PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
LAREDO BORDER JUMPERS AT IOWA CROP CIRCLES
06/18/2073
 
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND
LAREDO BORDER JUMPERS AT IOWA CROP CIRCLES
GAME ID: 981 - SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2073 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Laredo Border Jumpers (20-50) 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 7 9 2
Iowa Crop Circles (30-42) 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 X 10 15 0
Laredo Keeps Trending in Wrong Direction
The Laredo Border Jumpers got a superb performance from second baseman Melvin Gregory, but the Iowa Crop Circles still won the game, 10-7. Gregory was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Roberto Mendoza notched his 13th save in 15 chances. The last-place Border Jumpers have lost 9 straight games.

Early in the game, first baseman Esteban De La Cruz had a 3-run home run for Iowa. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Crop Circles on top, 3-0.

Laredo manager , after yet another defeat, said: "Just different when you have that swimming feeling in your cranium. It's difficult to focus."
LAREDO BATTING LINESCORE IOWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gregory 2B 4 2 2 4 1 1 2 .298 2 27
D. Hall RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .261 8 31
G. Maldonado 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 8 42
E. Moreno DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .300 2 6
K. Harle C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .324 4 12
E. Rivera SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .174 2 15
S. Sánchez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .121 3 10
S. Harris LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .180 6 20
C. Carter 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .187 0 3
Totals 34 7 9 7 3 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Gregory (12, 5th Inning off F. Farías, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Harle (4, 4th Inning off F. Farías, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Gregory (2, 7th Inning off A. Cota, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gregory 6 , E. Moreno 2 , K. Harle 5 , S. Harris 2 , C. Carter
2-out RBI: M. Gregory , K. Harle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Moreno
GIDP: M. Gregory
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Gregory (4) , S. Harris (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gregory (5) , C. Carter (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Harris-Carter)
OF assists: 2 (Harris(Polilla at 3rd base), Sánchez(Baker at 2nd base))
PB: K. Harle 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Amaya RF 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 .228 6 15
F. Cole 2B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .276 4 21
C. Ashe DH 4 2 1 3 1 1 6 .236 12 40
E. De La Cruz 1B 4 1 1 3 0 2 4 .233 4 19
   a-R. González 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 1 14
J. Polilla LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .295 2 6
D. Baker CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .198 2 6
K. Corbin C 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .243 3 9
E. Ibarra 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .239 5 18
V. Martínez SS 3 1 3 2 0 0 2 .290 1 18
Totals 37 10 15 8 2 11 27      
a - R. González substituted for E. De La Cruz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Cole (12, 1st Inning off M. Cook, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Martínez (17, 7th Inning off K. Osada, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. De La Cruz (4, 3rd Inning off M. Cook, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Ashe (12, 6th Inning off J. Rojas, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Amaya 3 , F. Cole 2 , C. Ashe 4 , E. De La Cruz 4 , J. Polilla 2 , D. Baker 2 , K. Corbin 2 , V. Martínez 4
2-out RBI: E. De La Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ashe , E. De La Cruz , J. Polilla
Sac Fly: V. Martínez
Hit by Pitch: F. Cole , E. De La Cruz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Amaya 2 (11)
CS: E. De La Cruz (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Martínez-De La Cruz, Ibarra-Cole-De La Cruz)
LAREDO PITCHING LINESCORE IOWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cook L (2-3) 3.1 7 6 3 1 6 1 75 4.75   
J. Rojas 2.0 4 3 3 0 3 1 45 8.22   
K. Osada 1.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 31 3.99   
M. Murdock 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cook 31
Batters Faced: M. Cook 19, J. Rojas 11, K. Osada 9, M. Murdock 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cook 1-3, J. Rojas 1-1, K. Osada 1-2, M. Murdock 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cook 75-45, J. Rojas 45-33, K. Osada 31-15, M. Murdock 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rojas 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Rojas , M. Murdock
Balk: M. Cook
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Farías W (7-3) 6.1 6 6 6 3 7 1 106 4.47   
A. Cota 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 23 2.75   
R. Mendoza SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Farías 41
Batters Faced: F. Farías 26, A. Cota 7, R. Mendoza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Farías 8-2, A. Cota 1-4, R. Mendoza 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Farías 106-64, A. Cota 23-13, R. Mendoza 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cota 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melvin Gregory
Ballpark: The Cornfield
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 23588
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