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MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
04/12/2034
 
TRIPLE A
MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 2034 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Freeze (2-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Joplin Fireballs (7-1) 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 X 9 12 0
Minneapolis Blanked by Bates
In a seemingly effortless performance, Al Bates of the Joplin Fireballs shot down the Minneapolis Freeze 9-0 on a 7-hit shutout.

"Al was just locating so well and using his pitches," Joplin manager Chance Jackson said later. "He wasn't leaving anything over the plate."

Bates recorded 3 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.

"When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game," Minneapolis manager John Justin said in his postgame comments to BNN. "We couldn't get a key hit off him."

MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORES JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Huang 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .111 0 1
A. Moreno DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 1 2
D. Wicksted RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 2 4
R. Wager C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .286 1 2
R. van Helvert 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .278 1 4
T. Nakano LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .105 1 3
T. Moore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 0 0
S. Hutchinson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
S. Sierra SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 33 0 7 0 1 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Huang (1, 3rd Inning off A. Bates, 1 on, 1 out) R. van Helvert (2, 9th Inning off A. Bates, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Wager 2 , S. Sierra , W. Huang 2 , A. Moreno , R. van Helvert 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Moore 2 , S. Hutchinson , D. Wicksted
GIDP: R. van Helvert
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Huang-Moore-van Helvert, Huang-Moore-van Helvert)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Renouf CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .306 0 6
J. Bungay 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308 0 8
T. Chave DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .308 3 4
T. Tsuruta LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .320 0 3
   a-M. Clubb LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Gruzmán 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 0 4
I. Suzuki 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
J. Kamm RF 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 .212 2 4
J. Burt C 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
B. Moser SS 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .267 1 4
Totals 34 9 12 9 2 7 16      
a - M. Clubb substituted for T. Tsuruta in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Moser 2 (2, 5th Inning off S. Richardson, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Williams, 1 on, 1 out) J. Burt 2 (2, 5th Inning off S. Richardson, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Williams, 1 on, 1 out) L. Renouf 2 (3, 5th Inning off S. Richardson, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Williams, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Chave (3, 5th Inning off D. Williams, 1 on, 1 out) J. Kamm (2, 3rd Inning off S. Richardson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tsuruta , B. Moser 5 , J. Burt 5 , L. Renouf 4 , T. Chave 5 , J. Kamm 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Suzuki , T. Chave
GIDP: J. Gruzmán , L. Renouf
Hit by Pitch: T. Tsuruta , J. Kamm
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Suzuki (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moser-Gruzmán-Bungay)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORES JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Richardson L (1-1) 4.0 7 5 5 0 3 1 64 42 6.10
D. Williams 3.1 5 4 4 2 3 1 66 38 5.23
S. Makino 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 3.60
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Richardson 31
Batters Faced: S. Richardson 19, D. Williams 17, S. Makino 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Richardson 3-4, D. Williams 5-2, S. Makino 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Richardson 64-42, D. Williams 66-38, S. Makino 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Williams 1-1 , S. Makino 1-0
WP: D. Williams
Hit Batsmen: S. Richardson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Bates W (2-0) 9.0 7 0 0 1 3 0 110 69 0.60
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bates 75
Batters Faced: A. Bates 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bates 9-14
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bates 110-69
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Bates
Ballpark: The Firepit
Weather: Rain (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 18 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 11528
Friday, December 8th, 2017 - OOTP Baseball 18.8 Build 76