GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NIIGATA GIGANS AT GRAND RAPIDS RAFTERS
05/19/2042
 
GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
NIIGATA GIGANS AT GRAND RAPIDS RAFTERS
GAME ID: 3550 - MONDAY, MAY 19TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niigata Gigans (25-22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Grand Rapids Rafters (29-18) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 X 6 12 0
Rafters Beat Visiting Gigans, 6-1
The Grand Rapids Rafters defeated the Niigata Gigans, 6-1, at Grand Rapids Grounds. Grand Rapids designated hitter Vincente Espinosa had a superb performance. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Picking up his 1st save was 23-year old left-handed pitcher Leo Gerber. The first-place Gigans have dropped 4 straight games.

With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Pedro Esparza put Grand Rapids in front, 2-1, with a run-scoring single. The Rafters went on to win the ballgame.

Grand Rapids manager Alberto Flores said, "I thought we played well in all phases."
NIIGATA BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Takahashi SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .263 0 1
S. Hirano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .329 5 22
H. Stephens RF 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .316 6 22
D. Kuhn 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .327 7 25
Y. Ton 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .243 7 17
   a-L. Ryan PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 3 16
D. Hall DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .433 0 1
M. Ishida LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .304 0 8
K. Martínez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 4 27
G. Wolfe CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .133 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 4 11 19      
a - L. Ryan pinch hit for Y. Ton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hall (5, 2nd Inning off R. Vásquez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Takahashi (1, 1st Inning off R. Vásquez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Takahashi 4 , H. Stephens 2 , D. Kuhn , D. Hall 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ton , M. Ishida , G. Wolfe
GIDP: Y. Ton , L. Ryan
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: G. Wolfe 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. MacLay SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
G. Moorer 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .221 4 19
   a-T. Yokoyama 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2
A. Lyle CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .500 1 1
E. Jordan LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 1 2
B. Jones C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .246 3 11
V. Espinosa DH 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .750 1 2
J. Sugiyama 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 1 16
   b-Y. Takaki 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 5 23
R. Yamaguchi RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .234 2 13
P. Esparza 2B, 1B, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .172 3 11
Totals 36 6 12 6 0 8 9      
a - T. Yokoyama substituted for G. Moorer in the 7th
b - Y. Takaki substituted for J. Sugiyama in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lyle (1, 8th Inning off S. Shuster, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Lyle (1, 1st Inning off S. Erwin, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Jordan (1, 8th Inning off S. Shuster, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Espinosa (1, 8th Inning off D. Ingram, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moorer , A. Lyle 6 , E. Jordan 4 , B. Jones 2 , V. Espinosa 6 , R. Yamaguchi , P. Esparza 2
2-out RBI: A. Lyle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yokoyama , A. Lyle , R. Yamaguchi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Yamaguchi (8) , P. Esparza (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (MacLay-Esparza-Moorer, MacLay-Yokoyama-Takaki)
NIIGATA PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Erwin L (4-3) 5.1 6 2 2 0 5 1 95 2.92   
M. Alonso 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 3.42   
S. Shuster 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 3.38   
D. Ingram 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 15 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erwin 53
Batters Faced: S. Erwin 22, M. Alonso 7, S. Shuster 2, D. Ingram 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erwin 4-7, M. Alonso 1-2, S. Shuster 0-0, D. Ingram 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erwin 95-63, M. Alonso 29-20, S. Shuster 3-3, D. Ingram 15-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Vásquez W (6-0) 5.0 5 1 1 2 8 0 82 1.43   
L. Bouchard H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.18   
M. Marín H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.86   
L. Gerber SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Vásquez 59
Batters Faced: R. Vásquez 21, L. Bouchard 7, M. Marín 3, L. Gerber 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Vásquez 4-2, L. Bouchard 1-2, M. Marín 1-0, L. Gerber 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Vásquez 82-49, L. Bouchard 22-12, M. Marín 15-8, L. Gerber 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bouchard 1-0 , M. Marín 1-0 , L. Gerber 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vincente Espinosa
Ballpark: Grand Rapids Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 8040
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