Big 3-HR Day for Fitzmaurice
stadiumreport.bbn August 1st, 2021
The fans at Ballpark of
San José witnessed Sam Fitzmaurice(31, 3*) write his name into the league record book with three home runs, but the
Miami Marlins still dropped the decision to the
San José Killer Whales, 7-6.
"I've always loved hitting in Ballpark of
San José," Fitzmaurice said, speaking with reporters after the game. "You can see the ball so well. I'm glad I got the homers, but three hits and a win would have been nicer."
For the day, he collected 3 hits in 5 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs.
Sam Fitzmaurice grounded out in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off
Eddie Baiamonte in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off
Eddie Baiamonte in the 5th, grounded out in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off
Jim DeFeo in the 9th.
At the moment,
Fitzmaurice is hitting .248 with 15 home runs and 38 RBIs. He has played in 93 games and scored 52 times while posting a .704OPS and amassing 0.4WAR.
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Week 17: 3@
Toronto Blue Jays(49-44), 3 vs
Arizona Diamondbacks(45-48)
August 1st
Robles Walks off Snakes!
The
Montreal Expos picked up a win at Olympic Stadium, downing the
Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-3. On the mound for
Montreal was right-hander
Melvin Magana, who played a pivotal role in the win. The righty worked 7 innings of 4-hit and 1-run ball, but got a no-decision.
The victory puts
Montreal at 40-59.
Jose Robles was the walk-off hero for
Montreal. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the
Expos shortstop hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.
Robles called the win a test of his team's "mettle." The 27-year old is batting .248-9-29 .699OPS 1.4WAR in 93 games.
Steve McKinzie(L, 8-3 3.98) –
Cesar Alvarado(R, 1-2 8.22) the day after tomorrow.
Strong fastball pitcher from Kansas City(44-57).
SP
Melvin Magana 7IP 4H 1R 1ER 0BB 5K ND
PotG
CF
Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
DH
Dan Cook 1-4
LF
Karl Ferguson 1-4 R DB
1B
Cody Kerzner 1-4
RF
Ian Messer 1-3 R RBI HR
SS
Jose Robles 1-4 RBI
3B
Orlando Gonzalez 2-3 R RBI HR
C
Jordan Chavis 1-2 R RBI BB
HR ARI:
Haddad(11),
Roos(13)
HR MON:
Gonzalez(3),
Chavis(3)
W:
Glen McKeen(2-1 3.05) L:
Ricky Valenciano(3-3 6.24) SV : None
Another close and thrilling game,
McKeen blew the save, and we turned back to take the win!
Record: 40-59 , 5th in EL Northeast, 11.5GB
Week: 3-3 (1-2 @ TOR, 2-1 vs ARI)
Power Rankings: #25(+-0)
Runs scored: 343(15th)
Runs against: 490(12th)
Starters ERA: 5.09(15th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.23(8th)
Defensive Eff.: .677(14th)
Zone Rating: +16.3(4th)
Fan Interest: 83(+-0)
Who's hot?
RHCL
Ryan Rasbach 12G 7SV 0.00 16.1IP 18K
Who's not?
SP
Cesar Alvarado 3G 1-1 9.58 10.1IP 6K
C
Kevin Craddock 7G 2-23 .086 0HR 0RBI
Memphis Bolts CF
Tony Munoz(31, 2.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-21 3HR 5RBIs 9R. The veteran journeyman is batting .232-8-35 .617OPS 0.3WAR in 92 games.
Denver Seahawks CF
Gabe Robinson(26, 2.5*) was named WL Player of the Week, going 10-23 3HR 12RBIs 9R. A rookie this season, he is batting .305-4-16 .909OPS 0.8WAR in 14 games.