THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CORPUS CHRISTI HONEY BUTTER CHICKEN BISCUITS AT ECHO PARK LAKERS
09/30/2032
 
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CORPUS CHRISTI HONEY BUTTER CHICKEN BISCUITS AT ECHO PARK LAKERS
GAME ID: 8426 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits (69-90) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 9 12 0
Echo Park Lakers (70-89) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
López Powers Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits Offense
With right fielder Manuel López leading the charge, the Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits defeated the Echo Park Lakers, 9-2, at Staples Center. López, who is tied for 4th in the AL in extra base hits with 84, went 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. Corpus Christi reliever José Molina picked up the win to move to 3-3. Héctor Cruz suffered the loss. The losses continue to mount for Echo Park, which has now dropped 9 in a row.

Corpus Christi used the timely hitting of Marcos Rivera to capture the win. The pinch hitter socked a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits ahead, 4-2. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Rivera told the Corpus Christi Observer.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE ECHO PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Newman CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261 4 33
M. López RF 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 .260 29 106
E. Maitan 1B, 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .280 5 20
D. Owens LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 6 22
   a-C. Hernández PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305 20 80
A. Ordóñez 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .244 18 55
   b-M. Rivera PH, 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .241 17 71
F. Morán DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .287 13 66
   c-F. Zambrano DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Brown 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .245 10 45
A. Maldonado C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .270 2 40
   d-D. Morris PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 2 11
M. Ochoa SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .222 4 21
Totals 38 9 12 8 6 4 17      
a - C. Hernández pinch hit for D. Owens in the 8th
b - M. Rivera pinch hit for A. Ordóñez in the 8th
c - F. Zambrano inserted as DH in the 9th
d - D. Morris pinch hit for A. Maldonado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Maitan (9, 3rd Inning off H. Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. López (53, 8th Inning off J. Guerrero, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. López (29, 8th Inning off H. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rivera (17, 8th Inning off M. Hwang, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. López 6 , E. Maitan 4 , C. Hernández , A. Ordóñez , M. Rivera 4 , F. Morán 2 , L. Brown , A. Maldonado
2-out RBI: M. López , E. Maitan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Owens , M. Rivera , A. Maldonado , M. Ochoa 2
Sac Fly: M. Ochoa
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ochoa-Maitan, López-Maldonado)
OF assists: 2 (Newman(Mendoza at home), López(Núñez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mendoza 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 4 .265 8 62
E. Rivera 1B 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 .319 34 96
O. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .310 40 121
J. Negrón LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .294 35 88
   a-G. Salas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 17 41
   b-V. Valdéz LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 8 22
O. Medine DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .331 20 72
P. Quezada CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 14 68
A. Núñez SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .238 7 38
R. Macías 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .210 10 44
J. Crum C 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 .270 10 53
Totals 31 2 10 2 7 11 24      
a - G. Salas pinch hit for J. Negrón in the 7th
b - V. Valdéz substituted for G. Salas in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Mendoza 3 , E. Rivera , O. Cabrera , O. Medine , P. Quezada , A. Núñez , J. Crum 2
2-out RBI: J. Crum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Medine , R. Macías , J. Crum
GIDP: J. Negrón
Sac Bunt: P. Quezada 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mendoza (35) , J. Negrón (2) , A. Núñez (15)
CS: A. Mendoza (12)
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE ECHO PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ortíz 5.0 7 2 2 2 6 0 72 4.50   
N. Syndergaard 1.0 1 0 0 4 2 0 32 3.31   
J. Molina W (3-3) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 41 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ortíz 49
Batters Faced: J. Ortíz 21, N. Syndergaard 8, J. Molina 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ortíz 5-1, N. Syndergaard 1-0, J. Molina 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ortíz 72-45, N. Syndergaard 32-15, J. Molina 41-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Molina 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Cruz L (11-10) 7.0 6 3 3 3 3 1 111 5.27   
M. Hwang 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 1 19 5.82   
J. Guerrero 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 23 4.67   
D. Sánchez 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Cruz 53
Batters Faced: H. Cruz 30, M. Hwang 7, J. Guerrero 5, D. Sánchez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Cruz 5-13, M. Hwang 0-2, J. Guerrero 1-1, D. Sánchez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Cruz 111-62, M. Hwang 19-9, J. Guerrero 23-13, D. Sánchez 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hwang 1-1 , J. Guerrero 2-2
WP: M. Hwang
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manuel López
Ballpark: Staples Center
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 25133
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