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HOUSTON STING AT TREE CITY BLACK SQUIRRELS
04/12/2032
 
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HOUSTON STING AT TREE CITY BLACK SQUIRRELS
GAME ID: 5979 - MONDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Sting (6-6) 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 8 12 0
Tree City Black Squirrels (6-7) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 2
Sting Defeat Black Squirrels, 8-4
Houston designated hitter Neal Thacker made his presence felt in the 8-4 Sting triumph over the Tree City Black Squirrels. Thacker hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Marco Cruz nailed down his 3rd save. With the loss, Tree City falls to 6-7.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Sting grabbed the lead when Toshio Matsuzaki rapped a two-out home run. Houston was trailing 3-2, when Matsuzaki hit a 2-run home run off Ryan Davis to put his team in front, 4-3.

"Being able to play a game for a living is one thing. Being able to play it well and contribute to a win is even better," Thacker told the Houston Today.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORES TREE CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Mullinger RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269 0 0
N. Thacker DH 5 2 2 4 0 2 2 .314 3 8
F. Enriquez CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 0 3
A. Grimley C 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .190 0 2
J. Scroggins LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .238 2 4
T. Tisdale 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .100 0 1
T. Matsuzaki 1B 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 .467 1 6
J. Simino 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .273 0 3
J. Schnoor SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .350 0 3
Totals 40 8 12 8 0 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Grimley (2, 4th Inning off R. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Scroggins (2, 6th Inning off E. Ruíz, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Thacker 2 (3, 3rd Inning off R. Davis, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off R. Davis, 1 on, 1 out) T. Matsuzaki (1, 4th Inning off R. Davis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scroggins 4 , J. Schnoor 3 , N. Thacker 8 , T. Tisdale , J. Simino , O. Mullinger 2 , A. Grimley 2 , T. Matsuzaki 4
2-out RBI: J. Schnoor , N. Thacker , T. Matsuzaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Grimley 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Grimley (3) , F. Enriquez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Simino-Schnoor-Matsuzaki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Oosterman LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .333 0 5
J. Vidro SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .273 1 9
T. Bedford 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .308 3 9
W. Banks RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .245 0 6
G. Siu 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .442 1 10
J. Gero 3B 4 0 1 1 1 3 2 .159 0 2
M. Hamaguchi C 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .125 0 1
M. Pacheco DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .370 3 9
N. Cruz CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .244 0 1
Totals 38 4 12 4 5 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Cruz (1, 2nd Inning off O. Mata, 0 on, 1 out) M. Hamaguchi (1, 3rd Inning off O. Mata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Pacheco , J. Gero , N. Cruz 3 , J. Vidro 2 , S. Oosterman 3 , T. Bedford , G. Siu , M. Hamaguchi 2
2-out RBI: J. Gero , M. Hamaguchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Pacheco , J. Gero , J. Vidro , T. Bedford , M. Hamaguchi 2
GIDP: J. Vidro
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Cruz (6) , S. Oosterman (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Vidro (3) , G. Siu (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORES TREE CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
O. Mata 4.0 9 3 3 0 1 0 73 47 4.50
J. Van Wormer W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 2 6 0 61 35 0.00
A. Carter 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 34 18 9.64
M. Cruz SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5 2.57
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Mata 33
Batters Faced: O. Mata 20, J. Van Wormer 13, A. Carter 8, M. Cruz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Mata 5-5, J. Van Wormer 3-1, A. Carter 2-0, M. Cruz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Mata 73-47, J. Van Wormer 61-35, A. Carter 34-18, M. Cruz 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cruz 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Davis L (0-1) 4.1 5 6 5 0 6 3 69 47 4.40
E. Ruíz 3.1 5 2 2 0 4 1 61 40 6.35
F. Luck 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.45
M. Mager 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 13 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Davis 37
Batters Faced: R. Davis 20, E. Ruíz 15, F. Luck 1, M. Mager 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Davis 5-2, E. Ruíz 3-3, F. Luck 0-0, M. Mager 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Davis 69-47, E. Ruíz 61-40, F. Luck 2-1, M. Mager 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Luck 2-1 , M. Mager 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Neal Thacker
Ballpark: The Nut House
Weather: Clear skies (39 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 8952
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