PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
MEXICO CITY DIABLOS AT IOWA CROP CIRCLES
08/24/2075
 
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
MEXICO CITY DIABLOS AT IOWA CROP CIRCLES
GAME ID: 1716 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2075 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Mexico City Diablos (48-76) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Iowa Crop Circles (56-67) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 0
Crop Circles Down Diablos, 2-1
The Iowa Crop Circles faced a tenacious opponent in Mexico City pitcher John Alexander, but still scratched out a win at The Cornfield by a final score of 2-1 in 10 innings. Alexander went 5.1 innings and allowed 1 run. James Stephens picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 3-4. Leroy Welch suffered the loss. Mexico City has now lost 8 in a row.

The Crop Circles got a clutch hit from right fielder Júlio Fernández. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Crop Circles.

"Tough wins, hard-earned wins, feel extra good," said Fernández.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE IOWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Maddaford RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 2 21
   a-N. Walker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183 0 4
   b-R. Rollins RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 2 16
J. Hoffman LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .267 17 60
R. Kuntz CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .288 25 68
F. Olivares 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .273 25 97
M. Navarro 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 10 55
E. Meza 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .232 11 49
D. William DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233 14 63
R. Mays SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 0 17
   c-B. Hayes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 3 21
   d-J. Costa SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 19
O. Salas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 6 26
Totals 33 1 4 1 4 10 14      
a - N. Walker pinch hit for J. Maddaford in the 8th
b - R. Rollins substituted for N. Walker in the 8th
c - B. Hayes pinch hit for R. Mays in the 10th
d - J. Costa substituted for B. Hayes in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: N. Walker , J. Hoffman 2 , E. Meza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Olivares , E. Meza
GIDP: D. William
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Walker (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Meza-Mays-Olivares)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fernández RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .192 3 30
B. Anderson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .284 0 16
D. Baker LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .281 7 26
R. Malone SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .252 0 26
J. Polilla 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .263 6 54
D. González CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .408 1 14
   a-L. MacIntosh PH, CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .276 13 59
J. Haynes DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .279 8 40
A. Aguilar 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .300 4 27
K. Corbin C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 8 20
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 13 12      
a - L. MacIntosh pinch hit for D. González in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Aguilar (16, 10th Inning off L. Welch, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Fernández , B. Anderson , D. Baker 2 , R. Malone , J. Polilla , L. MacIntosh , A. Aguilar 2 , K. Corbin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Polilla , L. MacIntosh , A. Aguilar
GIDP: J. Fernández
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Malone-Polilla)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE IOWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Walker 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.30   
J. Alexander 5.1 3 1 1 1 10 0 99 5.46   
E. Castaneda 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 5.92   
L. Welch L (2-9) 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 35 6.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 44
Batters Faced: T. Walker 5, J. Alexander 19, E. Castaneda 5, L. Welch 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 0-2, J. Alexander 4-1, E. Castaneda 3-1, L. Welch 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 16-10, J. Alexander 99-63, E. Castaneda 21-14, L. Welch 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Castaneda 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Farías 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 12 3.96   
S. Hartley 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 32 3.38   
T. Morgan 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 29 5.16   
M. Cervantes 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 40 2.73   
A. Cota 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 4.84   
J. Stephens W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Farías 35
Batters Faced: F. Farías 4, S. Hartley 6, T. Morgan 10, M. Cervantes 8, A. Cota 6, J. Stephens 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Farías 1-0, S. Hartley 1-2, T. Morgan 3-2, M. Cervantes 2-4, A. Cota 2-2, J. Stephens 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Farías 12-3, S. Hartley 32-24, T. Morgan 29-22, M. Cervantes 40-25, A. Cota 15-8, J. Stephens 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hartley 2-0 , M. Cervantes 1-0 , A. Cota 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Alexander
Ballpark: The Cornfield
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 28209
Special Notes: SP Fernando Farías was injured while pitching.
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