RISING STAR LEAGUE
CINCINNATI TWINS AT HAVANA METROPOLITANOS
04/04/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
CINCINNATI TWINS AT HAVANA METROPOLITANOS
GAME ID: 74 - THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Twins (3-3) 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 7 11 1
Havana Metropolitanos (5-0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 X 8 9 0
Late Rally by Metropolitanos Seals 5th Straight Win
Xadreque Esperana was a vital contributor to the 8-7 Havana victory over Cincinnati. The Metropolitanos right fielder was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The win went to Doug Lovelace in relief, making him now 1-0. Antonio Ramires took the loss for Cincinnati. Manny Arango earned his 1st save, after closing out the game.

Edward Black helped out the Havana cause in the bottom of the eighth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder went 2-4 with 2 singles.

"If we keep winning the close games," Black said, "we'll be in good shape at the end."

Havana is off to a hot start at 5-0.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE HAVANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Escutia 2B 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 .214 1 3
T. Champion CF 5 1 1 4 0 2 2 .407 4 10
B. Ferris DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .192 3 4
J. Tineo RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .190 0 1
T. Minty 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .280 0 5
R. Cooke 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .316 1 2
L. Zuniga LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .154 1 3
L. Zatarain SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 1
K. Daul C 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
Totals 38 7 11 7 3 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Daul (1, 8th Inning off D. Lovelace, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Minty (3, 9th Inning off M. Arango, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Ferris 2 (3, 4th Inning off K. Smit, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off K. Smit, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Champion (4, 5th Inning off K. Smit, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Escutia , T. Champion 4 , B. Ferris 8 , J. Tineo 2 , T. Minty 2 , R. Cooke , L. Zatarain , K. Daul 3
2-out RBI: M. Escutia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Champion , R. Cooke , L. Zatarain 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Daul
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Escutia (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Champion (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Silver DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .350 1 1
H. Hanes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .217 1 2
X. Esperana RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .368 2 4
   a-D. Durán RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Ornelas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .278 3 7
   b-E. Huitzil 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 4
E. Black LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 0 3
C. Alvelo CF 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
A. Flores C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .312 0 4
J. Mavros 2B 4 1 1 4 0 2 2 .167 1 5
J. Castrejon SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .056 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8 2 11 8      
a - D. Durán substituted for X. Esperana in the 9th
b - E. Huitzil substituted for D. Ornelas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Castrejon (1, 6th Inning off B. Eschmann, 0 on, 0 outs) , X. Esperana (2, 8th Inning off A. Ramires, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Flores (2, 8th Inning off D. Bickel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: X. Esperana (2, 6th Inning off B. Eschmann, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Mavros (1, 7th Inning off A. Ramires, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Hanes , X. Esperana 6 , E. Black 2 , A. Flores 3 , J. Mavros 4 , J. Castrejon 2
2-out RBI: X. Esperana , A. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ornelas , J. Mavros 2
Team LOB: 3
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE HAVANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Eschmann 6.0 5 5 5 2 7 1 93 4.91   
A. Ramires L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 3 3 3 0 3 1 25 6.23   
D. Bickel 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Eschmann 47
Batters Faced: B. Eschmann 25, A. Ramires 7, D. Bickel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Eschmann 8-3, A. Ramires 1-0, D. Bickel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Eschmann 93-57, A. Ramires 25-19, D. Bickel 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ramires 3-3 , D. Bickel 1-1
WP: B. Eschmann , A. Ramires
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Smit 4.0 6 6 6 2 6 3 105 13.50   
D. Lovelace W (1-0) 4.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 61 1.50   
M. Arango SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Smit 30
Batters Faced: K. Smit 21, D. Lovelace 17, M. Arango 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Smit 4-2, D. Lovelace 5-2, M. Arango 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Smit 105-64, D. Lovelace 61-40, M. Arango 15-9
Hit Batsmen: K. Smit
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Xadreque Esperana
Ballpark: Estadio Latinoamericano
Weather: Roof closed, 47 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 29605
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