SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
08/08/2023
 
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
GAME ID: 10611 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Grasshoppers (53-60) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 6 12 0
Lexington Legends (54-59) 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 7 11 2
Grasshoppers Fall Short, 7-6, at Lexington
The performance of Yeow-whye Zhang proved critical in helping Lexington beat Greensboro, 7-6. The Legends right fielder went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Paul Larsen, the winning pitcher, improved to 2-1. He pitched 7.1 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 2 and walking 2. Picking up the save was Brody Byfield, his 7th.

With Lexington leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Zhang hit a fastball from Mike Hogan for a run-scoring double. It was his 16th double of the season and put the Legends ahead, 2-0.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Zhang told the Lexington News.

The Legends, at 54-59, have now won 5 straight.

GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORES LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bishop DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .224 8 36
B. Chambers CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .254 5 29
H. Hall 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 17 70
P. Halpin LF 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 .306 4 40
A. Stogner RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .274 9 60
A. Hopkins 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .218 5 28
K. Watson C 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .226 6 31
F. Wiseblatt 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .186 3 13
A. Jaramillo SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .220 0 36
Totals 39 6 12 6 3 5 21      
BATTING
Triples: A. Stogner (5, 6th Inning off P. Larsen, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Wiseblatt (1, 8th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Halpin (5, 9th Inning off B. Byfield, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bishop , B. Chambers 2 , P. Halpin 4 , A. Stogner 3 , A. Hopkins , K. Watson 2 , F. Wiseblatt 3 , A. Jaramillo 2
2-out RBI: P. Halpin , K. Watson , A. Jaramillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Watson , F. Wiseblatt , A. Jaramillo
Sac Fly: B. Chambers
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bishop (10) , P. Halpin (3)

FIELDING
PB: K. Watson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Miranda CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .238 6 31
D. Kirkwood DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .262 3 24
B. Swagger 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .309 11 47
C. Rivera LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .210 11 39
C. Carbino 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .636 0 1
F. Quiñones 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .239 3 22
   a-J. Pace 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 10 31
T. Pierce SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .247 5 21
Y. Zhang RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .236 2 26
J. Jackson C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .256 1 7
Totals 35 7 11 6 2 11 10      
a - J. Pace substituted for F. Quiñones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Zhang (16, 2nd Inning off M. Hogan, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Miranda (22, 2nd Inning off M. Hogan, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Rivera (9, 5th Inning off D. Fier, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Carbino (2, 7th Inning off D. Fier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Zhang (2, 4th Inning off M. Hogan, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Jackson (1, 4th Inning off M. Hogan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Miranda 3 , C. Rivera 3 , C. Carbino 3 , F. Quiñones , T. Pierce , Y. Zhang 6 , J. Jackson 4
2-out RBI: J. Miranda , F. Quiñones , Y. Zhang , J. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Kirkwood 2 , F. Quiñones
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Miranda (18)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Quiñones (9) , J. Jackson (4)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORES LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Hogan L (2-14) 3.2 7 6 6 0 7 2 67 46 5.40
D. Fier 4.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 69 43 2.08
D. Fowler 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2.25
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hogan 28
Batters Faced: M. Hogan 18, D. Fier 18, D. Fowler 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hogan 2-2, D. Fier 4-4, D. Fowler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hogan 67-46, D. Fier 69-43, D. Fowler 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Fowler 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Larsen W (2-1) 7.1 8 4 3 2 2 0 104 65 3.73
B. Thomas H (1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 11 1.59
B. Byfield SV (7) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 28 15 4.95
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Larsen 48
Batters Faced: P. Larsen 33, B. Thomas 4, B. Byfield 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Larsen 5-15, B. Thomas 0-1, B. Byfield 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Larsen 104-65, B. Thomas 15-11, B. Byfield 28-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yeow-whye Zhang
Ballpark: Whitaker Bank Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 4054
Tuesday, August 8th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 22.12 Build 89