Sunday, August 04, 2013

2013 BRASSball All-Star Game

2013 All-Star Game view from the Ohio River
BRASSball once again held its annual Midsummer Classic this week, hosted by the National League Central leading Fleetwood Walkers.

The hometown team was well represented in the game, with three players in the National League's starting nine (Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera and David Wright) and two more in the bullpen (Zack Greinke and Tom Wilhelmsen). Only the Metropolis Avengers, with 6 players in the game (7 when counting August trade acquisition Carlos Ruiz) had more.

The American League kicked off the scoring in the top of the 1st on a Yadier Molina RBI double. However, the National League quickly responded with 3 runs in the bottom of the same frame, capped by a two-out, two-run Robinson Cano single.

Kemp HR gives NL a 4-3 lead
The American League then showed its prodigious power, hitting solo home runs in the 2nd (Ian Desmond), 3rd (Ryan Braun) and 4th innings (Matt Kemp) to take a 4-3 lead.

In the bottom of the 5th, the fans erupted when hometown hero Miguel Cabrera launched a homer of his own against Justin Verlander to tie the game. One inning later, the National League retook the lead when a Fernando Rodney wild-pitch allowed Derek Jeter to scamper home.

Still clinging to its one-run lead, the National League mounted another rally in the 8th. With the bases loaded and no outs, Miguel Cabrera once again energized his home stadium with a two-run RBI single. This hit opened the flood gates, with the National League scoring 4 more times in the frame before finally being retired.

Fleetwood teammate Tom Wilhelmsen then pitched a scoreless 9th, giving the National League the 11-4 victory. While the American League had hit 3 home runs to just one by the National League, the NL shockingly piled up 14 hits and 9 walks versus the talented American League pitching staff.

Frank Robinson presents Miguel Cabrera with MVP trophy
MVP honors were awarded to Miguel Cabrera (2-5, HR, 3 RBI), while the win went to Yu Darvish (1.2 innings, 0 runs allowed). Gio Gonzalez took the loss, giving up 1 run in 0.1 innings.

Next year's contest will be hosted by Metropolis, where the American League will certainly be looking to "avenge" this year's tough loss in Fleetwood.






BOXSCORE: 2013 American League at 2013 National League              7/14/2013

  AL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG     NL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Kemp RF,CF        5  1  1  1 .200     M.Trout RF,LF       4  2  1  0 .250  
  B.Posey DH          5  0  1  0 .200     A.McCutchen CF      3  2  2  0 .667  
  R.Braun LF          5  2  3  1 ----     M.Cabrera DH        5  2  2  3 .400  
  A.Beltre 3B         4  0  1  0 .250     D.Wright 3B         4  0  0  0 .000  
K-R.Zimmerman 3B      0  0  0  0 ----   P-P.Goldschmidt 1B    0  1  0  0 ----  
  Y.Molina C          3  0  2  1 .667     J.Votto 1B          3  1  1  1 .333  
J-N.Aoki PH           0  0  0  0 ----   M-A.Ethier PH,RF      1  0  0  0 .000  
L-W.Rosario C         0  0  0  0 ----   Q-M.Cuddyer PH,RF     0  1  0  1 ----  
  P.Konerko 1B        2  0  1  0 .500     M.Holliday LF       1  0  1  01.000  
A-A.Gonzalez PH,1B    2  0  0  0 .000   D-N.Cruz PR,RF        0  0  0  0 ----  
  I.Desmond SS        3  1  1  1 .333   N-A.Escobar PH,SS     2  0  2  11.000  
F-Z.Cozart SS         1  0  0  0 .000     R.Cano 2B           3  0  1  2 .333  
  H.Kendrick 2B       2  0  0  0 .000   I-M.Montero C         2  0  0  0 .000  
B-J.Morneau PH        1  0  0  0 .000     C.Ruiz C            2  0  0  0 ----  
C-A.Hill 2B           1  0  0  0 .000   G-D.Jeter PH,SS       1  1  1  0 ----  
  B.Revere CF         2  0  1  0 .500   O-C.Headley PH,3B     2  0  1  1 .500  
E-M.Cabrera PH,RF     2  0  0  0 .000     J.Reyes SS          2  0  1  0 .500  
                                        H-D.Pedroia PH,2B     1  1  1  01.000  
                                        R-R.Theriot 2B        0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  4 11  4                 Totals      36 11 14  9

A-Pinch Hit For Konerko In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 5th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Morneau In 5th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Holliday In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Revere In 6th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Desmond In 6th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Ruiz In 6th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Reyes In 6th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Cano In 7th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Molina In 7th Inning
K-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Beltre In 7th Inning
L-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Aoki In 7th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Votto In 7th Inning
N-Pinch Hit For Cruz In 7th Inning
O-Pinch Hit For Jeter In 7th Inning
P-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Wright In 8th Inning
Q-Pinch Hit For Ethier In 8th Inning
R-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Pedroia In 9th Inning

AL All-Stars.... 1 1 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 11  0
NL All-Stars.... 3 0 0  0 1 1  0 6    - 11 14  1

AL All-Stars (0-1)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Wainwright              2       4   3   3   2   3   0  13.50  A1 B3
C.Kershaw                 2       1   0   0   1   1   0   0.00  B4 C2
J.Verlander BS(1st)       1       2   1   1   0   2   1   9.00  C3 C7
G.Gonzalez LOSS(0-1)      0 1/3   1   1   1   2   0   0  27.00  C8 D2
F.Rodney                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D3 D8
B.Morrow                  0       1   3   3   2   0   0   ----  D9 E2
J.Venters                 1       4   3   3   2   0   0  27.00  E3
Totals                    8      14  11  11   9   6   1

