FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
08/07/2023
 
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
GAME ID: 8905 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (71-44) 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 10 3
Charlotte Stone Crabs (75-40) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 10 2
Stone Crabs Walk It Off for 75th Win of Season
The Charlotte Stone Crabs topped the Lakeland Flying Tigers by the score of 8-6, with the biggest share of the credit going to right fielder Arturo Gómez. Gómez went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 5 for the Stone Crabs on the day. Charlotte goes to 75-40. The win puts them 5 games up in their division.

The game came to a dramatic end. In the bottom of the ninth, with Charlotte trailing 6-5, Gómez hit a fastball from Juan Valdéz for a 3-run home run, giving the Stone Crabs the walk-off win.

"This joint was rocking," said Gómez.

LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORES CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vargas LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .272 4 25
S. McKeon 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .269 5 52
X. Castillo 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .336 8 40
K. Manzardo DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .293 13 39
C. McLaughlin 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .266 12 60
   a-J. Escobar 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 11
A. MacDonald RF 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .248 0 11
J. Trussell SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .258 5 25
E. Johnson C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .257 4 14
C. Guerin CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .215 2 35
Totals 35 6 10 6 3 8 15      
a - J. Escobar substituted for C. McLaughlin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Trussell (9, 2nd Inning off R. Cusick, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. McLaughlin (12, 3rd Inning off R. Cusick, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Vargas , S. McKeon 2 , C. McLaughlin 5 , A. MacDonald 2 , J. Trussell 3 , E. Johnson
2-out RBI: S. McKeon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. McKeon , X. Castillo 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Vargas , C. Guerin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vargas 2 (33)
CS: X. Castillo (4) , J. Trussell (1) , C. Guerin (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. McLaughlin 2 (8) , E. Johnson (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. García CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .239 6 27
D. Lorenzo SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .298 3 20
B. Burkett DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .287 5 19
A. Gómez RF 4 3 2 5 1 0 0 .235 11 60
D. Diaz 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .231 9 43
R. Howard LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229 3 34
   a-A. Schli PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 0 7
P. Chambers 1B, LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .299 10 50
B. Philip 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256 10 46
M. Short C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .214 7 23
Totals 37 8 10 8 3 6 13      
a - A. Schli pinch hit for R. Howard in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Gómez 2 (11, 1st Inning off K. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Valdéz, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Diaz (9, 8th Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. García , D. Lorenzo , A. Gómez 8 , D. Diaz 6 , P. Chambers , M. Short 2
2-out RBI: S. García , A. Gómez 2 , P. Chambers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Philip
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Gómez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. García (5) , P. Chambers (4)
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORES CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Williams 5.1 6 4 2 2 5 1 93 60 3.49
R. Johnson H (10) 2.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 43 28 4.68
J. Valdéz L (4-4), BS (4) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 19 12 2.25
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Williams 47
Batters Faced: K. Williams 25, R. Johnson 10, J. Valdéz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Williams 3-8, R. Johnson 5-2, J. Valdéz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Williams 93-60, R. Johnson 43-28, J. Valdéz 19-12
WP: K. Williams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Cusick 4.2 7 4 4 3 4 1 90 53 3.86
A. Wright 1.1 3 2 0 0 0 0 30 18 1.79
D. Melton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00
C. Johnson W (5-4) 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 37 22 3.26
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cusick 35
Batters Faced: R. Cusick 22, A. Wright 8, D. Melton 1, C. Johnson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cusick 6-2, A. Wright 1-2, D. Melton 0-1, C. Johnson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cusick 90-53, A. Wright 30-18, D. Melton 3-2, C. Johnson 37-22
Hit Batsmen: A. Wright , C. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arturo Gómez
Ballpark: Charlotte Sports Park
Weather: Clear skies (95 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 6915
Monday, August 7th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 22.12 Build 89