WORLD INDEPENDANT LEAGUE
TAIPEI WARDENS AT KUWANA STEEL DRAGONS
07/04/2042
 
WORLD INDEPENDANT LEAGUE
TAIPEI WARDENS AT KUWANA STEEL DRAGONS
GAME ID: 13597 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Taipei Wardens (33-37) 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 7 16 0
Kuwana Steel Dragons (40-30) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 8 10 1
Steel Dragons Earn Clutch Win, 8-7
Steel Dragons fans were sent into a frenzy with a walk-off win.

The Kuwana Steel Dragons weathered an outstanding game by Taipei second baseman Jesús Jiménez to topple the Wardens, 8-7. Jiménez was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 times. The Steel Dragons saw their win-loss record go to 40-30. At the same time, the Wardens fell to 33-37.

The decisive blow was delivered by Dale Spencer in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 31-year old left-handed pitcher Alfonso Maldonado to win the game for Kuwana. The home crowd went nuts.

"The crowd was boisterous tonight," said Spencer.
TAIPEI BATTING LINESCORE KUWANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Martell RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .284 0 19
J. Jenkins LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .339 5 20
J. Hansen 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .251 7 23
A. Rúbio P, DH 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .288 14 43
R. Ibarra 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .337 8 37
K. Mizuno CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .255 5 19
Y. Suzuki SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .259 12 36
J. Jiménez 2B 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 .228 3 8
J. Castillo C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .244 4 18
Totals 38 7 16 6 2 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Martell 2 (26, 1st Inning off E. Middleton, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Berry, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Mizuno (7, 2nd Inning off E. Middleton, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Castillo (5, 6th Inning off D. Berry, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Jiménez (3, 8th Inning off J. Campbell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Martell 5 , J. Jenkins 2 , A. Rúbio 3 , K. Mizuno 3 , Y. Suzuki 2 , J. Jiménez 6 , J. Castillo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hansen , R. Ibarra , K. Mizuno , J. Jiménez
GIDP: R. Ibarra 2
Sac Bunt: J. Hansen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: Z. Martell (10) , Y. Suzuki (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Breyner LF, SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .218 2 10
C. Yi RF 4 1 1 3 1 0 2 .153 14 24
W. Allen DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .211 11 34
G. Charron 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .284 24 59
C. Córdova 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .347 6 16
G. Christianson SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .296 8 31
   b-T. Hayagawa PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 2 6
   c-J. Silva 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158 2 2
T. González C 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .287 9 33
J. Vela 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .243 12 38
   a-J. Kenkyusham Jr. PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 11 34
   d-D. Spencer PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .309 5 16
N. Kono CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .253 4 18
Totals 36 8 10 8 7 5 14      
a - J. Kenkyusham Jr. pinch hit for J. Vela in the 7th
b - T. Hayagawa pinch ran for G. Christianson in the 7th
c - J. Silva substituted for T. Hayagawa in the 8th
d - D. Spencer pinch hit for J. Kenkyusham Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Charron (13, 4th Inning off A. Rúbio, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Kono (9, 5th Inning off A. Rúbio, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Córdova (16, 6th Inning off A. Rúbio, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Christianson 2 (17, 6th Inning off A. Rúbio, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Hernández, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Spencer (6, 9th Inning off A. Maldonado, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Yi (14, 8th Inning off V. Frazier, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Breyner 2 , C. Yi 4 , G. Charron 2 , C. Córdova 2 , G. Christianson 4 , J. Vela , D. Spencer 2 , N. Kono 2
2-out RBI: C. Yi , J. Vela , D. Spencer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Allen 2 , J. Vela , J. Kenkyusham Jr.
Hit by Pitch: G. Christianson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Allen (21)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Christianson (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Christianson-Córdova-Charron, Vela-Córdova-Charron)
OF assists: 1 (Kono(Martell at home))
TAIPEI PITCHING LINESCORE KUWANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rúbio 5.2 6 5 5 5 3 0 103 7.66   
R. Hernández H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 2.29   
V. Frazier BS (1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 22 4.24   
A. Maldonado L (4-3) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rúbio 35
Batters Faced: A. Rúbio 29, R. Hernández 5, V. Frazier 6, A. Maldonado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rúbio 10-4, R. Hernández 1-1, V. Frazier 2-1, A. Maldonado 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rúbio 103-56, R. Hernández 26-16, V. Frazier 22-13, A. Maldonado 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernández 3-0 , V. Frazier 2-0
WP: A. Rúbio
Hit Batsmen: A. Rúbio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Middleton 4.2 9 4 2 2 2 0 98 4.29   
D. Berry 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 26 5.73   
J. Campbell 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 25 5.02   
L. Long W (3-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Middleton 34
Batters Faced: E. Middleton 23, D. Berry 7, J. Campbell 7, L. Long 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Middleton 5-4, D. Berry 2-0, J. Campbell 3-0, L. Long 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Middleton 98-59, D. Berry 26-18, J. Campbell 25-18, L. Long 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Berry 3-0
WP: E. Middleton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Jiménez
Ballpark: Steelfire Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 37488
Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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