DOMINICAN ROOKIE LEAGUE
TEXAS 2 (DSL) RANGERS 2 AT HOUSTON 1 (DSL) ASTROS BLUE
08/03/2023
 
DOMINICAN ROOKIE LEAGUE
TEXAS 2 (DSL) RANGERS 2 AT HOUSTON 1 (DSL) ASTROS BLUE
GAME ID: 14182 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 2 (DSL) Rangers 2 (18-24) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 2
Houston 1 (DSL) Astros Blue (33-9) 0 0 1 3 6 0 4 2 X 16 18 0
Astros Blue Wax Rangers 2, 16-2
The exploits of right fielder Ezequiel Cerqueora helped the Houston 1 (DSL) Astros Blue defeat the Texas 2 (DSL) Rangers 2, 16-2. Cerqueora hit 3 home runs. He scored 4 times and drove in 7. Jimmy Rollins Jr. picked up the win, improving his season record to 4-0. He struck out 6 in 5.2 innings. The Astros Blue, now 33-9, have won 12 in a row.

With Houston 1 (DSL) leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Cerqueora hit a fastball from Cristián Arrocena for a 3-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Astros Blue ahead, 4-0.

"This team's hitting on all cylinders," said Astros Blue manager Ryan Christenson.
TEXAS 2 (DSL) BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON 1 (DSL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hubbard 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .182 5 11
L. Montoya LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .274 3 8
   c-D. Miller PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 2 6
J. Betancourt 1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .232 5 16
J. Rodríguez RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .315 6 17
J. Washington CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .175 2 5
   d-J. Encarnación PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 0 3
   e-J. Davidson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
J. Gonzáles 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 8 20
   a-G. Simmons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
   b-L. Marie 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
   f-R. Park PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .197 1 4
J. Bannon DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .239 2 4
Á. Padilla C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 6 23
   g-A. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .175 0 0
A. Menared SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .115 1 3
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 11 11      
a - G. Simmons pinch hit for J. Gonzáles in the 7th
b - L. Marie substituted for G. Simmons in the 7th
c - D. Miller pinch hit for L. Montoya in the 8th
d - J. Encarnación pinch hit for J. Washington in the 8th
e - J. Davidson substituted for J. Encarnación in the 8th
f - R. Park pinch hit for L. Marie in the 9th
g - A. Williams pinch hit for Á. Padilla in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hubbard (2, 6th Inning off J. Rollins Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Hubbard (5, 8th Inning off N. van Bladel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hubbard 6 , L. Montoya , J. Rodríguez 2 , J. Bannon , Á. Padilla , A. Menared
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Washington
GIDP: J. Betancourt
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Á. Padilla (2) , A. Menared (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Green LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 3 11
   b-J. Araújo PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
   c-M. Muñóz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .377 12 32
J. Rivers 3B 6 2 4 2 0 1 0 .378 3 7
E. Martin CF 6 2 2 3 0 1 3 .373 2 12
J. Gutiérrez 1B 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 .397 7 25
H. Rivera DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .364 11 36
C. Rosa C 3 1 1 1 0 2 4 .308 4 19
R. McKendry 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 6 .275 3 11
E. Cerqueora RF 5 4 4 7 0 0 0 .342 9 24
R. Jiménez SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .216 4 13
   a-R. MacPherson PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 0 2
   d-J. García PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
Totals 42 16 18 16 3 10 19      
a - R. MacPherson pinch hit for R. Jiménez in the 7th
b - J. Araújo pinch hit for T. Green in the 7th
c - M. Muñóz substituted for J. Araújo in the 8th
d - J. García pinch hit for R. MacPherson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. McKendry (3, 5th Inning off T. Martínez, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Martin (6, 6th Inning off B. Parks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Cerqueora 3 (9, 4th Inning off C. Arrocena, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off T. Martínez, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Parks, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Martin (2, 5th Inning off C. Arrocena, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Rivers (3, 8th Inning off J. Gómez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Araújo , J. Rivers 7 , E. Martin 6 , J. Gutiérrez 2 , H. Rivera , C. Rosa , R. McKendry 2 , E. Cerqueora 13 , R. MacPherson , J. García
2-out RBI: J. Rivers , R. McKendry , E. Cerqueora 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. McKendry 3
Sac Fly: C. Rosa
Hit by Pitch: H. Rivera , C. Rosa
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gutiérrez 2 (15) , E. Cerqueora (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McKendry-Jiménez-Gutiérrez)
TEXAS 2 (DSL) PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON 1 (DSL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Arrocena L (0-1) 4.1 6 6 6 2 7 2 76 12.46   
T. Martínez 0.1 4 4 4 0 1 1 13 9.56   
B. Parks 2.2 7 5 5 1 2 1 65 10.97   
J. Gómez 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 11.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Arrocena 32
Batters Faced: C. Arrocena 21, T. Martínez 5, B. Parks 19, J. Gómez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Arrocena 4-2, T. Martínez 0-0, B. Parks 3-3, J. Gómez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Arrocena 76-48, T. Martínez 13-9, B. Parks 65-43, J. Gómez 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gómez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Parks 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rollins Jr. W (4-0) 5.2 4 1 1 1 6 0 83 2.55   
B. Roughley 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.11   
N. van Bladel 2.1 2 1 1 1 5 1 38 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rollins Jr. 62
Batters Faced: J. Rollins Jr. 21, B. Roughley 5, N. van Bladel 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rollins Jr. 8-2, B. Roughley 2-1, N. van Bladel 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rollins Jr. 83-57, B. Roughley 17-11, N. van Bladel 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Roughley 1-0 , N. van Bladel 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ezequiel Cerqueora
Ballpark: Houston Astros Complex Orange
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 179
Special Notes: RP Bailey Roughley was injured while pitching. Ezequiel Cerqueora ties the AstB regular season game record for home runs with 3. Ezequiel Cerqueora ties the AstB regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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