TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT ASTORIA ARGONAUTS
09/22/2034
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TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT ASTORIA ARGONAUTS
GAME ID: 3684 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2034 - GAME LOG
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Joplin Fireballs (83-61) 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 2 10 11 0
Astoria Argonauts (81-66) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 2
Fireballs Roll Over Argonauts, 10-4
The Joplin Fireballs defeated the Astoria Argonauts, 10-4. Earning player of the game honors was right fielder Takashi Tsuruta, who went 2-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Al Bates was the winner. Over 9 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, with no walks and 8 strikeouts. At 83-61, the Fireballs have a slim two-game lead in the Darryl Kile League Joe Torre Division.

Joplin grabbed control in the top of the sixth. With one out and the bases loaded, Kenny Butler delivered a grand slam home run, to make it 7-3 in favor of the Fireballs.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Butler said after the game.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES ASTORIA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gruzmán 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .285 16 62
J. Bungay 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .265 21 89
O. Barata LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .287 5 12
T. Tsuruta RF 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .269 17 72
W. Pierce DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .361 1 3
J. Burt C 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .307 7 50
M. Tovar 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .314 10 44
K. Butler SS 3 1 1 4 1 2 3 .245 12 51
S. Yokoyama CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .240 0 11
Totals 39 10 11 10 4 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Burt (23, 8th Inning off B. Bilderbeek, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Barata (5, 3rd Inning off M. Rodríguez, 0 on, 1 out) K. Butler (12, 6th Inning off T. Kawabata, 3 on, 1 out) T. Tsuruta 2 (17, 3rd Inning off M. Rodríguez, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Mitchelle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Yokoyama 2 , O. Barata 5 , J. Burt 3 , K. Butler 4 , W. Pierce , J. Gruzmán , T. Tsuruta 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bungay , W. Pierce , J. Gruzmán
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Irvin CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .327 24 88
A. Porter SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 11 57
J. Duncan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314 23 84
R. Lucero 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 25 79
W. Southern LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .306 27 102
E. McDonald 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .266 23 54
J. Kim RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .312 6 27
S. Takano DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .316 7 25
T. Bernard C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .355 4 13
Totals 34 4 8 4 0 8 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. McDonald (23, 9th Inning off A. Bates, 0 on, 1 out) M. Irvin (24, 3rd Inning off A. Bates, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lucero , S. Takano 2 , E. McDonald 4 , M. Irvin 5 , W. Southern , T. Bernard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. McDonald
Hit by Pitch: A. Porter
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kim (4) , A. Porter (9)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES ASTORIA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Bates W (12-9) 9.0 8 4 4 0 8 2 112 77 3.94
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bates 63
Batters Faced: A. Bates 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bates 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bates 112-77
Hit Batsmen: A. Bates
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Rodríguez 5.1 4 3 2 1 3 2 70 48 5.73
T. Kawabata L (2-2) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 10 7 7.36
M. Padilla 1.2 0 1 1 1 2 0 22 12 4.53
B. Bilderbeek 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 5 7.94
D. Hamm 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 3.74
R. Chikafuji 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 6.81
J. Mitchelle 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 20 14 5.68
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rodríguez 52
Batters Faced: M. Rodríguez 22, T. Kawabata 4, M. Padilla 6, B. Bilderbeek 3, D. Hamm 2, R. Chikafuji 1, J. Mitchelle 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rodríguez 9-4, T. Kawabata 0-0, M. Padilla 2-1, B. Bilderbeek 0-0, D. Hamm 0-0, R. Chikafuji 0-1, J. Mitchelle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rodríguez 70-48, T. Kawabata 10-7, M. Padilla 22-12, B. Bilderbeek 7-5, D. Hamm 7-6, R. Chikafuji 5-3, J. Mitchelle 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bilderbeek 1-0 , D. Hamm 3-1 , R. Chikafuji 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Tsuruta
Ballpark: Golden Fleece Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 14834
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