GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS AT MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS
08/21/2023
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY (GCL) RAYS AT MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS
GAME ID: 13105 - MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays (26-23) 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 10 0
Minnesota (GCL) Twins (18-31) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 0
Tampa Bay (GCL) Gets 6-5 Road Win
The Tampa Bay (GCL) Rays beat the Minnesota (GCL) Twins, 6-5, in part because of shortstop Torazo Ramírez. He was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. The win elevated the Rays to 26-23.

Tampa Bay (GCL) catcher Eric Faulkner helped his team take an early lead. In the top of the first, with the bases loaded, he got hit by a pitch, driving in 1 run.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Faulkner.
TAMPA BAY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Daniels CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .289 5 18
J. Jordan LF 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 .292 10 39
D. Moreno RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .317 7 30
T. Ramírez SS 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .324 12 30
S. Harper 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .288 7 20
E. Faulkner C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .367 3 24
   a-C. Bennett 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 14
M. Holt 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .217 2 10
   b-A. Dixon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 3 11
S. Rico 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266 6 16
M. Martes DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .349 5 16
Totals 34 6 10 6 4 8 14      
a - C. Bennett substituted for E. Faulkner in the 9th
b - A. Dixon substituted for M. Holt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ramírez (8, 9th Inning off T. Philbrick, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jordan (10, 2nd Inning off J. Rollins, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Rico (6, 6th Inning off D. Gardner, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Ramírez (12, 7th Inning off D. Gardner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Daniels , J. Jordan 4 , D. Moreno , T. Ramírez 8 , E. Faulkner , S. Rico 4 , M. Martes
2-out RBI: E. Faulkner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Daniels , D. Moreno , S. Harper , E. Faulkner , M. Holt
GIDP: M. Holt
Sac Bunt: P. Daniels , S. Rico
Hit by Pitch: E. Faulkner
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramírez-Rico-Harper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Erkan LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .322 4 20
   b-S. Bacon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 0 2
   c-K. Smith LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 1 9
R. Jones DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .350 2 19
   d-R. Georgeson DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 2 5
E. Bingham 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .356 5 15
D. Reeves CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .237 8 22
G. Penn 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .327 4 22
M. Gusmán 2B, SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .339 6 38
C. Carlson C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .228 1 10
B. Bowers RF, LF 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 .248 2 13
L. Hernández SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 2 13
   a-D. MacCaw PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 5 19
Totals 38 5 14 5 3 7 21      
a - D. MacCaw pinch hit for L. Hernández in the 8th
b - S. Bacon pinch hit for O. Erkan in the 8th
c - K. Smith substituted for S. Bacon in the 9th
d - R. Georgeson inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bowers (7, 2nd Inning off C. Kennedy, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Reeves (8, 4th Inning off C. Kennedy, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Gusmán (20, 5th Inning off B. Dicken, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bowers (2, 4th Inning off C. Kennedy, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Erkan 2 , R. Jones 2 , R. Georgeson , E. Bingham , D. Reeves 2 , G. Penn 2 , M. Gusmán 3 , C. Carlson , B. Bowers 6
2-out RBI: D. Reeves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bacon , G. Penn 2 , M. Gusmán , L. Hernández 2
GIDP: E. Bingham
Sac Bunt: D. MacCaw
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Erkan (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hernández-Gusmán-Penn)
TAMPA BAY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kennedy 3.2 9 5 5 2 4 1 82 6.28   
B. Dicken W (1-0) 3.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 42 0.00   
C. Jones H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.87   
S. Bond SV (7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 7.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kennedy 23
Batters Faced: C. Kennedy 22, B. Dicken 12, C. Jones 3, S. Bond 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kennedy 4-3, B. Dicken 4-3, C. Jones 3-0, S. Bond 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kennedy 82-53, B. Dicken 42-27, C. Jones 5-5, S. Bond 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dicken 2-0 , C. Jones 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rollins 4.0 6 4 4 3 4 1 83 10.61   
D. Gardner L (2-2) 4.0 3 2 2 1 3 2 63 5.34   
T. Philbrick 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rollins 35
Batters Faced: J. Rollins 22, D. Gardner 15, T. Philbrick 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rollins 3-5, D. Gardner 7-1, T. Philbrick 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rollins 83-46, D. Gardner 63-37, T. Philbrick 16-11
WP: J. Rollins
Hit Batsmen: J. Rollins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Torazo Ramírez
Ballpark: Hammond Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 3008
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