WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
08/15/2023
 
WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 2284 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Pirates (64-55) 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 7 1
New York Mets (72-48) 0 5 0 0 2 3 0 1 X 11 12 0
Goldschmidt Hits 3 home runs in Mets Win
The New York Mets defeated the Toronto Blue Pirates, 11-6. Doing his part was first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who hit 3 home runs, while adding 8 RBI and scoring three times. The victory gives New York a record of 72-48.

With New York leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Goldschmidt hit a fastball from John Means for a grand slam home run. It was his 33rd home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 5-0.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Jeff LeRoux.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Slater CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .251 13 53
   a-M. Canha CF, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .322 10 47
Y. Díaz 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .163 0 3
N. Lowe DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .306 19 67
   b-D. Solano DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 4 19
J. Pederson LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .211 3 5
X. Bogaerts 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .337 4 28
M. Yastrzemski RF 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .259 21 58
W. Contreras C 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 .272 23 67
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .219 21 58
N. Ahmed SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .206 5 34
Totals 32 6 7 6 4 12 10      
a - M. Canha substituted for A. Slater in the 5th
b - D. Solano inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Yastrzemski (27, 7th Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Contreras (23, 4th Inning off J. deGrom, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Canha , X. Bogaerts 2 , M. Yastrzemski 2 , W. Contreras 4 , M. Chapman , N. Ahmed
2-out RBI: W. Contreras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Solano
GIDP: W. Contreras
Sac Fly: Y. Díaz
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: W. Contreras (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Goldschmidt 1B 5 3 3 8 0 1 0 .318 33 97
M. Trout CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295 51 99
E. Jimenez DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .252 18 48
K. Hayes 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280 5 34
A. Simmons SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .248 3 35
B. Nimmo LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .254 13 61
K. Lewis RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .203 5 21
O. Peraza 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .207 0 11
C. Casali C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .123 3 15
Totals 36 11 12 11 3 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hayes (22, 3rd Inning off J. Means, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Jimenez (13, 5th Inning off C. Holmes, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Simmons (13, 5th Inning off C. Holmes, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Goldschmidt 3 (33, 2nd Inning off J. Means, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off S. Effross, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Herget, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Goldschmidt 12 , M. Trout 2 , E. Jimenez 2 , K. Hayes 3 , A. Simmons 3 , K. Lewis , O. Peraza
2-out RBI: P. Goldschmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Lewis 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Peraza-Goldschmidt)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Means L (10-7) 3.0 6 5 5 1 4 1 50 37 4.12   
C. Holmes 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 37 26 3.59   
S. Effross 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 7 3 3.88   
J. Herget 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 29 23 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Means 28
Batters Faced: J. Means 16, C. Holmes 9, S. Effross 3, J. Herget 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Means 1-4, C. Holmes 3-0, S. Effross 0-0, J. Herget 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Means 50-37, C. Holmes 37-26, S. Effross 7-3, J. Herget 29-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. deGrom W (14-6) 6.1 3 5 5 3 10 1 101 65 2.88   
T. Rogers 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 28 15 3.86   
M. Meyer 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 15 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 54
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 25, T. Rogers 7, M. Meyer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 6-3, T. Rogers 2-1, M. Meyer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 101-65, T. Rogers 28-15, M. Meyer 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rogers 1-1 , M. Meyer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Goldschmidt
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 41825
Special Notes: Austin Slater was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.Paul Goldschmidt ties the AL regular season game record for home runs with 3. Paul Goldschmidt ties the NYM regular season game record for RBI with 8.
Thursday, June 15th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 23.10 Build 110