AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW JERSEY ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK EMPIRE
09/30/2069
 
AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW JERSEY ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK EMPIRE
GAME ID: 5970 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2069 - GAME LOG
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New Jersey Athletics (75-74) 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 8 12 0
New York Empire (69-80) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Athletics Beat Empire, 8-2
The rain did not keep New Jersey and New York from finishing their game.

The New Jersey Athletics powered past the New York Empire, 8-2, at The Empire. Pedro Zapata went 2-3 with 2 triples and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once, to lead the charge. The current losing streak for New York has reached 4 games.

Joe Swanson had a big 2-run home run for the Athletics in the top of the fourth inning. With New Jersey leading 2-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a changeup from 31-year old right-handed pitcher Collin Turner and punished it. The result was his 11th home run of the season, which put the Athletics on top, 4-0.

"We think we're a good team overall, so we're not too surprised to win today," said Swanson.
NEW JERSEY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Zapata 2B 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 .289 1 49
R. Contreras SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .268 1 53
J. Padilla 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .261 16 76
J. Payne CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .306 17 96
R. Geiger 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .240 1 6
J. Swanson LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .277 11 63
P. Frank DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .500 1 1
J. Bradshaw RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .236 2 28
J. Ayala C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .231 5 52
Totals 38 8 12 8 5 3 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Payne (30, 4th Inning off C. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Zapata 2 (7, 1st Inning off C. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Abela, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Geiger (1, 9th Inning off T. Britt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Swanson (11, 4th Inning off C. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Frank (1, 4th Inning off C. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Payne (17, 7th Inning off T. Abela, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Zapata 6 , R. Contreras , J. Payne 6 , R. Geiger 4 , J. Swanson 4 , P. Frank 5 , J. Bradshaw , J. Ayala
2-out RBI: P. Zapata , J. Payne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Contreras , J. Padilla 2 , R. Geiger , J. Bradshaw
GIDP: R. Geiger
Hit by Pitch: J. Swanson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Zapata (33) , R. Contreras (39)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Contreras, Zapata-Contreras-Padilla)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thompson 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .265 1 16
R. Bell DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 8 52
J. Reynoso LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .288 32 113
W. Ashford 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .283 6 30
L. Nickerson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .317 8 26
J. Brugge C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .054 0 1
M. Bradley CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .186 2 39
C. Montes De Oca SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .189 6 17
E. Soltero 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2 3 6 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Bradley (2, 5th Inning off O. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thompson , J. Reynoso 2 , W. Ashford , M. Bradley 4 , C. Montes De Oca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bell
GIDP: R. Bell
Sac Fly: J. Thompson
Hit by Pitch: R. Bell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thompson (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Soltero-Montes De Oca-Ashford)
NEW JERSEY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Cruz W (2-1) 5.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 97 59 2.59   
B. Hawbaker H (11) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 29 15 4.26   
B. Chapman H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 10 1.50   
T. Donaldson 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Cruz 56
Batters Faced: O. Cruz 22, B. Hawbaker 6, B. Chapman 3, T. Donaldson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Cruz 8-3, B. Hawbaker 0-2, B. Chapman 2-0, T. Donaldson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Cruz 97-59, B. Hawbaker 29-15, B. Chapman 17-10, T. Donaldson 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hawbaker 2-0 , B. Chapman 2-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Cruz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Turner L (7-8) 3.2 6 5 5 2 3 2 66 41 5.42   
J. Durham 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 26 12 4.08   
T. Abela 2.2 5 3 3 0 0 1 34 27 3.51   
T. Britt 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 13 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Turner 28
Batters Faced: C. Turner 19, J. Durham 5, T. Abela 13, T. Britt 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Turner 2-6, J. Durham 3-0, T. Abela 5-3, T. Britt 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Turner 66-41, J. Durham 26-12, T. Abela 34-27, T. Britt 27-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Durham 1-0 , T. Britt 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Britt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Zapata
Ballpark: The Empire
Weather: Cloudy (34 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 42272
Special Notes: RP Bill Chapman was injured while pitching.
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