GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
MIAMI (GCL) MARLINS AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
09/08/2023
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
MIAMI (GCL) MARLINS AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
GAME ID: 12590 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami (GCL) Marlins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 7 11 1
Tampa Bay (GCL) Takes 2-1 Lead in Round 1
When he got to Tampa Bay (GCL), Ed Alexander was just worrying about staying on the roster. Today, he was starring in the Round 1.

The 22-year-old rookie left-hander shut out the visiting Miami (GCL) Marlins 7-0 in a remarkable performance at Louisville Grounds today. With the win, the Rays took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 Round 1.

Miami (GCL) had little success against Alexander and his fastball. Alexander tossed 89 pitches over 6 innings for the Rays.

"I liked his command," said Tampa Bay (GCL) manager Brad Salmon. "Ed was throwing strikes."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Saturday, September 9th , 2023.
MIAMI (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hawkins RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .154 0 1
D. White DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .200 0 0
C. Brawley LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   a-J. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Atkinson LF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-S. Forrest PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Burns CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 0 0
D. Brown 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182 0 1
J. Hidalgo SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 1
   c-J. Murphy PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
E. Anderson 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Collins PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
J. McLaughlin C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300 1 3
J. Hill 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   e-R. O'Neil PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 1 0 1 14 5      
a - J. Wright pinch hit for C. Brawley in the 7th
b - A. Atkinson substituted for J. Wright in the 7th
c - J. Murphy pinch hit for J. Hidalgo in the 8th
d - J. Collins pinch hit for E. Anderson in the 8th
e - R. O'Neil pinch hit for J. Hill in the 8th
f - S. Forrest pinch hit for A. Atkinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. White (1, 4th Inning off E. Alexander, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. White 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brown , R. O'Neil
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Burns-McLaughlin, Hidalgo-Brown-Hill)
OF assists: 1 (Burns(Moreno at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moreno RF 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 .417 0 1
T. Ramírez SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .462 0 0
J. Jordan LF 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .357 1 6
P. Daniels CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .333 0 1
S. Harper 1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .091 0 0
E. Faulkner C 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .222 0 0
J. Lugo DH 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .167 0 0
S. Rico 2B 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .600 1 4
   a-B. Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Flores 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Holt 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .143 0 0
Totals 31 7 11 7 7 7 16      
a - B. Bell pinch hit for S. Rico in the 8th
b - H. Flores substituted for B. Bell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Holt (1, 7th Inning off T. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Harper (1, 7th Inning off T. Ferguson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Jordan (2, 8th Inning off I. Johnston, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rico (1, 2nd Inning off T. Davis, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Jordan (1, 7th Inning off T. Ferguson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Moreno 2 , T. Ramírez 2 , J. Jordan 6 , P. Daniels , S. Harper 2 , E. Faulkner , S. Rico 4 , M. Holt 2
2-out RBI: J. Jordan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Moreno , P. Daniels , E. Faulkner , J. Lugo , S. Rico
GIDP: E. Faulkner
Sac Bunt: S. Rico
Hit by Pitch: J. Lugo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Moreno (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Rico
MIAMI (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Davis L (0-1) 4.1 4 3 3 4 5 1 76 6.23   
T. Ferguson 2.1 3 3 3 3 0 1 27 11.57   
I. Johnston 1.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 23 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Davis 44
Batters Faced: T. Davis 20, T. Ferguson 12, I. Johnston 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Davis 4-2, T. Ferguson 4-2, I. Johnston 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Davis 76-44, T. Ferguson 27-18, I. Johnston 23-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Johnston 1-0
WP: T. Davis , T. Ferguson
Hit Batsmen: T. Davis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Alexander W (1-0) 6.0 1 0 0 1 10 0 89 0.00   
C. Jones SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 44 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Alexander 79
Batters Faced: E. Alexander 20, C. Jones 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Alexander 4-4, C. Jones 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Alexander 89-61, C. Jones 44-28
WP: C. Jones
Balk: E. Alexander
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Alexander
Ballpark: Louisville Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 9915
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