THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PUERTO RICO TROPICS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS
05/22/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PUERTO RICO TROPICS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS
GAME ID: 752 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico Tropics (30-17) 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 14 0
St. Paul Saints (6-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 2
10-2 Loss to Tropics Extends St. Paul Losing Streak
Puerto Rico turned a good effort from starter Huibert Meijer into a win over the St. Paul Saints at CHS Field. The final score was 10-2. Alex Valéncia nailed down his 2nd save. The second-place Tropics have won 5 straight games.

Puerto Rico relied on the hitting of Juan Vázquez to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Tropics on top, 2-0. For the game, Vázquez had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We'll keep our chins up and get ready for the next game," said losing manager Ricardo Domínguez.
PUERTO RICO BATTING LINESCORE ST. PAUL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .285 4 21
R. Lewis SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265 2 14
J. Saldaña DH 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 .384 17 41
J. Vázquez 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .289 7 28
M. Morales LF 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .257 5 27
R. Hankins RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .239 1 12
J. Metcalf 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .271 8 19
   a-P. DeJong PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 5 16
R. Craig C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .202 0 11
E. Medina 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 3
Totals 41 10 14 9 2 7 16      
a - P. DeJong pinch hit for J. Metcalf in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hankins (8, 1st Inning off J. López, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Saldaña (8, 3rd Inning off J. López, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Morales 2 (10, 3rd Inning off J. López, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off I. Elías, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Medina (2, 6th Inning off B. Barthen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Vázquez (7, 1st Inning off J. López, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Saldaña (17, 1st Inning off J. López, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Castillo 3 , J. Saldaña 6 , J. Vázquez 5 , M. Morales 5 , R. Hankins 2 , J. Metcalf , R. Craig , E. Medina 2
2-out RBI: J. Saldaña , J. Vázquez , R. Hankins , R. Craig
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lewis , J. Metcalf 2 , R. Craig
GIDP: J. Vázquez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Castillo (32) , M. Morales 2 (15)
CS: F. Castillo (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Medina-Metcalf-Vázquez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hall CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .221 4 9
S. Prado DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .203 2 15
I. Malcolmson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .083 0 0
E. Brett LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 5 14
G. Martínez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .173 0 6
M. Taylor RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .182 1 10
R. Penketh SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .250 6 13
J. House 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .241 3 10
D. Phillips C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .198 0 8
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Malcolmson (1, 4th Inning off H. Meijer, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Phillips (4, 7th Inning off A. Valéncia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Penketh (6, 9th Inning off A. Valéncia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Prado , I. Malcolmson 2 , M. Taylor 2 , R. Penketh 5 , J. House , D. Phillips 2
2-out RBI: R. Penketh , D. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hall , S. Prado , M. Taylor
GIDP: I. Malcolmson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Penketh (5) , J. House (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Penketh-Malcolmson)
PUERTO RICO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. PAUL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Meijer W (4-1) 6.0 4 0 0 1 7 0 83 2.03   
A. Valéncia SV (2) 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 41 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Meijer 70
Batters Faced: H. Meijer 23, A. Valéncia 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Meijer 5-6, A. Valéncia 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Meijer 83-55, A. Valéncia 41-30
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. López L (0-6) 3.0 9 6 4 0 3 2 64 7.82   
B. Barthen 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 36 5.86   
I. Elías 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 31 7.98   
C. Park 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 33 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. López 22
Batters Faced: J. López 18, B. Barthen 11, I. Elías 5, C. Park 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. López 3-2, B. Barthen 3-2, I. Elías 1-1, C. Park 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. López 64-41, B. Barthen 36-23, I. Elías 31-18, C. Park 33-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Elías 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Huibert Meijer
Ballpark: CHS Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 30154
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