TRIPLE A
OMAHA RAPTORS AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
07/11/2034
 
TRIPLE A
OMAHA RAPTORS AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 2961 - TUESDAY, JULY 11TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Omaha Raptors (27-57) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 0
Joplin Fireballs (52-33) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 6 10 0
Fireballs Score Late, Upend Raptors, 6-4
The Joplin Fireballs topped the Omaha Raptors, 6-4, in Darryl Kile League action at The Firepit. The player of the game was Joplin pitcher and Crestview, Florida native Pat Kirk. Joplin reliever Ken Morita picked up the win to move to 2-1. Shu-de Chia suffered the loss. Hiroo Okimura notched his 1st save in 1 chances.

Had Johnny Burt not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Burt hit a 2-run single. That made the score 6-4, in favor of the Fireballs.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Kirk told the Joplin Bulletin.

The Fireballs bumped their record to 52-33 with this latest triumph.
OMAHA BATTING LINESCORES JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hernández SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 4 28
Á. Flores 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 1 8
   b-R. Gonzalez PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
J. Lee DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .318 6 30
H. Kondo 2B, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .260 14 57
H. Kajiwara RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .222 5 16
M. Ortíz LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 2 9
   a-M. Encarnación PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067 0 2
N. Morita CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .329 2 36
L. Cowley 1B, LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .347 3 21
X. Chuang C 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .240 2 16
Totals 31 4 5 4 4 6 7      
a - M. Encarnación pinch hit for M. Ortíz in the 7th
b - R. Gonzalez pinch hit for Á. Flores in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kondo (13, 3rd Inning off P. Kirk, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Gonzalez (1, 8th Inning off K. Morita, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Kajiwara (5, 2nd Inning off P. Kirk, 0 on, 1 out) L. Cowley (3, 2nd Inning off P. Kirk, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kajiwara 4 , J. Lee , L. Cowley 4 , H. Kondo 2 , R. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: L. Cowley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Kajiwara 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Morita (17)
CS: H. Kondo (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gruzmán 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .291 13 42
J. Bungay 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .288 17 69
J. Kamm RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .319 15 41
T. Tsuruta LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .278 9 39
   a-I. Suzuki PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 6
   c-C. Staniforth LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 11
S. Appel DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .350 2 12
M. Gonzáles 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .288 2 6
V. Portillo CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175 0 2
   b-H. Szema PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1
   d-M. Méndez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Butler SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .241 3 19
J. Burt C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .325 5 31
Totals 33 6 10 6 4 2 16      
a - I. Suzuki pinch ran for T. Tsuruta in the 8th
b - H. Szema pinch hit for V. Portillo in the 8th
c - C. Staniforth substituted for I. Suzuki in the 9th
d - M. Méndez substituted for H. Szema in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Bungay (2, 6th Inning off M. Moteki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kamm 2 , S. Appel , T. Tsuruta 2 , J. Burt 2 , M. Gonzáles , J. Bungay 4
2-out RBI: J. Burt , K. Butler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Portillo , M. Gonzáles , J. Bungay 2
Hit by Pitch: H. Szema
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Kamm (8)
OMAHA PITCHING LINESCORES JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Moteki 6.0 7 3 3 1 1 0 101 66 7.39
S. Chia L (2-2) 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 39 19 8.36
B. Hesketh 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 2 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Moteki 46
Batters Faced: M. Moteki 25, S. Chia 11, B. Hesketh 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Moteki 5-11, S. Chia 3-1, B. Hesketh 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Moteki 101-66, S. Chia 39-19, B. Hesketh 8-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hesketh 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Chia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Kirk 6.0 4 3 3 2 3 2 82 48 2.51
K. Morita W (2-1) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 28 16 2.48
H. Okimura SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 11 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Kirk 53
Batters Faced: P. Kirk 23, K. Morita 9, H. Okimura 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Kirk 5-9, K. Morita 4-1, H. Okimura 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Kirk 82-48, K. Morita 28-16, H. Okimura 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Kirk
Ballpark: The Firepit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 14351
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