NL All-Stars (1-0)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Dickey                  2       4   2   1   0   2   1   4.50  A1 B2
Z.Greinke                 1 2/3   4   2   2   0   0   2  10.80  B3 C2
R.Vogelsong               1       2   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  C3 C7
G.Perkins                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  C8 C8
Y.Darvish WIN(1-0)        1 2/3   1   0   0   1   2   0   0.00  C9 D5
C.Kimbrel HOLD(1st)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00  D6 D9
T.Wilhelmsen              1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  E1
Totals                    9      11   4   3   1   7   3

ATTENDANCE- 42,319 DATE- Tuesday, July 14th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Larry Vanover, Mike Everitt, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:50
LEFT ON BASE- AL All-Stars: 8  NL All-Stars:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- AL All-Stars: 1  NL All-Stars: 1
ERRORS- R.Dickey
DOUBLES- Y.Molina(1st), M.Trout(1st), D.Jeter
HOME RUNS- M.Kemp(1st), R.Braun(0th), I.Desmond(1st), M.Cabrera(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Trout
WALKS- N.Aoki, M.Trout, A.McCutchen-2, P.Goldschmidt, M.Cuddyer, M.Holliday-2,
       D.Pedroia-2
STRIKE OUTS- M.Kemp, B.Posey-3, Z.Cozart, A.Hill, M.Cabrera, M.Trout, M.Cabrera,
             D.Wright, J.Votto, R.Cano, C.Ruiz
GIDP- A.Beltre, M.Montero
WILD PITCHES- F.Rodney
2-out RBI- Y.Molina, J.Votto, R.Cano-2, M.Kemp, C.Headley
RLISP 2-out- P.Konerko-2, M.Holliday, C.Ruiz, J.Morneau-2, D.Wright-2, M.Trout

Miguel Cabrera hit a homerun and had 3 RBI as the National League ballclub
defeated the American League club by the score of 11 to 4 at John Locke
Field.

National League jumped on top to stay in the bottom of the 6th inning scoring
one runner.  National League had 14 hits for the game and American League had
11.  

Yu Darvish(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings. Gio
Gonzalez(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief.  He surrendered 1 run and
1 hit in 1/3 of an inning.  


SCORESHEET: 2013 American League at 2013 National League 
M.Kemp-A1    A1:G/63    B1:K       C1:HR>b#   D1:G/53    *9*:G/31
                                                         
                                                         
B.Posey-A1   A2:K       B2:G/13    C2:Si      D2:K       E2:K
                                                         
                                                         
R.Braun-A1   A3:Si      *3*:HR>b#  C3:G/63    *7*:Si     E3:F/9
                                                         
                                                         
A.Beltre-A1  A4:E/1>12  B4:P/6     *5*:Si     D4:G-DP/4
R.Zimmer-D7                                   63>1o
                                              
Y.Molina-A1  A5:Do>2#   B5:G/63    C5:Si>12   D5:W>b1
N.Aoki-D5    13                               
W.Rosari-D7                                   
P.Konerk-A1  A6:G/13    B6:Si      C6:G/43>2  D6:P/6
A.Gonzal-C6                        3 12       
                                              
I.Desmon-A1  *2*:HR>b#  B7:F/8     C7:L/5     *8*:K
Z.Cozart-D3                                   
                                              
H.Kendri-A1  A8:G/63    *4*:F/9    C8:G/13    D8:K
J.Mornea-C8                                   
A.Hill-C9                                     
B.Revere-A1  A9:Si      B9:G/43    *6*:K      D9:L/4
M.Cabrer-C9                                   
                                              

M.Trout-A1   A1:Do      B1:K       C1:F/9     D1:Sac/34  E1:W>12 b  F1:G/31
                                              >23 12     1          
                                                                    
A.McCutc-A1  A2:W>b1    B2:Si      C2:G/63    D2:W>b1    E2:Si>23
                                                         12
                                                         
M.Cabrer-A1  A3:K       B3:G/43    *5*:HR>b#  D3:WP>3#   E3:Si>3#
                                              23 12 G/5  2# 13
                                              3          
D.Wright-A1  A4:K       *3*:F/9    C4:F/8     D4:G/63    E4:W>12 b
P.Goldsc-D9                                              1
                                                         
J.Votto-A1   A5:Si>2#   B5:G/43    C5:K       *7*:F/9    E5:W>3# 2
A.Ethier-D5  13                                          3 12 b1
M.Cuddye-E5                                              
M.Hollid-A1  A6:W>12 b  B6:W>b1    C6:Si      D6:Si      E6:Si>3#
N.Cruz-C7    1                                           23 12
A.Escoba-D6                                              
R.Cano-A1    A7:Si>3#   B7:G/53    C7:K       D7:L/4     E7:G-DP/5
M.Monter-D5  2# 13                                       43>3# 23
                                                         1o
C.Ruiz-A1    A8:P/2     *4*:K      *6*:Do     D8:G/31    E8:Si>3#
D.Jeter-C8                                               
C.Headle-D8                                              
J.Reyes-A1   *2*:G/13   B9:Si      C9:W>b1    *8*:W>b1   E9:Si>13
D.Pedroi-C9                                              
R.Therio-F2