TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT DETROIT DEATH STARS
10/06/2033
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT DETROIT DEATH STARS
GAME ID: 3805 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2033 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (70-85) 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 8 13 0
Detroit Death Stars (85-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Joplin's Melsom Shuts Out Death Stars
It was a smooth and solid performance by Clay Melsom of the Joplin Fireballs against the Detroit Death Stars today. He crafted a fine 5-hitter to blank the Death Stars 8-0. He chalked up 9 strikeouts and 5 walks along the way.

"It certainly makes my job easy when my pitcher tosses a shutout," said Joplin skipper Clement Snow. "I can just sit back, watch and enjoy."

On the year, Melsom has recorded no saves with a 4-6 record over 91.1 innings. He has mowed down 80 batters on strikes and walked 36 with an ERA of 3.74.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Molina 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .283 0 29
   a-C. Staniforth PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0 9
   b-K. Butler 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
B. Xian CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .289 3 15
O. Barata LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .317 13 61
E. Andrade DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .244 27 113
T. Tsuruta RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .261 25 87
S. Gee 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .284 25 82
P. Montgomery 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .287 6 20
A. Lehman C 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .249 6 40
S. Watanabe SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .246 8 46
Totals 40 8 13 5 3 11 24      
a - C. Staniforth pinch hit for C. Molina in the 8th
b - K. Butler substituted for C. Staniforth in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Xian (5, 6th Inning off B. Ross, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Gee (3, 2nd Inning off K. Ho, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Gee (25, 7th Inning off L. Ortega, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Andrade , C. Molina 2 , T. Tsuruta , P. Montgomery , S. Watanabe , B. Xian 4 , S. Gee 8 , A. Lehman
2-out RBI: E. Andrade
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Andrade 2 , C. Molina , T. Tsuruta , S. Watanabe , B. Xian , O. Barata
Sac Fly: E. Andrade
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Molina (16) , B. Xian (16)
CS: B. Xian (2)

FIELDING
PB: A. Lehman
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Nunez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 15 73
J. García 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .313 5 17
K. Pai SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .301 8 29
T. Hasegawa C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .210 11 42
M. Catterall DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 11 57
M. An 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .244 3 13
T. Kawamura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .111 0 0
M. Sella CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 2 19
G. Drader RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .264 5 36
Totals 31 0 5 0 5 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. García (5, 4th Inning off C. Melsom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sella , M. An , T. Hasegawa , J. García 2 , K. Pai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Catterall , G. Drader 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. An (5) , K. Pai (3)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Melsom W (4-6) 9.0 5 0 0 5 9 0 144 85 3.74
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Melsom 81
Batters Faced: C. Melsom 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Melsom 10-7
Pitches - Strikes: C. Melsom 144-85
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Ho L (1-2) 3.0 6 5 2 3 4 0 85 51 2.77
B. Ross 3.0 4 2 2 0 5 0 49 34 4.05
L. Ortega 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 36 26 3.71
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ho 32
Batters Faced: K. Ho 20, B. Ross 12, L. Ortega 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ho 3-2, B. Ross 2-1, L. Ortega 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ho 85-51, B. Ross 49-34, L. Ortega 36-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ross 1-0
Balk: B. Ross
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clay Melsom
Ballpark: The Death Star
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 14898
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