PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
HAVANA COMRADES AT IOWA CROP CIRCLES
08/28/2073
 
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
HAVANA COMRADES AT IOWA CROP CIRCLES
GAME ID: 1836 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2073 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Havana Comrades (69-62) 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 0
Iowa Crop Circles (50-81) 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 1
Comrades Rally to Nose Past Iowa
The Havana Comrades picked up a win at The Cornfield, downing the Iowa Crop Circles, 6-5. On the mound for Havana was left-hander YaKov Blumpkin, who played a pivotal role in the win. Havana reliever Octávio Pérez picked up the win, upping his record to 5-4. Alberto Cota absorbed the loss. Richard Carpenter notched his 35th save in 41 chances.

The game was at a stalemate until designated hitter Ralph McPherson came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Iowa pitcher Alberto Cota, he hit a 1-0 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Havana on top, 6-5.

"The key at this level is throwing strike one," said Blumpkin. "Successful pitchers do it."

With the win, the Comrades have a record of 69-62.
HAVANA BATTING LINESCORE IOWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Simons RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .178 5 21
J. López SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .197 4 30
R. Haney CF 5 2 1 0 0 1 6 .265 10 54
B. Taylor LF 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .281 13 47
R. McPherson DH 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 .216 10 27
M. Sánchez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .212 11 34
C. Dyer 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .231 3 37
J. Ricks 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .209 5 19
L. Davis C 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .206 5 19
Totals 37 6 9 6 5 10 23      
BATTING
Home Runs: L. Davis (5, 4th Inning off A. Lindsay, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Simons , J. López , R. Haney , B. Taylor 2 , R. McPherson 2 , J. Ricks , L. Davis 4
2-out RBI: B. Taylor , R. McPherson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Taylor , M. Sánchez , C. Dyer , L. Davis
Hit by Pitch: J. Ricks
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Christopher RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .265 2 26
J. Fernández LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .230 3 37
J. Ashe C 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .263 11 51
E. De La Cruz 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .212 10 33
E. Ibarra 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .263 9 36
L. MacIntosh CF 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .232 4 14
D. Baker DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .186 4 12
V. Martínez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281 2 28
R. González 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199 2 20
   a-C. Ashe PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .208 23 71
   b-F. Cole 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 10 39
   c-J. Polilla PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 3 11
Totals 31 5 4 5 7 11 13      
a - C. Ashe pinch hit for R. González in the 7th
b - F. Cole substituted for C. Ashe in the 8th
c - J. Polilla pinch hit for F. Cole in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ibarra (15, 4th Inning off Y. Blumpkin, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Ashe (23, 7th Inning off J. Zavala, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ibarra 3 , V. Martínez , C. Ashe 4
2-out RBI: C. Ashe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fernández , L. MacIntosh
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. MacIntosh (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. González (6)
HAVANA PITCHING LINESCORE IOWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Blumpkin 6.0 1 3 3 4 8 0 95 3.04   
J. Zavala BS (2) 1.2 2 2 2 2 1 1 29 4.27   
O. Pérez W (5-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.59   
R. Carpenter SV (35) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Blumpkin 62
Batters Faced: Y. Blumpkin 23, J. Zavala 9, O. Pérez 1, R. Carpenter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Blumpkin 5-5, J. Zavala 1-3, O. Pérez 0-1, R. Carpenter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Blumpkin 95-53, J. Zavala 29-15, O. Pérez 2-2, R. Carpenter 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Pérez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lindsay 5.1 6 5 2 5 5 1 96 4.64   
A. Cota L (3-4) 3.1 3 1 1 0 4 0 37 3.26   
T. Morgan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lindsay 42
Batters Faced: A. Lindsay 29, A. Cota 13, T. Morgan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lindsay 7-4, A. Cota 4-2, T. Morgan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lindsay 96-55, A. Cota 37-27, T. Morgan 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cota 1-0 , T. Morgan 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Lindsay
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: YaKov Blumpkin
Ballpark: The Cornfield
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 21684
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