FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS
08/28/2024
 
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 9031 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (66-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 6 0
Dunedin Blue Jays (78-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Morales, Flying Tigers Get 4-0 Win
The Lakeland Flying Tigers racked up a win at Bobby Mattick Training Center
at Englebert Complex, bumping off the Dunedin Blue Jays, 4-0. Arturo Morales, who started for Lakeland, pitched effectively for his team. The 4th-place Flying Tigers lifted their record to 66-70.

Morales, a native of Cumana, Venezuela, was dealing all game. He kept Dunedin hitters off-balance, while giving the Flying Tigers 8 quality innings. Morales threw 90 pitches, allowing 5 hits and striking out 6.

"Being able to contribute to a win is always a great feeling," Morales told the Lakeland Daily News.

LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORES DUNEDIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Allen DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .218 2 13
P. Pelini 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264 6 28
T. DiLandri LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .218 6 31
J. Merrill 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 10 53
E. Ortíz 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .242 5 29
   a-J. Morales PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 2 4
   c-J. Sanderson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
A. MacDonald RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .255 4 36
J. Colón CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .238 4 25
B. Fulford C 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 .238 0 12
J. Clark SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .215 0 17
   b-F. Brock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 9 34
   d-B. Bunch SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 8
Totals 33 4 6 4 4 9 16      
a - J. Morales pinch hit for E. Ortíz in the 9th
b - F. Brock pinch hit for J. Clark in the 9th
c - J. Sanderson substituted for J. Morales in the 9th
d - B. Bunch substituted for F. Brock in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fulford (4, 9th Inning off B. Gray, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Morales (2, 9th Inning off B. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. DiLandri , J. Merrill , J. Morales 4 , J. Colón , B. Fulford 3
2-out RBI: B. Fulford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Allen , J. Clark
GIDP: B. Fulford
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Merrill (9) , E. Ortíz (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Smith 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .294 1 50
J. Pérez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 4 26
J. Huber RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 10 63
E. Gross LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 12 55
A. Kennedy 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .314 3 31
B. Foxton SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246 2 46
T. Guzmán C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .263 3 24
T. Marks DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 10 44
B. Olson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 6 30
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 8 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: S. Smith 2 , J. Huber , T. Guzmán , T. Marks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Gross , B. Olson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (23)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Olson (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Olson-Kennedy)
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORES DUNEDIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Morales W (9-12) 8.0 5 0 0 1 6 0 90 60 3.20
M. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 10 2.21
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Morales 77
Batters Faced: A. Morales 30, M. Miller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Morales 7-11, M. Miller 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Morales 90-60, M. Miller 14-10
Balk: A. Morales
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Méndez L (5-4) 6.2 3 2 2 3 6 0 83 58 3.63
B. Gray 2.1 3 2 2 1 3 1 41 28 2.81
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Méndez 63
Batters Faced: J. Méndez 26, B. Gray 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Méndez 5-8, B. Gray 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Méndez 83-58, B. Gray 41-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gray 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arturo Morales
Ballpark: Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 5460
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