THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT BORDER CITY BUCK$
07/27/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT BORDER CITY BUCK$
GAME ID: 1597 - TUESDAY, JULY 27TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Whalers (50-50) 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 8 0
Border City Buck$ (40-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Buck$ Held in Check by Whalers, Lose, 6-1
Melis Velthuizen never let Border City get something going. The Hartford left-hander commanded his changeup in pitching the Whalers to a 6-1 win. Velthuizen, now 7-7, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 5, walking 1, and allowing 1 run. The 5th-place Whalers have won 4 straight.

Hartford relied on the hitting of Petro Gouloze to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Whalers on top, 2-0. For the game, Gouloze had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Velthuizen.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE BORDER CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Márquez 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .303 5 44
A. Sosa LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .292 10 42
F. González DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .270 19 55
P. Gouloze RF 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .226 10 28
T. Turner 2B 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 .252 5 29
R. Anaya C 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 .233 9 33
R. Rivera CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 1 6
T. Parkinson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 20 58
R. Román SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .258 1 5
Totals 33 6 8 6 6 12 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Román 2 (3, 2nd Inning off G. Mena, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off Q. Oosterman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Márquez (7, 5th Inning off G. Mena, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Gouloze (10, 1st Inning off G. Mena, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Turner (5, 6th Inning off G. Mena, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Márquez 4 , F. González , P. Gouloze 5 , T. Turner 4 , R. Román 4
2-out RBI: M. Márquez , P. Gouloze , R. Román
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sosa , F. González , R. Anaya , T. Parkinson
Sac Bunt: R. Rivera
Hit by Pitch: R. Anaya
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Román 2 (13)
CS: M. Márquez (12)

FIELDING
PB: R. Anaya
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Schepers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 1 36
   a-K. Egberts PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .202 10 33
   b-P. Donaldson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 4
R. Rivera SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 5 44
I. Elsenaar 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 8 32
J. Pittman DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 0 17
J. Soto RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .235 7 16
D. Brazier CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 1 5
W. Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 11
I. Reijnen 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .287 0 29
A. Kraja LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 21 68
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 7 9      
a - K. Egberts pinch hit for C. Schepers in the 8th
b - P. Donaldson substituted for K. Egberts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Reijnen (20, 5th Inning off M. Velthuizen, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Rivera (1, 3rd Inning off M. Velthuizen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rivera 3 , I. Elsenaar , D. Brazier , I. Reijnen 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Schepers , I. Elsenaar
Sac Fly: K. Egberts
Team LOB: 5
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE BORDER CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Velthuizen W (7-7) 7.0 5 1 0 1 5 0 97 4.49   
E. Martínez 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Velthuizen 69
Batters Faced: M. Velthuizen 27, E. Martínez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Velthuizen 8-8, E. Martínez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Velthuizen 97-68, E. Martínez 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Martínez 2-1
WP: M. Velthuizen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Mena L (8-11) 6.0 6 5 5 2 5 2 107 4.70   
Q. Oosterman 1.2 2 1 1 4 4 0 48 8.13   
J. Nash 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 6.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mena 43
Batters Faced: G. Mena 26, Q. Oosterman 11, J. Nash 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mena 8-4, Q. Oosterman 0-1, J. Nash 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mena 107-68, Q. Oosterman 48-23, J. Nash 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nash 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Mena
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melis Velthuizen
Ballpark: Legion Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 21681
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