AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH CAROLINA AVIATORS AT NEW YORK EMPIRE
07/02/2065
 
AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH CAROLINA AVIATORS AT NEW YORK EMPIRE
GAME ID: 4718 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND , 2065 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Carolina Aviators (35-43) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 10 0
New York Empire (40-38) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 1
Empire Suffer 5-3 Home Loss
The umbrellas came out during the North Carolina-New York contest at The Empire.

The North Carolina Aviators topped the New York Empire, 5-3, with left fielder Frank Rodriguez playing a big role. Rodriguez was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Aviators in the win. The winning pitcher was Jason Shank. He tossed 103 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits.

It could have been a different outcome for North Carolina, had it not been for Richard Alvarado, the 2064 PL batting champion . Alvarado contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning to put North Carolina up, 5-3.

"We did enough to win," said Rodriguez.

With the win, the Aviators have a record of 35-43.
NORTH CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Weber DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .236 17 40
J. Peña CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 0 17
   a-J. Olivas PR, CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .217 5 9
M. Kosaka RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .271 16 35
F. Rodriguez LF 5 1 3 3 0 1 4 .228 13 31
R. Alvarado 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 .188 8 19
M. Salazar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .205 9 23
J. Houston C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 4 13
M. Alvarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .162 1 13
J. Brown SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .215 1 17
Totals 35 5 10 5 2 12 20      
a - J. Olivas pinch ran for J. Peña in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: J. Peña (12, 1st Inning off J. Ruiz, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Rodriguez (10, 3rd Inning off J. Ruiz, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Salazar (10, 6th Inning off J. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Rodriguez (13, 5th Inning off J. Ruiz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Weber 2 , J. Peña 2 , J. Olivas , M. Kosaka , F. Rodriguez 7 , M. Salazar 2 , J. Brown
2-out RBI: F. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Weber , F. Rodriguez , R. Alvarado , M. Salazar 2 , J. Brown
Sac Fly: M. Kosaka , R. Alvarado
Hit by Pitch: J. Olivas
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Kosaka (2) , F. Rodriguez (2) , J. Brown (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Houston-Salazar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rincones 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .324 0 24
J. Poirier CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293 0 20
T. Salgado DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .258 6 32
   a-W. Fleet DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .106 2 5
E. Breyer LF 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .208 8 23
S. Miller Jr. 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .227 15 48
A. López RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .268 0 10
D. Bowman SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .214 1 6
J. Harkrider 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .218 0 12
F. Flores C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 2 11
Totals 35 3 9 3 0 12 10      
a - W. Fleet inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. López (4, 2nd Inning off J. Shank, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Rincones (15, 3rd Inning off J. Shank, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Breyer (8, 4th Inning off J. Shank, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Miller Jr. (15, 6th Inning off J. Shank, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rincones 3 , E. Breyer 6 , S. Miller Jr. 4 , A. López 2 , D. Bowman 2
2-out RBI: S. Miller Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salgado , J. Harkrider 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Rincones (25)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Harkrider (5)
NORTH CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Shank W (1-0) 6.0 7 3 3 0 9 2 103 65 4.50   
D. Floyd H (9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 22 2.02   
C. Kretz SV (14) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shank 55
Batters Faced: J. Shank 24, D. Floyd 6, C. Kretz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shank 4-4, D. Floyd 1-2, C. Kretz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shank 103-65, D. Floyd 31-22, C. Kretz 19-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Ruiz L (5-8) 6.0 8 4 4 0 8 1 99 68 3.27   
B. Kraljevic 2.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 50 30 1.29   
N. O'Hara 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ruiz 48
Batters Faced: J. Ruiz 27, B. Kraljevic 12, N. O'Hara 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ruiz 3-7, B. Kraljevic 1-3, N. O'Hara 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ruiz 99-68, B. Kraljevic 50-30, N. O'Hara 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. O'Hara 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Ruiz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Rodriguez
Ballpark: The Empire
Weather: Rain (52 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:29
Attendance: 23629
Special Notes: CF José Peña was injured while running the bases. Rain delay of 52 minutes in the 7th inning.
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