TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE
04/08/2033
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE
GAME ID: 1983 - FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2033 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (2-1) 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 7 12 0
Minneapolis Freeze (1-3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Tsuruta goes 3-for-5, Fireballs Move to 2-1
The Joplin Fireballs dealt the Minneapolis Freeze a 7-1 loss at The Ice Box. Takashi Tsuruta was the star on offense. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Carlos Mendoza got the win, improving to 1-0. He held the Freeze to 1 earned run on 6 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 2 and walking 5. Joplin is off to a hot start at 2-1.

Early in the game, Tsuruta had a run-scoring double for Joplin. It was his 2nd double of the season and put the Fireballs on top, 2-1.

Tsuruta called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Molina 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .214 0 2
L. Renouf CF 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 .167 0 0
E. Andrade 1B 5 1 3 0 0 2 2 .364 0 1
T. Tsuruta LF 5 2 3 4 0 1 3 .500 2 9
   b-T. Chave LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Gee 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 4 .455 0 5
A. Lehman C 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .077 0 1
   c-P. Montgomery C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Kamm RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 0 0
M. Silva DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 1 2
J. Villalobos SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .286 0 0
   a-K. Butler SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7 4 12 21      
a - K. Butler substituted for J. Villalobos in the 8th
b - T. Chave substituted for T. Tsuruta in the 9th
c - P. Montgomery substituted for A. Lehman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gee (2, 9th Inning off E. Sánchez, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Tsuruta (2, 3rd Inning off L. van Kleef, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Tsuruta (2, 5th Inning off K. Rin, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Gee 4 , L. Renouf , T. Tsuruta 7 , E. Andrade 3 , C. Molina , M. Silva
2-out RBI: , S. Gee 2 , T. Tsuruta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gee , J. Kamm , A. Lehman 2
GIDP: C. Molina
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Renouf (1) , C. Molina (2) , J. Villalobos (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Molina-Villalobos-Andrade, Molina-Butler-Andrade)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Littler RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143 0 1
J. Bungay DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 2
M. Olberos 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .250 0 2
D. Yi C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .400 0 1
T. Nakano LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .455 1 4
T. Little SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
W. Huang 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .118 0 0
Y. Tong CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .273 0 1
T. Moore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .500 0 2
Totals 31 1 7 1 6 2 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Little (1, 6th Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Nakano (1, 2nd Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Huang , T. Moore , T. Little 2 , Y. Tong , D. Yi , M. Olberos , T. Nakano 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Moore 2 , T. Nakano
GIDP: M. Olberos , T. Nakano
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Sánchez (1) , D. Yi (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Huang-Moore-Olberos)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Mendoza W (1-0) 7.0 6 1 1 5 2 1 128 76 1.29
M. Durango 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 33 18 2.45
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mendoza 58
Batters Faced: C. Mendoza 30, M. Durango 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mendoza 10-7, M. Durango 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mendoza 128-76, M. Durango 33-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. van Kleef L (0-1) 4.0 5 3 3 3 6 0 83 51 6.75
K. Rin 4.0 6 4 4 1 5 1 61 44 9.00
E. Sánchez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 14 4.91
PITCHING
Game Score: L. van Kleef 43
Batters Faced: L. van Kleef 19, K. Rin 19, E. Sánchez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. van Kleef 3-2, K. Rin 3-4, E. Sánchez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. van Kleef 83-51, K. Rin 61-44, E. Sánchez 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Sánchez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Tsuruta
Ballpark: The Ice Box
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 14943
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