POTD TRIPLE A
VIRGINIA STING AT OFFSHORE GAMBLERS
08/18/2073
 
POTD TRIPLE A
VIRGINIA STING AT OFFSHORE GAMBLERS
GAME ID: 3111 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2073 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Virginia Sting (21-99) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Offshore Gamblers (71-49) 8 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 X 15 16 1
Red-Hot Branda Scorches Sting
A jubilant Travis Branda joined the postgame press conference at Steel Hounds Ballpark to offer some unusual words of encouragement -- for the Virginia Sting pitching staff he had just vanquished.

"It may not have looked like it," said the Offshore Gamblers right fielder, "but I saw some awful good pitches today. If luck hadn't been on my side it might have turned out a lot different."

That would not have been the conclusion of anyone who saw his dominant 5-for-5 hitting performance, which led to the 15-2 Gamblers win.

"He made it look easy," said , manager of the Sting. "We never figured out what to do with him. Obviously."

Travis Branda hit a three-run home run off Jim Unknown in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Jim Unknown in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 5th and singled in the 8th.

This season, Branda has hit at a .397 clip and produced 16 RBI, 4 home runs and 20 runs.
VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE OFFSHORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lucas LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .290 6 26
   b-J. Unknown PH, LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Fletcher DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .264 10 43
   c-J. Unknown DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Crabtree RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .270 5 31
   d-J. Unknown PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
S. Martínez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .303 19 51
E. Callahan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 4 30
   e-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   f-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
J. Unknown SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1 2 11 10      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. Lucas in the 7th
c - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 8th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for S. Crabtree in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for E. Callahan in the 9th
f - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Lucas , G. Fletcher , S. Crabtree , S. Martínez , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: B. Lucas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Crabtree , E. Callahan , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Fletcher (6) , J. Unknown (1)
CS: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
PB: E. Callahan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Inelán 2B 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .298 11 59
E. Kidd SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .313 6 28
B. Dufrene LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .287 11 76
   a-J. Arellano PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 6
T. Branda DH 5 4 5 4 0 0 0 .397 4 16
J. Rosa RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .284 4 40
T. Brown 1B 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .303 12 56
L. Thomas 3B 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 .290 9 50
J. Swain C 3 2 1 4 2 1 1 .233 12 50
M. Morales CF 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 .295 7 45
Totals 41 15 16 15 5 8 16      
a - J. Arellano pinch hit for B. Dufrene in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Branda (4, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morales (7, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , T. Branda 2 (4, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Swain (12, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Thomas (9, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Inelán 2 , E. Kidd , T. Branda 12 , J. Rosa , T. Brown 3 , L. Thomas 5 , J. Swain 4 , M. Morales 4
2-out RBI: J. Swain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Dufrene , J. Rosa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Inelán (26)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rosa (7)
VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE OFFSHORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 0.1 6 8 8 3 0 2 39 216.00   
J. Unknown 3.1 5 4 4 1 4 2 58 10.80   
J. Unknown 3.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 49 2.70   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 22 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown -4
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-0, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 3-4, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 39-19, J. Unknown 58-40, J. Unknown 49-36, J. Unknown 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. García W (11-8) 6.0 5 2 1 2 5 0 94 3.45   
G. Shaw SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 39 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. García 59
Batters Faced: P. García 25, G. Shaw 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. García 3-9, G. Shaw 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. García 94-53, G. Shaw 39-27
Hit Batsmen: P. García
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Travis Branda
Ballpark: Steel Hounds Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 12951
Special Notes: Travis Branda ties the OFG regular season game record for hits with 5.
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