GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
BOSTON (GCL) RED SOX AT BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES
08/18/2025
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GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
BOSTON (GCL) RED SOX AT BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES
GAME ID: 13107 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston (GCL) Red Sox (22-27) 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 7 13 0
Baltimore (GCL) Orioles (16-33) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 1
Orioles Lose at Home, 7-4
Though he had a stellar game, Joe Mercado could not prevent his team, the Baltimore (GCL) Orioles, from losing, 7-4, to the Boston (GCL) Red Sox. Mercado was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Picking up the save was Bob Stewart, his 2nd. Boston (GCL) is now 22-27.

Boston (GCL) used the hitting of Rob Barber to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Red Sox on top, 4-3. For the game, Barber had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

In postgame comments to the Boston (GCL) Times, Barber said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
BOSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blair SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .267 4 21
J. Knox CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .257 4 21
R. Morrow RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .284 6 31
R. Barber 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .431 10 42
H. García 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .315 3 12
A. Reyes DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .261 5 25
M. Pérez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .305 2 19
B. Woods LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .279 4 11
O. Froes C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .222 2 6
Totals 40 7 13 7 3 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Froes (6, 6th Inning off S. Gordon, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Knox (9, 6th Inning off S. Gordon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Blair (3, 3rd Inning off M. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Reyes (5, 4th Inning off M. Bennett, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Barber (10, 5th Inning off M. Bennett, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Blair 4 , J. Knox 4 , R. Barber 5 , H. García 2 , A. Reyes 5 , M. Pérez , O. Froes 2
2-out RBI: J. Knox , R. Barber , H. García , A. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Morrow , R. Barber , A. Reyes
GIDP: B. Woods
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Knox (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barber-Blair-Barber)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gandon RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .288 6 20
B. Jones 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .356 0 7
R. Davis CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .200 2 7
J. Mercado DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .300 4 9
N. Wiggins C 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .290 1 4
A. Soppitt LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .302 2 16
W. King SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 4 17
   a-S. O'Greane PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 3
R. Holtby 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 0 4
G. Gavaghan 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .191 0 10
Totals 36 4 12 4 2 13 15      
a - S. O'Greane pinch hit for W. King in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Wiggins 2 (5, 3rd Inning off V. Vásquez, 3 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off V. Arroyo, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Gandon (9, 7th Inning off V. Vásquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Mercado (4, 8th Inning off V. Arroyo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gandon 3 , B. Jones , R. Davis , J. Mercado 6 , N. Wiggins 4 , A. Soppitt , W. King , G. Gavaghan
2-out RBI: J. Mercado , N. Wiggins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Davis , A. Soppitt , R. Holtby
GIDP: W. King
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Gandon (7) , B. Jones (5)

FIELDING
Errors: W. King (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Holtby-Wiggins-Jones)
BOSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Vásquez W (3-2) 6.2 10 3 3 2 7 0 107 2.38   
V. Arroyo 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 16 6.91   
B. Stewart SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Vásquez 47
Batters Faced: V. Vásquez 29, V. Arroyo 6, B. Stewart 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Vásquez 7-3, V. Arroyo 1-0, B. Stewart 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Vásquez 107-71, V. Arroyo 16-12, B. Stewart 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Arroyo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bennett L (1-5) 4.2 9 4 4 0 3 2 74 7.46   
S. Gordon 1.1 3 3 3 3 2 0 43 7.08   
D. Jones 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bennett 33
Batters Faced: M. Bennett 23, S. Gordon 10, D. Jones 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bennett 3-7, S. Gordon 0-2, D. Jones 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bennett 74-44, S. Gordon 43-20, D. Jones 29-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gordon 1-0
WP: S. Gordon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Mercado
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 1839
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