M3L TRIPLE A
SANTA BARBARA GOLDEN CRANES AT VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS
05/05/2025
 
M3L TRIPLE A
SANTA BARBARA GOLDEN CRANES AT VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS
GAME ID: 1320 - MONDAY, MAY 5TH, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Barbara Golden Cranes (1-3) 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 9 1
Vermont Lake Monsters (4-0) 1 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 X 11 15 1
Valentín Helps Lake Monsters Run Win Streak to 4
The Vermont Lake Monsters downed the Santa Barbara Golden Cranes, 11-6, at Monster Field. Manny Valentín led the way, going 4-for-5 for Vermont. Vermont reliever Jorge Ayala picked up the win to move to 1-0. Alex Simmons suffered the loss. With their winning streak at 4, the Vermont Lake Monsters have raced to a strong start this season.

Valentín had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the third. On a 1-1 fastball from Alex Simmons, he banged a 2-run home run to center, giving the Lake Monsters a 3-2 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Valentín.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Valentín.
SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORES VERMONT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Castroneves CF 4 2 1 1 1 2 5 .353 1 2
Á. Ruezga SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .176 0 1
L. Manning C 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .312 1 2
R. Campos LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .353 1 4
G. Graham 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .333 1 3
X. Hernández 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .231 0 1
A. Villarreal DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .267 0 4
S. Noriega 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .385 0 2
J. Moss RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6 3 11 16      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Manning (2, 3rd Inning off W. Vélez, 0 on, 2 outs) Á. Ruezga (1, 1st Inning off W. Vélez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Castroneves (1, 7th Inning off J. Boyle, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Manning (1, 8th Inning off J. Boyle, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Campos (1, 6th Inning off J. Ayala, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Castroneves 4 , G. Graham , A. Villarreal , L. Manning 7 , R. Campos 4 , S. Noriega , Á. Ruezga 2
2-out RBI: P. Castroneves , G. Graham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Hernández , R. Campos
GIDP: Á. Ruezga 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Noriega
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Graham (2)
CS: A. Villarreal (1)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Castroneves (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ruezga-Hernández-Graham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sato C 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .278 1 1
T. Hill RF 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 .333 0 1
A. Robles 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .471 0 3
M. Valentín CF 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .412 1 6
S. MacKnight DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 .600 1 2
C. Wolf SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .267 0 2
D. Gallard LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .308 0 3
R. Valadez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 5
F. Castro 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312 0 1
Totals 37 11 15 11 2 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: S. MacKnight (1, 5th Inning off A. Simmons, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Wolf (1, 5th Inning off N. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. MacKnight (1, 3rd Inning off A. Simmons, 0 on, 1 out) M. Valentín (1, 3rd Inning off A. Simmons, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Sato , S. MacKnight 6 , C. Wolf 3 , D. Gallard , M. Valentín 7 , F. Castro , A. Robles 2 , T. Hill , R. Valadez
2-out RBI: C. Wolf , A. Robles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wolf , D. Gallard
GIDP: R. Valadez
Sac Fly: T. Hill
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Valadez (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Wolf-Castro-Robles, Wolf-Castro-Robles)
SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORES VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Simmons L (0-1) 4.0 9 8 6 2 1 2 89 56 13.50
N. Taylor 3.0 6 3 3 0 1 0 53 34 9.00
R. Melanson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Simmons 15
Batters Faced: A. Simmons 23, N. Taylor 14, R. Melanson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Simmons 2-8, N. Taylor 6-1, R. Melanson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Simmons 89-56, N. Taylor 53-34, R. Melanson 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Taylor 1-1
WP: A. Simmons 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
W. Vélez 3.2 3 2 2 2 6 0 83 53 6.23
J. Ayala W (1-0) 2.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 41 25 5.40
J. Boyle 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 32 21 10.80
B. Lee SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Vélez 49
Batters Faced: W. Vélez 16, J. Ayala 10, J. Boyle 10, B. Lee 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Vélez 0-5, J. Ayala 2-1, J. Boyle 2-2, B. Lee 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Vélez 83-53, J. Ayala 41-25, J. Boyle 32-21, B. Lee 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ayala 1-0 , B. Lee 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Boyle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Valentín
Ballpark: Monster Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 21141
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