UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE
CHICAGO GOLD SOX AT GRAFTON MIDDIES
07/21/2025
 
UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE
CHICAGO GOLD SOX AT GRAFTON MIDDIES
GAME ID: 852 - MONDAY, JULY 21ST, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gold Sox (21-42) 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 9 12 1
Grafton Middies (32-31) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 7 14 4
Big Day by Castro Sparks Gold Sox Win
The Chicago Gold Sox defeated the Grafton Middies, 9-7, in Silver League action at Field of the Middies. Melvin Castro received player of the game honors. The 6-year veteran went 4-4 with 4 singles and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Sixto Palaeios was the winner. Over 5 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits, with no walks and no strikeouts. Augusto Dávila recorded his 8th save for Chicago.

One important at-bat came with runners on 2nd and 3rd in the top of the third. That's when William Wise hit a 2-run single. The Gold Sox went on to win.

"We swung the bats pretty good throughout the lineup," said Chicago skipper Brett Reichert.

At 21-42, Chicago is in 9th place in the Division II.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES GRAFTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ryan LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .181 2 15
S. Good 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .238 4 20
Á. Rivera RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .198 1 7
M. Castro DH 4 2 4 4 1 0 0 .279 14 37
T. Scott 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .245 4 25
W. Wise CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .216 3 18
E. Veeck C 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .227 2 8
R. Jones SS 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .242 5 32
M. Love 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .230 2 14
Totals 40 9 12 8 4 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Jones (10, 3rd Inning off O. De Jesús, 1 on, 2 outs) Á. Rivera (2, 6th Inning off T. Valentine, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Castro 4 , S. Good 2 , R. Jones 2 , E. Veeck , W. Wise 2 , Á. Rivera 3
2-out RBI: , M. Castro 2 , R. Jones , E. Veeck , W. Wise
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Love 2 , R. Jones , E. Veeck , T. Scott
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Palaeios (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Love-Jones-Good)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Santos 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .281 5 20
C. Maldonado SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .299 3 22
M. Ramos 1B 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .271 11 33
S. Gaddi 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265 8 34
R. Rivera CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .207 4 12
R. Gómez LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .258 11 37
L. Washington DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .186 1 5
D. Ash RF 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .295 3 26
D. Clifton C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .306 1 5
Totals 41 7 14 7 2 3 18      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Santos (13, 6th Inning off R. Elizondo, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Santos (2, 8th Inning off R. Elizondo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Ash (3, 6th Inning off J. Martínez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Maldonado 2 , D. Ash 5 , S. Gaddi , M. Ramos 3 , D. Clifton , R. Gómez , P. Santos 6 , L. Washington
2-out RBI: C. Maldonado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gaddi , M. Ramos , D. Clifton 2 , P. Santos , L. Washington
GIDP: R. Rivera
Hit by Pitch: R. Gómez , R. Rivera
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Maldonado (6) , D. Ash (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Maldonado (3) , D. Ash 2 (5) , R. Rivera (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES GRAFTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Palaeios W (4-7) 5.0 7 4 4 0 0 0 85 53 6.00
J. Martínez 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 9 3 2.53
R. Elizondo H (2) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 39 25 8.76
G. Fry 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.74
R. Wood H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 3.04
A. Dávila SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 4.07
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palaeios 37
Batters Faced: S. Palaeios 24, J. Martínez 2, R. Elizondo 11, G. Fry 1, R. Wood 2, A. Dávila 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palaeios 9-5, J. Martínez 0-0, R. Elizondo 6-1, G. Fry 0-0, R. Wood 0-0, A. Dávila 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palaeios 85-53, J. Martínez 9-3, R. Elizondo 39-25, G. Fry 1-1, R. Wood 6-5, A. Dávila 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martínez 2-2 , G. Fry 1-1 , R. Wood 1-0
WP: S. Palaeios
Hit Batsmen: S. Palaeios 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
O. De Jesús L (5-5) 2.2 8 6 6 2 1 0 67 38 4.88
T. Valentine 3.1 2 2 1 1 3 0 56 34 4.78
F. Morse 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 47 30 5.74
PITCHING
Game Score: O. De Jesús 13
Batters Faced: O. De Jesús 17, T. Valentine 15, F. Morse 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. De Jesús 5-1, T. Valentine 3-4, F. Morse 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. De Jesús 67-38, T. Valentine 56-34, F. Morse 47-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Valentine 1-0
WP: O. De Jesús
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melvin Castro
Ballpark: Field of the Middies
Weather: Clear skies (95 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 20 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 29269
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