THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PUERTO RICO TROPICS AT DANIEL BRAND A'S
07/21/2032
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THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PUERTO RICO TROPICS AT DANIEL BRAND A'S
GAME ID: 1501 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico Tropics (53-41) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 1
Daniel Brand A's (44-50) 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 X 9 14 0
Díaz Hittin' on All Cylinders
José Díaz did everything he could for the Daniel Brand A's today -- literally.

The 32-year-old third baseman hit a single, a double, a triple and a home run for the Brand A's, going for the cycle and helping them get past the Puerto Rico Tropics, 9-2, at VBL's Best Ballpark.

"Yeah, I was some kind of hitter in this game," Díaz reflected later. "It was like all I had to do was close my eyes and swing the bat."

In a game headed for the record books, Díaz banged out 4 hits in 5 at-bats and totaled 3 RBI and 3 runs scored. Speaking with the press about the feat, he attributed it to "a lot of luck."

"A triple is so hard to hit," he said. "To just decide to get one in a game when you need it for a cycle, it's impossible. Usually something weird has to happen, the ball kicking past an outfielder or somebody falling down. There's a ton of luck in hitting for a cycle."

José Díaz hit an RBI double in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Eric Martell in the 5th, grounded out in the 6th and tripled in the 8th.

Currently Díaz is batting .215 with 13 home runs, 42 RBIs and 43 runs scored.
PUERTO RICO BATTING LINESCORE DANIEL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .287 4 30
J. Saldaña DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .260 15 61
M. Morales RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .205 6 46
J. Vázquez 1B 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .284 16 68
J. Metcalf 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226 10 42
P. DeJong 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 6 36
   a-J. Rivero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 15 55
   b-R. Peña 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 15
J. Bart C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .228 6 27
R. Lewis SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 3 28
L. Orr LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .179 0 12
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 7 21      
a - J. Rivero pinch hit for P. DeJong in the 8th
b - R. Peña substituted for J. Rivero in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vázquez 2 (28, 2nd Inning off K. Sakiyurai, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. Sakiyurai, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Orr (7, 3rd Inning off K. Sakiyurai, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Castillo , J. Saldaña , J. Vázquez 4 , R. Lewis , L. Orr 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Saldaña , M. Morales 2 , P. DeJong , J. Bart
Hit by Pitch: J. Vázquez , L. Orr 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Vázquez (2)
OF assists: 1 (Castillo(Ferrer at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Giraud RF 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .214 15 43
M. Randín CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .307 0 26
C. Valdés LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .259 16 45
J. Díaz 3B 5 3 4 3 0 0 1 .215 13 42
J. Mixon DH 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .253 18 60
A. Rosario SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .245 2 29
I. Nakayama 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .324 2 15
R. Ferrer C 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .219 2 16
T. Cashmann 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .248 0 26
Totals 37 9 14 9 7 5 24      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Randín (27, 1st Inning off H. Meijer, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Díaz (14, 1st Inning off H. Meijer, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Ferrer (18, 2nd Inning off H. Meijer, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Nakayama (10, 3rd Inning off H. Meijer, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Díaz (2, 8th Inning off F. Macías, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Valdés (16, 3rd Inning off H. Meijer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mixon (18, 3rd Inning off H. Meijer, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Díaz (13, 5th Inning off E. Martell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Giraud , M. Randín 3 , C. Valdés 6 , J. Díaz 10 , J. Mixon 4 , A. Rosario , I. Nakayama 2 , R. Ferrer 2
2-out RBI: J. Giraud , A. Rosario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rosario , I. Nakayama , R. Ferrer , T. Cashmann 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rosario (45)
CS: J. Giraud (3)
PUERTO RICO PITCHING LINESCORE DANIEL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Meijer L (10-3) 3.0 9 5 5 1 0 2 56 3.73   
E. Martell 2.0 1 3 1 4 1 1 39 5.19   
K. Aafjes 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 2.20   
F. Macías 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 29 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Meijer 18
Batters Faced: H. Meijer 19, E. Martell 10, K. Aafjes 7, F. Macías 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Meijer 6-3, E. Martell 0-4, K. Aafjes 1-1, F. Macías 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Meijer 56-40, E. Martell 39-19, K. Aafjes 29-14, F. Macías 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Martell 1-0 , K. Aafjes 2-2 , F. Macías 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Sakiyurai W (10-5) 5.2 4 2 2 2 6 0 88 2.53   
R. Román 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 51 4.40   
T. Charette 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sakiyurai 57
Batters Faced: K. Sakiyurai 23, R. Román 14, T. Charette 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sakiyurai 8-3, R. Román 3-4, T. Charette 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sakiyurai 88-57, R. Román 51-33, T. Charette 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Román 1-0 , T. Charette 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Román 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Díaz
Ballpark: VBL's Best Ballpark
Weather: Rain (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 25872
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