TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT PEORIA CATERPILLARS
06/24/2034
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT PEORIA CATERPILLARS
GAME ID: 2799 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (48-23) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Peoria Caterpillars (30-41) 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 5 7 0
Caterpillars Throttle Fireballs, 5-1
The Peoria Caterpillars topped the Joplin Fireballs by the score of 5-1, with the largest share of the credit going to shortstop Mike Burge. Burge belted 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Caterpillars. Steve Gould, the winner, improved to 3-4. He held the Fireballs to 1 earned run on 4 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 3. The Caterpillars improved to 30-41.

Peoria first baseman Thomas Hughes contributed to the cause with a double in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, Hughes was 1 for 1 with a double.

In comments to the Peoria Citizen, Hughes admitted he's been told to improve his work habits. "But," he said, "I know when to take it to another gear."
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES PEORIA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gruzmán 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .294 10 35
J. Bungay 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .287 16 65
J. Kamm RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .314 11 30
T. Tsuruta LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .284 8 34
S. Appel DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 2 6
M. Tovar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .271 6 20
C. Staniforth CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .222 1 11
K. Butler SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .264 3 16
H. Szema C 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
Totals 30 1 6 1 3 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gruzmán (12, 3rd Inning off S. Gould, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Szema , J. Kamm 2 , C. Staniforth 2 , J. Gruzmán 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kamm , C. Staniforth , K. Butler , J. Gruzmán
GIDP: T. Tsuruta
Hit by Pitch: H. Szema
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Staniforth (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bungay (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Butler-Gruzmán-Bungay)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Carr 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332 4 28
C. Bramel 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .359 0 15
M. Burge SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .294 8 45
K. Yasuda DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .327 3 15
M. Israel C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 2 3
M. Taniguchi LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .295 1 10
   b-G. Zapata LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 3
Y. Nakai 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 3 14
   a-T. Hughes 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 2 24
D. Hinton RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .316 7 35
A. Cavazos CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .303 2 28
Totals 30 5 7 5 4 6 14      
a - T. Hughes substituted for Y. Nakai in the 4th
b - G. Zapata substituted for M. Taniguchi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yasuda (4, 4th Inning off D. Myers, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Nakai (9, 4th Inning off D. Myers, 2 on, 1 out) T. Hughes (8, 6th Inning off D. Myers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Burge 2 (8, 4th Inning off D. Myers, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Myers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Carr , M. Burge 8 , M. Israel , K. Yasuda 2 , Y. Nakai 2 , T. Hughes 2
2-out RBI: M. Burge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hinton , A. Cavazos , Y. Nakai
GIDP: A. Cavazos
Sac Bunt: T. Hughes
Hit by Pitch: B. Carr
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carr-Burge-Hughes)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES PEORIA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Myers L (1-2) 6.2 7 5 5 1 5 2 106 63 3.99
K. Morita 1.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 22 12 2.63
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Myers 44
Batters Faced: D. Myers 30, K. Morita 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Myers 7-8, K. Morita 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Myers 106-63, K. Morita 22-12
Hit Batsmen: D. Myers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Gould W (3-4) 6.0 4 1 1 3 4 0 97 56 5.32
G. Kusuma H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 8 3.86
D. Stafford H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 6.00
A. Stickells 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 14 3.38
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gould 61
Batters Faced: S. Gould 24, G. Kusuma 3, D. Stafford 1, A. Stickells 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gould 8-4, G. Kusuma 0-1, D. Stafford 0-0, A. Stickells 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gould 97-56, G. Kusuma 16-8, D. Stafford 7-4, A. Stickells 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Stafford 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Gould
Balk: S. Gould
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Burge
Ballpark: Excavatar Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 11803
Special Notes: 2B Yoshida Nakai was injured while running the bases.
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