NATIONAL PASTIME BASEBALL LEAGUE
UTAH SCORPIONS AT CALIFORNIA LIONS
06/18/2104
 
NATIONAL PASTIME BASEBALL LEAGUE
UTAH SCORPIONS AT CALIFORNIA LIONS
GAME ID: 537 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2104 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Utah Scorpions (44-25) 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
California Lions (34-34) 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 X 9 12 2
King goes 3-for-4 to Ignite Lions Offense
With first baseman Billy King leading the charge, the California Lions defeated the Utah Scorpions, 9-5, at King Coliseum. King, who finished 2nd in the GEL in OPS with .837 in 2098, was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. The Scorpions, now 44-25, have lost 4 in a row.

The Scorpions had been locked in a 5-5 tie with the Lions going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 25-year old third baseman Santiago Franco came to the plate. Franco hit a 3-run home run on a first pitch fastball from Utah hurler Rafael Ortíz. It was Franco's 8th home run of the year.

"Hustle and hard work is a big part of our success," said Franco. "Those qualities define our team."
UTAH BATTING LINESCORE CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Horton LF 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 .297 6 25
B. Harris 3B 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 .323 5 36
J. Ríos CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .296 16 52
M. Elder 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 18 53
A. Soto SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .309 15 54
F. Ochoa 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .253 3 11
J. Jones RF 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .277 9 35
D. Reid C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .205 0 11
J. Castro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 0 3
   R. Ortíz P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   D. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Cursitelo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 2 23
   J. Vega P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Ray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 7
Totals 35 5 8 5 4 7 16      
a - L. Cursitelo pinch hit for D. Gibson in the 6th
b - T. Turner pinch hit for L. Ray in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Ríos (16, 5th Inning off J. Garza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harris , J. Ríos 5 , M. Elder , A. Soto 2 , D. Reid 2
2-out RBI: B. Harris , D. Reid
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Elder , A. Soto , D. Reid
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jones (8)
CS: A. Soto (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Flores RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .287 4 21
A. Valera 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .345 3 21
D. Hunt LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .316 7 41
B. King 1B 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 .284 16 55
J. Henderson CF 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .258 10 38
S. Franco 3B 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 .252 8 28
J. Hall C 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .212 1 23
P. Marquis SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 1 12
J. Garza P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
   E. Oliva P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 0 6
   J. Hernández P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
   b-A. Liñares PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 3 8
   J. Amador P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 9 4 3 12      
a - H. Cruz pinch hit for E. Oliva in the 6th
b - A. Liñares pinch hit for J. Hernández in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. King (16, 2nd Inning off J. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Franco (8, 5th Inning off R. Ortíz, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Flores (4, 6th Inning off J. Vega, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Flores 6 , A. Valera 2 , D. Hunt , B. King 6 , J. Henderson , S. Franco 4 , J. Hall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hunt , P. Marquis
Sac Fly: J. Hall
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Flores (19) , A. Valera (5)
CS: A. Valera (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Franco (6) , J. Garza (1)
UTAH PITCHING LINESCORE CALIFORNIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Castro 2.2 7 5 5 2 1 1 59 2.83   
R. Ortíz L (0-2) 1.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 30 4.62   
D. Gibson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.08   
J. Vega 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 4.98   
L. Ray 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Castro 19
Batters Faced: J. Castro 16, R. Ortíz 8, D. Gibson 2, J. Vega 8, L. Ray 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Castro 3-3, R. Ortíz 1-3, D. Gibson 0-2, J. Vega 3-2, L. Ray 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Castro 59-36, R. Ortíz 30-16, D. Gibson 7-5, J. Vega 28-21, L. Ray 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Ortíz 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garza 4.0 7 5 4 3 3 1 86 6.94   
E. Oliva W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.58   
J. Hernández 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.76   
J. Amador 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garza 30
Batters Faced: J. Garza 21, E. Oliva 6, J. Hernández 8, J. Amador 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garza 3-4, E. Oliva 3-1, J. Hernández 0-5, J. Amador 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garza 86-50, E. Oliva 20-12, J. Hernández 23-16, J. Amador 16-11
WP: J. Garza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy King
Ballpark: King Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 24127
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