TRIPLE A
DETROIT DEATH STARS AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
05/18/2032
 
TRIPLE A
DETROIT DEATH STARS AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 2460 - TUESDAY, MAY 18TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Death Stars (20-23) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6 11 0
Joplin Fireballs (19-23) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
Nishiyama Lifts Death Stars to 6-5 Triumph
The Detroit Death Stars turned back the Joplin Fireballs, 6-5, at The Firepit. Ryuzaburo Nishiyama was named player of the game for his fine performance. He belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. Detroit reliever Noritoshi Hayashi was the winner. His record is now 5-1. Evan Charnley took the loss. Detroit occupies second place in the Darryl Kile League Joe Torre Division at 20-23.

Detroit first baseman Shinji Kakuta said he wanted to hit the ball hard when he batted in the top of the eighth. He not only hit it hard, he hit a sinker from Evan Charnley deep for a 2-run home run. It resulted in a 6-5 lead for Detroit.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Joplin manager Jeremy Lake. "The effort was great."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nishiyama 3B 3 3 2 3 2 1 0 .383 5 17
S. Kakuta 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .282 5 20
K. Viccars RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267 1 6
T. Kawamura DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .194 3 11
M. Catterall C 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .279 0 8
   c-J. Báez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Y. Rossi 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .278 4 20
S. Vob SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .246 2 5
L. Murphy CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .258 0 25
   a-T. Hasegawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .344 3 11
   b-A. Munoz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 2 8
R. Hood LF 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .256 1 12
Totals 35 6 11 6 8 7 22      
a - T. Hasegawa pinch hit for L. Murphy in the 9th
b - A. Munoz substituted for T. Hasegawa in the 9th
c - J. Báez substituted for M. Catterall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Vob (2, 2nd Inning off R. Merrado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Kakuta (5, 8th Inning off E. Charnley, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Nishiyama 2 (5, 2nd Inning off R. Merrado, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Bilh, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Vob 2 , S. Kakuta 5 , R. Nishiyama 8 , L. Murphy 2 , M. Catterall , Y. Rossi , T. Kawamura 2
2-out RBI: S. Kakuta , R. Nishiyama 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Vob , S. Kakuta , Y. Rossi , T. Hasegawa
GIDP: Y. Rossi
Sac Fly: R. Hood
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Murphy (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vob-Rossi-Kakuta)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Watanabe 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .262 3 19
H. Kuroki SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .277 5 22
   a-I. Suzuki SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 3
   c-C. Staniforth PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
R. Stephenson LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .301 2 22
P. Moreno CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .202 5 21
M. Silva 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .250 5 11
   b-J. Chenu 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Tomita C 4 0 1 2 0 3 2 .296 3 18
G. Keyworth RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 1 5
D. Wheeler DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241 3 5
K. Butler 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .314 7 21
Totals 33 5 9 5 5 9 11      
a - I. Suzuki substituted for H. Kuroki in the 8th
b - J. Chenu substituted for M. Silva in the 8th
c - C. Staniforth pinch hit for I. Suzuki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Watanabe (9, 6th Inning off N. Hayashi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Watanabe (3, 2nd Inning off D. Chou, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Stephenson , S. Watanabe 7 , M. Tomita , K. Butler 2 , H. Kuroki 2
2-out RBI: M. Tomita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Keyworth , M. Tomita
GIDP: M. Silva
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kuroki (14)
CS: S. Watanabe (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Kuroki 2 (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Kuroki-Silva, Butler-Silva)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Chou 4.0 7 5 5 4 3 1 84 52 6.38
N. Hayashi W (5-1) 3.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 42 29 7.18
L. Ortega H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 7.53
R. Nunez SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 7.58
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Chou 27
Batters Faced: D. Chou 22, N. Hayashi 11, L. Ortega 2, R. Nunez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Chou 3-5, N. Hayashi 3-1, L. Ortega 1-0, R. Nunez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Chou 84-52, N. Hayashi 42-29, L. Ortega 7-6, R. Nunez 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Merrado 5.1 7 3 3 6 4 1 103 57 4.60
T. Bilh H (4) 2.1 2 2 2 1 3 1 40 22 3.92
E. Charnley L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 30 18 5.40
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Merrado 40
Batters Faced: R. Merrado 26, T. Bilh 11, E. Charnley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Merrado 4-4, T. Bilh 3-1, E. Charnley 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Merrado 103-57, T. Bilh 40-22, E. Charnley 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Bilh 1-1 , E. Charnley 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryuzaburo Nishiyama
Ballpark: The Firepit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 13662
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