AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW JERSEY ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK EMPIRE
07/03/2065
 
AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW JERSEY ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK EMPIRE
GAME ID: 4726 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD , 2065 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Jersey Athletics (46-33) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 0
New York Empire (41-38) 0 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 X 10 16 1
Empire Roll Over Athletics, 10-4
In baseball, each game is unique. This one was no different.

The New York Empire grabbed a win, 10-4, over the New Jersey Athletics at The Empire. New York center fielder Justin Poirier went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Jiu-ling Kan was the winning pitcher. Over 6.2 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 3 walks and 7 strikeouts.

Don Bowman, who finished 4th in the PL in wins above replacement with 4.6 in 2055, chipped in for New York with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the second. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"We came out aggressive," said Empire manager Richard Hager. "We came out swinging the bats."

Today's win puts New York at 41-38, while New Jersey falls to 46-33.
NEW JERSEY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Zapata 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .221 2 14
J. Swanson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .220 0 6
J. Gerdes 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .243 18 46
D. Hone DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .256 7 24
   a-J. Padilla DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 3 7
J. Powell C 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .151 12 22
M. Deacon 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .220 0 16
J. Ybarra RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .193 3 19
R. Vaca CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
   b-P. Frank PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 9 25
R. Contreras SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .225 0 10
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 13 12      
a - J. Padilla inserted as DH in the 8th
b - P. Frank pinch hit for R. Vaca in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Deacon (13, 2nd Inning off J. Kan, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Contreras (8, 3rd Inning off J. Kan, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Zapata (15, 8th Inning off M. Moreno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gerdes (18, 8th Inning off M. Moreno, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Zapata 2 , J. Gerdes 5 , M. Deacon 2 , J. Ybarra , R. Vaca , R. Contreras 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gerdes , J. Powell
GIDP: R. Vaca
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Deacon (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zapata-Deacon-Gerdes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rincones 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .326 0 24
J. Poirier CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .299 1 22
T. Salgado DH 4 1 3 2 1 1 1 .265 6 34
E. Breyer LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .209 8 23
S. Miller Jr. 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .228 15 48
A. López RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .267 0 10
D. Bowman SS 4 1 2 4 0 2 2 .224 2 10
J. Harkrider 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .219 0 12
F. Flores C 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .243 3 13
Totals 37 10 16 10 4 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Salgado (17, 1st Inning off D. Garza, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Poirier (21, 2nd Inning off D. Garza, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Harkrider (2, 2nd Inning off D. Garza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Flores (3, 2nd Inning off D. Garza, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Bowman (2, 2nd Inning off D. Garza, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Poirier (1, 7th Inning off M. Hoover, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rincones 2 , J. Poirier 7 , T. Salgado 4 , E. Breyer , S. Miller Jr. , A. López , D. Bowman 5 , J. Harkrider 3 , F. Flores 5
2-out RBI: D. Bowman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salgado , S. Miller Jr. 2 , J. Harkrider , F. Flores
GIDP: E. Breyer
Sac Bunt: A. Rincones
Sac Fly: D. Bowman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rincones (44) , J. Poirier (38)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Flores (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bowman-Rincones-Miller Jr.)
NEW JERSEY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Garza L (10-4) 5.0 10 7 7 4 5 2 122 70 1.89   
M. Hoover 3.0 6 3 3 0 4 1 55 37 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Garza 20
Batters Faced: D. Garza 29, M. Hoover 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Garza 4-6, M. Hoover 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Garza 122-70, M. Hoover 55-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hoover 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Kan W (6-6) 6.2 5 2 2 3 7 0 108 66 2.69   
M. Moreno 2.1 2 2 2 0 6 1 49 32 1.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kan 60
Batters Faced: J. Kan 26, M. Moreno 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kan 4-7, M. Moreno 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kan 108-66, M. Moreno 49-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Moreno 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Poirier
Ballpark: The Empire
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:25 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 46172
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