ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT WHITBY BATS
06/17/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT WHITBY BATS
GAME ID: 11182 - MONDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (45-20) 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 8 15 1
Whitby Bats (52-13) 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 13 0
Lopez Helps Bellflowers Defeat Bats, 8-6
Rob Lopez helped his team muscle past the Whitby Bats, 8-6. In the game, the Buffalo third baseman was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Picking up the save was 20-year old right-handed pitcher Bobby Simpson. Buffalo is now 45-20. Whitby is 52-13.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Victor Jara? The Buffalo right fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bellflowers on top, 5-3. For the game, Jara had 1 double and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Lopez told the Buffalo Chronicle.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Solis 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .308 5 27
M. Cortez CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .310 8 34
A. Melo SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .446 22 75
J. Flowers 2B 4 0 0 1 0 3 4 .312 10 50
J. Yenores LF 4 3 2 0 1 2 0 .286 3 14
R. Lopez 3B 5 1 4 4 0 1 0 .613 6 23
V. Jara RF 4 0 3 2 0 1 1 .295 5 25
R. Tavarez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .278 6 27
M. Gutierrez DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 16 38
   a-C. Segura DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 7 2 13 16      
a - C. Segura inserted as DH in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Jara (7, 5th Inning off D. Garcia, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Melo (20, 7th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lopez (6, 7th Inning off D. Garcia, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Solis 2 , M. Cortez , A. Melo 4 , J. Yenores 2 , R. Lopez 7 , V. Jara 4
2-out RBI: R. Lopez , V. Jara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Solis , R. Tavarez
GIDP: R. Tavarez 2
Sac Fly: J. Flowers
Hit by Pitch: M. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Solis (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Melo (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Flowers-Melo-Solis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .375 2 5
J. LaCasse CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325 15 58
M. Sikes DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .351 18 67
A. Helgason LF 5 3 4 2 0 0 2 .633 4 8
R. Ruhl 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .324 15 55
L. Bridges 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .396 10 39
C. Malone SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .401 9 36
J. Fogarty 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .297 4 27
L. Killian C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333 1 3
Totals 40 6 13 6 1 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Helgason (2, 2nd Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Bridges (11, 4th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Austin (2, 7th Inning off D. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Helgason 2 (4, 4th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Simpson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Austin (2, 5th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Austin 6 , J. LaCasse , A. Helgason 11 , R. Ruhl , L. Bridges 3 , C. Malone , L. Killian 2
2-out RBI: A. Helgason
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Austin , R. Ruhl , C. Malone , J. Fogarty , L. Killian
GIDP: J. Fogarty
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. LaCasse (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ruhl-Fogarty-Bridges, Ruhl-Fogarty-Bridges)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hernandez W (5-3) 5.2 8 4 4 0 5 2 90 3.33   
D. Gray H (3) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 24 7.45   
C. Wimberley H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.63   
B. Simpson SV (10) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hernandez 42
Batters Faced: D. Hernandez 25, D. Gray 7, C. Wimberley 5, B. Simpson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hernandez 8-3, D. Gray 0-3, C. Wimberley 0-2, B. Simpson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hernandez 90-57, D. Gray 24-17, C. Wimberley 19-11, B. Simpson 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gray 2-0
WP: D. Hernandez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Price L (0-1) 4.1 7 4 4 1 8 0 82 8.31   
D. Garcia 2.0 6 4 4 1 2 1 32 5.29   
A. Alvarez 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 1.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Price 40
Batters Faced: K. Price 21, D. Garcia 12, A. Alvarez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Price 4-0, D. Garcia 0-3, A. Alvarez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Price 82-54, D. Garcia 32-24, A. Alvarez 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garcia 3-3
WP: D. Garcia
Hit Batsmen: K. Price
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rob Lopez
Ballpark: Eláguila Stadia
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 7769
Special Notes: SS Mario Gutierrez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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