROCKVILLE BATTING LINESCORE YOUNGSTOWN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Martínez LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .240 3 18
A. Fernández DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .218 0 20
F. Thompson 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .296 11 31
   e-Z. Mzali PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 1 3
S. O CF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .292 0 10
   a-I. Atsu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 8 18
   c-J. Caldwell CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .197 2 8
G. Pedrazzolli C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 2 14
M. Moreno 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 10
   b-P. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 2 7
   d-J. Gálvez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. González RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 7 15
L. MacIan 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 0 16
   f-J. Webber PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
D. O'Brien SS 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .143 0 1
Totals 33 1 7 1 4 8 14      
a - I. Atsu pinch hit for S. O in the 6th
b - P. Herrera pinch hit for M. Moreno in the 6th
c - J. Caldwell substituted for I. Atsu in the 6th
d - J. Gálvez substituted for P. Herrera in the 6th
e - Z. Mzali pinch hit for F. Thompson in the 8th
f - J. Webber pinch hit for L. MacIan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Thompson (5, 1st Inning off Á. Fuentes, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. O (7, 1st Inning off Á. Fuentes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Martínez 2 , F. Thompson 2 , S. O 3 , G. Pedrazzolli , J. Webber
2-out RBI: S. O
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Martínez , A. Fernández 2 , F. Thompson , G. Pedrazzolli , J. Gálvez
Hit by Pitch: D. O'Brien
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. MacIan (8) , D. O'Brien (1)
CS: S. O (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Takata CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .248 1 11
Y. Chikafuji LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316 10 30
G. Moran 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .242 12 27
F. Ibarra DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .236 9 42
C. Hotham RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .272 4 20
A. Walker 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .151 1 13
N. Okamura C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .162 1 11
B. Beamish 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .185 1 14
T. Davis SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145 5 15
Totals 30 3 7 3 3 7 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Hotham (4, 4th Inning off T. Méndez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Takata , Y. Chikafuji 2 , G. Moran , C. Hotham 4 , A. Walker , N. Okamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Okamura , B. Beamish
Sac Fly: F. Ibarra
Team LOB: 7
ROCKVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE YOUNGSTOWN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Méndez 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 1 100 1.86   
I. Nelson L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 20 1.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Méndez 69
Batters Faced: T. Méndez 27, I. Nelson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Méndez 12-2, I. Nelson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Méndez 100-71, I. Nelson 20-12
WP: I. Nelson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Á. Fuentes 5.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 77 2.63   
P. González W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 45 0.00   
R. Rodríguez SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: Á. Fuentes 55
Batters Faced: Á. Fuentes 21, P. González 12, R. Rodríguez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Á. Fuentes 5-6, P. González 2-4, R. Rodríguez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Á. Fuentes 77-47, P. González 45-29, R. Rodríguez 23-15
Hit Batsmen: P. González
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Méndez
Ballpark: Thunder Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 13087
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