GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
IOWA CITY KINGPINS AT NIIGATA GIGANS
07/02/2039
 
GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
IOWA CITY KINGPINS AT NIIGATA GIGANS
GAME ID: 12957 - SATURDAY, JULY 2ND , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iowa City Kingpins (29-52) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 0
Niigata Gigans (40-41) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 0
Kingpins Win at Niigata, 5-4
Behind a solid performance from second baseman Orlando Mercado, the Iowa City Kingpins defeated the Niigata Gigans, 5-4. Mercado went 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Kingpins. The 4th-place Kingpins now have a win-loss record of 29-52.

In the top of the first of a scoreless game, Mercado hit a 2-run home run to put his team ahead.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Mercado.
IOWA CITY BATTING LINESCORE NIIGATA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Sánchez RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .230 4 23
P. Holmes CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .216 6 33
H. López SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .329 0 5
O. Mercado 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .201 13 35
   b-K. Kouki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 5 20
   c-A. Rangel 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 0 7
P. Prado 1B, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .138 1 3
S. Graves 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .248 1 12
S. Baiano C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268 2 28
D. Riley LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .201 6 12
K. Correa DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 5
   a-A. McCutcheon DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 15 34
Totals 37 5 10 5 3 7 14      
a - A. McCutcheon inserted as DH in the 9th
b - K. Kouki pinch hit for O. Mercado in the 9th
c - A. Rangel substituted for K. Kouki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Riley (7, 4th Inning off J. Salinas, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Prado (1, 5th Inning off J. Salinas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Sánchez (3, 3rd Inning off J. Salinas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Mercado (13, 1st Inning off J. Salinas, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Riley (6, 6th Inning off J. Ríos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Sánchez 4 , P. Holmes , H. López , O. Mercado 5 , P. Prado 3 , D. Riley 6
2-out RBI: T. Sánchez , O. Mercado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Holmes , K. Kouki , S. Graves 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Sánchez (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (López-Mercado-Prado, López-Mercado-Prado)
OF assists: 1 (Sánchez(Wang at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Wood CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .290 2 19
   c-Á. Sandoval PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 7
B. Norrish 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .207 10 32
Y. Ton DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .275 21 53
G. Reynolds 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .273 13 41
C. Watts 3B, SS 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 .332 5 28
X. Wert RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .322 1 30
A. Collen LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .322 11 40
J. Yi C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .204 0 6
P. Laro SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .197 10 38
   a-M. Wang PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 3 7
   b-M. Whittingham SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 20
Totals 30 4 9 4 7 6 24      
a - M. Wang pinch hit for P. Laro in the 8th
b - M. Whittingham substituted for M. Wang in the 9th
c - Á. Sandoval pinch hit for R. Wood in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Wert (29, 4th Inning off P. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Wood (10, 7th Inning off F. Gómez, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Watts (18, 8th Inning off F. Gómez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Wang (3, 8th Inning off N. Tan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Wood 3 , C. Watts 2 , X. Wert 3 , A. Collen , J. Yi , P. Laro , M. Wang 2
2-out RBI: M. Wang
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ton , C. Watts , X. Wert , P. Laro
GIDP: Y. Ton , A. Collen
Sac Fly: C. Watts , J. Yi
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Wood 2 (16)
CS: P. Laro (8)
IOWA CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NIIGATA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Nicholson 4.1 3 1 1 4 4 0 91 3.75   
F. Gómez W (3-3) 3.0 4 2 2 3 1 0 55 6.55   
N. Tan H (2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 8.13   
A. Massingham SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Nicholson 53
Batters Faced: P. Nicholson 19, F. Gómez 14, N. Tan 3, A. Massingham 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Nicholson 3-5, F. Gómez 4-2, N. Tan 0-1, A. Massingham 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Nicholson 91-48, F. Gómez 55-30, N. Tan 8-5, A. Massingham 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tan 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Salinas L (7-6) 4.2 8 4 4 1 3 1 114 3.27   
J. Ríos 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 36 1.80   
D. Vera 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 33 5.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Salinas 34
Batters Faced: J. Salinas 23, J. Ríos 9, D. Vera 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Salinas 5-6, J. Ríos 2-4, D. Vera 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Salinas 114-69, J. Ríos 36-29, D. Vera 33-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ríos 1-0
Balk: J. Salinas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Mercado
Ballpark: Gigans Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 18071
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