UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT CHICAGO GOLD SOX
09/14/2034
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAINBOW MERMAIDS AT CHICAGO GOLD SOX
GAME ID: 489 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids (39-59) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 8 1
Chicago Gold Sox (48-50) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Rainbow Mermaids Topple Gold Sox with Late Rally
The Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids picked up a win at Gold Sox Field, knocking off the Chicago Gold Sox, 6-3. Starting pitcher Eric Matson, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason why. The winner was Northern Virginia reliever Keith Johnson, now 4-1. The loser was Toshiki Yokoyama. The 9th-place Rainbow Mermaids improved to 39-59.

Eustacio Tafalla, who is tied for 7th in the PL in hits with 117, helped out the Northern Virginia cause in the top of the ninth inning with a 2-run single. For the game, the third baseman went 2-5 with a double. He drove in 2 runs.

"I like to lead by example," said Matson. "I'm glad I could contribute to a good win."
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORES CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cabana 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .254 5 28
R. Mence SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .254 6 24
E. Tafalla 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .317 26 77
Z. Kashani 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .238 18 57
S. Noonan DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .211 4 16
R. Walker CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .204 3 23
T. Socorro C 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .195 4 17
B. Walton LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .187 0 5
R. McNally RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .205 0 4
Totals 35 6 8 6 6 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Tafalla (16, 6th Inning off T. McKee, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Walker (3, 9th Inning off T. Yokoyama, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Socorro (4, 2nd Inning off T. McKee, 0 on, 1 out) Z. Kashani (18, 8th Inning off A. Aries, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Walker 4 , R. Mence 2 , T. Socorro 4 , E. Tafalla 3 , Z. Kashani 5
2-out RBI: E. Tafalla , Z. Kashani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Socorro , S. Noonan 2
GIDP: R. Mence
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Kashani (26)

FIELDING
Errors: R. McNally (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Vázquez RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .238 2 10
H. Ogasawara 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .189 2 18
V. Guzmán DH 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .230 17 42
   a-R. Flores DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Rodríguez SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .273 11 39
L. Cotto 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .304 14 41
S. Ohayashi LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248 5 25
F. Plugge C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230 3 15
Z. Preckwinkle CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .128 2 10
J. Sexton 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 1 4
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 10 9      
a - R. Flores substituted for V. Guzmán in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: L. Cotto (2, 3rd Inning off E. Matson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Guzmán (17, 3rd Inning off E. Matson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guzmán 5 , R. Vázquez 3 , F. Plugge , L. Cotto 3
2-out RBI: V. Guzmán , L. Cotto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Rodríguez 2 , S. Ohayashi
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Flores (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rodríguez (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Sexton-Rodríguez-Cotto)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORES CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Matson 7.1 7 3 3 1 7 1 101 68 5.19
K. Johnson W (4-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 15 3.68
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Matson 58
Batters Faced: E. Matson 30, K. Johnson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Matson 11-4, K. Johnson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Matson 101-68, K. Johnson 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Johnson 1-0
Balk: E. Matson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. McKee 6.0 4 2 2 3 4 1 91 50 3.23
A. Aries BS (4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 21 17 3.18
T. Yokoyama L (4-3) 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 1 24 13 3.62
R. Peterson 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 4 3.63
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McKee 57
Batters Faced: T. McKee 25, A. Aries 7, T. Yokoyama 7, R. Peterson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McKee 6-7, A. Aries 3-0, T. Yokoyama 1-1, R. Peterson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. McKee 91-50, A. Aries 21-17, T. Yokoyama 24-13, R. Peterson 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Peterson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Matson
Ballpark: Gold Sox Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 32850
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