PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
PORTLAND BLAZE AT SACRAMENTO A'S
09/19/2025
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
PORTLAND BLAZE AT SACRAMENTO A'S
GAME ID: 7528 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Blaze 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 10 1
Sacramento A's 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 X 8 11 1
A's Heading to Round 2
Drake Baldwin has led his Sacramento A's to a Round 1 victory.

Sacramento's catcher was named series MVP after playing an instrumental role in winning the series 3-1 and eliminating the Portland Blaze.

"See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "It's simple what I did this series."

The club advanced to the Round 2 with a 8-7 triumph at A's Ballpark in the deciding game.

Baldwin was red hot in the series, which saw him put up a .438 average, as well as 3 home runs and 10 RBI.

The Sacramento A's will play against the New Orleans Greys in the next round. New Orleans won their series against the Albuquerque Sidewinders 3 games to 0. The Round 2 schedule will be announced after the Round 1 finishes.
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE SACRAMENTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Acuna DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .333 1 2
J. Wilson SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .333 0 2
J. Holliday 2B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .231 0 1
X. Isaac 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .353 0 3
   a-J. Davis 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. DeLauter CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 0 2
C. Kayfus LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333 1 5
M. Ballesteros C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .438 2 4
B. House 3B 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .357 0 1
S. Jones RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 4 .267 4 8
Totals 34 7 10 7 1 6 11      
a - J. Davis substituted for X. Isaac in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ballesteros (1, 7th Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Wilson (1, 7th Inning off J. Wendelken, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Jones (4, 7th Inning off J. Urquidy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Acuna 2 , J. Wilson 3 , X. Isaac , M. Ballesteros 3 , B. House 2 , S. Jones 4
2-out RBI: X. Isaac
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wilson , C. DeLauter
GIDP: J. Wilson
Sac Bunt: B. House , S. Jones
Sac Fly: J. Holliday
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ballesteros
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Jones CF 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 .467 0 1
N. Sogard 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .429 2 4
D. Baldwin C 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .438 3 10
G. Pauley 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .235 1 6
J. Davis RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .333 1 3
Z. Cook LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .400 1 6
H. Windish DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .176 0 3
J. Haley 3B 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .200 0 0
J. Hager SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
Totals 32 8 11 8 6 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Jones (2, 7th Inning off D. Espino, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Baldwin 2 (2, 7th Inning off D. Espino, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off G. Crochet, 1 on, 2 outs) , Z. Cook (1, 7th Inning off D. Espino, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Sogard (2, 5th Inning off S. Mooney, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Jones 5 , N. Sogard 5 , D. Baldwin 5 , Z. Cook 3
2-out RBI: D. Baldwin , Z. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Pauley 2 , H. Windish , J. Haley
Sac Bunt: N. Sogard , J. Hager
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jones (4) , J. Davis (1) , Z. Cook (4)
CS: G. Jones (1)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Cook
Double Plays: 1 (Gage-Sogard-Pauley)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SACRAMENTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Mooney 5.2 6 3 3 4 2 1 97 4.76   
D. Espino 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 26 8.31   
G. Crochet L (0-2), BS (1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 24 16.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mooney 43
Batters Faced: S. Mooney 26, D. Espino 7, G. Crochet 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mooney 6-8, D. Espino 1-2, G. Crochet 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mooney 97-55, D. Espino 26-13, G. Crochet 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Espino 1-0 , G. Crochet 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Urquidy 6.1 7 6 5 0 6 1 82 7.11   
J. Wendelken W (1-0) 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 28 5.40   
M. Gage SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urquidy 43
Batters Faced: J. Urquidy 27, J. Wendelken 8, M. Gage 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urquidy 8-6, J. Wendelken 1-4, M. Gage 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urquidy 82-50, J. Wendelken 28-17, M. Gage 8-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Jones
Ballpark: A's Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 21910
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