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JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT CALGARY KODIAKS
09/14/2034
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT CALGARY KODIAKS
GAME ID: 3600 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (79-58) 0 1 6 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 15 0
Calgary Kodiaks (62-76) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
Fireballs Blast Kodiaks
The Joplin Fireballs buried the Calgary Kodiaks, 12-2, under a barrage of hits. Juan Gruzmán led the onslaught, going 4-for-6 for Joplin. Joplin goes to 79-58. The win puts them 4 games up in their division.

Odilon Barata aided the Joplin cause with a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth. For the game, the left fielder went 1-5 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

Calgary manager José Díaz called the blowout loss "just something that happens from time to time."
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES CALGARY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gruzmán 2B 6 2 4 1 0 1 0 .280 16 59
J. Bungay 1B 5 2 2 1 1 0 4 .268 18 84
O. Barata LF 5 1 1 3 0 2 3 .230 2 6
T. Tsuruta RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .266 15 67
W. Pierce DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .455 0 2
M. Tovar 3B 4 3 2 0 1 2 1 .318 8 41
H. Szema C 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .235 0 7
K. Butler SS 4 1 2 3 0 2 3 .239 11 45
S. Yokoyama CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .204 0 9
Totals 41 12 15 11 5 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bungay 2 (23, 1st Inning off E. Turner, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off E. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Gruzmán (18, 3rd Inning off E. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Tovar (1, 2nd Inning off E. Turner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Barata (2, 6th Inning off J. López, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Yokoyama , M. Tovar 4 , O. Barata 4 , K. Butler 2 , J. Bungay 4 , W. Pierce , J. Gruzmán 5 , T. Tsuruta , H. Szema
2-out RBI: S. Yokoyama , J. Gruzmán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bungay 2 , W. Pierce , T. Tsuruta
Sac Fly: K. Butler
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Tovar (10) , O. Barata 2 (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Brown-Butler-Bungay, Tovar-Gruzmán-Bungay)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Groover DH 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 19 54
   b-K. Yamaguchi DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 2 7
J. Haley CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 7 31
   a-R. Griffin CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .208 4 31
M. Mezzanotte C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .341 1 4
C. Carpenter RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .297 14 61
J. Xiang 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .256 17 50
   c-K. Malecela PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 11 38
E. Torres SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 0 4
   d-J. Zapor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 21 67
M. Krause 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 6 34
H. Jennings 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 10 43
D. Calderon LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .292 0 9
Totals 29 2 7 1 5 7 10      
a - R. Griffin substituted for J. Haley in the 1st
b - K. Yamaguchi substituted for D. Groover in the 5th
c - K. Malecela pinch hit for J. Xiang in the 9th
d - J. Zapor pinch hit for E. Torres in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamaguchi (3, 8th Inning off J. Chin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Groover , J. Haley , J. Xiang , E. Torres , R. Griffin 2 , K. Yamaguchi 2
2-out RBI: J. Xiang
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carpenter
GIDP: J. Xiang , M. Krause
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Griffin (15)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Torres (1) , R. Griffin (4)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES CALGARY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Brown W (2-1) 6.0 6 2 2 4 5 0 99 58 4.40
J. Chin 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 4.50
C. Mendoza 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 16 4.09
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Brown 53
Batters Faced: B. Brown 24, J. Chin 4, C. Mendoza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Brown 5-4, J. Chin 2-0, C. Mendoza 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Brown 99-58, J. Chin 12-8, C. Mendoza 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chin 1-0 , C. Mendoza 1-0
WP: C. Mendoza
Balk: B. Brown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Turner L (3-7) 2.2 8 7 7 4 1 0 59 33 3.93
S. Inoue 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 16 2.16
J. López 1.1 3 3 2 0 3 1 31 21 12.00
Y. Matsubara 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 35 21 2.00
Y. Kikuchi 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 22 16 7.71
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Turner 7
Batters Faced: E. Turner 19, S. Inoue 6, J. López 8, Y. Matsubara 7, Y. Kikuchi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Turner 4-2, S. Inoue 1-2, J. López 0-1, Y. Matsubara 1-1, Y. Kikuchi 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Turner 59-33, S. Inoue 23-16, J. López 31-21, Y. Matsubara 35-21, Y. Kikuchi 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Inoue 2-0 , J. López 1-0 , Y. Matsubara 1-0 , Y. Kikuchi 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Gruzmán
Ballpark: Foothills Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 12685
Special Notes: LF John Haley was injured in a collision at a base. LF Dan Groover was injured while running the bases.
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