NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
STATEN ISLAND YANKEES AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
07/31/2025
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NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
STATEN ISLAND YANKEES AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 11502 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Staten Island Yankees (25-34) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 1
West Virginia Black Bears (21-38) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
Black Bears Suffer 4-3 Home Defeat
The Staten Island Yankees defeated the West Virginia Black Bears, 4-3, in New York-Penn League action at Russell Diethrick Park. Staten Island pitcher Xavier García had a standout performance. Earning his 7th save of the year was Edgar López. Staten Island is now 25-34, while West Virginia is 21-38.

Jorge Cantú, who is tied for 8th in the NYP with a .440 on-base percentage, had a direct impact on the outcome. Cantú contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning to put Staten Island up, 4-0.

"I just tried to focus on getting that first guy out every inning," said García.
STATEN ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alvarado LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .330 4 29
L. Ybarra 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .308 4 27
D. Smith 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .363 4 29
J. Cantú DH 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .391 6 36
T. Brown CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .266 4 19
J. Phipps RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .340 7 38
J. Herman SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 8 27
K. Pitts C 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .309 3 18
J. López 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 2 16
Totals 39 4 12 4 2 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Ybarra (18, 3rd Inning off J. Porter, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Smith (8, 3rd Inning off J. Porter, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Cantú 2 (25, 3rd Inning off J. Porter, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Porter, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Alvarado (8, 3rd Inning off J. Porter, 1 on, 1 out) , J. López (9, 6th Inning off J. Porter, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Pitts (7, 8th Inning off J. Porter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Alvarado 2 , L. Ybarra 4 , D. Smith 3 , J. Cantú 5 , J. Herman , K. Pitts 2 , J. López 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alvarado , D. Smith , T. Brown , J. Phipps 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Ybarra
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Smith (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wood SS 5 0 3 0 0 2 0 .435 1 9
N. Silva 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .349 0 7
E. Wilkerson RF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 2 9
B. Antonio 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .385 1 10
L. Lemus CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .248 1 15
V. Macías LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .332 4 31
   a-R. Ferguson PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 2 7
N. Nomura C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 2 9
   b-D. Borner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-Y. Andujar LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 1 4
J. Smith DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .312 0 3
L. Hale 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .190 1 3
Totals 38 3 11 3 1 10 15      
a - R. Ferguson pinch hit for V. Macías in the 8th
b - D. Borner pinch hit for N. Nomura in the 8th
c - Y. Andujar substituted for D. Borner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Smith (3, 3rd Inning off X. García, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Wood (7, 5th Inning off X. García, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Hale (1, 3rd Inning off X. García, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Macías (4, 7th Inning off X. García, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wood 4 , N. Silva , B. Antonio , L. Lemus , V. Macías 5 , D. Borner , J. Smith 2 , L. Hale 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Silva 2 , N. Nomura , J. Smith
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Lemus (3)
CS: N. Silva (1)
STATEN ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. García W (3-5) 8.0 10 3 3 1 8 2 119 5.25   
E. López SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. García 57
Batters Faced: X. García 35, E. López 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. García 7-8, E. López 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: X. García 119-81, E. López 17-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Porter L (1-2) 9.0 12 4 4 2 7 0 121 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Porter 52
Batters Faced: J. Porter 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Porter 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Porter 121-81
Hit Batsmen: J. Porter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Xavier García
Ballpark: Russell Diethrick Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 4183
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