ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
09/03/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11609 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bellflowers (82-53) 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 0 10 13 0
Franklin Cubs (61-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0
Bellflowers Victorious at Franklin, 10-2
Riding the 2-hit performance of the 19-year old center fielder Jose Yenores, the Buffalo Bellflowers stopped the Franklin Cubs, 10-2. Bobby Santiago got the win, improving to 3-3. He held the Cubs to no runs on 1 hit over 6.1 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 3. The Bellflowers now have a record of 82-53.

With Buffalo leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Xavier Cyprian hit a 2-run single off Franklin pitcher Danny Gonzalez. It put the Bellflowers ahead 3-0.

"What a debacle," groaned Franklin manager Kerry McElree in postgame remarks.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Banger 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .667 0 1
M. Cortez CF 4 2 0 0 1 1 3 .333 8 67
J. Yenores LF 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 .454 21 106
R. Lopez 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .386 26 113
V. Jara RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .345 11 63
X. Cyprian C 5 0 2 3 0 1 2 .364 1 22
A. Whalley 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .374 5 16
   a-J. Dowd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 7 34
   b-P. Moberley 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 4 19
A. Macoilos SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236 3 24
N. Machuca DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .288 5 37
Totals 38 10 13 10 6 4 18      
a - J. Dowd pinch hit for A. Whalley in the 7th
b - P. Moberley substituted for J. Dowd in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lopez 2 (48, 4th Inning off D. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Yenores (41, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Banger 3 , J. Yenores 3 , R. Lopez 5 , V. Jara 2 , X. Cyprian 2 , A. Macoilos
2-out RBI: V. Jara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Jara , N. Machuca
GIDP: V. Jara
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Jara (3)
CS: V. Banger (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cyprian-Banger-Whalley, Whalley-Macoilos-Santiago)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Alexander CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .310 3 12
   d-C. Fenton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .378 0 9
   f-E. Palacio 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 7 16
J. Perez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .472 6 26
   e-J. Narvaez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   g-T. Brouwer RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 14 52
J. Galvan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .282 12 76
J. Bacon LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .339 8 27
   a-E. de Arcos PH, LF, CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .400 2 5
F. Zavala 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 11 61
   b-D. Arriaga PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 16 39
   h-J. Wahlert PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .446 24 76
P. Binzer SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 10 47
R. Rodriguez RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 6 35
   c-G. Escobedo PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1
G. Noris DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .300 4 7
M. Guerra C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .281 10 33
Totals 29 2 4 2 4 4 17      
a - E. de Arcos pinch hit for J. Bacon in the 7th
b - D. Arriaga pinch hit for F. Zavala in the 7th
c - G. Escobedo pinch hit for R. Rodriguez in the 8th
d - C. Fenton pinch hit for M. Alexander in the 8th
e - J. Narvaez pinch hit for J. Perez in the 8th
f - E. Palacio substituted for C. Fenton in the 9th
g - T. Brouwer substituted for J. Narvaez in the 9th
h - J. Wahlert pinch hit for D. Arriaga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Guerra (10, 8th Inning off D. Cantu, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. de Arcos (2, 9th Inning off D. Cantu, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Galvan , E. de Arcos 4 , G. Noris , M. Guerra 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Narvaez , G. Noris
GIDP: J. Bacon , G. Noris
Hit by Pitch: P. Binzer , R. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Binzer-Galvan-Zavala)
PB: M. Guerra
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Santiago W (3-3) 6.1 1 0 0 3 3 0 85 6.23   
D. Cantu 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 43 9.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Santiago 71
Batters Faced: B. Santiago 22, D. Cantu 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Santiago 9-5, D. Cantu 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: B. Santiago 85-49, D. Cantu 43-26
Hit Batsmen: B. Santiago , D. Cantu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gonzalez L (1-2) 4.0 6 5 5 3 1 0 77 5.18   
J. Unknown 2.0 5 4 4 3 2 0 54 18.00   
J. Unknown 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 39 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gonzalez 28
Batters Faced: D. Gonzalez 19, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gonzalez 3-6, J. Unknown 3-1, J. Unknown 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gonzalez 77-44, J. Unknown 54-28, J. Unknown 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Yenores
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 7160
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