RISING STAR LEAGUE
MAINE LOBSTER AT NEW YORK TITANS
05/15/2083
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MAINE LOBSTER AT NEW YORK TITANS
GAME ID: 566 - SATURDAY, MAY 15TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maine Lobster (18-20) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 11 0
New York Titans (16-21) 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 6 14 1
Lobster Sneak By Titans, 7-6
Led by Jacob Testaverde, the Maine Lobster defeated the New York Titans, 7-6. Testaverde was 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 times for the Lobster. The save was credited to Masato Nishihara, his 7th. With the win, the Lobster improved to 18-20.

Jason Diaz came through with a big-time hit for Maine. The pinch hitter smacked a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 6-5. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

Lobster manager Matthew McExpos wasn't all too pleased, despite the win, telling reporters that the performance highlighted some clear areas for improvement moving forward. He refused to be more specific, however. "I'm not gonna publicize our weaknesses," he said. "That stuff stays in the clubhouse."
MAINE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Sima LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .313 4 15
L. Valera 3B, SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .304 3 13
J. Testaverde DH 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .290 13 28
G. Lei 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .264 2 17
   b-J. Rivera SS, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 1 2
R. Fondin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .189 9 22
K. Cassavaugh RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 3 7
J. Zehr 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .219 2 12
B. Mangjeol SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .119 0 4
   a-J. Diaz PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .241 2 3
   c-G. Ocampo 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 2 4
R. Aviles CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .211 0 6
Totals 38 7 11 5 1 6 10      
a - J. Diaz pinch hit for B. Mangjeol in the 9th
b - J. Rivera substituted for G. Lei in the 9th
c - G. Ocampo substituted for J. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Testaverde (7, 3rd Inning off S. Saldivar, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Lei (2, 1st Inning off S. Saldivar, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Testaverde (13, 5th Inning off S. Saldivar, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Diaz (2, 9th Inning off R. Menk, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Valera 2 , J. Testaverde 7 , G. Lei 5 , J. Zehr , J. Diaz 4 , R. Aviles 2
2-out RBI: L. Valera , G. Lei
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Sima , K. Cassavaugh
GIDP: R. Fondin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Aviles (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Zehr-Mangjeol-Lei, Mangjeol-Zehr-Lei)
OF assists: 1 (Aviles(Jemadari at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ruzicka 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .345 0 3
M. Rodriguez RF 5 2 3 2 0 2 2 .325 3 16
G. Jemadari CF 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .340 3 8
D. Natividad 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .315 2 14
G. Victor DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .215 4 11
   a-L. Prieto DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 0 5
C. Graves 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .250 5 22
A. Zazueta C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .212 2 8
M. Reyes SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 1 11
   b-R. Rexwinkel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 6
   c-J. Mukai SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 3 10
L. Ekgart LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 0 12
Totals 38 6 14 6 2 11 16      
a - L. Prieto inserted as DH in the 7th
b - R. Rexwinkel pinch hit for M. Reyes in the 8th
c - J. Mukai substituted for R. Rexwinkel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Zazueta (12, 2nd Inning off A. Kopta, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Rodriguez (9, 7th Inning off C. Bender, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Jemadari (4, 7th Inning off C. Bender, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Graves (5, 4th Inning off A. Kopta, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Rodriguez (3, 9th Inning off M. Nishihara, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ruzicka 3 , M. Rodriguez 7 , G. Jemadari 2 , D. Natividad 2 , G. Victor 2 , C. Graves 4 , A. Zazueta 2 , M. Reyes
2-out RBI: J. Ruzicka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Victor , C. Graves , L. Ekgart
GIDP: G. Victor , A. Zazueta
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ruzicka (2) , L. Prieto (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Natividad (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-Ruzicka-Graves)
MAINE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kopta 5.2 9 3 3 2 7 1 101 3.04   
C. Bender W (2-0), BS (1) 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 31 3.20   
M. Nishihara SV (7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 1.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kopta 44
Batters Faced: A. Kopta 26, C. Bender 10, M. Nishihara 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kopta 7-1, C. Bender 2-2, M. Nishihara 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kopta 101-57, C. Bender 31-25, M. Nishihara 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bender 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saldivar 6.0 7 5 4 1 3 2 82 5.71   
R. Menk L (0-3) 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 23 4.60   
S. Pursley 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saldivar 42
Batters Faced: S. Saldivar 26, R. Menk 10, S. Pursley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saldivar 8-6, R. Menk 0-5, S. Pursley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saldivar 82-49, R. Menk 23-17, S. Pursley 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Pursley 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jacob Testaverde
Ballpark: Polo Grounds II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 27103
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