Shae Continues on the Road Back

By Eddie Michels on July 29, 2016

Atlanta Braves RHP Shae Simmons continues his return from Tommy John Surgery (2015) with a rather long inning on Friday. Pitching for the GCL Braves against the Tigers East squad Simmons went one inning allowing one run on no hits, walking one and striking out the final three hitters he faced. Simmons needed 26-pitches to get through the inning, 16 for strikes with four of the five hitters he faces seeing first pitch strikes. RHP Ryan Schlosser threw the final 1 1/3 innings blowing the save but earning his first professional win when the Braves scored the tie breaking run in the bottom of the ninth on a wild pitch for the 4-3 victory. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			R	H	E
GCL Tigers East (11-19)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1			3	3	2
GCL Braves (13-18)	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1			4	8	3

GCL Tigers East
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Isrrael De La Cruz	SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250
Moises Bello	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Jose Salas	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.274
Keyder Aristigueta	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.293
Luis Torrealba	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157
Allan Santos	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Jose Gonzalez	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224
Hector Hernandez	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125
Johandry Cortez	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.206
a- Elys Escobar	PH-C	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280
Alexander Rodriguez	LF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167
b- Franklin Arias	PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
Carlos Guzman	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.105
c- Alexis Garcia	PH-3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222
Totals		31	3	3	0	0	0	2	2	12	.236

a-Reached on error for Cortez in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Rodriguez, A in the 9th. c-Singled for Guzman in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Guzman; De La Cruz, I; Garcia, A.
RBI: Guzman (2); Garcia, A (7).
2-out RBI: Guzman; Garcia, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Santos, A; Bello; Guzman; Gonzalez, J.
SAC: Cortez.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.BASERUNNING
SB: De La Cruz, I 2 (10, 2nd base off Simmons, S/Rodriguez, home off Simmons, S/Rodriguez); Bello 2 (4, 2nd base off Simmons, S/Rodriguez, 3rd base off Simmons, S/Rodriguez); Rodriguez, A (1, 2nd base off Rangel/Rodriguez).

FIELDING
E: De La Cruz, I (12, throw); Guzman (1, throw).
DP: (De La Cruz, I-Aristigueta).
Pickoffs: Cortez 2 (Michel at 2nd base, Boeldak at 1st base).

GCL Braves
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Randy Ventura	LF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	.298
Raysheandall Michel	RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	.357
Cristian Pache	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283
Anthony Concepcion	1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.276
Ricardo Rodriguez	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.186
Collin Yelich	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Alex Aquino	SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246
Luis Mejia	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.263
Nicholas Shumpert	2B	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.071
Sander Boeldak	DH	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.268
Totals		31	4	8	0	0	1	3	6	6	.262

BATTING
HR: Boeldak (1, 5th inning off Fuentes, J, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Mejia, L; Pache; Michel; Aquino, A; Boeldak 5; Ventura, R; Concepcion, A.
RBI: Michel (2); Boeldak 2 (6).
2-out RBI: Michel.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mejia, L 3; Pache.
SAC: Boeldak.
GIDP: Michel.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 9.BASERUNNING
SB: Ventura, R (9, 2nd base off Fuentes, J/Cortez); Mejia, L (2, 2nd base off Fuentes, J/Cortez).
CS: Boeldak (1, 2nd base by Santana/Cortez).
PO: Michel (2nd base by Cortez); Boeldak (1st base by Cortez).

FIELDING
E: Shumpert (1, fielding); Aquino, A 2 (7, throw, fielding).
Outfield assists: Michel (Garcia, A at 2nd base).
DP: (Mejia, L-Concepcion, A).

GCL Tigers East
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Jose Fuentes	5.0	6	3	3	1	4	1	2.60
Kilber Santana	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	0	9.00
Bairon De La Rosa (L, 0-1)	1.0	0	1	1	1	1	0	18.00
Hector Rodriguez	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.46
Totals	8.1	8	4	4	6	6	1	4.41

GCL Braves
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Shae Simmons	1.0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.00
Alan Rangel	4.0	2	1	1	0	6	0	4.05
Jasseel De La Cruz (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Alberto Rodriguez (H, 2)	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	4.15
Ryan Schlosser (BS, 2)(W, 1-2)	1.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.08
Totals	9.0	3	3	2	2	12	0	2.96

De La Rosa pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

Game Scores: Fuentes, J 45; Simmons, S 44.
WP: Fuentes, J; Rodriguez, H; De La Cruz.
IBB: Ventura, R (by Rodriguez, H).
HBP: Rodriguez, A (by Rangel); Aristigueta (by Rodriguez, A).
Groundouts-flyouts: Fuentes, J 4-3; Santana 2-2; De La Rosa 3-0; Rodriguez, H 1-0; Simmons, S 1-0; Rangel 2-3; De La Cruz 0-0; Rodriguez, A 2-1; Schlosser 3-0.
Batters faced: Fuentes, J 20; Santana 10; De La Rosa 5; Rodriguez, H 3; Simmons, S 5; Rangel 15; De La Cruz 3; Rodriguez, A 8; Schlosser 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Rodriguez, H 1-1; Schlosser 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Scott Molloy. 1B: Jennifer Pawol.
Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 1 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 12:01 PM.
T: 3:03 (:28 delay).
Venue: Champion Stadium.
July 29, 2016