UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
BOSTON PATRIOTS AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS
09/04/2028
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
BOSTON PATRIOTS AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS
GAME ID: 471 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Patriots (56-39) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 9 1
Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids (45-50) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Late Rally by Patriots Secures Win
Starting pitcher John Kaufman pitched well enough to help the Boston Patriots beat the Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids by the score of 5-3. The winning pitcher was Kaufman, now 9-5. He tossed 8 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 11. Folkert van Huizen notched his 9th save in 11 chances.

Tamasaburo Kato's hit in the top of the ninth was a game-changer. With two out, he rapped a fastball from José Caballero for a 2-run single. It put Boston in front, 5-3.

In postgame comments to the Boston Daily, Kato said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The Patriots improved to 56-39.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORES NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Enríquez CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 3 31
T. Kato 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .293 9 41
J. Alejándrez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240 9 27
T. Armstrong 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .301 5 55
T. Appeldoorn C 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 .349 4 11
J. Papasogli LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .319 0 34
B. Chambers SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .252 0 27
R. Félix RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .251 4 25
S. Sakata DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 7 39
Totals 35 5 9 4 3 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Félix (7, 9th Inning off J. Caballero, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Appeldoorn (4, 4th Inning off A. López, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Armstrong , J. Alejándrez , R. Félix 2 , T. Kato 2 , T. Appeldoorn 5 , A. Enríquez , B. Chambers
2-out RBI: T. Kato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alejándrez , R. Félix
GIDP: R. Félix
Hit by Pitch: T. Appeldoorn
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Enríquez (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kaufman (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ohara 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .245 2 12
B. Callison 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 6 33
R. Sánchez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .244 12 38
E. Adams DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .261 9 28
A. Pizarro CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .256 7 34
F. Ornelas RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .219 7 21
A. Joysey C 4 1 1 3 0 3 0 .222 15 55
M. Alejadre LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 9
   b-S. Kiyomizu LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 6 37
L. McCloud SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .189 2 11
Totals 33 3 5 3 1 13 12      
a - J. Cabrera pinch hit for M. Alejadre in the 7th
b - S. Kiyomizu substituted for J. Cabrera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. McCloud (9, 5th Inning off J. Kaufman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Joysey (15, 2nd Inning off J. Kaufman, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. McCloud 2 , A. Joysey 4 , E. Adams , M. Ohara 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pizarro , B. Callison
Hit by Pitch: E. Adams
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Pizarro (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Sánchez-McCloud-Sánchez)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORES NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Kaufman W (9-5) 8.0 5 3 2 1 11 1 110 72 2.98
F. van Huizen SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 2.50
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kaufman 72
Batters Faced: J. Kaufman 32, F. van Huizen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kaufman 6-7, F. van Huizen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kaufman 110-72, F. van Huizen 11-7
Hit Batsmen: J. Kaufman
Balk: J. Kaufman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. López 5.2 6 3 3 2 3 1 92 60 3.20
D. Hudson 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 33 23 0.96
I. Paunescu 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2.96
J. Caballero L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 23 11 3.07
PITCHING
Game Score: A. López 46
Batters Faced: A. López 25, D. Hudson 7, I. Paunescu 1, J. Caballero 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. López 10-3, D. Hudson 2-1, I. Paunescu 0-1, J. Caballero 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. López 92-60, D. Hudson 33-23, I. Paunescu 7-5, J. Caballero 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hudson 2-0 , I. Paunescu 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. López
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Kaufman
Ballpark: Atlantica
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 20 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 39044
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