GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
07/17/2023
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS
GAME ID: 12866 - MONDAY, JULY 17TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore (GCL) Orioles (4-15) 0 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 3 13 14 0
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays (13-6) 1 2 5 0 0 3 2 2 X 15 17 0
Calhoun Steals Spotlight, But Last Laugh Belongs to Tampa Bay (GCL)
Tampa Bay (GCL) and Baltimore (GCL) engaged in a slugfest.

The Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays overcame a good performance by Baltimore (GCL) third baseman Vern Calhoun to knock off Baltimore (GCL), 15-13, at Louisville Grounds. Calhoun hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Tampa Bay (GCL) reliever Juan Cortéz picked up the win, upping his record to 4-0. Rob Simons was saddled with the loss.

Tampa Bay (GCL) took a 13-10 lead on Daniel Moreno's 4th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Baltimore (GCL) pitcher Lonnie Miller in the bottom of the seventh.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Brad Salmon said.

The Rays bumped their record to 13-6 with this win.
BALTIMORE (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chávez LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .205 0 6
B. Gandon RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .365 3 10
M. Ortíz CF 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .340 2 11
V. Calhoun 3B 4 2 3 5 0 1 0 .347 3 7
S. O'Greane 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .278 0 1
T. Boyer C 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 .381 2 3
P. Hardin 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 .259 0 3
W. King SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .306 2 7
R. Simons P, DH 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 1
Totals 40 13 14 12 0 14 9      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ortíz (1, 5th Inning off C. Kennedy, 3 on, 2 outs) , V. Calhoun (4, 5th Inning off J. Cortéz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. O'Greane (1, 7th Inning off J. Cortéz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Calhoun 2 (3, 4th Inning off C. Kennedy, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off S. Bond, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Boyer (2, 7th Inning off J. Cortéz, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Gandon (3, 9th Inning off C. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chávez , B. Gandon 5 , M. Ortíz 4 , V. Calhoun 10 , S. O'Greane 3 , T. Boyer 5 , P. Hardin , W. King
2-out RBI: M. Ortíz , V. Calhoun 2 , T. Boyer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. O'Greane , R. Simons
Sac Fly: V. Calhoun
Hit by Pitch: W. King , R. Simons
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ortíz (2) , W. King (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Calhoun-O'Greane-Hardin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moreno RF 5 2 2 4 0 2 2 .316 4 16
J. Lugo DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .167 0 2
J. Jordan LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .321 6 17
P. Daniels CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .267 0 2
S. Harper 1B 4 3 2 2 1 1 3 .320 1 7
E. Faulkner C 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .342 1 6
C. Bennett 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .379 1 6
S. Rico SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 1 3
   a-B. Bell PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289 0 7
   b-T. Ramírez SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .358 5 11
M. Holt 2B 5 2 2 2 0 2 3 .220 1 6
Totals 40 15 17 14 5 9 18      
a - B. Bell pinch hit for S. Rico in the 7th
b - T. Ramírez substituted for B. Bell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jordan 2 (6, 1st Inning off R. Simons, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Holt (3, 2nd Inning off R. Simons, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Rico (3, 3rd Inning off R. Simons, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Harper (4, 6th Inning off L. Miller, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Moreno 2 (4, 3rd Inning off J. Fitzpatrick, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off L. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Moreno 8 , J. Lugo , J. Jordan 5 , P. Daniels 2 , S. Harper 3 , E. Faulkner , C. Bennett 2 , S. Rico 2 , T. Ramírez , M. Holt 3
2-out RBI: , D. Moreno 2 , J. Lugo , S. Harper , C. Bennett , S. Rico , T. Ramírez , M. Holt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Faulkner , M. Holt
GIDP: S. Rico
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lugo (1)
BALTIMORE (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Simons L (0-2) 2.2 8 7 7 2 5 0 80 6.17   
J. Fitzpatrick 3.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 48 6.14   
L. Miller 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 24 10.50   
J. Harris 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 26 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Simons 13
Batters Faced: R. Simons 18, J. Fitzpatrick 12, L. Miller 7, J. Harris 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Simons 2-1, J. Fitzpatrick 4-2, L. Miller 1-1, J. Harris 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Simons 80-47, J. Fitzpatrick 48-33, L. Miller 24-13, J. Harris 26-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fitzpatrick 1-1 , L. Miller 1-1
WP: L. Miller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kennedy 4.2 5 6 6 0 6 1 64 4.97   
J. Cortéz W (4-0) 2.0 6 4 4 0 4 1 43 5.11   
C. Jones H (1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 21 2.70   
S. Bond 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 29 6.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kennedy 36
Batters Faced: C. Kennedy 21, J. Cortéz 12, C. Jones 5, S. Bond 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kennedy 5-3, J. Cortéz 0-2, C. Jones 1-1, S. Bond 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kennedy 64-42, J. Cortéz 43-29, C. Jones 21-16, S. Bond 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cortéz 1-1
WP: J. Cortéz
Hit Batsmen: C. Kennedy 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vern Calhoun
Ballpark: Louisville Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 4528
Special Notes: RP Chris Kennedy was injured while pitching.
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