USPL SINGLE A
NIAGARA FALLS EXPOS AT YELLOWKNIFE DRAGONBLOOD
09/04/2027
 
USPL SINGLE A
NIAGARA FALLS EXPOS AT YELLOWKNIFE DRAGONBLOOD
GAME ID: 6523 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara Falls Expos (34-61) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Yellowknife Dragonblood (41-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Expos Edge Yellowknife in Pitching Duel
Niagara Falls beat Yellowknife on the strength of starter Naozane Kobayashi's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a 1-0 win. Dao-zi Zhai closed the door for Niagara Falls, picking up his 2nd save of the year. Niagara Falls, now 34-61, holds last place in the Premier A.

Cosmo Castanhedo broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the second with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It put the Expos in front, 1-0. For the game, Castanhedo went 1-2.

"Runs were at a premium," said Niagara Falls manager Dave Ross.
NIAGARA FALLS BATTING LINESCORES YELLOWKNIFE BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Soto RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .172 0 5
   c-H. Kong PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 5 35
K. Darri DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .174 1 13
J. Smelter 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .175 0 14
C. Germán 1B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .180 2 14
M. Germán 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .214 3 21
J. Ibarra C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 4 25
J. Halvorsen LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .220 0 6
   a-D. Medforth PR, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 0 14
C. Castanhedo SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .222 1 13
R. La Caze CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .302 0 12
   b-E. Castro PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 1 14
Totals 30 1 7 1 1 5 17      
a - D. Medforth pinch ran for J. Halvorsen in the 7th
b - E. Castro pinch hit for R. La Caze in the 7th
c - H. Kong pinch hit for R. Soto in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Smelter (9, 6th Inning off J. Menchaca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Castanhedo , R. Soto , J. Smelter 3 , M. Germán , J. Halvorsen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. La Caze , K. Darri 2 , J. Ibarra
GIDP: K. Darri
Sac Bunt: C. Castanhedo , R. La Caze
Sac Fly: C. Castanhedo
Hit by Pitch: J. Ibarra
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smelter-Germán-Germán, Germán-Castanhedo-Germán)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Peña SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .315 2 24
M. García LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .186 0 17
J. García CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 1 7
   d-B. Heise PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145 0 0
P. van Lochem RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .202 6 27
   e-P. Gamboa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 2 6
A. Thachi 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 1 7
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-B. Swartwood 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 0 7
K. Kamen 1B, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 6 21
X. Liu C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
M. Naidoo DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 1 4
J. Yang 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .151 0 2
   c-A. Sánchez PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 0 8
Totals 30 0 6 0 1 6 12      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for A. Thachi in the 7th
b - B. Swartwood substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
c - A. Sánchez pinch hit for J. Yang in the 8th
d - B. Heise pinch hit for J. García in the 9th
e - P. Gamboa pinch hit for P. van Lochem in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Peña 3 , P. van Lochem , X. Liu 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. van Lochem , M. García
GIDP: S. Peña , M. Naidoo
Hit by Pitch: M. Naidoo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. García (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yang-Peña-Kamen)
NIAGARA FALLS PITCHING LINESCORES YELLOWKNIFE PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. Kobayashi W (3-5) 8.0 6 0 0 1 4 0 105 68 3.71
D. Zhai SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 10 3.09
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kobayashi 73
Batters Faced: N. Kobayashi 29, D. Zhai 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kobayashi 8-9, D. Zhai 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kobayashi 105-68, D. Zhai 13-10
Hit Batsmen: N. Kobayashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Menchaca L (1-3) 6.0 7 1 1 0 2 0 88 51 4.50
J. Stanton 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 34 19 3.09
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Menchaca 56
Batters Faced: J. Menchaca 25, J. Stanton 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Menchaca 11-4, J. Stanton 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Menchaca 88-51, J. Stanton 34-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Stanton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Menchaca
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Naozane Kobayashi
Ballpark: The Dragon Den
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 6485
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