PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
ORLANDO RUM RUNNERS AT VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS
08/23/2075
 
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
ORLANDO RUM RUNNERS AT VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS
GAME ID: 1710 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2075 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Rum Runners (64-60) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Vermont Lake Monsters (49-73) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
Lake Monsters Earn 2-1 Home Win
Starting pitcher Pedro Burgos gave the Vermont Lake Monsters a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the Orlando Rum Runners, 2-1, at Welsh Field. Burgos got the win, improving to 8-6. He gave up 2 hits and walked 2 over 6.1 innings. He allowed 1 run. Jim Arnold, who is tied for 5th in the AP in saves with 26, earned the save for Vermont.

Ernesto Mercado drove in one run for Vermont. The former first round draft pick had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Jerry Daniels. It was his 43rd RBI of the season.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Vermont manager Kevin Tucker said.

The win puts Vermont at 49-73.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Allen RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .350 13 77
R. Ramos 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .259 4 39
T. Perkins 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .286 6 48
Y. Sun 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .301 28 86
A. Encarnación CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .210 4 38
F. Gibbs DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 9 33
   a-P. O'Brian DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 21 55
D. Hornsby LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .242 2 26
   b-D. O'Connor PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336 3 26
J. Willis C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .232 10 43
   c-D. Hawkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 10 19
E. Guerrero SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .276 4 38
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 11 16      
a - P. O'Brian inserted as DH in the 9th
b - D. O'Connor pinch hit for D. Hornsby in the 9th
c - D. Hawkins pinch hit for J. Willis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ramos (22, 1st Inning off C. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Hornsby (2, 2nd Inning off P. Burgos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Allen , R. Ramos 4 , P. O'Brian , D. Hornsby 4 , D. O'Connor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Allen , T. Perkins , A. Encarnación , E. Guerrero
Sac Bunt: E. Guerrero
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Encarnación-Ramos, Guerrero-Sun)
OF assists: 1 (Encarnación(Atkinson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Inelán 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .249 6 34
R. Anderson SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .281 0 36
P. King LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .311 8 57
K. Atkinson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .282 15 59
R. Andrews 1B 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 .305 7 64
R. Hoover DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .311 9 48
H. Reynolds RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .311 7 61
E. Mercado CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .242 2 43
E. Callahan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 3 38
Totals 27 2 7 2 4 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Andrews (31, 4th Inning off J. Daniels, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Anderson , K. Atkinson , R. Andrews 4 , R. Hoover , E. Callahan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. King , R. Hoover
Sac Fly: R. Andrews , E. Mercado
Team LOB: 7
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Daniels L (8-5) 5.2 5 2 2 3 6 0 97 3.87   
B. Pugh 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 29 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Daniels 54
Batters Faced: J. Daniels 24, B. Pugh 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Daniels 4-6, B. Pugh 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Daniels 97-56, B. Pugh 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Pugh 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Thomas 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 13 4.45   
P. Burgos W (8-6) 6.1 2 1 1 2 7 1 97 3.03   
A. Villanueva H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.72   
J. Arnold SV (26) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Thomas 46
Batters Faced: C. Thomas 5, P. Burgos 23, A. Villanueva 3, J. Arnold 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Thomas 0-0, P. Burgos 6-6, A. Villanueva 2-0, J. Arnold 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Thomas 13-12, P. Burgos 97-60, A. Villanueva 7-5, J. Arnold 17-9
WP: P. Burgos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Burgos
Ballpark: Welsh Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 27683
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