TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
07/01/2028
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
GAME ID: 3642 - SATURDAY, JULY 1ST, 2028 - GAME LOG
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Joplin Fireballs (39-41) 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8 0
Philadelphia Freedom (38-42) 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 X 10 14 0
Fireballs Lose, 10-7, at The Bell
Philadelphia and Joplin got after it at The Bell.

Joplin first baseman Tamotsu Yamashita had a good game, even if his team did not. The Fireballs dropped a 10-7 decision to Philadelphia at The Bell. Yamashita went 3 for 3 with 3 singles and 2 walks. He scored 2 times. Philadelphia reliever Tuan Mai was credited with the win, to go to 1-0. Gerard Kotas took the loss for Joplin.

With Philadelphia trailing 6-5 and a runner on 2nd, the Freedom fortunes got a boost when catcher Mutsuhito Yamamoto turned a first pitch cutter from Gerard Kotas into his 3rd home run of the season. The hit scored 2 and put Philadelphia up, 7-6.

"Scoring runs is scoring runs," said Philadelphia skipper Dan Jones. "It's important to have different ways to do it."

Philadelphia is now 38-42, Joplin 39-41.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Tattersall CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .176 0 9
   a-P. Adriaens PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .132 1 5
C. Wright 3B 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .246 3 23
J. Solís RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .303 7 20
T. Yamashita 1B 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 .265 8 35
K. Dalley 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .236 7 31
V. Figueroa LF, CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .257 14 52
T. Araki DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .224 11 42
A. Rafiq C 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .239 7 26
E. Chávez SS 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .292 2 20
Totals 34 7 8 7 8 10 15      
a - P. Adriaens pinch hit for W. Tattersall in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Chávez (6, 2nd Inning off T. Zhai, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Figueroa , C. Wright , T. Yamashita 3 , T. Araki 2 , E. Chávez 2
2-out RBI: V. Figueroa , T. Yamashita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Dalley , A. Rafiq
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Figueroa (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Courtenay SS 5 1 1 2 1 3 5 .280 0 12
L. Paredes 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .192 0 7
   d-D. Thompson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
H. Bentley 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .267 12 43
E. Heady 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .317 5 13
M. Yamamoto C 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 .211 3 14
D. Griggs LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .273 16 52
D. Kim DH 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .281 4 16
J. Ruíz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 8 34
   a-S. Nakashima RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   b-T. Xú PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Clarke RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 1 2
P. Paolillo CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 .296 2 26
Totals 37 10 14 10 7 8 26      
a - S. Nakashima substituted for J. Ruíz in the 3rd
b - T. Xú pinch hit for S. Nakashima in the 7th
c - R. Clarke substituted for T. Xú in the 8th
d - D. Thompson substituted for L. Paredes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Bentley (14, 3rd Inning off G. Kotas, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Griggs (6, 3rd Inning off B. Barnes, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Courtenay (10, 3rd Inning off G. Kotas, 2 on, 0 outs) D. Kim (7, 3rd Inning off B. Barnes, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Paredes (2, 3rd Inning off G. Kotas, 1 on, 0 outs) E. Heady (2, 3rd Inning off G. Kotas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Yamamoto (3, 3rd Inning off G. Kotas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Bentley 3 , D. Griggs 3 , M. Courtenay 2 , D. Kim 3 , M. Yamamoto 4 , P. Paolillo 2 , L. Paredes 2 , E. Heady 3 , R. Clarke
2-out RBI: P. Paolillo , R. Clarke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Bentley , D. Griggs , M. Courtenay 3
Sac Bunt: P. Paolillo
Hit by Pitch: J. Ruíz
Team LOB: 12
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Kotas L (1-2) 2.0 7 7 7 0 2 1 58 32 5.85
B. Barnes 3.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 60 40 3.46
A. Sourabh 2.2 1 2 2 6 1 0 56 23 3.74
B. Brown 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 4.60
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kotas 12
Batters Faced: G. Kotas 14, B. Barnes 15, A. Sourabh 15, B. Brown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kotas 2-2, B. Barnes 2-3, A. Sourabh 2-5, B. Brown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kotas 58-32, B. Barnes 60-40, A. Sourabh 56-23, B. Brown 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sourabh 1-0 , B. Brown 2-1
WP: A. Sourabh
Hit Batsmen: G. Kotas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Zhai 1.2 5 6 6 3 0 0 53 30 32.40
T. Mai W (1-0) 4.1 0 0 0 3 6 0 62 39 2.08
J. Moreno H (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 8 4.50
E. Sacchi H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5 4.95
N. Saito H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 20.25
F. García H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 4.88
B. Archer SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 7.64
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Zhai 12
Batters Faced: T. Zhai 13, T. Mai 16, J. Moreno 5, E. Sacchi 2, N. Saito 1, F. García 1, B. Archer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Zhai 2-3, T. Mai 1-6, J. Moreno 2-0, E. Sacchi 1-0, N. Saito 0-0, F. García 0-0, B. Archer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Zhai 53-30, T. Mai 62-39, J. Moreno 17-8, E. Sacchi 10-5, N. Saito 3-3, F. García 4-3, B. Archer 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mai 2-0 , N. Saito 1-0 , F. García 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tamotsu Yamashita
Ballpark: The Bell
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 14908
Special Notes: CF Júlio Ruíz was injured being hit by a pitch.
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