RISING STAR LEAGUE
MONTREAL HARFANGS AT PORTLAND (E) LOBSTER
08/17/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MONTREAL HARFANGS AT PORTLAND (E) LOBSTER
GAME ID: 5546 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Harfangs (63-59) 5 0 3 2 0 2 3 1 0 16 19 0
Portland (E) Lobster (48-75) 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 7 11 1
Fujiwara Cracks 5 Hits
Junpei Fujiwara was at the head of a Montreal hit parade at Ballpark of Portland. The left fielder went to the plate 5 times and came away with 5 hits, sparking the Harfangs to a nice 16-7 victory over the Portland (E) Lobster.

"I told the guys in the dugout, just be thinking about hitting the ball hard somewhere," the sweet-swinging Fujiwara told reporters after the game. "Seems like it worked out well for us today."

Lobster skipper Matthew McExpos said later that the club gave up "too much plate."

"Not the way we planned it," he said. "Every hitter in the league will rip you when you do that."

Junpei Fujiwara hit a two-run double in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, doubled in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Tenchi Tanaka in the 6th, was hit by a pitch in the 7th and hit an RBI double in the 8th.

Currently Fujiwara is batting .225 with 16 home runs and 47 RBIs.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND (E) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Garcia CF, LF 6 1 1 0 0 3 2 .254 19 62
C. Dijkstra SS 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 .261 7 46
R. Salas DH 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 .319 16 53
   a-H. Ferran DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 6 32
J. Fujiwara LF 5 5 5 4 0 0 0 .225 16 47
   c-R. Bice RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 5 22
P. Parra RF 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 .265 7 18
   b-M. Gutierrez PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 2 10
D. Davila 3B 4 2 3 2 2 0 0 .281 14 49
J. Sitterley 2B 5 1 4 2 1 1 2 .286 6 36
M. Avalos 1B 5 0 2 5 1 2 5 .282 7 32
F. Martinez C 5 0 0 0 1 1 7 .239 3 17
Totals 46 16 19 15 7 13 24      
a - H. Ferran inserted as DH in the 7th
b - M. Gutierrez pinch hit for P. Parra in the 8th
c - R. Bice substituted for J. Fujiwara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fujiwara 3 (20, 1st Inning off K. Muraoka, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off A. Melgar, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Zavala, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Avalos (17, 1st Inning off A. Melgar, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Davila (7, 3rd Inning off A. Melgar, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Sitterley (24, 9th Inning off J. Zavala, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Salas (16, 4th Inning off A. Melgar, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Fujiwara (16, 6th Inning off T. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Garcia , C. Dijkstra , R. Salas 4 , H. Ferran , J. Fujiwara 11 , P. Parra , D. Davila 4 , J. Sitterley 5 , M. Avalos 3
2-out RBI: J. Fujiwara , P. Parra , D. Davila , J. Sitterley 2 , M. Avalos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Garcia , M. Gutierrez , M. Avalos , F. Martinez 4
GIDP: M. Avalos
Hit by Pitch: J. Fujiwara
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davila-Sitterley-Avalos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Schilling CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .257 8 30
   a-M. Pandolfo PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 4
H. Capitanio RF 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 .329 4 5
J. Steadman DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .250 1 2
M. Hinojosa LF 4 1 2 4 1 0 2 .229 21 43
J. Saenz 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .288 6 24
L. Meza 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .210 6 15
J. Paradis C 5 0 2 1 0 2 5 .237 0 6
J. Newlin 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .183 4 15
S. Yamashita SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .189 1 11
Totals 36 7 11 7 7 8 21      
a - M. Pandolfo pinch hit for K. Schilling in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hinojosa (7, 1st Inning off D. Mathews, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Saenz (9, 4th Inning off D. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Steadman (2, 8th Inning off O. Ortozco, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Hinojosa (21, 5th Inning off D. Mathews, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Yamashita (1, 8th Inning off S. Kimura, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Schilling , H. Capitanio , J. Steadman 2 , M. Hinojosa 6 , J. Saenz 2 , L. Meza , J. Paradis 2 , S. Yamashita 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hinojosa , J. Paradis 2 , S. Yamashita
GIDP: K. Schilling
Sac Fly: J. Saenz
Hit by Pitch: H. Capitanio
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: S. Yamashita (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamashita-Newlin-Saenz)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND (E) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Mathews 4.1 7 5 5 3 3 1 86 9.53   
M. Medina W (8-6) 2.0 0 1 1 0 4 0 34 4.84   
S. Kimura 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 1 27 2.51   
O. Ortozco 1.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 34 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mathews 29
Batters Faced: D. Mathews 22, M. Medina 7, S. Kimura 7, O. Ortozco 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mathews 5-4, M. Medina 0-2, S. Kimura 2-1, O. Ortozco 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mathews 86-48, M. Medina 34-22, S. Kimura 27-11, O. Ortozco 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kimura 1-1
WP: D. Mathews
Hit Batsmen: M. Medina
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Muraoka L (4-9) 0.2 3 3 3 0 2 0 22 4.30   
A. Melgar 3.0 9 7 6 1 2 1 89 4.63   
T. Tanaka 1.1 1 2 2 2 4 1 33 5.76   
J. Samsel 1.2 3 3 3 3 2 0 39 5.24   
N. Maeda 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 22 8.38   
J. Zavala 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Muraoka 28
Batters Faced: K. Muraoka 5, A. Melgar 20, T. Tanaka 7, J. Samsel 11, N. Maeda 5, J. Zavala 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Muraoka 0-0, A. Melgar 3-4, T. Tanaka 0-0, J. Samsel 1-1, N. Maeda 0-1, J. Zavala 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Muraoka 22-14, A. Melgar 89-52, T. Tanaka 33-18, J. Samsel 39-21, N. Maeda 22-13, J. Zavala 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Melgar 1-1 , T. Tanaka 2-0 , J. Samsel 1-1 , N. Maeda 3-1 , J. Zavala 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Samsel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Junpei Fujiwara
Ballpark: Ballpark of Portland
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:32
Attendance: 17935
Special Notes: 1B Ricky Salas was injured while running the bases. Junpei Fujiwara ties the MTL regular season game record for runs with 5. Junpei Fujiwara ties the MTL regular season game record for hits with 5. Junpei Fujiwara ties the MTL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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