TRIPLE A
PEORIA CATERPILLARS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
04/05/2034
 
TRIPLE A
PEORIA CATERPILLARS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
GAME ID: 1970 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Peoria Caterpillars (0-2) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Billings Mustangs (2-0) 3 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 X 20 17 0
Butler Hits 2 home runs in Mustangs Win
It was a fun time at Cobb Field, where the Peoria Caterpillars and Billings Mustangs tangled.

The Billings Mustangs blasted the Peoria Caterpillars, 20-3. Jeff Butler was one of the hitting stars. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 4 times and driving in 2 for Billings. Gareth King was the winning pitcher. Over 8 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, with 7 walks and 10 strikeouts.

Al Nichol, who was drafted in the three round of the 2030 draft, aided the Billings cause with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the designated hitter went 2-6 with 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice.

"If we keep hitting the ball well, the wins will pile up," said Billings skipper Bill Martin.

Billings is off to a hot start at 2-0.
PEORIA BATTING LINESCORES BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marrero LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .111 0 0
Y. Xing 3B 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Burge SS 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .333 0 1
K. Yasuda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 0 0
H. Ushijima C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
E. Farlin RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hughes 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   a-M. Taniguchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Levine 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Pugsley DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .333 0 0
A. Cavazos CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .286 1 2
Totals 30 3 4 3 7 12 12      
a - M. Taniguchi pinch hit for T. Hughes in the 8th
b - A. Levine substituted for M. Taniguchi in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Cavazos (1, 5th Inning off G. King, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Burge , D. Pugsley , A. Cavazos 4 , J. Marrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Yasuda 2
GIDP: H. Ushijima
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Xing (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Pope 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
   c-C. Hernández PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Castro 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Hood 3B 5 4 3 1 1 0 2 .333 0 1
J. Bettcher RF 3 4 2 0 3 0 1 .500 0 0
B. St.john LF 3 3 2 2 1 0 3 .667 0 2
   a-G. Lacroix LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
A. Nichol DH 6 2 2 7 0 0 7 .300 2 8
R. Márquez CF 3 1 2 4 2 0 0 .429 1 5
   b-L. Reyes CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Rodríguez 1B 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 .333 0 2
J. Butler C 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 .375 2 2
M. Lugo SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .333 0 2
Totals 40 20 17 19 9 3 21      
a - G. Lacroix substituted for B. St.john in the 8th
b - L. Reyes substituted for R. Márquez in the 8th
c - C. Hernández pinch hit for M. Pope in the 8th
d - J. Castro substituted for C. Hernández in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. St.john (1, 6th Inning off S. Padilla, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Lugo (1, 5th Inning off S. Padilla, 2 on, 1 out) J. Butler (1, 6th Inning off S. Padilla, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Nichol 2 (2, 1st Inning off M. Hashimoto, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Howard, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Butler 2 (2, 2nd Inning off M. Hashimoto, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off M. Hashimoto, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Márquez (1, 5th Inning off S. Padilla, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bettcher 2 , B. St.john 3 , K. Hood 3 , M. Lugo 3 , A. Nichol 8 , J. Rodríguez , J. Butler 10 , R. Márquez 5
2-out RBI: , A. Nichol 2 , R. Márquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lugo , A. Nichol
Sac Fly: B. St.john
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodríguez-Lugo-King)
PEORIA PITCHING LINESCORES BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Hashimoto L (0-1) 4.0 6 8 8 3 1 3 68 35 18.00
S. Padilla 2.1 9 9 7 1 1 1 62 40 27.00
M. Howard 1.2 2 3 3 5 1 1 54 29 16.20
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hashimoto 16
Batters Faced: M. Hashimoto 21, S. Padilla 17, M. Howard 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hashimoto 6-5, S. Padilla 2-3, M. Howard 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hashimoto 68-35, S. Padilla 62-40, M. Howard 54-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Padilla 1-1 , M. Howard 1-1
WP: M. Hashimoto , S. Padilla
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. King W (1-0) 8.0 4 3 3 7 10 1 128 72 3.38
S. Henry 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 13 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: G. King 65
Batters Faced: G. King 34, S. Henry 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. King 6-7, S. Henry 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. King 128-72, S. Henry 17-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Butler
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (34 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 11857
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