UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
CHICAGO GOLD SOX AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS
08/20/2030
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
CHICAGO GOLD SOX AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS
GAME ID: 415 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 2030 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Gold Sox (36-47) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 1
Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids (48-35) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 9 13 2
Gold Sox Lose, 9-4, at Atlantica
The Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids beat the Chicago Gold Sox, 9-4, at Atlantica. The win was largely due to the efforts of third baseman Eustacio Tafalla, who captured player of the game honors. He went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. He scored 2 times. Northern Virginia reliever António Alomar picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Risto Hannila absorbed the loss. Iván García earned the save, his 1st.

The Rainbow Mermaids got a lift from designated hitter Mike Strickland who had a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first inning off Risto Hannila. It was his 16th walk of the season and put Northern Virginia in front, 2-1.

"I like our mindset right now," said Northern Virginia manager David Lister.

The third-place Rainbow Mermaids have won 5 consecutive games.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Belote RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .335 14 33
N. Sakai 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .219 3 14
L. Cotto 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .280 12 47
E. Flynn C 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .210 6 18
H. Ogasawara SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 0 0
S. Rodríguez DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .216 3 10
A. Mable 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 .250 1 2
Z. Preckwinkle CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .228 6 32
A. Ryan LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .261 0 7
Totals 39 4 10 4 4 12 23      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Rodríguez (9, 5th Inning off A. Alomar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Rodríguez (1, 7th Inning off A. Alomar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mable (1, 7th Inning off A. Alomar, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Belote (14, 1st Inning off G. Geilinger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mable 5 , Z. Preckwinkle , S. Belote 5 , S. Rodríguez 6 , A. Ryan , N. Sakai
2-out RBI: A. Mable , N. Sakai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Mable 3 , L. Cotto , N. Sakai
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. Mable (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ogasawara-Sakai-Cotto, Sakai-Ogasawara-Cotto)
PB: E. Flynn
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cabana 2B 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 .252 1 19
E. Tafalla 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .329 6 51
   a-K. Knowles 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Hakoda 1B 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 .361 19 59
A. Pizarro CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 5 .254 6 34
S. Kerin LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .282 9 30
M. Strickland DH 4 0 2 3 1 0 1 .267 4 30
Z. Kashani RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .247 2 9
T. Socorro C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .240 0 1
L. McCloud SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .186 0 3
Totals 36 9 13 9 5 7 23      
a - K. Knowles substituted for E. Tafalla in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Tafalla 2 (23, 2nd Inning off R. Hannila, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Hannila, 1 on, 1 out) Z. Kashani (4, 1st Inning off R. Hannila, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Hakoda 2 , M. Strickland 2 , T. Socorro , C. Cabana 3 , E. Tafalla 5 , Z. Kashani 2 , L. McCloud
2-out RBI: M. Strickland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cabana , Z. Kashani , S. Kerin , L. McCloud
GIDP: T. Socorro , A. Pizarro
Sac Bunt: K. Knowles
Hit by Pitch: Z. Kashani
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cabana (9) , L. McCloud 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cabana (3) , E. Tafalla (8)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Hannila L (2-6) 5.1 10 7 5 2 4 0 101 64 5.90
R. Rocha 2.2 3 2 2 3 3 0 53 29 5.92
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hannila 26
Batters Faced: R. Hannila 29, R. Rocha 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hannila 5-6, R. Rocha 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hannila 101-64, R. Rocha 53-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rocha 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Hannila
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Geilinger 4.1 6 2 2 2 6 1 103 65 4.23
A. Alomar W (1-0) 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 1 41 25 4.66
I. García SV (14) 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 32 20 3.86
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Geilinger 47
Batters Faced: G. Geilinger 22, A. Alomar 12, I. García 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Geilinger 3-4, A. Alomar 4-1, I. García 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Geilinger 103-65, A. Alomar 41-25, I. García 32-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eustacio Tafalla
Ballpark: Atlantica
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 44826
Special Notes: SS Eustacio Tafalla was injured while running the bases.
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