THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CORPUS CHRISTI HONEY BUTTER CHICKEN BISCUITS AT PUERTO RICO TROPICS
07/26/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CORPUS CHRISTI HONEY BUTTER CHICKEN BISCUITS AT PUERTO RICO TROPICS
GAME ID: 1645 - SATURDAY, JULY 26TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits (47-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 10 0
Puerto Rico Tropics (68-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Late Rally by Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits Locks Up 5-0 Win
Leland Hart never let Puerto Rico get something going. The Corpus Christi left-hander commanded his fastball in pitching the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits to a 5-0 win. Héctor Mercado earned the win after being called from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3.1 innings. He upped his record to 1-0. The 5th-place Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits now have a win-loss record of 47-56.

Corpus Christi used a clutch hit from Manuel López to get the win. The pinch hitter drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits ahead, 3-0. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

López told a Corpus Christi Bulletin reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Newman CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .273 1 9
E. Maitan 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .204 2 16
A. Ordóñez DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .236 10 41
M. Rivera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 14 65
   a-M. López PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .275 14 51
   b-F. Slooters 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 9 42
L. Brown 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .303 9 57
M. Ochoa RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .211 1 13
F. Morán LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .277 9 43
A. Álvarez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .247 0 25
A. Maldonado C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .350 0 34
Totals 35 5 10 5 4 7 12      
a - M. López pinch hit for M. Rivera in the 8th
b - F. Slooters substituted for M. López in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Maldonado (25, 3rd Inning off J. Park, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Álvarez (13, 5th Inning off J. Park, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Newman (8, 8th Inning off C. Marín, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. López (14, 8th Inning off C. Marín, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Newman 3 , E. Maitan 2 , A. Ordóñez , M. López 4 , M. Ochoa , A. Álvarez 3 , A. Maldonado 2
2-out RBI: E. Maitan , A. Ordóñez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Maitan , A. Ordóñez , A. Álvarez , A. Maldonado
GIDP: A. Ordóñez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Álvarez (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. DeJong 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 12 59
J. Rivero LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 13 45
J. Metcalf 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262 11 38
J. Parkinson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .276 4 23
M. Morales CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 9 47
   a-F. Castillo CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 7 51
J. Saldaña DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 22 72
E. Medina SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 1 9
   b-J. Vázquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 14 59
   c-R. Lewis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 6 39
J. Bart C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 6 28
R. Hankins RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 2 20
Totals 28 0 3 0 2 7 8      
a - F. Castillo substituted for M. Morales in the 5th
b - J. Vázquez pinch hit for E. Medina in the 8th
c - R. Lewis substituted for J. Vázquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Saldaña (21, 2nd Inning off L. Hart, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. DeJong , J. Metcalf , J. Saldaña 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bart
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: P. DeJong (4) , F. Castillo (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Medina-DeJong-Parkinson)
OF assists: 1 (Castillo(Maitan at 3rd base))
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Hart 5.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 74 5.25   
H. Mercado W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 36 0.71   
J. Herrera 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 11.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hart 69
Batters Faced: L. Hart 18, H. Mercado 10, J. Herrera 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hart 3-5, H. Mercado 3-5, J. Herrera 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hart 74-48, H. Mercado 36-21, J. Herrera 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Park 7.0 5 0 0 2 5 0 78 2.96   
C. Marín L (4-6) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 13 2.76   
M. Dijk 1.1 0 1 1 1 2 0 25 4.12   
C. Tibbits 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 13 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Park 70
Batters Faced: J. Park 27, C. Marín 4, M. Dijk 5, C. Tibbits 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Park 7-8, C. Marín 0-1, M. Dijk 1-1, C. Tibbits 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Park 78-49, C. Marín 13-10, M. Dijk 25-14, C. Tibbits 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Tibbits 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leland Hart
Ballpark: Roberto Clemente Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 45778
Special Notes: Marcos Morales was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.
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