THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT ECHO PARK LAKERS
09/01/2031
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT ECHO PARK LAKERS
GAME ID: 7637 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Hartford Whalers (59-77) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Echo Park Lakers (57-79) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
Lakers Edge Past Whalers, 5-4
Echo Park beat Hartford at Staples Center, escaping with a 5-4 win. The win in large part was due to left fielder Vicente Valdéz. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times. Echo Park is now 57-79, Hartford 59-77.

Echo Park won the game in the bottom of the 11th inning. With one out and David Logan on the mound for Hartford, third baseman Alejandro Mendoza hit a dramatic solo home run, bringing Lakers fans to their feet.

"It's not about individual awards," Valdéz told a Echo Park Chronicle reporter after the game. "It's about winning championships. That's what we play for."
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE ECHO PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Turner 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .279 4 40
A. Sosa LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .331 4 38
   a-B. Faulk LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 0 12
F. González DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .304 12 50
T. Parkinson 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 28 76
O. Perkins CF 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 .268 8 36
P. Gouloze RF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 21 58
M. Ekman 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268 4 31
   b-M. Lynch PH, 2B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .222 9 32
A. Rosario SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .252 7 31
C. Morín C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .213 7 20
   c-B. Berthelot PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 2 11
   d-W. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 13 29
Totals 39 4 8 4 5 9 16      
a - B. Faulk substituted for A. Sosa in the 7th
b - M. Lynch pinch hit for M. Ekman in the 9th
c - B. Berthelot pinch hit for C. Morín in the 11th
d - W. Smith substituted for B. Berthelot in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lynch (14, 11th Inning off D. Sánchez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Perkins (8, 1st Inning off H. Tinker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Turner , A. Sosa 2 , T. Parkinson , O. Perkins 4 , M. Lynch 3 , C. Morín
2-out RBI: O. Perkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. González 2 , B. Berthelot
Sac Bunt: A. Rosario
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rosario (59)
CS: A. Rosario (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gouloze-Morín, Lynch-Rosario-Parkinson)
OF assists: 1 (Gouloze(Cabrera at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Valdéz LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .292 22 85
X. Bridge SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .247 7 33
O. Cabrera RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .279 27 86
E. Rivera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275 13 59
O. Medine DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .325 14 48
D. Normand 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .195 7 25
J. Crum C 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .196 11 40
R. Macías 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 20 56
   a-L. Orr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 11 33
   b-A. Mendoza 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 9 47
H. van Seggelen CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .255 4 11
Totals 41 5 12 5 2 7 19      
a - L. Orr pinch hit for R. Macías in the 8th
b - A. Mendoza substituted for L. Orr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Valdéz (33, 3rd Inning off J. Pérez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: X. Bridge (7, 5th Inning off L. Lévy, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Valdéz (22, 7th Inning off H. Watanabe, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Mendoza (9, 11th Inning off D. Logan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Valdéz 7 , X. Bridge 5 , E. Rivera , O. Medine 2 , D. Normand , R. Macías , A. Mendoza 4 , H. van Seggelen
2-out RBI: X. Bridge , R. Macías
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rivera , H. van Seggelen
GIDP: D. Normand
Hit by Pitch: E. Rivera
Team LOB: 8
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE ECHO PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Craft 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 3.36   
J. Pérez 2.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 39 3.67   
L. Lévy 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 24 11.74   
H. Watanabe 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 1 42 2.12   
M. Frye 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.65   
D. Logan L (2-4) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 23 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Craft 54
Batters Faced: M. Craft 8, J. Pérez 11, L. Lévy 7, H. Watanabe 10, M. Frye 1, D. Logan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Craft 2-2, J. Pérez 1-3, L. Lévy 1-2, H. Watanabe 3-2, M. Frye 0-1, D. Logan 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Craft 31-19, J. Pérez 39-23, L. Lévy 24-18, H. Watanabe 42-27, M. Frye 2-1, D. Logan 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Lévy 1-1 , H. Watanabe 2-0
WP: H. Watanabe
Hit Batsmen: L. Lévy
Balk: H. Watanabe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Tinker 6.1 4 4 4 4 6 1 100 4.83   
J. Zúñiga 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 5.81   
C. Pérez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.74   
T. Velasco 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 3.52   
D. Sánchez W (6-6) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Tinker 51
Batters Faced: H. Tinker 26, J. Zúñiga 6, C. Pérez 1, T. Velasco 6, D. Sánchez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Tinker 5-7, J. Zúñiga 1-3, C. Pérez 1-0, T. Velasco 2-0, D. Sánchez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Tinker 100-58, J. Zúñiga 26-15, C. Pérez 1-1, T. Velasco 21-15, D. Sánchez 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Zúñiga 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vicente Valdéz
Ballpark: Staples Center
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 24263
Special Notes: SP Mitch Craft was injured while pitching.
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