VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
05/26/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 686 - THURSDAY, MAY 26TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (31-19) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 0
Colorado Rockies (18-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
Guardians Win at Colorado, 3-1
Starting pitcher Brandon Matheny gave the Cleveland Guardians a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the Colorado Rockies, 3-1, at Coors Field. Jake Dittler earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2 innings. His record is now 2-5. Danys Baez recorded the save, his 14th.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Ryan Zimmerman? The 20-year old third baseman Zimmerman stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth inning to put Cleveland up, 2-1. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"Watch and learn," said Zimmerman. "This is what good pitching looks like."

With the win, the Guardians have a record of 31-19.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .217 0 15
   b-R. Vazquez PH, 1B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 0 7
C. Granderson LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .263 6 23
R. Zimmerman 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .380 3 16
G. Jones 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .260 12 41
   D. Baez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Swisher RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .258 9 22
J. Peralta SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .229 6 24
V. Martinez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .232 5 22
R. Langerhans CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .284 5 26
B. Matheny P 3 1 1 0 0 2 5 .200 2 7
   J. Dittler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 2 6
   a-K. Youkilis PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 7 17
Totals 37 3 12 3 3 10 18      
a - K. Youkilis pinch hit for J. Dittler in the 9th
b - R. Vazquez pinch hit for D. Jackson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Granderson (14, 1st Inning off C. Buglovsky, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Martinez (3, 8th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Zimmerman (13, 9th Inning off B. Kim, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Granderson 4 , R. Zimmerman 4 , G. Jones 2 , J. Peralta , V. Martinez 2 , R. Langerhans , B. Matheny
2-out RBI: , R. Zimmerman 2 , G. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jackson , G. Jones , N. Swisher , R. Langerhans 2 , B. Matheny
Sac Bunt: D. Jackson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Zimmerman (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Winn CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .290 2 14
H. Bush 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .319 1 11
S. Stewart RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 4 22
D. Ortiz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .330 11 40
J. Uribe SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 3 22
B. Davis C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 2 7
H. Perry LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 4 12
M. Holliday 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .151 2 7
C. Buglovsky P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 0 0
   F. Castillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1
   a-J. Gibbons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 13 36
   J. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Rincon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 7
   B. Kim P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 10 11      
a - J. Gibbons pinch hit for F. Castillo in the 5th
b - J. Baker pinch hit for R. Rincon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Winn (16, 1st Inning off B. Matheny, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Winn (5, 8th Inning off J. Dittler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Winn 5 , H. Bush , D. Ortiz , B. Davis , M. Holliday
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ortiz , M. Holliday , J. Gibbons
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Winn (11)
CS: H. Bush (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Stewart (2)
OF assists: 1 (Winn(Granderson at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Matheny 6.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 98 3.75   
J. Dittler W (2-5), BS (1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 26 5.16   
D. Baez SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Matheny 72
Batters Faced: B. Matheny 22, J. Dittler 8, D. Baez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Matheny 5-6, J. Dittler 1-3, D. Baez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Matheny 98-62, J. Dittler 26-20, D. Baez 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dittler 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Buglovsky 4.2 6 1 1 3 4 0 96 6.05   
F. Castillo 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.40   
J. Johnson 2.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 41 2.87   
R. Rincon 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.06   
B. Kim L (0-3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 28 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Buglovsky 49
Batters Faced: C. Buglovsky 22, F. Castillo 1, J. Johnson 11, R. Rincon 1, B. Kim 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Buglovsky 2-6, F. Castillo 0-0, J. Johnson 1-3, R. Rincon 0-0, B. Kim 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Buglovsky 96-62, F. Castillo 5-3, J. Johnson 41-27, R. Rincon 3-3, B. Kim 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Castillo 2-0 , R. Rincon 1-0
WP: C. Buglovsky
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Matheny
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 19940
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