THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
08/18/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DEATH VALLEY BUZZARDS AT HARTFORD WHALERS
GAME ID: 1918 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Death Valley Buzzards (64-56) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 14 1
Hartford Whalers (61-59) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 6 12 2
Whalers Sneak Past Buzzards, 6-5
Eversource Delivery Charge Field was rocking after an exciting Whalers win.

The Hartford Whalers turned back the Death Valley Buzzards, 6-5, at Eversource Delivery Charge Field. Tom Parkinson, in particular, had a fine performance. He was 3-5 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The triumph puts Hartford at 61-59 for the season.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Hartford left fielder Petro Gouloze, facing Josh Hader, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Whalers the 6-5 win.

"We'll savor this win," Gouloze told the Hartford Observer, "then get ready for the next game."
DEATH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .296 11 46
N. Broomhead 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .000 0 0
J. Townsend DH 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .318 16 48
Y. Han LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .328 23 77
J. Álvarez RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .259 12 39
X. Bogaerts 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 5 .249 20 62
   a-J. Reyes PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 19 52
   b-S. Lima 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 1 6
W. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .267 9 41
J. McNee 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .241 2 15
R. Salazar SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 .279 1 44
Totals 40 5 14 4 4 9 28      
a - J. Reyes pinch hit for X. Bogaerts in the 9th
b - S. Lima substituted for J. Reyes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Townsend (31, 1st Inning off M. Velthuizen, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Salazar (33, 2nd Inning off M. Velthuizen, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lee (22, 8th Inning off E. Vázquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lee 3 , J. Townsend 4 , J. Álvarez , X. Bogaerts 2 , W. Contreras , J. McNee 2 , R. Salazar 4
2-out RBI: J. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Broomhead , J. Townsend , Y. Han , X. Bogaerts , W. Contreras , R. Salazar 2
Sac Bunt: W. Contreras
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Salazar (19)
CS: J. Álvarez (9)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Han (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Márquez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .288 5 49
J. Shacklady 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .318 4 37
   c-R. Anaya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 9 35
T. Parkinson 1B 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 .264 23 75
F. González DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .261 19 61
R. Hall RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .211 12 35
   d-R. Rivera PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 1 6
O. Perkins CF 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .281 4 35
P. Gouloze LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 9 .239 13 34
R. Goddard C 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .247 4 20
R. Román SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .246 2 9
   a-A. Sosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 12 53
   b-T. Turner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 5 32
Totals 35 6 12 6 3 8 23      
a - A. Sosa pinch hit for R. Román in the 8th
b - T. Turner substituted for A. Sosa in the 9th
c - R. Anaya pinch hit for J. Shacklady in the 9th
d - R. Rivera pinch hit for R. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Shacklady (20, 4th Inning off J. Rentería, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Parkinson (26, 4th Inning off J. Rentería, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Márquez (18, 5th Inning off J. Rentería, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Márquez 2 , J. Shacklady 2 , T. Parkinson 4 , F. González 2 , R. Hall , O. Perkins , P. Gouloze , R. Goddard 2
2-out RBI: R. Goddard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Márquez , J. Shacklady , P. Gouloze , R. Román
Sac Bunt: J. Shacklady , R. Goddard
Sac Fly: P. Gouloze
Hit by Pitch: F. González , O. Perkins
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: E. Vázquez (3) , R. Román (4)
OF assists: 1 (Hall(Contreras at 3rd base))
DEATH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rentería 5.0 8 4 4 1 5 0 73 6.18   
M. Muñóz 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 37 3.29   
J. Hader L (5-3), BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 20 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rentería 39
Batters Faced: J. Rentería 25, M. Muñóz 11, J. Hader 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rentería 6-4, M. Muñóz 5-1, J. Hader 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rentería 73-45, M. Muñóz 37-25, J. Hader 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hader 2-0
WP: J. Hader
Hit Batsmen: J. Rentería , J. Hader
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Velthuizen 5.2 10 3 0 2 3 0 101 4.04   
E. Vázquez BS (1) 2.1 3 2 1 1 4 0 39 3.68   
G. Connolly W (5-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 0.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Velthuizen 44
Batters Faced: M. Velthuizen 28, E. Vázquez 12, G. Connolly 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Velthuizen 7-5, E. Vázquez 1-2, G. Connolly 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Velthuizen 101-60, E. Vázquez 39-26, G. Connolly 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Vázquez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Parkinson
Ballpark: Eversource Delivery Charge Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 38290
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