RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT HAVANA METROPOLITANOS
09/11/2086
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT HAVANA METROPOLITANOS
GAME ID: 5893 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2086 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Rangers (83-63) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 6 1
Havana Metropolitanos (84-63) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 12 0
Buffalo Grabs 6-5 Road Win
Estadio Latinoamericano was the site of an exciting ballgame between the Buffalo Rangers and Havana Metropolitanos.

Havana got a decent performance from pitcher Luis Espiricueta, but it wasn't enough to beat the Buffalo Rangers. Buffalo won the Estadio Latinoamericano contest, 6-5. Espiricueta threw 6.1 innings of 2-hit ball for the losing team. The Rangers saw their win-loss record go to 83-63. At the same time, the Metropolitanos fell to 84-63.

Buffalo used the timely hitting of Chaim Dijkstra to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Rangers on top, 5-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Buffalo manager Alex Beckman.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE HAVANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Puga CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 8 45
M. Hrinko LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .239 8 60
   a-A. Laffita CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 5 30
B. Ananas 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .291 19 79
B. Rojas RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280 28 79
C. Okada 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .217 11 36
L. Zatarain 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .271 3 32
C. Dijkstra SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .232 4 20
C. Citti DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 8 32
T. Csorba C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206 0 2
Totals 33 6 6 6 3 12 7      
a - A. Laffita substituted for M. Hrinko in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Zatarain (18, 7th Inning off D. Sotelo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Okada (11, 1st Inning off L. Espiricueta, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Ananas (19, 8th Inning off D. Sotelo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Ananas 4 , B. Rojas , C. Okada 4 , L. Zatarain 2 , C. Dijkstra , C. Citti
2-out RBI: C. Okada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Puga
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Okada (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Dijkstra-Zatarain-Ananas)
OF assists: 2 (Hrinko(Zagal at 3rd base), Rojas(Murillo at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Santoli LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .255 12 66
J. Alvarez RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 19 61
A. Zendejas DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .259 27 100
M. Murillo 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .264 19 71
E. Zagal 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .417 0 0
C. Garza 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 8 64
   a-L. Ekgart PH, 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .277 0 16
J. Mejia CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .309 22 91
J. Hegger C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .277 3 25
A. Arias SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 4 40
   b-D. Higby PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 3 24
   c-J. Vasquez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 7 29
Totals 35 5 12 5 2 10 18      
a - L. Ekgart pinch hit for C. Garza in the 6th
b - D. Higby pinch hit for A. Arias in the 8th
c - J. Vasquez substituted for D. Higby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Arias (25, 5th Inning off A. Zaldivar, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Santoli (36, 7th Inning off K. Bozek, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Murillo (19, 4th Inning off A. Zaldivar, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Mejia (22, 8th Inning off J. Trejo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Santoli 2 , J. Alvarez , A. Zendejas 2 , M. Murillo 5 , E. Zagal , C. Garza , J. Mejia 4 , J. Hegger 2 , A. Arias 2
2-out RBI: A. Zendejas , M. Murillo , J. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alvarez , E. Zagal , J. Hegger
GIDP: A. Arias
Sac Bunt: E. Zagal
Sac Fly: M. Santoli , L. Ekgart
Hit by Pitch: M. Murillo
Team LOB: 9
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE HAVANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Zaldivar 5.0 6 3 3 0 6 1 21 96 4.31   
K. Bozek W (2-0), BS (2) 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 7 24 4.55   
J. Trejo H (8) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 6 23 3.52   
Y. Inouye H (6) 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 23 4.29   
S. Escobar SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Zaldivar 49
Batters Faced: A. Zaldivar 21, K. Bozek 7, J. Trejo 6, Y. Inouye 5, S. Escobar 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Zaldivar 3-4, K. Bozek 1-2, J. Trejo 2-1, Y. Inouye 1-0, S. Escobar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Zaldivar 96-60, K. Bozek 24-14, J. Trejo 23-15, Y. Inouye 23-13, S. Escobar 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Bozek 1-1 , J. Trejo 1-1 , S. Escobar 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Zaldivar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Espiricueta L (13-7) 6.1 2 4 4 2 7 1 23 93 3.93   
D. Sotelo 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 7 30 9.00   
J. Scott 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 3.81   
A. Slade 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 19 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Espiricueta 58
Batters Faced: L. Espiricueta 23, D. Sotelo 7, J. Scott 2, A. Slade 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Espiricueta 6-6, D. Sotelo 1-0, J. Scott 0-1, A. Slade 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Espiricueta 93-57, D. Sotelo 30-17, J. Scott 11-6, A. Slade 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sotelo 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Espiricueta
Ballpark: Estadio Latinoamericano
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 37095
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