MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2
MEXICO CITY SUNS AT BUFFALO BULLS
09/04/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2
MEXICO CITY SUNS AT BUFFALO BULLS
GAME ID: 5410 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Suns (78-68) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 3
Buffalo Bulls (70-76) 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 5 10 0
Suns Handled by Buffalo, 5-3
Despite a great performance by Mexico City first baseman Ji-man Choi, the Buffalo Bulls defeated the Suns by the score of 5-3 at Bulls Ballpark. Choi was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Luis Madero earned the win to go to 8-11. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts in 7 innings of work. Ronel Blanco closed the game out for Buffalo, earning his 32nd save.

Victor Victor Mesa dealt the Suns a blow in the bottom of the fourth. Batting with the bases loaded and Buffalo trailing 3-2, Mesa hit a 2-0 slider for a 2-run single.

"Winning never gets dull," said Mesa.

The current losing streak for Mexico City has reached 4 games.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cordoba 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 4 50
A. Stevenson CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .311 9 54
A. Aquino RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .272 34 98
J. Choi 1B 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .247 7 33
E. Haase C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191 5 16
   a-R. Jaquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 0 22
   b-N. Kahle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Payton LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .278 0 8
Y. Torrealba DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265 3 48
J. Brito 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .271 1 14
A. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 4 46
Totals 33 3 8 3 3 7 14      
a - R. Jaquez pinch hit for E. Haase in the 8th
b - N. Kahle substituted for R. Jaquez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brito (6, 2nd Inning off L. Madero, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Stevenson (28, 8th Inning off J. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Choi (7, 1st Inning off L. Madero, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Stevenson 3 , J. Choi 5 , M. Payton 2 , Y. Torrealba , J. Brito 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cordoba , A. Stevenson , Y. Torrealba
GIDP: R. Jaquez
Sac Bunt: J. Brito
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cordoba (7) , J. Choi (3) , E. Haase (2)
OF assists: 1 (Stevenson(Lipka at home))
PB: E. Haase
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Sepulveda 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .265 4 33
   a-C. Montes 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 16
G. Holt 2B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .304 4 32
A. Ciriaco 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .265 11 63
R. Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .273 16 65
M. Smith RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .270 2 34
M. Lipka LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .260 13 47
R. Méndez DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .278 9 53
J. Alfaro C 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .197 9 40
V. Mesa CF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .277 0 31
Totals 30 5 10 5 2 3 16      
a - C. Montes substituted for C. Sepulveda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Holt (7, 3rd Inning off T. Ward, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Sepulveda , G. Holt 2 , A. Ciriaco , R. Gonzalez , M. Smith 3 , M. Lipka , R. Méndez , V. Mesa
2-out RBI: R. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Holt , R. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: M. Lipka
Hit by Pitch: C. Sepulveda , R. Méndez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Smith (25) , M. Lipka (18)
CS: G. Holt (4) , A. Ciriaco (10) , R. Gonzalez (3) , M. Smith (8) , M. Lipka (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ciriaco-Gonzalez-Vargas)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ward L (7-8) 5.2 8 4 2 1 2 0 94 3.75   
R. Lovelady 1.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 15 1.59   
D. Law 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ward 42
Batters Faced: T. Ward 26, R. Lovelady 5, D. Law 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ward 8-5, R. Lovelady 1-0, D. Law 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ward 94-56, R. Lovelady 15-12, D. Law 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lovelady 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Ward 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Madero W (8-11) 7.0 6 3 3 1 7 1 102 4.40   
J. Vargas H (15) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 2.95   
R. Blanco SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Madero 59
Batters Faced: L. Madero 28, J. Vargas 4, R. Blanco 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Madero 7-7, J. Vargas 1-1, R. Blanco 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Madero 102-68, J. Vargas 20-11, R. Blanco 21-14
WP: L. Madero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ji-man Choi
Ballpark: Bulls Ballpark
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 28188
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