RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT NEW YORK TITANS
08/10/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT NEW YORK TITANS
GAME ID: 5452 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Rangers (63-54) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 12 0
New York Titans (63-54) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Rangers Trip Titans, 5-4
The Buffalo Rangers beat the New York Titans, 5-4, at Polo Grounds II. Jose Puga went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The 23-year old center fielder was a menace to New York all day. Carlos Palafox was the winner. He's now 7-6. The loser was Lao Lum. Buffalo, at 63-54, sits in second place in the Eastern Conference Jossue Lopez Division.

Puga had a timely hit for Buffalo in the top of the sixth. With Buffalo trailing 4-3, he turned a first pitch fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Buffalo.

"It's always great to put the barrel on the ball and contribute," said Puga.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hrinko LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .239 2 25
B. Ananas 3B, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .264 10 51
C. Hickey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .325 19 62
   a-J. Grimm 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 1 4
M. Garbie C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .321 22 70
C. Cole RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 10 63
R. Rangel 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .353 0 3
J. Puga CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .245 4 40
D. Ivison DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .266 5 18
Y. Melian SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .196 6 31
Totals 36 5 12 4 1 7 11      
a - J. Grimm substituted for C. Hickey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Puga (21, 4th Inning off L. Lum, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Rangel (1, 4th Inning off L. Lum, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Garbie (22, 4th Inning off L. Lum, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Puga (4, 6th Inning off L. Lum, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Hrinko 2 , B. Ananas 2 , M. Garbie 5 , R. Rangel 5 , J. Puga 6 , Y. Melian
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Melian
GIDP: M. Hrinko , C. Hickey
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Puga (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mellon 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .244 13 42
G. Jemadari CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .358 16 81
D. Natividad 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .325 6 52
M. Lannigan DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .238 19 65
T. Csorba C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 6 39
L. Ekgart LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256 1 11
   a-V. Berg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 5 18
   b-D. Yerges LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 12 51
B. Rogers Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 3 14
M. Owens 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 8 46
M. Kirkpatrick SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .277 6 26
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 10 11      
a - V. Berg pinch hit for L. Ekgart in the 8th
b - D. Yerges substituted for V. Berg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Natividad (37, 1st Inning off C. Palafox, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Jemadari 2 (39, 1st Inning off C. Palafox, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Palafox, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Mellon (22, 5th Inning off C. Palafox, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Lannigan (19, 1st Inning off C. Palafox, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Mellon 2 , G. Jemadari 5 , D. Natividad 2 , M. Lannigan 4 , B. Rogers Jr. , M. Kirkpatrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Lannigan 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kirkpatrick-Owens-Mellon, Kirkpatrick-Owens-Mellon)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Palafox W (7-6) 5.2 6 4 4 2 7 1 96 2.95   
W. Belk H (2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.48   
L. Sandoval SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Palafox 46
Batters Faced: C. Palafox 25, W. Belk 6, L. Sandoval 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Palafox 5-5, W. Belk 2-1, L. Sandoval 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Palafox 96-58, W. Belk 22-14, L. Sandoval 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Belk 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Lum L (1-5) 6.0 11 5 5 1 3 2 90 4.10   
N. Parker 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 3.81   
R. Gonzalez 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Lum 32
Batters Faced: L. Lum 27, N. Parker 8, R. Gonzalez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Lum 5-7, N. Parker 2-3, R. Gonzalez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Lum 90-63, N. Parker 35-21, R. Gonzalez 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Puga
Ballpark: Polo Grounds II
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 24418
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