RISING STAR LEAGUE
HAVANA METROPOLITANOS AT NEW YORK TITANS
10/05/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
HAVANA METROPOLITANOS AT NEW YORK TITANS
GAME ID: 8368 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Havana Metropolitanos 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 8 13 1
New York Titans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Havana Win Evens Series at 1
Leave it to the veteran.

The Havana Metropolitanos got a great start from 36-year-old left-hander Huggy Bruce, as Havana won the contest, 8-1, at Polo Grounds II. Bruce threw 6.1 innings allowing 1 run in the win, which knotted the best-of-7 series at 1-1.

Had Jonny Mavros not delivered a key base hit in the top of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Mavros hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 2-1, in favor of the Metropolitanos.

"There's nothing like the postseason," said Bruce, "to ramp up the pressure."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana.
HAVANA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ornelas 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .333 0 2
P. Silver DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
H. Hanes 3B 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .556 3 5
X. Esperana RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .143 0 2
   a-I. Takada SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
E. Black LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
C. Alvelo CF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .625 0 1
A. Flores C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 0 0
J. Mavros 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .286 0 1
M. Gutierrez SS, RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .250 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8 1 11 13      
a - I. Takada substituted for X. Esperana in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Alvelo 2 (3, 2nd Inning off N. Tamulevich, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off N. Tamulevich, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Hanes (1, 4th Inning off N. Tamulevich, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Silver (1, 8th Inning off N. Tamulevich, 1 on, 0 outs) , X. Esperana (1, 8th Inning off R. Alas, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Ornelas (1, 9th Inning off R. Alas, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Hanes (3, 9th Inning off S. Pursley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Ornelas 4 , P. Silver 2 , H. Hanes 6 , X. Esperana 2 , C. Alvelo 5 , J. Mavros 2 , M. Gutierrez
2-out RBI: C. Alvelo , J. Mavros
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Flores 3
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Bruce
Double Plays: 1 (Hanes-Mavros-Ornelas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Ekgart LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
Z. Cobo RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .375 0 0
K. Aniani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Keener CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .750 2 4
R. Rawnsley DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .500 1 1
C. Guadamuz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
J. Mukai 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
G. Wozniak SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .286 0 2
L. Prieto C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
   a-E. Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 8 18      
a - E. Carpenter pinch hit for L. Prieto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Cobo (1, 3rd Inning off H. Bruce, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Rawnsley (2, 4th Inning off H. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ekgart 2 , Z. Cobo 2 , J. Keener 2 , R. Rawnsley 2 , G. Wozniak
2-out RBI: J. Keener
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Aniani , J. Keener , G. Wozniak , L. Prieto
GIDP: E. Carpenter
Hit by Pitch: J. Keener
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Wozniak (1)
HAVANA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Bruce W (1-0) 6.1 6 1 1 0 6 0 96 1.42   
K. Smit H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 0.00   
O. Che SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bruce 63
Batters Faced: H. Bruce 26, K. Smit 6, O. Che 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bruce 4-9, K. Smit 0-3, O. Che 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bruce 96-63, K. Smit 26-16, O. Che 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Che 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Bruce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Tamulevich L (0-1) 7.1 8 4 4 0 9 0 97 4.91   
R. Alas 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 24 40.50   
S. Pursley 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Tamulevich 55
Batters Faced: N. Tamulevich 30, R. Alas 7, S. Pursley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Tamulevich 5-8, R. Alas 1-1, S. Pursley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Tamulevich 97-68, R. Alas 24-14, S. Pursley 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alas 2-2 , S. Pursley 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Huggy Bruce
Ballpark: Polo Grounds II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 40710
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