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JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT CHICAGO TITANS
05/27/2032
 
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JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT CHICAGO TITANS
GAME ID: 2554 - THURSDAY, MAY 27TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
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Joplin Fireballs (21-29) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 0
Chicago Titans (27-25) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Titans Fall to Fireballs, 4-3
The Joplin Fireballs did just enough to sneak past the Chicago Titans, 4-3, at The War Dome. Joplin pitcher Carlos Mendoza earned player of the game honors. Joplin, now 21-29, holds 5th place in the Darryl Kile League Joe Torre Division.

Joplin took the lead in the top of the sixth. With no one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Masahiro Tomita stroked a run-scoring double to make it 3-2, Fireballs.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Mendoza told a Joplin Gazette reporter. "Sometimes we need just to relax."
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Watanabe 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 3 21
R. Stephenson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .321 2 27
K. Bush SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .308 0 1
P. Moreno CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .221 9 31
M. Tomita C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .290 3 22
M. Silva 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .220 6 12
C. Staniforth DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .159 0 5
K. Butler 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .301 8 24
O. Barata RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 1 4
Totals 33 4 10 3 4 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Bush (2, 6th Inning off M. Calderón, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Barata (1, 7th Inning off W. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Tomita (8, 6th Inning off M. Calderón, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Bush 3 , O. Barata 2 , R. Stephenson , C. Staniforth , K. Butler , P. Moreno , S. Watanabe , M. Tomita 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Butler 2 , P. Moreno , S. Watanabe
Sac Fly: C. Staniforth
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Butler-Watanabe-Silva, Bush-Watanabe-Silva)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Iwamoto SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .288 3 21
T. Takahashi LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 6 28
A. Hassani C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .227 8 31
M. Woo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231 11 28
K. Suto RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .285 7 21
E. Humphrey CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .308 11 33
L. Missel DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .220 4 21
J. Ghosal 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .263 8 21
J. Corcoran 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .292 8 31
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Humphrey (8, 2nd Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Suto (7, 9th Inning off T. Kiyomizu, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Hassani (8, 4th Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out) E. Humphrey (11, 5th Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Takahashi , K. Suto 4 , L. Missel , A. Hassani 4 , M. Woo , E. Humphrey 6 , J. Ghosal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Missel , N. Iwamoto , J. Corcoran
GIDP: K. Suto , J. Ghosal
Hit by Pitch: T. Takahashi , K. Suto
Team LOB: 7
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Mendoza W (1-0) 7.2 6 2 2 1 6 2 100 68 2.35
S. Martínez H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 0.00
T. Kiyomizu SV (11) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 31 19 6.43
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mendoza 64
Batters Faced: C. Mendoza 30, S. Martínez 1, T. Kiyomizu 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mendoza 9-6, S. Martínez 0-0, T. Kiyomizu 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mendoza 100-68, S. Martínez 6-3, T. Kiyomizu 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Martínez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Mendoza 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Calderón L (3-2) 5.0 6 4 4 3 2 0 84 46 3.86
W. Clark 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 7.31
J. Ramírez 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00
A. Osewe 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 40 24 4.54
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Calderón 38
Batters Faced: M. Calderón 23, W. Clark 5, J. Ramírez 1, A. Osewe 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Calderón 8-4, W. Clark 2-1, J. Ramírez 0-0, A. Osewe 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Calderón 84-46, W. Clark 14-11, J. Ramírez 4-3, A. Osewe 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Clark 2-1 , J. Ramírez 1-0 , A. Osewe 2-0
WP: M. Calderón 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Mendoza
Ballpark: The War Dome
Weather: Roof closed, 67 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 14908
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