ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
08/24/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
WHITBY BATS AT BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS
GAME ID: 11567 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitby Bats (81-45) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Buffalo Bellflowers (78-48) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 9 2
Bellflowers Edge Bats, 3-2
The Buffalo Bellflowers stymied the Whitby Bats, 3-2, at Wegman's Field. Victor Jara had a good day at the plate. He was 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Buffalo. The Bellflowers have an impressive 78-48 record.

With Buffalo leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Jara hit a sinker from Keith Price for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Bellflowers ahead, 3-0.

Jara called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
WHITBY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .317 14 39
M. Grijalva LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .335 29 87
J. Criscuolo 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .454 24 66
T. Sanchez SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .424 39 95
A. Tinoco CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .377 17 59
D. Navarro 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .360 3 36
J. McClendon C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .411 6 37
O. Castillo DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .308 14 57
   a-N. Lahab DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372 15 54
J. Antongiorgi 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .315 12 64
Totals 37 2 9 2 3 6 21      
a - N. Lahab inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Castillo (13, 3rd Inning off B. Santiago, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Grijalva (29, 5th Inning off B. Santiago, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Criscuolo (24, 5th Inning off B. Santiago, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grijalva 5 , J. Criscuolo 5 , D. Navarro , J. McClendon , O. Castillo 3 , J. Antongiorgi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Criscuolo , T. Sanchez , A. Tinoco , J. Antongiorgi
GIDP: J. McClendon
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Tinoco(Yenores at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Segura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .341 14 60
M. Cortez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 8 66
R. Lopez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .382 23 102
J. Yenores RF, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .445 18 92
X. Cyprian C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .408 1 17
M. Gutierrez SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .306 25 108
V. Jara 1B, RF 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .347 9 53
C. Campos LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 .271 4 26
   c-R. Pastor 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 16 74
A. Macoilos 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 3 24
   a-A. Whalley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 1 7
   b-B. Cacho 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374 16 66
Totals 31 3 9 3 1 5 11      
a - A. Whalley pinch hit for A. Macoilos in the 7th
b - B. Cacho substituted for A. Whalley in the 8th
c - R. Pastor substituted for C. Campos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Jara (16, 8th Inning off T. Rotella, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Jara (9, 4th Inning off K. Price, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cortez , R. Lopez , J. Yenores 2 , X. Cyprian , V. Jara 7 , C. Campos
2-out RBI: V. Jara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Yenores , A. Macoilos
Sac Fly: C. Campos
Hit by Pitch: M. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lopez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cortez (10) , M. Gutierrez (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Gutierrez-Cacho-Jara)
WHITBY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Price L (10-5) 5.0 5 3 3 1 5 1 81 4.24   
D. Garcia 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6.91   
T. Rotella 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Price 49
Batters Faced: K. Price 22, D. Garcia 8, T. Rotella 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Price 3-7, D. Garcia 5-1, T. Rotella 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Price 81-44, D. Garcia 30-16, T. Rotella 8-6
Hit Batsmen: K. Price
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Santiago W (1-3) 5.1 7 2 2 1 3 2 81 7.43   
M. Gastelum H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 10.87   
J. Kellerstrass H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.91   
Z. Kyte SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Santiago 48
Batters Faced: B. Santiago 25, M. Gastelum 7, J. Kellerstrass 3, Z. Kyte 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Santiago 6-7, M. Gastelum 0-4, J. Kellerstrass 1-1, Z. Kyte 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Santiago 81-54, M. Gastelum 26-15, J. Kellerstrass 15-11, Z. Kyte 26-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gastelum 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Victor Jara
Ballpark: Wegman's Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 6645
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