ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT WHITBY BATS
08/29/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11577 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (92-38) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 5 0
Whitby Bats (103-27) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 5 11 0
Bats Shimmy Past Bellflowers, 5-4
Though he had a stellar game, Jose Yenores could not prevent his team, the Buffalo Bellflowers, from losing, 5-4, to the Whitby Bats. Yenores went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Antonio Rodriguez was the winner. Over 8 innings, he yielded 4 runs on 5 hits, with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. Whitby is looking good at 103-27.

Jarrod LaCasse was 1 for 4 for Whitby. The 20-year old left fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Macho Martinez. It was his 102nd RBI of the season.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Whitby manager David Sawyers.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Yenores LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .300 18 55
R. Lopez DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .453 11 44
A. Melo 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .422 44 147
J. Flowers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .316 18 96
M. Cortez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .312 22 79
C. Morales 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 5 27
V. Jara RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328 20 77
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Gutierrez SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .246 18 49
Totals 31 4 5 4 2 7 4      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Melo (39, 6th Inning off A. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Yenores 2 (18, 6th Inning off A. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Yenores 8 , R. Lopez , A. Melo 2 , J. Flowers
2-out RBI: , J. Yenores 2 , A. Melo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Flowers
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Flowers (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .318 13 55
J. LaCasse CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .313 28 102
M. Sikes DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .334 35 123
P. Stary LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 .362 18 60
R. Ruhl 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .332 28 106
B. Coleman C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .324 23 83
   a-G. Buckner PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346 18 60
   b-L. Killian C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 3 9
L. Bridges 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .374 17 75
C. Malone SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .364 20 83
J. Fogarty 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .295 10 43
Totals 32 5 11 5 4 2 21      
a - G. Buckner pinch ran for B. Coleman in the 8th
b - L. Killian substituted for G. Buckner in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. Coleman (1, 6th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Malone (20, 2nd Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Austin 2 , J. LaCasse , M. Sikes 2 , P. Stary , R. Ruhl , B. Coleman 3 , C. Malone 5 , J. Fogarty
2-out RBI: R. Ruhl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sikes , R. Ruhl 2 , B. Coleman
Sac Bunt: P. Stary
Sac Fly: J. LaCasse , C. Malone
Team LOB: 10
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hernandez 5.0 8 3 3 1 1 1 71 3.89   
D. Gray BS (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 3.68   
M. Martinez L (4-2) 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 33 5.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hernandez 39
Batters Faced: D. Hernandez 24, D. Gray 4, M. Martinez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hernandez 5-9, D. Gray 1-2, M. Martinez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hernandez 71-49, D. Gray 15-9, M. Martinez 33-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gray 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rodriguez W (7-3) 8.0 5 4 4 2 6 2 93 3.15   
D. Garcia SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rodriguez 60
Batters Faced: A. Rodriguez 30, D. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rodriguez 9-8, D. Garcia 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rodriguez 93-61, D. Garcia 6-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Yenores
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 9043
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