USPL DOUBLE A
RICHLAND RAILS AT MINNESOTA LOONS
05/13/2030
 
USPL DOUBLE A
RICHLAND RAILS AT MINNESOTA LOONS
GAME ID: 4610 - MONDAY, MAY 13TH, 2030 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richland Rails (5-7) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Minnesota Loons (7-5) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 0
Loons Clip Rails in Tight Contest
Minnesota rode a fine outing from starter Homer Robertson to victory over the Richland Rails at Loony Bin. The final score was 3-2. Minnesota reliever Tyler Rodríguez picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Matt Crowley absorbed the loss. Minnesota improves to 7-5 as they look to defend their championship.

José Mercado was the walk-off hero for Minnesota. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Loons left fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We put some tough at-bats on some tough pitches," said Minnesota manager Luis Rea.
RICHLAND BATTING LINESCORES MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Chikafuji CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .219 0 2
   f-A. Peña PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-W. Funkhouser CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Casillas 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .255 2 6
A. Keeping SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .160 1 6
J. Colón DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .209 1 4
L. Carlisle 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 0 5
J. Cooney C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
L. Li RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 2 7
   a-M. Bradshaw PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   d-S. Lyng 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Mix LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 2
   b-L. Preciado PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
V. Puente 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .350 1 6
   c-T. Bal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-M. Luna RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2 1 9 6      
a - M. Bradshaw pinch hit for L. Li in the 8th
b - L. Preciado pinch hit for A. Mix in the 8th
c - T. Bal pinch hit for V. Puente in the 8th
d - S. Lyng substituted for M. Bradshaw in the 8th
e - M. Luna substituted for T. Bal in the 8th
f - A. Peña pinch hit for Y. Chikafuji in the 9th
g - W. Funkhouser substituted for A. Peña in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Chikafuji (1, 4th Inning off H. Robertson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Colón (1, 4th Inning off H. Robertson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Chikafuji 2 , O. Casillas 2 , J. Colón 4
2-out RBI: J. Colón
GIDP: A. Keeping
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cooney (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Keeping-Casillas-Puente, Casillas-Keeping-Puente)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Espantoso DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292 0 5
A. Zúñiga 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .222 1 5
I. Tanaka SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .356 2 8
J. Aranda RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .105 0 1
J. Echevarría 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .279 1 2
C. Jaeckel LF, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .206 0 2
D. Snigdha 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 2
   a-J. Mercado PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
T. Muzquiz C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .381 0 2
J. Kroening CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .186 0 6
   b-S. Esparza PH, CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 0 4
Totals 32 3 10 3 1 4 12      
a - J. Mercado pinch hit for D. Snigdha in the 7th
b - S. Esparza pinch hit for J. Kroening in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Echevarría 2 , G. Espantoso , C. Jaeckel , T. Muzquiz , I. Tanaka , A. Zúñiga 2 , J. Mercado , S. Esparza
2-out RBI: I. Tanaka , S. Esparza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Espantoso , D. Snigdha , J. Aranda
GIDP: J. Kroening , C. Jaeckel
Hit by Pitch: C. Jaeckel
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Echevarría 2 (4) , C. Jaeckel (6) , S. Esparza (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tanaka-Snigdha-Zúñiga)
RICHLAND PITCHING LINESCORES MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Landi 6.0 6 1 1 1 4 0 91 59 5.40
M. Crowley L (0-1), BS (1) 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 31 18 9.95
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Landi 59
Batters Faced: C. Landi 23, M. Crowley 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Landi 7-5, M. Crowley 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Landi 91-59, M. Crowley 31-18
Hit Batsmen: M. Crowley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Robertson 8.0 3 2 2 1 9 1 108 70 3.10
T. Rodríguez W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Robertson 76
Batters Faced: H. Robertson 27, T. Rodríguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Robertson 10-4, T. Rodríguez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Robertson 108-70, T. Rodríguez 17-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Homer Robertson
Ballpark: Loony Bin
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 13228
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