APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
07/17/2023
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS AT JOHNSON CITY CARDINALS
GAME ID: 11965 - MONDAY, JULY 17TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bluefield Blue Jays (4-15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 1
Johnson City Cardinals (6-13) 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 X 7 9 0
Cardinals Nip Blue Jays, 7-6
The Johnson City Cardinals topped the Bluefield Blue Jays, 7-6, in Appalachian League action at Howard Johnson Field. The standout performance belonged to Johnson City pitcher and Ponce, Puerto Rico, native José Martínez. The Cardinals raised their record to 6-13.

Luis Pérez, who is tied for 9th in the APP in stolen bases with 2, chipped in for Johnson City with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the second. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Bluefield manager Jose Mejia. "The effort was great."
BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Watkins CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 2
   b-J. Carranza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 5
   c-C. Stevens CF, RF 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .444 2 7
J. Valentín 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .143 1 2
M. Fleming SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .237 3 8
S. Pearson C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .280 1 2
L. Tovar LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 0 0
   d-A. Mercado PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .192 1 3
M. Ryan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
   e-G. Alexander PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .059 1 2
C. Cockrell RF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .130 0 1
   f-A. Rogers PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 1 2
L. Allen DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 2
   g-A. Lecoq DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Vance 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .140 2 4
   a-J. Holder PH, 1B 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 .333 0 2
Totals 34 6 7 6 3 13 10      
a - J. Holder pinch hit for J. Vance in the 8th
b - J. Carranza pinch hit for C. Watkins in the 8th
c - C. Stevens substituted for J. Carranza in the 8th
d - A. Mercado pinch hit for L. Tovar in the 9th
e - G. Alexander pinch hit for M. Ryan in the 9th
f - A. Rogers pinch hit for C. Cockrell in the 9th
g - A. Lecoq inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Stevens (2, 9th Inning off T. Houston, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentín (1, 1st Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Stevens 3 , J. Valentín 4 , M. Fleming 2 , S. Pearson 3
2-out RBI: C. Stevens , J. Holder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentín , L. Tovar
Hit by Pitch: L. Allen
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentín (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Green RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258 2 5
C. Edwards LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .293 0 3
J. Wells 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .303 3 8
C. Sanders DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 3 10
D. Simpson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .339 6 15
A. Parkinson 3B 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 .412 0 1
W. Murphy SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
L. Pérez CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 5 .250 3 8
R. Washington C 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .269 0 3
Totals 33 7 9 7 1 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Wells (1, 1st Inning off D. Abbott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Pérez (3, 2nd Inning off D. Abbott, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Wells (3, 5th Inning off D. Abbott, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Edwards , J. Wells 6 , D. Simpson , A. Parkinson , L. Pérez 5 , R. Washington 2
2-out RBI: L. Pérez , R. Washington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Green , C. Sanders , L. Pérez
Sac Bunt: H. Green
Hit by Pitch: W. Murphy 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Edwards (2)
BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE JOHNSON CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abbott L (1-2) 4.1 5 5 3 1 3 2 63 5.28   
E. Patterson 3.0 2 1 1 0 6 0 52 10.80   
T. Merritt 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abbott 39
Batters Faced: D. Abbott 21, E. Patterson 11, T. Merritt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abbott 5-5, E. Patterson 2-1, T. Merritt 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abbott 63-38, E. Patterson 52-30, T. Merritt 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Merritt 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Abbott , T. Merritt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martínez W (1-0) 5.2 3 1 1 0 10 1 83 1.40   
G. Barton 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 30 4.30   
S. Ángel 0.1 0 3 3 3 1 0 20 3.12   
T. Houston SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 69
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 21, G. Barton 11, S. Ángel 4, T. Houston 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 6-1, G. Barton 3-3, S. Ángel 0-0, T. Houston 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 83-56, G. Barton 30-20, S. Ángel 20-6, T. Houston 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Barton 1-0 , S. Ángel 2-2 , T. Houston 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Martínez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Martínez
Ballpark: Howard Johnson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 4 mph
Start Time: 5:00 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 1670
Special Notes: SP Dorian Abbott was injured while pitching.
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