DOMINICAN ROOKIE LEAGUE
TORONTO (DSL) BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS 2 (DSL) RANGERS 2
08/26/2023
 
DOMINICAN ROOKIE LEAGUE
TORONTO (DSL) BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS 2 (DSL) RANGERS 2
GAME ID: 14539 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto (DSL) Blue Jays (24-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1
Texas 2 (DSL) Rangers 2 (26-37) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 7 0
Rangers 2 Edge Past Blue Jays, 2-1
Texas 2 (DSL) right-hander Dave Merritt helped his team edge Toronto (DSL) by the score of 2-1. Merritt kept the opposing lineup in check. Texas 2 (DSL) reliever Kel Rose picked up the win, upping his record to 1-3. Dan McLeod was saddled with the loss. After today's action, Texas 2 (DSL) sits at 26-37, while Toronto (DSL) falls to 24-39.

Texas 2 (DSL) took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, when Dan Miller hit a clutch solo home run to bring Rangers 2 fans to their feet.

"We didn't string enough hits together to win the game," said tight-lipped Toronto (DSL) manager Edwin Encarnacion. "Obviously."
TORONTO (DSL) BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS 2 (DSL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Thompson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .329 6 20
M. Wardrope 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .291 8 24
S. Rosário LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .323 4 22
P. Ortega RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .241 9 35
K. Lewis SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 6 26
   d-G. Guerrero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .427 1 14
J. Rosas CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 3 22
   a-B. Shirley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 2 11
   c-E. Guerrero CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 3 10
S. González C 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .262 4 11
J. Robinson DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 3 12
   b-J. Rivera DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .132 3 4
B. Mercer 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 1 14
Totals 30 1 6 1 2 8 13      
a - B. Shirley pinch hit for J. Rosas in the 7th
b - J. Rivera inserted as DH in the 7th
c - E. Guerrero substituted for B. Shirley in the 7th
d - G. Guerrero pinch hit for K. Lewis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Mercer (4, 3rd Inning off D. Merritt, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Ortega (12, 7th Inning off D. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Thompson , M. Wardrope , S. Rosário , P. Ortega 2 , S. González , B. Mercer 2
2-out RBI: S. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Thompson , J. Rosas
GIDP: G. Guerrero
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Wardrope (5) , S. Rosário (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. González (3)
PB: S. González
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Park SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 3 9
J. Washington CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .185 3 7
D. Miller DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .244 6 14
J. Betancourt 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .225 8 22
L. Montoya LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .270 5 15
J. Rodríguez RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .341 13 31
J. Gonzáles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .287 12 31
A. Menared 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .169 1 4
   a-J. Encarnación PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 1 7
   c-A. Williams 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 1
C. Taylor C 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 1 1
   b-J. Bannon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 2 8
   d-Á. Padilla C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 8 29
Totals 31 2 7 2 4 16 26      
a - J. Encarnación pinch hit for A. Menared in the 8th
b - J. Bannon pinch hit for C. Taylor in the 8th
c - A. Williams substituted for J. Encarnación in the 9th
d - Á. Padilla substituted for J. Bannon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Washington (7, 1st Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Montoya (12, 8th Inning off D. McLeod, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Miller (6, 8th Inning off D. McLeod, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Washington 3 , D. Miller 5 , J. Betancourt , L. Montoya 2 , C. Taylor
2-out RBI: J. Betancourt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Park , J. Washington , J. Rodríguez , J. Bannon
Sac Bunt: J. Gonzáles
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Park-Williams-Betancourt)
TORONTO (DSL) PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS 2 (DSL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thomas 3.2 5 1 1 2 7 0 79 4.98   
D. McLeod L (3-2) 4.1 2 1 1 2 9 1 60 5.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thomas 50
Batters Faced: B. Thomas 19, D. McLeod 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thomas 2-3, D. McLeod 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thomas 79-49, D. McLeod 60-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McLeod 2-0
Balk: B. Thomas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merritt 6.2 6 1 1 1 7 0 93 1.83   
K. Rose W (1-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 10.31   
R. Combs SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merritt 64
Batters Faced: D. Merritt 25, K. Rose 4, R. Combs 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merritt 8-3, K. Rose 3-0, R. Combs 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merritt 93-58, K. Rose 13-9, R. Combs 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rose 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Merritt
Ballpark: Pittsburgh Pirates Complex
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 117
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