RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT TORONTO JUGGERNAUTS
08/27/2084
 
RISING STAR LEAGUE
BUFFALO RANGERS AT TORONTO JUGGERNAUTS
GAME ID: 5672 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2084 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Rangers (71-61) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Toronto Juggernauts (62-69) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 3 6 0
Juggernauts Pull Out Late Win, 3-2
The Toronto Juggernauts had to overcome a good performance from Buffalo pitcher Carlos Palafox to claim a 3-2 win at Molson Park. Palafox went 7.1 innings and allowed 1 run. Fabian Estrada notched his 4th save in 6 chances. The second-place Rangers dropped to 71-61.

Had Matt Salmon not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Salmon hit a 2-run single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Juggernauts.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Salmon.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hrinko DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 4 32
B. Ananas 3B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .286 11 58
C. Hickey 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .322 21 76
C. Cole RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .259 11 65
J. Puga LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 4 .230 5 45
B. Verkaik SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .221 3 27
Y. Melian 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .198 7 32
T. McCarthy C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 3 8
   a-D. Ivison PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 5 18
A. Laffita CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 0 1
   b-M. Garbie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 23 77
Totals 36 2 9 2 3 9 23      
a - D. Ivison pinch hit for T. McCarthy in the 9th
b - M. Garbie pinch hit for A. Laffita in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ananas (49, 3rd Inning off A. Muscetta, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Verkaik (18, 6th Inning off A. Muscetta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Ananas 4 , C. Hickey , C. Cole 2 , J. Puga 2 , B. Verkaik 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hrinko , C. Cole , J. Puga 2 , Y. Melian
GIDP: Y. Melian
Hit by Pitch: C. Hickey
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Verkaik-Melian-Hickey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Verdugo CF, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 8 22
H. Murakami LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .270 6 47
   a-S. Dunn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 21
B. Kuang 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .268 9 33
   b-L. Bracero CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 8 20
J. You C 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .256 15 43
M. Salmon DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .267 38 116
G. Muranaka 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 12 44
D. Hall Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .277 3 60
C. Schoepp RF, LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280 7 48
H. Gallegos 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 0 3
Totals 28 3 6 3 4 7 10      
a - S. Dunn substituted for H. Murakami in the 9th
b - L. Bracero substituted for B. Kuang in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. You (9, 6th Inning off C. Palafox, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Verdugo , H. Murakami 2 , J. You 2 , M. Salmon , C. Schoepp
2-out RBI: H. Murakami , M. Salmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kuang , M. Salmon , G. Muranaka
GIDP: B. Kuang
Sac Bunt: H. Gallegos
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gallegos-Hall Jr.-Kuang)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Palafox 7.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 97 2.62   
B. Jaramillo L (4-3), BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 20 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Palafox 71
Batters Faced: C. Palafox 27, B. Jaramillo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Palafox 12-2, B. Jaramillo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Palafox 97-61, B. Jaramillo 20-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Muscetta 7.0 7 2 2 2 7 0 94 5.33   
J. Carbajal W (3-5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.14   
I. Noriega H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 3.80   
F. Estrada SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Muscetta 60
Batters Faced: A. Muscetta 31, J. Carbajal 3, I. Noriega 5, F. Estrada 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Muscetta 7-8, J. Carbajal 2-0, I. Noriega 0-0, F. Estrada 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Muscetta 94-60, J. Carbajal 4-4, I. Noriega 17-10, F. Estrada 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Estrada 3-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Noriega
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Palafox
Ballpark: Molson Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 33734
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