TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
08/27/2028
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
GAME ID: 10205 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (65-68) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Billings Mustangs (79-55) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Big Day by Haley Sparks Fireballs Win
The Joplin Fireballs defeated the Billings Mustangs, 4-1, at Cobb Field. Joplin center fielder John Haley was named player of the game for his superb performance. He slugged 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. With the win, Joplin goes to 65-68, while the Mustangs fall to 79-55.

With Joplin leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Haley hit a fastball from Robert McLaughlin for a 2-run home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Fireballs ahead, 4-0.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Billings manager Keith Irwin.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Haley CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .250 13 39
C. Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 9 50
V. Figueroa RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .249 17 62
W. Steedman LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .222 21 81
T. Araki DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .245 18 67
A. Rafiq C 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .238 15 52
K. Dalley 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .256 20 77
D. Brimacombe SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .174 1 5
O. Cooke 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 1 14
   a-P. Adriaens 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .213 7 24
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 15 14      
a - P. Adriaens substituted for O. Cooke in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: O. Cooke (6, 3rd Inning off R. McLaughlin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: V. Figueroa (2, 6th Inning off R. McLaughlin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Haley 2 (13, 1st Inning off R. McLaughlin, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off R. McLaughlin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Haley 8 , D. Brimacombe , O. Cooke 2 , T. Araki , V. Figueroa 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rafiq , P. Adriaens
Sac Bunt: A. Rafiq
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Figueroa (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Brimacombe-Dalley-Cooke, Wright-Dalley-Adriaens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Ran LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .318 3 54
P. Renterías RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .188 2 21
W. Wang DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .278 25 88
X. Zhou 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .274 27 84
S. Yamaguchi SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 1 5
J. Hernández 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .268 5 20
S. Kuhabara 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .262 18 68
H. Belarde C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 2 25
T. Hirayama CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282 1 19
Totals 30 1 5 1 5 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Wang (29, 6th Inning off S. Pearson, 0 on, 0 outs) X. Ran (25, 5th Inning off S. Pearson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hirayama (1, 3rd Inning off S. Pearson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Wang 3 , S. Yamaguchi , X. Ran 2 , T. Hirayama 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hernández , S. Kuhabara , P. Renterías 2
GIDP: S. Yamaguchi , J. Hernández
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Belarde-Kuhabara)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Pearson W (9-7) 6.0 5 1 1 2 7 1 87 56 3.93
B. Brown H (10) 1.1 0 0 0 3 2 0 39 21 4.22
O. Cervantes H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.50
F. Janszen SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 2.61
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pearson 63
Batters Faced: S. Pearson 24, B. Brown 7, O. Cervantes 1, F. Janszen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pearson 7-3, B. Brown 1-1, O. Cervantes 1-0, F. Janszen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pearson 87-56, B. Brown 39-21, O. Cervantes 1-1, F. Janszen 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Cervantes 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. McLaughlin L (6-3) 5.1 6 4 4 1 8 2 88 56 3.39
T. Varela 2.2 1 0 0 1 6 0 41 27 4.34
D. Marés 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5 4.99
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McLaughlin 47
Batters Faced: R. McLaughlin 22, T. Varela 10, D. Marés 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McLaughlin 4-3, T. Varela 2-0, D. Marés 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McLaughlin 88-56, T. Varela 41-27, D. Marés 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Varela 2-0 , D. Marés 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Haley
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 pm EST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 14950
Special Notes: 1B Oliver Cooke was injured while running the bases.
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