GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
DETROIT (GCL) TIGERS AT TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS
07/17/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
DETROIT (GCL) TIGERS AT TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 12885 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit (GCL) Tigers (18-4) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Toronto (GCL) Blue Jays (8-14) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Detroit (GCL) Beats Toronto (GCL), 4-2
Detroit (GCL) turned a fine outing from starter Joe MacPherson into a victory over the Toronto (GCL) Blue Jays at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. The final score was 4-2. António Valenzuela got credit for the save for Detroit (GCL). It was his 10th of the year. Detroit (GCL) is now 18-4, 4 games up in the Northeast Division.

Detroit (GCL) used a clutch at-bat from José Ramírez to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Tigers ahead, 4-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Joe was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Detroit (GCL) manager Justin Smoak.
DETROIT (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. MacKinney 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263 5 17
   a-C. Gibson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 4 15
P. Brown 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .317 2 5
J. Robinson DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .364 1 4
J. Ramírez SS 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .308 1 15
O. Gutiérrez LF, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .369 2 15
I. Djidjishvili RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .211 0 1
   b-J. Pratt RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
D. Robinson 2B, 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .432 0 3
J. Colon C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .288 2 9
   c-E. Christian C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Jacopino CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .325 6 14
Totals 37 4 10 4 2 7 11      
a - C. Gibson substituted for K. MacKinney in the 7th
b - J. Pratt substituted for I. Djidjishvili in the 7th
c - E. Christian substituted for J. Colon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Robinson 2 (4, 2nd Inning off A. Rivas, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off A. Rivas, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Colon (6, 2nd Inning off A. Rivas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramírez (1, 3rd Inning off A. Rivas, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Brown , J. Robinson , J. Ramírez 4 , O. Gutiérrez 2 , I. Djidjishvili , D. Robinson 5 , J. Colon 2
2-out RBI: J. Colon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brown , J. Colon , A. Jacopino
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Ramírez-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Davis RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 1 2
K. Carter 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .430 3 13
K. Lewis 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 3 9
A. Molina LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .338 5 12
J. Gonzáles SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Allen CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 2 11
C. Wise DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .322 5 14
R. Reese 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .202 1 7
C. Morales C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 0 3
Totals 28 2 3 2 2 8 4      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Carter (9, 1st Inning off J. MacPherson, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Wise (1, 2nd Inning off J. MacPherson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Molina (5, 4th Inning off J. MacPherson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Carter 2 , A. Molina 4 , C. Wise 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Morales
GIDP: A. Molina
Sac Bunt: P. Allen
Team LOB: 2
DETROIT (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. MacPherson W (2-0) 5.0 3 2 2 2 3 1 95 3.63   
A. Ashe H (4) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 39 3.09   
A. Valenzuela SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. MacPherson 54
Batters Faced: J. MacPherson 19, A. Ashe 9, A. Valenzuela 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. MacPherson 7-4, A. Ashe 4-2, A. Valenzuela 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. MacPherson 95-60, A. Ashe 39-24, A. Valenzuela 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rivas L (1-1) 7.0 10 4 4 2 6 1 111 4.41   
D. McLeod 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rivas 45
Batters Faced: A. Rivas 33, D. McLeod 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rivas 9-6, D. McLeod 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rivas 111-75, D. McLeod 20-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe MacPherson
Ballpark: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 4501
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