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JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
04/03/2028
 
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JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
GAME ID: 3094 - MONDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Philadelphia Freedom (1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 3 5 1
Freedom Hope Opening Day Win Bodes Well for Season
The Philadelphia Freedom started the 2028 season win an impressive 3-1 win against the Joplin Fireballs at The Bell. Marcus Clifton, who is rated as the 8th best prospect by BNN, was named player of the game. Clifton got the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 4 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. Clifton allowed 1 earned run.

The Fireballs had been locked in a 1-1 tie with the Freedom going into the bottom of the seventh inning. That changed quickly when the 24-year old shortstop José Guzmán came to the plate. Guzmán hit a run-scoring single on a 0-1 forkball from Joplin hurler Bob Brown. It was Guzmán's 1st hit of the year.

"This isn't football or hockey where you can overwhelm your opponents," Clifton told the Philadelphia Daily. "Everyone gets 27 outs and we happened to make the most of them."
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Haley CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Wright SS, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
V. Figueroa RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 1
W. Steedman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
T. Yamashita 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
T. Araki C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Rafiq DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Tattersall DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Dalley 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Chávez PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Wheeler 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 7 9      
a - E. Chávez pinch hit for K. Dalley in the 7th
b - W. Tattersall substituted for A. Rafiq in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Figueroa (1, 1st Inning off M. Clifton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Figueroa 2 , C. Wright 2 , D. Wheeler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamashita
GIDP: V. Figueroa
Hit by Pitch: A. Rafiq
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yamashita 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Paolillo CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .500 0 0
J. Guzmán SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .250 0 1
A. Puri 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Griggs LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
H. Bentley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Yamamoto DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1 1
M. Hernández C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Ruíz RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
D. MacBeth 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3 3 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Yamamoto (1, 5th Inning off L. Jurgens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Yamamoto (1, 8th Inning off B. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guzmán , J. Ruíz , M. Yamamoto 6 , P. Paolillo
2-out RBI: J. Guzmán , M. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. MacBeth , H. Bentley , J. Guzmán , A. Puri
Sac Bunt: M. Hernández
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Paolillo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Guzmán (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bentley-Guzmán-Puri)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Jurgens 6.0 2 0 0 2 7 0 103 67 0.00
B. Brown L (0-1)BS (1) 1.2 3 3 1 1 1 1 30 16 5.40
O. Cervantes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Jurgens 73
Batters Faced: L. Jurgens 23, B. Brown 10, O. Cervantes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Jurgens 6-5, B. Brown 1-3, O. Cervantes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Jurgens 103-67, B. Brown 30-16, O. Cervantes 4-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Clifton W (1-0) 8.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 97 67 1.13
J. Diéguez SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 8 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clifton 74
Batters Faced: M. Clifton 30, J. Diéguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clifton 12-6, J. Diéguez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clifton 97-67, J. Diéguez 14-8
Hit Batsmen: M. Clifton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcus Clifton
Ballpark: The Bell
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 14894
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