AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA VIPERS AT MINNESOTA MALLARDS
09/17/2065
 
AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA VIPERS AT MINNESOTA MALLARDS
GAME ID: 5872 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2065 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Vipers (78-61) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 5 1
Minnesota Mallards (74-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 X 5 8 1
Ortiz Excels in 5-3 Minnesota Win
The 5-3 Minnesota win over Arizona was due in large part to Omar Ortiz. The Mallards left fielder went 3-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The winner was Eric Robert in relief. His record improves to 8-1. Jason Eckman took the loss. Ben Kaiser earned the save for Minnesota, his 24th of the year.

Ortiz had a timely hit for Minnesota in the bottom of the eighth. With Arizona trailing 3-2, he turned a 0-1 sinker into a 3-run home run. It was his 28th home run of the season, making it 5-3, Minnesota.

"We'll put that win in the can," said Ortiz, "and go after the next one."

The win for the Mallards raised their record to 74-65.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Munoz DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .242 21 50
J. Cortez RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .245 20 52
P. Kerkhoven LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .328 32 94
   a-C. Reinert LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 3 10
J. Moreno CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .206 21 60
   b-N. Thurman LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 3 12
J. Hyde 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .278 11 44
N. Laurent 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 5 41
   c-J. Bolger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 4 12
S. Silva 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 2 39
P. Scioscia C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .256 0 16
B. Asadov SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .206 4 31
Totals 31 3 5 3 2 13 9      
a - C. Reinert substituted for P. Kerkhoven in the 8th
b - N. Thurman substituted for J. Moreno in the 8th
c - J. Bolger pinch hit for N. Laurent in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Scioscia (17, 6th Inning off D. Sampson, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Kerkhoven (26, 6th Inning off D. Sampson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cortez , P. Kerkhoven 2 , J. Hyde , P. Scioscia 2 , B. Asadov
2-out RBI: J. Cortez , P. Kerkhoven
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Moreno , S. Silva
Sac Fly: J. Cortez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Munoz (34)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Laurent (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Calvillo DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .233 2 17
O. Méndez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 14 47
   a-T. Alvarado PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274 12 47
   b-D. Ward PR, 1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 12 25
J. Vasquez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .263 15 47
O. Ortiz RF 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .236 28 76
W. Zhai SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .204 9 37
C. Stephenson CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .241 5 15
V. Geldart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .169 1 4
J. Villarreal LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 7 39
D. Elder C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 10 35
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 8 9      
a - T. Alvarado pinch hit for O. Méndez in the 8th
b - D. Ward pinch ran for T. Alvarado in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Méndez (20, 1st Inning off G. Medici, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Ortiz (19, 6th Inning off G. Medici, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Calvillo (18, 8th Inning off G. Medici, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Ortiz (28, 8th Inning off J. Eckman, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Calvillo 2 , O. Méndez 2 , T. Alvarado , J. Vasquez , O. Ortiz 7 , C. Stephenson
2-out RBI: C. Stephenson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Zhai , V. Geldart
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ward (25) , J. Vasquez (23) , C. Stephenson (15)
CS: O. Méndez (13) , J. Vasquez (14)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Ortiz (6)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Medici 7.1 5 2 2 2 7 0 108 70 3.15   
J. Eckman L (2-6), BS (4) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 8 3.83   
B. Banko 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 5 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Medici 65
Batters Faced: G. Medici 28, J. Eckman 3, B. Banko 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Medici 6-7, J. Eckman 0-0, B. Banko 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Medici 108-70, J. Eckman 11-8, B. Banko 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eckman 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Sampson 7.2 4 3 3 2 11 0 109 66 2.67   
E. Robert W (8-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 1.17   
B. Kaiser SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sampson 68
Batters Faced: D. Sampson 29, E. Robert 1, B. Kaiser 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sampson 6-6, E. Robert 0-0, B. Kaiser 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sampson 109-66, E. Robert 6-3, B. Kaiser 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Robert 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Omar Ortiz
Ballpark: Dylan Park at Hennepin
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 37342
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