GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS AT MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS
07/24/2023
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS AT MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS
GAME ID: 12912 - MONDAY, JULY 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays (15-10) 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 7 13 0
Minnesota (GCL) Twins (6-19) 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 16 1
Thrilling Walk-Off Win for Twins
The home squad pulled out a thrilling walk-off win.

The Minnesota (GCL) Twins dealt the Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays a loss at Hammond Stadium. The final score was 8-7. Kevin Smith was especially productive for Minnesota (GCL). In addition to his 2 singles and 1 triple, he scored 3 runs and drove in 2. The victory makes Minnesota (GCL) 6-19.

With the game on the line, Orkut Erkan came to bat in the bottom of the ninth. And the Minnesota (GCL) left fielder came through, cracking a run-scoring single off Jeff Stephens, the Tampa Bay (GCL) pitcher.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Erkan said.
TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moreno RF, CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .346 4 18
T. Ramírez SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .337 6 14
J. Jordan LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .330 6 23
P. Daniels CF 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .320 2 9
   b-A. Baker PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .356 3 15
   c-H. Flores CF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
S. Harper 1B 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .298 2 9
   a-B. Bell PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 0 7
E. Faulkner C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254 1 7
J. Lugo DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 1 10
   d-M. Martes DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .359 4 10
S. Rico 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .359 2 6
   e-C. Bennett PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351 1 7
M. Holt 3B, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .209 1 7
Totals 40 7 13 7 0 11 15      
a - B. Bell pinch hit for S. Harper in the 5th
b - A. Baker pinch hit for P. Daniels in the 7th
c - H. Flores substituted for A. Baker in the 7th
d - M. Martes inserted as DH in the 8th
e - C. Bennett pinch hit for S. Rico in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lugo (3, 2nd Inning off D. Key, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Harper (2, 4th Inning off D. Key, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Daniels (2, 5th Inning off J. McLean, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Ramírez (6, 9th Inning off M. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Moreno 3 , T. Ramírez 5 , J. Jordan 2 , P. Daniels 4 , A. Baker , S. Harper 5 , J. Lugo 2 , M. Holt
2-out RBI: T. Ramírez , P. Daniels , A. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bell , M. Holt
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Moreno (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jordan-Faulkner)
OF assists: 3 (Jordan(Gusmán at home), Moreno(Key at 3rd base), Jordan(MacCaw at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Smith CF, RF 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .333 1 8
G. Penn 1B 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .312 1 8
   a-D. Reeves CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 3 7
O. Erkan LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .294 2 14
M. Gusmán 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .284 4 21
D. MacCaw 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .292 5 13
L. Hernández SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .282 2 8
D. Key P, DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .095 0 0
C. Carlson C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .222 0 2
B. Bowers RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .268 0 4
   b-R. Georgeson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 2 4
Totals 36 8 16 8 2 6 10      
a - D. Reeves substituted for G. Penn in the 9th
b - R. Georgeson substituted for B. Bowers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Erkan (7, 2nd Inning off M. Graves, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Bowers (4, 2nd Inning off M. Graves, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Smith (1, 9th Inning off J. Stephens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Smith 5 , G. Penn 2 , O. Erkan 4 , M. Gusmán 2 , D. MacCaw , L. Hernández 2 , D. Key , C. Carlson , B. Bowers 2
2-out RBI: K. Smith , G. Penn , O. Erkan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gusmán , C. Carlson
Sac Bunt: G. Penn
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Erkan (10)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Hernández (4)
TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Graves 4.0 10 7 7 0 2 0 57 5.88   
B. Dicken 4.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 60 0.00   
J. Stephens L (1-1) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 9.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Graves 16
Batters Faced: M. Graves 20, B. Dicken 16, J. Stephens 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Graves 5-3, B. Dicken 5-2, J. Stephens 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Graves 57-37, B. Dicken 60-38, J. Stephens 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dicken 1-1
WP: M. Graves , B. Dicken
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Key 4.0 6 3 3 0 3 1 73 6.63   
J. McLean 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 23 5.02   
S. Bacon 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 27 10.57   
B. Lehman H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
M. McCann H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 7.71   
M. Martin W (2-1), BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 14 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Key 41
Batters Faced: D. Key 18, J. McLean 4, S. Bacon 7, B. Lehman 2, M. McCann 4, M. Martin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Key 7-1, J. McLean 0-0, S. Bacon 2-0, B. Lehman 1-0, M. McCann 0-1, M. Martin 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Key 73-44, J. McLean 23-16, S. Bacon 27-20, B. Lehman 6-4, M. McCann 18-12, M. Martin 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McLean 1-1 , B. Lehman 2-1 , M. McCann 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Smith
Ballpark: Hammond Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 2397
Special Notes: RP Joe McLean was injured while pitching.
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