ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
08/13/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT TIVERTON COLONELS
GAME ID: 11487 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Buffalo Bellflowers (79-36) 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 2 5 17 20 0
Tiverton Colonels (47-68) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Cruz, Bellflowers Clobber Colonels, 17-2
Buffalo left fielder Rodolfo Cruz played a vital role in his team's 17-2 conquest of Tiverton. He went 2-2 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for Buffalo. Picking up the win was Macho Martinez. He went 6.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. The left--hander struck out 5 and walked 2. Buffalo leads the Northern Conference East Division by 4½ games.

Buffalo used the hitting of Raul Tavarez to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Bellflowers on top, 3-0. For the game, Tavarez had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

Quipped losing manager Chris Hartman after the game: "Mama told me there'd be days like this."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE TIVERTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Solis 2B 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 .328 15 60
J. Yenores LF 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .286 12 42
   b-C. Segura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 5
   c-V. Jara LF, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .298 14 58
A. Melo SS 7 3 3 1 0 0 3 .419 37 127
J. Flowers 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .313 17 86
   d-L. Sosa PH, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Lopez DH 5 1 3 0 1 0 4 .526 8 30
M. Cortez CF 6 0 1 1 0 2 5 .315 19 69
C. Morales 1B 4 3 1 1 2 1 3 .233 2 13
R. Tavarez C 5 2 3 3 1 1 5 .266 11 47
A. Gomez RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .313 5 15
   a-R. Cruz PH, LF 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 .171 4 6
Totals 47 17 20 16 10 6 24      
a - R. Cruz pinch hit for A. Gomez in the 7th
b - C. Segura pinch hit for J. Yenores in the 7th
c - V. Jara substituted for C. Segura in the 7th
d - L. Sosa pinch hit for J. Flowers in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Melo (37, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Tavarez (11, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Yenores (12, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Flowers (17, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gomez (5, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cruz 2 (4, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Solis , J. Yenores 4 , A. Melo 6 , J. Flowers 6 , L. Sosa , R. Lopez 3 , M. Cortez , C. Morales , R. Tavarez 6 , A. Gomez 4 , R. Cruz 8
2-out RBI: D. Solis , A. Melo , C. Morales , R. Tavarez 2 , R. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Jara , A. Melo , R. Lopez , R. Tavarez 2
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Yenores (3) , R. Lopez (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McConnon 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 13 43
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-B. Kelly CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 4 12
D. Molina CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 8 33
   b-J. Unknown PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. McDaniel RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .358 32 87
   c-D. Owens PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 1 2
R. Lenger LF, CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .315 21 66
J. Sitko 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .312 8 28
   e-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   f-M. Northern 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 3 9
B. Colbert 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 3 18
C. Paramo SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .228 4 16
J. Rodriguez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .359 6 19
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   g-D. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 5 28
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 8 19      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for H. McConnon in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Molina in the 7th
c - D. Owens pinch hit for J. McDaniel in the 7th
d - B. Kelly substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Sitko in the 8th
f - M. Northern substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th
g - D. Lopez pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lenger (21, 5th Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McConnon , J. Unknown 2 , R. Lenger 6 , J. Sitko
2-out RBI: R. Lenger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McDaniel , D. Owens , J. Sitko , C. Paramo , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: D. Molina 2
Hit by Pitch: H. McConnon , B. Colbert
Team LOB: 8
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE TIVERTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez W (3-1) 6.2 5 2 2 2 5 1 103 5.13   
D. Gray 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 59
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 29, D. Gray 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 9-6, D. Gray 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 103-65, D. Gray 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gray 1-0
WP: D. Gray
Hit Batsmen: M. Martinez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 4.0 6 5 5 2 1 3 60 11.25   
J. Unknown 1.1 5 4 4 2 2 2 44 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 5 4 4 4 3 1 72 13.50   
J. Unknown 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 1 17 54.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 29
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 20, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-5, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 60-40, J. Unknown 44-27, J. Unknown 72-36, J. Unknown 17-15, J. Unknown 12-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-1 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Balk: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rodolfo Cruz
Ballpark: Field of the Colonels
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 1756
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