RISING STAR LEAGUE
MAINE LOBSTER AT HAVANA METROPOLITANOS
08/27/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
MAINE LOBSTER AT HAVANA METROPOLITANOS
GAME ID: 5708 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Maine Lobster (66-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Havana Metropolitanos (70-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Lobster Lose, 1-0, in 10
The Havana Metropolitanos had to overcome a fine effort from Maine pitcher Simone Banatoni to win, 1-0, in 10 innings at Estadio Latinoamericano. Banatoni went 6 innings and allowed no runs. At 70-63, the Metropolitanos have a slim two-game lead in the Eastern Conference Solano Antas Division.

Havana got a knockout punch from Xadreque Esperana. The designated hitter hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"There's no quit in this team," said Metropolitanos manager Kevin Mayerhofer.
MAINE BATTING LINESCORE HAVANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Grandgeorge LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .304 1 5
B. Brigatti 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .294 8 55
J. Testaverde DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .302 32 104
F. Hinxman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .298 0 5
H. Ferran SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252 6 48
   a-P. Juarez SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 2 8
K. Huebner RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .203 9 28
W. Echartea C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275 0 4
R. Matthews CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .245 5 37
J. Newlin 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .165 3 10
Totals 35 0 5 0 4 7 24      
a - P. Juarez substituted for H. Ferran in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Testaverde (40, 6th Inning off J. Kenison, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Huebner (6, 9th Inning off E. Ferrufino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Newlin (2, 7th Inning off D. Landazuri, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Grandgeorge , J. Testaverde 2 , K. Huebner 2 , W. Echartea , J. Newlin 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Grandgeorge 2 , H. Ferran , K. Huebner , J. Newlin
GIDP: R. Matthews
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Silver DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 25 75
   a-X. Esperana DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .322 41 103
E. Black LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .305 19 72
D. Ornelas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 21 66
H. Hanes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258 23 78
D. Durán RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .213 5 23
E. Huitzil CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 3 25
M. Gutierrez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .260 1 10
H. Hatakeyama C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .183 2 8
I. Takada SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .126 2 6
Totals 34 1 6 1 2 10 15      
a - X. Esperana inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Durán (16, 2nd Inning off S. Banatoni, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: X. Esperana (41, 10th Inning off J. Smallwood, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: X. Esperana 4 , E. Black , D. Ornelas , D. Durán 3 , E. Huitzil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Hatakeyama 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Huitzil
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gutierrez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Takada-Gutierrez-Ornelas)
MAINE PITCHING LINESCORE HAVANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Banatoni 6.0 4 0 0 2 7 0 89 4.26   
M. Diamond 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 3.20   
L. Cognasso 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.19   
J. Smallwood L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Banatoni 69
Batters Faced: S. Banatoni 24, M. Diamond 7, L. Cognasso 3, J. Smallwood 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Banatoni 8-3, M. Diamond 2-2, L. Cognasso 1-0, J. Smallwood 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Banatoni 89-55, M. Diamond 29-19, L. Cognasso 7-6, J. Smallwood 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Smallwood 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Cognasso
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kenison 5.1 3 0 0 3 4 0 95 3.15   
D. Landazuri 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.12   
O. Che 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
K. Smit 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.40   
E. Ferrufino W (6-3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kenison 63
Batters Faced: J. Kenison 22, D. Landazuri 6, O. Che 3, K. Smit 1, E. Ferrufino 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kenison 7-5, D. Landazuri 2-2, O. Che 0-1, K. Smit 0-1, E. Ferrufino 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kenison 95-61, D. Landazuri 22-16, O. Che 13-8, K. Smit 2-2, E. Ferrufino 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Landazuri 2-0 , K. Smit 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Simone Banatoni
Ballpark: Estadio Latinoamericano
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 29196
Special Notes: SS Hector Ferran was injured in a collision at a base. RP Leone Cognasso was injured while pitching.
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