RISING STAR LEAGUE
HAVANA METROPOLITANOS AT VANCOUVER WOLVES
09/08/2079
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
HAVANA METROPOLITANOS AT VANCOUVER WOLVES
GAME ID: 5829 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2079 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Havana Metropolitanos (73-70) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 0
Vancouver Wolves (72-71) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Metropolitanos Get 3-1 Win Versus Vancouver
Xadreque Esperana impressed in the 3-1 Havana win over Vancouver. Esperana, who is tied for 7th in the EC in home runs with 32, was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Victor Balaguer, credited with the save, is now 35 for 39 in save opportunities. With the win, the Metropolitanos have a record of 73-70.

Esperana had a timely hit for Havana in the top of the sixth. With Havana trailing 1-0, he turned a 1-1 changeup into a 3-run home run. It was his 32nd home run of the season, making it 3-1, Havana.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Esperana told the Havana Chronicle.
HAVANA BATTING LINESCORE VANCOUVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Silver LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .268 8 26
H. Raymundo DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251 7 20
L. Valido CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .258 15 47
X. Esperana 1B 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 .248 32 83
   a-L. Tsai 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 1 13
H. Hanes 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259 37 90
D. Durán RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .235 7 38
A. Flores C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .183 5 11
M. Charles 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .301 2 10
J. Castrejon SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 3 11
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 6 14      
a - L. Tsai substituted for X. Esperana in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: D. Durán (1, 7th Inning off R. Garibaldi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: X. Esperana (32, 6th Inning off R. Garibaldi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Silver , H. Raymundo , X. Esperana 5 , D. Durán 3 , A. Flores
2-out RBI: X. Esperana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Charles , J. Castrejon
GIDP: H. Hanes
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 5 (Hanes-Charles-Esperana, Hanes-Charles-Esperana, Castrejon-Charles-Esperana, Castrejon-Charles-Esperana, Tsai-Charles-Hanes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Blagburn DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 9 48
R. Coca SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 1 17
E. Hsiao 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .280 23 68
Y. Arruebarrena 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 16 59
G. Gasiorek LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 21 66
N. Eastick 2B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .325 21 77
A. Alcaraz RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .219 4 7
D. Castanon CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 2 16
   a-I. Linares PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 4 17
   b-B. Soucie CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 11
S. Matsuoka C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .061 0 3
Totals 28 1 6 1 2 3 7      
a - I. Linares pinch hit for D. Castanon in the 8th
b - B. Soucie substituted for I. Linares in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Eastick (21, 2nd Inning off J. Rabasa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Blagburn 2 , R. Coca , N. Eastick 5 , A. Alcaraz
2-out RBI: N. Eastick
GIDP: R. Coca , Y. Arruebarrena 2 , A. Alcaraz , I. Linares
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Arruebarrena-Eastick-Hsiao, Eastick-Hsiao)
HAVANA PITCHING LINESCORE VANCOUVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rabasa W (12-3) 7.1 5 1 1 2 2 1 95 2.75   
M. Torrez H (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.75   
V. Balaguer SV (35) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rabasa 64
Batters Faced: J. Rabasa 25, M. Torrez 1, V. Balaguer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rabasa 12-4, M. Torrez 1-0, V. Balaguer 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rabasa 95-56, M. Torrez 6-3, V. Balaguer 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Torrez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Garibaldi L (14-8) 7.2 6 3 3 3 4 1 104 2.86   
H. Yasuda 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Garibaldi 56
Batters Faced: R. Garibaldi 30, H. Yasuda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Garibaldi 9-8, H. Yasuda 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Garibaldi 104-65, H. Yasuda 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Yasuda 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Xadreque Esperana
Ballpark: Fox-Chong Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 31306
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