AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
OREGON EXPLORERS AT ARIZONA VIPERS
10/19/2070
 
AMERICAN FEDERATION BASEBALL LEAGUE
OREGON EXPLORERS AT ARIZONA VIPERS
GAME ID: 10294 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oregon Explorers 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 6 1
Arizona Vipers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 0
Arizona Takes 2-1 Series Lead with Walk-off Win
The Arizona Vipers nearly wasted a strong game from starter Frank Salerno, but were saved by some timely hitting in a 9th inning walk-off win over the Oregon Explorers today.

Salerno pitched well in the 4-3 win at The Snake Pit. He threw 6.2 innings of 5-hit ball. The win allowed Arizona to seize a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 Wildcard Series.

The Vipers were down to their last out in the bottom of the ninth inning, when three-time All-Star Jose Moreno landed a big blow. He turned a 1-0 fastball from Ben Kaiser into a 2-run single. The walk-off single sent the The Snake Pit denizens into a frenzy and sent the Vipers home with a thrilling 4-3 win.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Moreno said in his postgame press conference.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at The Snake Pit in Phoenix.
OREGON BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Taylor RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
K. Breazile 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
R. Curtis 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .250 3 4
J. Portillo DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 0 0
M. Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
H. Dunne LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .357 0 1
K. Paull CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
C. Wagner 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .222 0 1
K. Seath SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 10 11      
BATTING
Triples: H. Dunne (1, 5th Inning off F. Salerno, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Paull (1, 5th Inning off F. Salerno, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Curtis (3, 6th Inning off F. Salerno, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Taylor , K. Breazile , R. Curtis 4 , H. Dunne 3 , K. Paull 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Taylor
GIDP: J. Portillo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Paull (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Breazile
Double Plays: 1 (Seath-Wagner-Curtis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Moreno CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .188 0 4
J. Cortez RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .231 0 1
P. Kerkhoven LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .375 0 0
N. Phillips DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .154 0 1
D. Lautenbach 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
B. Hill 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. McSweeney C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .417 0 2
N. Laurent 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   c-C. Shaffer PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Asadov SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 2
   a-J. Munoz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Silva SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 3 13      
a - J. Munoz pinch hit for B. Asadov in the 8th
b - S. Silva substituted for J. Munoz in the 9th
c - C. Shaffer pinch hit for N. Laurent in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Kerkhoven (1, 1st Inning off D. Sampson, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Lautenbach (1, 1st Inning off D. Sampson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Moreno , J. Cortez , P. Kerkhoven 3 , D. Lautenbach 3 , C. Shaffer , B. Asadov
2-out RBI: J. Moreno , D. Lautenbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cortez , N. Phillips , B. Hill , J. McSweeney
GIDP: N. Phillips
Sac Fly: N. Phillips
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Asadov (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Laurent-Hill-Lautenbach)
OREGON PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Sampson 5.1 3 2 2 2 3 0 78 46 3.38   
J. Tankink H (1) 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 23 0.00   
B. Kaiser L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 15 9 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sampson 55
Batters Faced: D. Sampson 21, J. Tankink 10, B. Kaiser 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sampson 5-7, J. Tankink 3-5, B. Kaiser 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sampson 78-46, J. Tankink 38-23, B. Kaiser 15-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Salerno 6.2 5 3 3 1 9 2 102 74 4.05   
J. Eckman W (1-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 14 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Salerno 60
Batters Faced: F. Salerno 27, J. Eckman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Salerno 6-6, J. Eckman 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Salerno 102-74, J. Eckman 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eckman 2-0
WP: F. Salerno 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Salerno
Ballpark: The Snake Pit
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 54420
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