USPL DOUBLE A
YAKIMA HOPS AT MINNESOTA LOONS
09/17/2025
 
USPL DOUBLE A
YAKIMA HOPS AT MINNESOTA LOONS
GAME ID: 5063 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yakima Hops (56-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Minnesota Loons (45-57) 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 6 10 0
Minnesota Edges Yakima, 6-0, Cortéz Ks 10
The Minnesota Loons topped the Yakima Hops, 6-0, in USPL Double A action at Loony Bin. The player of the game was Minnesota pitcher and Santa Teresa, Venezuela native Héctor Cortéz. The Loons improved to 45-57.

Cortéz allowed no earned runs on 5 hits over 7 innings for the Loons. He walked 1 and struck out 10.

"Some of the guys in here work pretty hard, some of the guys just kind of fall out of bed and get it done. Whatever works I guess, we won this one," Cortéz told the Minnesota Herald.
YAKIMA BATTING LINESCORES MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Tapia CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .280 2 29
L. Luquín SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 6 41
T. Jones C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .239 3 29
O. Villa RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .234 4 48
J. Reyes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .275 2 30
D. Luna DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .179 1 14
L. Roper 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .232 6 22
C. Shafer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .220 6 35
B. Skelly LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 0 3
Totals 31 0 6 0 2 12 21      
BATTING
Total Bases: B. Skelly 2 , J. Reyes 2 , O. Villa , D. Luna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Jones , C. Shafer , O. Villa
GIDP: T. Jones , D. Luna
Hit by Pitch: P. Tapia , L. Luquín
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Skelly (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Luquín (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Luquín-Roper-Shafer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Arévalo CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 3 32
L. Creek LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .238 3 32
M. Rosales RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .317 5 31
G. Sánchez DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .271 14 56
J. León 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .254 6 38
W. Horton C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261 1 15
B. Reeves SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .247 2 27
D. Aiken 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .189 0 13
J. Arreola 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .269 3 25
Totals 32 6 10 6 2 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Reeves (7, 8th Inning off J. Sirica, 0 on, 1 out) L. Creek (8, 1st Inning off R. Silva, 0 on, 1 out) M. Rosales (6, 5th Inning off R. Silva, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Sánchez (14, 5th Inning off R. Silva, 1 on, 1 out) J. Arreola (3, 5th Inning off R. Silva, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Horton 2 , B. Reeves 2 , L. Creek 2 , A. Arévalo , M. Rosales 3 , J. León , G. Sánchez 4 , J. Arreola 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Reeves , L. Creek , D. Aiken , J. Arreola 2
GIDP: G. Sánchez
Sac Bunt: L. Creek
Sac Fly: D. Aiken
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. León (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Aiken-Arreola, Arreola-Reeves-León)
YAKIMA PITCHING LINESCORES MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Silva L (11-9) 4.1 9 6 6 0 1 2 66 42 3.40
J. Castaneda 2.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 41 26 2.70
J. Sirica 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 1.82
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Silva 22
Batters Faced: R. Silva 22, J. Castaneda 10, J. Sirica 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Silva 9-2, J. Castaneda 1-4, J. Sirica 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Silva 66-42, J. Castaneda 41-26, J. Sirica 17-10
WP: J. Castaneda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Cortéz W (5-8) 7.0 5 0 0 1 10 0 102 69 3.64
I. Pérez 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 17 2.84
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Cortéz 76
Batters Faced: H. Cortéz 27, I. Pérez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Cortéz 3-6, I. Pérez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Cortéz 102-69, I. Pérez 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Pérez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Cortéz 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Héctor Cortéz
Ballpark: Loony Bin
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 3705
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