PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
IOWA CROP CIRCLES AT READING RAILBIRDS
07/18/2074
 
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
IOWA CROP CIRCLES AT READING RAILBIRDS
GAME ID: 1239 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2074 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iowa Crop Circles (35-54) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Reading Railbirds (51-39) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 8 1
Railbirds Bridle Crop Circles, 3-1
Reading pitcher José Méndez had a large part in his team subduing the Iowa Crop Circles, 3-1. The opposition could never mount much of a rally against the right-hander. Héctor Rodríguez was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 10 of 12 save opportunities. The first-place Railbirds have won 4 consecutive games.

In the bottom of the first inning, the Railbirds grabbed the lead when Jorge Flores rapped a two-out single. Reading was trailing 1-0, when Flores hit a 2-run single off Clyde Barfoot to put his team in front, 2-1.

"When you are able to locate the ball, good things are going to happen," said Méndez.
IOWA BATTING LINESCORE READING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Amaya CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 9 27
K. Christopher RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .259 3 25
J. Ashe C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 6 35
J. Fernández LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 3 35
   a-J. Haynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 1 8
J. Polilla 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 6 38
   b-M. Gregory PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 0 13
F. Cole 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 31
B. Lloyd DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 1 5
V. Martínez SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .251 0 20
E. Ibarra 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 7 34
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 4 8      
a - J. Haynes pinch hit for J. Fernández in the 9th
b - M. Gregory pinch hit for J. Polilla in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Christopher (3, 1st Inning off J. Méndez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Christopher 4 , J. Ashe , E. Ibarra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Amaya
GIDP: M. Gregory
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramos 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .309 4 27
   a-W. Campbell 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 7 25
S. Parks DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .304 14 38
H. Gregg 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .312 14 46
   b-A. Chafuen 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 0 14
R. Clemente RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .302 20 61
J. Flores 3B, 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .337 3 26
R. Hunt LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .224 6 21
E. Bonner SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 5 28
R. Wright C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 5 20
R. Fitzgerald CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .242 4 23
Totals 32 3 8 3 3 7 17      
a - W. Campbell substituted for J. Ramos in the 8th
b - A. Chafuen substituted for H. Gregg in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Gregg (17, 3rd Inning off C. Barfoot, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Parks (4, 7th Inning off B. Bryant, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Gregg (1, 7th Inning off B. Bryant, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Parks 4 , H. Gregg 5 , J. Flores , R. Hunt , E. Bonner , R. Fitzgerald
2-out RBI: H. Gregg , J. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Parks , J. Flores , R. Hunt , E. Bonner
Hit by Pitch: E. Bonner
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Fitzgerald (9)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Bonner (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Bonner-Chafuen-Flores)
IOWA PITCHING LINESCORE READING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Barfoot L (4-10) 5.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 90 3.90   
B. Bryant 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 42 4.97   
R. Mendoza 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Barfoot 52
Batters Faced: C. Barfoot 22, B. Bryant 13, R. Mendoza 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Barfoot 7-3, B. Bryant 2-4, R. Mendoza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Barfoot 90-51, B. Bryant 42-30, R. Mendoza 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Mendoza 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Bryant
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Méndez W (7-2) 7.0 3 1 1 1 4 1 92 3.08   
H. Rodríguez SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Méndez 70
Batters Faced: J. Méndez 26, H. Rodríguez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Méndez 9-8, H. Rodríguez 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Méndez 92-54, H. Rodríguez 22-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Méndez
Ballpark: Schuylkill Landing Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 56984
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