USPL TRIPLE A
MONONGAHELA MONSTERS AT NORFOLK PAJARITOS
08/19/2052
 
USPL TRIPLE A
MONONGAHELA MONSTERS AT NORFOLK PAJARITOS
GAME ID: 2335 - MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2052 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Monongahela Monsters (42-40) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 9 0
Norfolk Pajaritos (40-42) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2
Monsters Snag 5-3 Win
The Monongahela Monsters topped the Norfolk Pajaritos, 5-3, in USPL Triple A action at Norfolk Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Monongahela third baseman José Mercado. Kirby Perkins notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record now sits at 6-2. With the win, Monongahela upped its record to 42-40.

Mercado had a timely hit for Monongahela in the top of the eighth. With Norfolk trailing 3-2, he turned a 0-1 fastball into a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season, making it 5-3, Monongahela.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Mercado said.
MONONGAHELA BATTING LINESCORE NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rendell CF, LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .150 0 0
S. Roberts SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .200 1 12
P. Hernández C 4 2 1 2 1 2 3 .238 2 16
P. Lieftink 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .292 9 21
J. Mercado LF, 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .289 10 46
J. Cortéz RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .245 5 15
B. Foreman DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .244 6 12
R. Marino 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .218 8 31
   b-D. Montés 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 10
D. Hall 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .176 2 16
   a-S. James PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 7 25
Totals 36 5 9 5 4 17 16      
a - S. James pinch hit for D. Hall in the 7th
b - D. Montés substituted for R. Marino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mercado (18, 1st Inning off W. Middleton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Hernández (2, 1st Inning off W. Middleton, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Mercado (10, 8th Inning off E. Boyd, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rendell , S. Roberts , P. Hernández 4 , P. Lieftink , J. Mercado 7 , J. Cortéz , R. Marino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Hernández , P. Lieftink , J. Cortéz , B. Foreman , R. Marino
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Roberts (3) , J. Mercado (9)
CS: J. Cortéz (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Olieman 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 2 12
F. Kersey RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 1 13
   a-A. Espinosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 1 11
   c-R. Suarez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1 9
J. Mireles 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236 10 37
   b-J. Stanley PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 0 6
K. Atkins LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .240 5 15
W. Chong C 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .276 2 7
B. Baldwin 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .235 2 18
H. A SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 2 17
J. Costello CF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 8 28
M. Barnett DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .245 15 44
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 7 9      
a - A. Espinosa pinch hit for F. Kersey in the 8th
b - J. Stanley pinch ran for J. Mireles in the 8th
c - R. Suarez substituted for A. Espinosa in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Chong (2, 2nd Inning off J. Mcquade, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Olieman , J. Mireles , K. Atkins , W. Chong 5 , H. A
2-out RBI: T. Olieman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Kersey , W. Chong
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Costello (6)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Chong 2 (5)
MONONGAHELA PITCHING LINESCORE NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mcquade 6.0 5 3 3 1 4 1 87 3.90   
K. Perkins W (6-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 4.23   
T. Gato SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mcquade 53
Batters Faced: J. Mcquade 24, K. Perkins 8, T. Gato 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mcquade 6-8, K. Perkins 2-2, T. Gato 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mcquade 87-60, K. Perkins 22-13, T. Gato 8-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Middleton 5.2 4 2 2 3 13 1 101 4.79   
E. Boyd L (0-5), BS (2) 1.1 2 3 3 1 3 1 28 5.82   
C. Small 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 21 6.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Middleton 63
Batters Faced: W. Middleton 25, E. Boyd 7, C. Small 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Middleton 3-1, E. Boyd 0-1, C. Small 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Middleton 101-67, E. Boyd 28-16, C. Small 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Boyd 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Mercado
Ballpark: Norfolk Field
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 10796
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