AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA MALLARDS AT NEW JERSEY ATHLETICS
05/15/2069
 
AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA MALLARDS AT NEW JERSEY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 4287 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 2069 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Mallards (13-23) 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 7 7 1
New Jersey Athletics (17-19) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 1
Athletics Lose at Home, 7-4
The Minnesota Mallards beat the New Jersey Athletics, 7-4, at Johnson & Johnson Field. Minnesota second baseman Jesus Vasquez had the hot bat. He was 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Ben Kaiser was credited with the save for Minnesota, his 5th of the season. The Mallards raised their record to 13-23.

Minnesota used a clutch at-bat from Ricky Calvillo to capture the win. The center fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Mallards ahead, 4-3. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

In postgame comments to the Minnesota Bulletin, Vasquez said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW JERSEY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. McNutt SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .351 0 11
R. Calvillo CF 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 .283 2 11
T. Alvarado 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .294 6 23
J. Chaidez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .252 4 13
J. Villarreal RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203 1 3
M. Slezak LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .277 2 11
J. Vasquez 2B 4 3 2 2 0 1 1 .254 2 9
R. Agueros DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .216 6 16
M. Sandoval C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 5 12
Totals 33 7 7 7 6 2 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Agueros (6, 2nd Inning off J. Beigel, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Calvillo (2, 5th Inning off J. Beigel, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Vasquez (2, 6th Inning off J. Beigel, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. McNutt , R. Calvillo 4 , M. Slezak , J. Vasquez 5 , R. Agueros 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chaidez , J. Villarreal
GIDP: J. Villarreal
Hit by Pitch: J. Chaidez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Agueros (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Chaidez (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Zapata 2B 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 .284 0 6
J. Swanson DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .343 3 13
W. Fynes CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .284 3 23
D. Hone LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .348 5 23
J. Padilla 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 5 19
J. Bradshaw RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 1 11
J. Payne 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .319 7 28
S. Labbé C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .125 0 1
R. Contreras SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .254 0 7
Totals 33 4 6 4 3 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hone (9, 1st Inning off J. Estevez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Payne (7, 4th Inning off J. Estevez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Swanson , W. Fynes , D. Hone 2 , J. Payne 4 , S. Labbé 2
2-out RBI: J. Payne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Zapata , J. Padilla , J. Bradshaw
Sac Fly: W. Fynes
Hit by Pitch: D. Hone
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Zapata 2 (9) , D. Hone (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Payne (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Zapata-Contreras-Padilla)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW JERSEY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Estevez 4.1 5 3 3 2 2 1 80 46 3.52   
N. Vernon W (4-1) 2.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 40 28 4.83   
J. Hopkins H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 7 4.60   
B. Kaiser SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Estevez 41
Batters Faced: J. Estevez 20, N. Vernon 11, J. Hopkins 4, B. Kaiser 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Estevez 8-3, N. Vernon 3-4, J. Hopkins 0-2, B. Kaiser 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Estevez 80-46, N. Vernon 40-28, J. Hopkins 17-7, B. Kaiser 10-7
Hit Batsmen: N. Vernon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Beigel L (2-5) 5.1 5 6 6 4 1 3 87 48 7.78   
B. Hawbaker 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 17 4.74   
G. Summers 1.0 1 1 0 2 1 0 27 16 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Beigel 31
Batters Faced: J. Beigel 25, B. Hawbaker 8, G. Summers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Beigel 9-6, B. Hawbaker 3-3, G. Summers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Beigel 87-48, B. Hawbaker 25-17, G. Summers 27-16
Hit Batsmen: B. Hawbaker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Vasquez
Ballpark: Johnson & Johnson Field
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 16393
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