RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT MAINE LOBSTER
09/24/2083
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RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT MAINE LOBSTER
GAME ID: 7488 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2083 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Rangers (87-68) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Maine Lobster (74-81) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 5 10 0
Rangers Suffer 5-2 Loss to Lobster
The Maine Lobster beat the Buffalo Rangers, 5-2. Maine pitcher and Montreal, Canada, native Aaron Kopta led the way. Kopta, the winner, moves to 9-9. He threw 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 2 and giving up 1 walk. Masato Nishihara, who leads the EC in saves with 42, nailed down the save.

James Gilmore chipped in a solo home run for Maine in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

Gilmore called the win "a team effort."

Maine is now 74-81.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE MAINE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Amavizca 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 3 45
M. Hrinko LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 9 65
B. Ananas 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .308 16 89
R. Vasco 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .314 26 106
C. Hickey DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .287 24 107
C. Cole RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .295 8 32
M. Garbie C 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .250 16 67
V. Kitchen SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241 2 34
L. Arboleda CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .256 0 11
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Vasco (14, 4th Inning off A. Kopta, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Garbie (25, 9th Inning off M. Nishihara, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Garbie (16, 5th Inning off A. Kopta, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Ananas (16, 8th Inning off P. Cochran, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Hrinko , B. Ananas 4 , R. Vasco 3 , M. Garbie 7 , V. Kitchen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Amavizca , C. Cole 2 , L. Arboleda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Garbie-Vasco, Amavizca-Kitchen-Vasco, Kitchen-Amavizca-Vasco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zehr 1B 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .219 7 28
   c-D. Grandgeorge LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
J. Fish RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .254 7 27
J. Testaverde DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .309 26 83
   a-B. Tovar DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 3 9
J. Gilmore LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .254 5 25
   b-J. Rivera 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 14
R. Fondin C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .220 27 73
J. Diaz CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .226 5 21
B. Kearney 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .201 9 26
B. Wang 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 1 8
A. Romo SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .205 3 13
Totals 31 5 10 5 6 4 18      
a - B. Tovar inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Rivera substituted for J. Gilmore in the 9th
c - D. Grandgeorge substituted for J. Zehr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Diaz (11, 3rd Inning off M. Blain, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Testaverde (28, 7th Inning off I. Rivas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gilmore (5, 5th Inning off M. Blain, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Kearney (9, 8th Inning off I. Rivas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Testaverde 4 , J. Gilmore 5 , J. Diaz 3 , B. Kearney 4 , A. Romo 2
2-out RBI: J. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Fish 2 , J. Diaz , B. Kearney
GIDP: J. Zehr , J. Diaz , B. Wang
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Zehr 2 (9)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Diaz(Garbie at 3rd base))
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE MAINE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Blain L (9-9) 4.1 5 3 3 4 3 1 96 3.72   
D. Shelton 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 29 4.38   
I. Rivas 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 22 2.52   
N. van Santen 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Blain 40
Batters Faced: M. Blain 22, D. Shelton 7, I. Rivas 7, N. van Santen 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Blain 6-4, D. Shelton 2-1, I. Rivas 2-1, N. van Santen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Blain 96-54, D. Shelton 29-16, I. Rivas 22-14, N. van Santen 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. van Santen 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kopta W (9-9) 5.2 4 1 1 1 2 1 87 4.21   
P. Cochran H (7) 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 28 2.42   
M. Pechtel H (20) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.20   
M. Nishihara SV (42) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kopta 58
Batters Faced: A. Kopta 22, P. Cochran 8, M. Pechtel 2, M. Nishihara 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kopta 9-6, P. Cochran 2-1, M. Pechtel 0-1, M. Nishihara 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kopta 87-53, P. Cochran 28-16, M. Pechtel 10-6, M. Nishihara 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Cochran 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Kopta
Ballpark: Ballpark of Portland
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 25240
Special Notes: DH Jacob Testaverde was injured while running the bases.
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