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BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT OTTAWA NATIONALS
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M3L DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT OTTAWA NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1930 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (1-3) 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 11 11 3
Ottawa Nationals (3-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 1
Willemsen 4-5 as Polar Bears Squeeze Past Ottawa
Getting a good performance from catcher Fokke Willemsen, the Billings Polar Bears defeated the Ottawa Nationals, 11-2. Willemsen was 4 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 3 times and drove in 6 for the Polar Bears. Losses have been few and far between for the Nationals, who are now 3-1.

An important at-bat for Billings came with two out in the top of the ninth. With the bases loaded, Willemsen hit a grand slam, which contributed to the Polar Bears win.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Willemsen, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORES OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Díaz CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
L. Marín DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .267 0 2
R. Ruíz 1B 2 3 1 0 3 0 0 .444 0 0
F. Willemsen C 5 3 4 6 0 0 1 .375 1 6
V. Quezada LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
   a-M. Alemán PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-J. Unknown LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Landrum SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .176 1 2
J. Machado RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .154 0 1
A. Mateo 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 0 2
L. Lovelace 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 37 11 11 8 4 8 13      
a - M. Alemán pinch hit for V. Quezada in the 9th
b - J. Unknown substituted for M. Alemán in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Díaz (1, 9th Inning off R. Ruíz, 1 on, 1 out) F. Willemsen 2 (2, 1st Inning off T. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Nelson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: V. Quezada (1, 1st Inning off T. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Willemsen (1, 9th Inning off R. Ruíz, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Díaz 3 , L. Lovelace , F. Willemsen 9 , V. Quezada 3 , R. Ruíz , L. Marín , M. Alemán
2-out RBI: , F. Willemsen 2 , V. Quezada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Lovelace
GIDP: L. Marín
Sac Fly: A. Mateo
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ríos 2 (2) , A. Mateo (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Landrum-Lovelace-Ruíz, Lovelace-Landrum-Ruíz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Morales RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .118 0 1
L. Espinosa DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .267 0 2
M. Marrero C 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
R. Yim LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .357 0 3
V. Fuentes SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
M. Thompson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .231 0 0
J. Mancía 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
W. Martin CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
D. Wills 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .111 1 2
Totals 35 2 10 2 2 7 16      
BATTING
Triples: E. Morales (1, 7th Inning off W. Meek, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Yim , M. Thompson , L. Espinosa , J. Mancía 2 , W. Martin , M. Marrero , E. Morales 4 , V. Fuentes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Espinosa 2 , J. Mancía , W. Martin , M. Marrero
GIDP: R. Yim , V. Fuentes
Sac Fly: L. Espinosa
Hit by Pitch: D. Wills
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mancía (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Fuentes-Wills-Thompson)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORES OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Cross 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 27 22 0.00
J. Ríos W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 21 0.00
W. Meek H (1) 1.1 3 2 2 2 0 0 31 16 7.71
J. Maestas 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 19 3.60
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cross 50
Batters Faced: T. Cross 10, J. Ríos 9, W. Meek 9, J. Maestas 10, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cross 2-3, J. Ríos 1-3, W. Meek 2-1, J. Maestas 2-2, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cross 27-22, J. Ríos 30-21, W. Meek 31-16, J. Maestas 30-19, J. Unknown 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ríos 1-0 , W. Meek 2-0 , J. Maestas 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Maestas
Balk: T. Cross
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Nelson L (0-1) 5.0 6 7 4 2 6 0 94 63 7.20
R. Ruíz 3.2 4 4 4 2 2 1 50 32 9.82
P. Romero 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nelson 37
Batters Faced: T. Nelson 24, R. Ruíz 16, P. Romero 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nelson 5-4, R. Ruíz 5-3, P. Romero 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nelson 94-63, R. Ruíz 50-32, P. Romero 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Ruíz 2-1
WP: T. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fokke Willemsen
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 14856
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