TRIPLE A
MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
10/07/2034
 
TRIPLE A
MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 3830 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Freeze (92-65) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 7 8 3
Joplin Fireballs (90-68) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 0
Freeze Score Late, Upend Fireballs, 7-5
Two good teams met in a late-season showdown at The Firepit.

Bill Kremer helped his team muscle past the Joplin Fireballs, 7-5. In the game, the Minneapolis first baseman was 3-3 with 2 doubles and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The first-place Freeze, at 92-65, now lead their division by 2˝ games.

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

"I believe in our guys," said Minneapolis skipper John Justin. "I like the energy they're playing with."
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORES JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Littler RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .276 3 28
T. Moore 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .273 13 81
   d-H. Lara PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091 0 0
   f-S. Sierra 2B 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .308 8 56
E. Argueta DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .303 11 39
B. Kremer C, 1B 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .291 8 49
R. van Helvert 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237 9 56
   e-A. Moreno PH, C 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 16 69
S. Hutchinson LF 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .263 7 41
L. Gonzáles CF, SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .233 0 7
H. Takeuchi SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 0 11
   a-M. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 2 21
   c-P. Eddy 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 0 2
M. Pérez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 3 26
   b-Y. Tong PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 2 26
Totals 29 7 8 7 7 6 12      
a - M. Taylor pinch hit for H. Takeuchi in the 7th
b - Y. Tong pinch hit for M. Pérez in the 7th
c - P. Eddy substituted for M. Taylor in the 7th
d - H. Lara pinch hit for T. Moore in the 8th
e - A. Moreno pinch hit for R. van Helvert in the 8th
f - S. Sierra substituted for H. Lara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kremer 2 (27, 4th Inning off A. Bates, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off A. Bates, 1 on, 1 out) P. Eddy (5, 9th Inning off K. Morita, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hutchinson (7, 6th Inning off A. Bates, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Gonzáles , T. Moore , S. Hutchinson 4 , E. Argueta , B. Kremer 5 , P. Eddy 2
2-out RBI: L. Gonzáles , S. Hutchinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gonzáles , T. Moore
GIDP: R. van Helvert
Sac Bunt: Y. Tong
Sac Fly: S. Sierra
Hit by Pitch: S. Hutchinson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lara (3)
CS: H. Takeuchi (5) , H. Lara (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Rin (2) , H. Takeuchi (2) , B. Kremer (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Moreno-Gonzáles)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Barata LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .273 8 18
J. Bungay 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .269 25 95
J. Gruzmán 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .289 22 79
T. Tsuruta RF 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .288 25 87
W. Pierce DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .342 2 10
H. Szema C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 2 13
M. Tovar 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .309 11 48
K. Butler SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 14 54
S. Yokoyama CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .244 1 14
Totals 37 5 11 5 4 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Yokoyama (6, 3rd Inning off A. Munoz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tovar (11, 2nd Inning off A. Munoz, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Tsuruta 2 (25, 3rd Inning off A. Munoz, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Yokoyama 3 , M. Tovar 4 , O. Barata 2 , K. Butler , J. Bungay , J. Gruzmán , T. Tsuruta 8 , H. Szema
2-out RBI: M. Tovar , J. Gruzmán , T. Tsuruta 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Tovar 2 , J. Gruzmán 2 , T. Tsuruta
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gruzmán (18)
CS: S. Yokoyama (3) , K. Butler (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Butler-Gruzmán-Bungay)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORES JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Munoz 5.0 8 4 4 2 2 2 98 53 4.91
K. Rin W (7-2) 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 38 22 4.37
L. Tremlett H (9) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 4.05
A. Alvarez SV (16) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 8 2.55
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Munoz 35
Batters Faced: A. Munoz 26, K. Rin 9, L. Tremlett 2, A. Alvarez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Munoz 8-5, K. Rin 3-1, L. Tremlett 0-0, A. Alvarez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Munoz 98-53, K. Rin 38-22, L. Tremlett 7-4, A. Alvarez 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rin 1-0
WP: A. Munoz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Bates 7.0 6 4 4 4 4 1 119 68 3.93
X. Wang L (5-5) 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 27 15 2.20
K. Morita 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 19 11 1.96
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bates 49
Batters Faced: A. Bates 29, X. Wang 5, K. Morita 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bates 8-7, X. Wang 0-0, K. Morita 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bates 119-68, X. Wang 27-15, K. Morita 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. Wang 1-0
WP: A. Bates
Hit Batsmen: X. Wang
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Kremer
Ballpark: The Firepit
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm EST
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 14845
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