TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT DETROIT DEATH STARS
05/20/2028
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT DETROIT DEATH STARS
GAME ID: 3387 - SATURDAY, MAY 20TH, 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (24-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Detroit Death Stars (31-14) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Death Stars, 2-1
Detroit rode a good effort from starter Takeji Ogawa to beat the Joplin Fireballs at The Death Star. The final score was 2-1. Picking up the save was Cheng-en Huang, his 1st. The Death Stars own a robust 31-14 mark.

In the bottom of the first, Masamichi Sasaki took a fastball from Loeck Jurgens and pounded a 2-run home run to left-center. It put Detroit on top, 2-0. For the game, Sasaki went 2-3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"Runs were at a premium," said Detroit manager Mitchell Drover.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Haley CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 7 20
   b-H. Benson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571 0 0
   d-D. Brimacombe 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
C. Wright SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237 1 8
T. Yamashita 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 2 17
   e-O. Cooke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 1 6
K. Dalley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 5 14
   f-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
V. Figueroa RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .196 5 24
Y. bin Rashad C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .353 1 2
W. Tattersall LF, CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .182 0 1
T. Araki DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .225 10 34
   c-B. Wie DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
E. Chávez 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 0 8
   a-W. Steedman PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .165 6 20
Totals 33 1 8 1 0 12 8      
a - W. Steedman pinch hit for E. Chávez in the 8th
b - H. Benson pinch hit for J. Haley in the 8th
c - B. Wie substituted for T. Araki in the 8th
d - D. Brimacombe substituted for H. Benson in the 8th
e - O. Cooke pinch hit for T. Yamashita in the 9th
f - J. Unknown pinch hit for K. Dalley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. bin Rashad (1, 8th Inning off T. Ogawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Figueroa 2 , W. Tattersall , Y. bin Rashad 2 , T. Yamashita , T. Araki , E. Chávez , H. Benson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wright
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Figueroa (2) , W. Tattersall (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chávez-Dalley-Yamashita, Yamashita-Wright-Dalley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McDonald CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .287 0 13
H. Shui 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .342 3 30
T. Yoshino LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .385 3 9
M. Sasaki RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .309 6 36
L. Cota 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 2
I. Bryant SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 0 13
L. Strafford DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 3 18
B. Giap 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1 29
V. Velasco C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .336 1 21
Totals 27 2 5 2 0 6 4      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Sasaki (6, 1st Inning off L. Jurgens, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sasaki 5 , I. Bryant , T. Yoshino 2
2-out RBI: M. Sasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Bryant
GIDP: L. Strafford , L. Cota
Team LOB: 1
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Jurgens L (1-5) 8.0 5 2 2 0 6 1 95 65 3.53
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Jurgens 70
Batters Faced: L. Jurgens 27
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Jurgens 10-6
Pitches - Strikes: L. Jurgens 95-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Ogawa W (4-1) 7.2 6 1 1 0 9 0 104 64 6.47
O. Durango 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00
C. Pollard H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.39
C. Huang SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 14 10 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ogawa 72
Batters Faced: T. Ogawa 27, O. Durango 1, C. Pollard 1, C. Huang 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ogawa 3-9, O. Durango 0-0, C. Pollard 0-1, C. Huang 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ogawa 104-64, O. Durango 2-2, C. Pollard 5-4, C. Huang 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Durango 1-0 , C. Pollard 2-0
WP: T. Ogawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takeji Ogawa
Ballpark: The Death Star
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 2:18
Attendance: 14956
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