RISING STAR LEAGUE
SANTIAGO AVISPAS AT BROOKLYN BROWNS
06/05/2080
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
SANTIAGO AVISPAS AT BROOKLYN BROWNS
GAME ID: 897 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santiago Avispas (29-31) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 8 12 0
Brooklyn Browns (32-28) 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 1
Win Goes to Avispas in Tight Contest
The performance of David Roman proved critical in helping Santiago beat Brooklyn, 8-6. The Avispas first baseman went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times. Arthur Gordon, credited with the win in relief, is now 4-2. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. Buddy Verveer was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 4 of 9 save opportunities.

Santiago needed the clutch hitting of Melvin Meraz to seal the deal. The catcher swatted a grand slam home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Avispas on top, 8-6. For the game, Meraz had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I don't care about style points," Meraz said. "I only care about winning."

The second-place Browns now sit at 32-28.
SANTIAGO BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Schmidt CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .263 3 12
D. Roman 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .263 2 12
A. Armijo RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .323 1 18
B. Badeaux LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 5 .333 7 45
M. Meraz C 5 1 2 4 0 0 4 .233 7 40
L. Valera SS 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .210 3 19
P. Rees DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .356 3 7
M. Davidson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 0 0
O. Bustamante 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .223 1 7
Totals 38 8 12 8 5 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Roman (9, 5th Inning off K. Bozek, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Meraz (7, 9th Inning off M. Badaloni, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Schmidt , D. Roman 4 , A. Armijo 2 , B. Badeaux , M. Meraz 5 , L. Valera , O. Bustamante 2
2-out RBI: A. Armijo , B. Badeaux
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Badeaux 2 , M. Meraz 2 , M. Davidson
GIDP: P. Rees , M. Davidson
Hit by Pitch: H. Schmidt
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Davidson-Valera-Roman, Bustamante-Davidson-Roman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brewer RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .275 2 20
   a-T. Bomba CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 1 17
R. Bice 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .059 0 0
R. Bayam 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .312 1 10
   b-L. Balaguer SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .170 0 1
J. Buezo 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .272 11 36
E. Bickel DH 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .243 5 11
H. Begley C 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .238 2 16
P. Bejarano LF, RF 4 1 1 3 0 2 5 .304 3 10
J. Brown SS, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 2 7
L. Bagshaw CF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .308 0 2
Totals 37 6 13 6 4 11 15      
a - T. Bomba substituted for J. Brewer in the 8th
b - L. Balaguer substituted for R. Bayam in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Bickel (4, 3rd Inning off J. Torres, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Bejarano (3, 1st Inning off V. Miller, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Buezo (11, 3rd Inning off V. Miller, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brewer , R. Bice , R. Bayam , J. Buezo 5 , E. Bickel 4 , H. Begley 2 , P. Bejarano 4 , J. Brown , L. Bagshaw
2-out RBI: H. Begley , P. Bejarano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Bejarano 3
GIDP: T. Bomba , J. Buezo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Brewer (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brown (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Bayam-Bice-Buezo, Bice-Brown-Buezo)
SANTIAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Miller 2.1 5 6 6 2 3 2 55 5.09   
J. Torres 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 38 2.41   
J. Miller 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 28 5.75   
J. Allen 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.80   
V. Balaguer 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.12   
A. Gordon W (4-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 4.18   
B. Verveer SV (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Miller 20
Batters Faced: V. Miller 13, J. Torres 7, J. Miller 7, J. Allen 2, V. Balaguer 5, A. Gordon 5, B. Verveer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Miller 1-2, J. Torres 2-1, J. Miller 2-1, J. Allen 0-0, V. Balaguer 1-0, A. Gordon 1-1, B. Verveer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Miller 55-38, J. Torres 38-24, J. Miller 28-18, J. Allen 13-8, V. Balaguer 19-11, A. Gordon 19-12, B. Verveer 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Allen 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Bozek 6.2 6 1 1 3 3 0 100 3.46   
G. Byrne 0.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 22 2.08   
A. Burgos L (1-1) 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 0 22 3.15   
M. Badaloni BS (3) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 16 6.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bozek 58
Batters Faced: K. Bozek 27, G. Byrne 6, A. Burgos 7, M. Badaloni 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bozek 12-3, G. Byrne 2-0, A. Burgos 1-1, M. Badaloni 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bozek 100-57, G. Byrne 22-12, A. Burgos 22-13, M. Badaloni 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Badaloni 3-3
Hit Batsmen: G. Byrne
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Roman
Ballpark: Brown Town
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 24422
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