AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA MALLARDS AT NORTH CAROLINA AVIATORS
06/02/2065
 
AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA MALLARDS AT NORTH CAROLINA AVIATORS
GAME ID: 4464 - TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND , 2065 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Mallards (31-21) 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 9 11 1
North Carolina Aviators (24-28) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Mallards Roll to 9-1 Win Over Aviators
The Minnesota Mallards beat the North Carolina Aviators, 9-1, at Lowe's Field at Bojangles' Stadium. The win was due in part to first baseman Devin Ward, who went 2 for 2 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2. The victory gives Minnesota a record of 31-21.

Minnesota used a clutch hit from Dave Elder to get the win. The catcher drilled a grand slam home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Mallards ahead, 5-1. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"The hot tub feels extra good after a solid win," said Elder.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NORTH CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Calvillo CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .183 0 0
J. Vasquez 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .264 8 26
T. Alvarado DH 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .290 7 20
W. Zhai SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .198 4 12
O. Ortiz LF 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 .224 12 32
J. Villarreal RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .227 2 12
O. Méndez 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .222 6 18
D. Ward 1B 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .187 7 11
   a-C. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 7
   b-V. Geldart 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
D. Elder C 4 1 1 4 0 1 2 .160 2 11
Totals 35 9 11 8 6 7 11      
a - C. Brown pinch hit for D. Ward in the 8th
b - V. Geldart substituted for C. Brown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Alvarado (6, 6th Inning off J. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Villarreal (6, 8th Inning off N. Mulholland, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Méndez (7, 8th Inning off N. Mulholland, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Calvillo (1, 7th Inning off D. Floyd, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Ward (7, 3rd Inning off J. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Elder (2, 7th Inning off D. Floyd, 3 on, 1 out) , O. Ortiz (12, 8th Inning off D. Floyd, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Calvillo 3 , J. Vasquez , T. Alvarado 3 , O. Ortiz 4 , J. Villarreal 3 , O. Méndez 2 , D. Ward 5 , D. Elder 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Zhai 2 , O. Ortiz , D. Elder
GIDP: W. Zhai , J. Villarreal
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Vasquez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Méndez (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Méndez-Vasquez-Ward, Calvillo-Elder)
OF assists: 1 (Calvillo(Weber at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
J. Peña CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 0 11
M. Kosaka RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .271 11 25
J. Weber DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .248 12 27
M. Salazar 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .225 6 17
   c-J. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 0
J. Olivas LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .429 1 2
J. Houston C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .294 2 7
M. Alvarez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 1 12
   a-E. Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 3 13
   b-N. Agundez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 0
J. Brown SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 1 13
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 8 9      
a - E. Nelson pinch hit for M. Alvarez in the 7th
b - N. Agundez substituted for E. Nelson in the 8th
c - J. Castillo pinch hit for M. Salazar in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Kosaka (11, 4th Inning off W. Salazar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Sas , M. Kosaka 4 , J. Weber , J. Olivas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Nelson
GIDP: J. Houston
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Moore-Brown-Sas, Moore-Brown-Sas)
PB: J. Houston
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NORTH CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Salazar W (6-1) 6.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 90 58 2.15   
B. Kaiser SV (6) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 32 23 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Salazar 61
Batters Faced: W. Salazar 24, B. Kaiser 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Salazar 8-5, B. Kaiser 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Salazar 90-58, B. Kaiser 32-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kaiser 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Moore L (5-4) 6.1 4 3 3 4 5 1 107 62 3.47   
D. Floyd 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 2 34 21 3.00   
N. Mulholland 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 48 25 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moore 54
Batters Faced: J. Moore 25, D. Floyd 7, N. Mulholland 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moore 7-5, D. Floyd 1-1, N. Mulholland 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moore 107-62, D. Floyd 34-21, N. Mulholland 48-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Floyd 2-2
WP: N. Mulholland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Devin Ward
Ballpark: Lowe's Field at Bojangles' Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:25 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 21711
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