AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
KENTUCKY LIONS AT MINNESOTA MALLARDS
04/26/2065
 
AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
KENTUCKY LIONS AT MINNESOTA MALLARDS
GAME ID: 4143 - SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2065 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kentucky Lions (10-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Minnesota Mallards (14-7) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 4 0
Mallards Win 4th Straight, Take Down Lions, 2-0
The Minnesota Mallards picked up a win at Dylan Park at Hennepin, knocking off the Kentucky Lions, 2-0. On the mound for Minnesota was right-hander José Noriega, who played a pivotal role in the win. With the loss, Kentucky sinks to 10-11.

The Mallards got a big at-bat from second baseman Jesus Vasquez. For the game, Vasquez was 1-3 with a double. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 3rd double of the season gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Noriega told the Minnesota Today.
KENTUCKY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benson CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .163 0 3
C. Bermudez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241 2 6
B. Shanahan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .195 0 4
L. Mathijssen 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .211 7 12
K. van Straaten LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 3 5
B. Gatz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234 2 3
S. Sinclair C 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .176 0 1
J. Pearson 3B, SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .239 3 6
J. Carlson SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 0 2
   a-M. Swanson PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 1 3
Totals 32 0 6 0 3 15 18      
a - M. Swanson pinch hit for J. Carlson in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Benson , B. Shanahan , K. van Straaten , S. Sinclair 2 , J. Pearson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Benson 2 , K. van Straaten
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Benson (10)
CS: J. Benson (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pearson-Shanahan-Mathijssen, Pearson-Shanahan-Mathijssen)
PB: S. Sinclair
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 2 2
W. Zhai SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .123 0 5
J. Vasquez 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .282 3 10
T. Alvarado RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .242 3 11
O. Méndez DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 3 8
O. Ortiz LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 5 15
   a-J. Villarreal LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 1 4
J. Marrero 3B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .147 1 2
J. Martin C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .103 0 0
C. Brown CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .212 0 6
Totals 26 2 4 2 1 4 8      
a - J. Villarreal substituted for O. Ortiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vasquez (3, 4th Inning off J. Oliva, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Méndez (3, 7th Inning off J. Oliva, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Zhai , J. Vasquez 2 , O. Méndez 2 , J. Marrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martin
GIDP: J. Vasquez , J. Martin
Sac Fly: T. Alvarado
Hit by Pitch: D. Ward
Team LOB: 3
KENTUCKY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Oliva L (1-3) 6.1 4 2 2 0 3 0 87 56 2.92   
J. Merickel 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 16 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Oliva 60
Batters Faced: J. Oliva 23, J. Merickel 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Oliva 5-10, J. Merickel 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Oliva 87-56, J. Merickel 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Merickel 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Oliva
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Noriega W (2-1) 6.1 4 0 0 3 11 0 104 67 4.11   
B. Kaiser H (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 19 0.93   
E. Robert SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Noriega 73
Batters Faced: J. Noriega 25, B. Kaiser 8, E. Robert 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Noriega 1-6, B. Kaiser 1-2, E. Robert 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Noriega 104-67, B. Kaiser 31-19, E. Robert 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kaiser 1-0 , E. Robert 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Noriega
Ballpark: Dylan Park at Hennepin
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 42609
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