TRIPLE A
MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
10/08/2034
 
TRIPLE A
MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 3849 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
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Minneapolis Freeze (93-65) 0 5 0 3 0 7 1 1 0 17 15 1
Joplin Fireballs (90-69) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0
Littler, Freeze Rough Up Fireballs
The Minneapolis Freeze blasted the Joplin Fireballs, 17-3. Tony Littler was one of the hitting stars. He was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4 for Minneapolis. Minneapolis has 6 straight wins, Joplin 4 straight losses.

Littler had a key at-bat for Minneapolis early in the game. With the bases loaded, he hit a grand slam home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and gave Minneapolis an early 5-1 lead.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Littler.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORES JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Sierra SS 4 2 2 6 0 1 0 .310 10 62
   b-S. Hutchinson PH, LF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .268 8 42
M. Pérez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 3 26
   d-B. Kremer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 8 49
   e-H. Takeuchi 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 0 11
T. Moore 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .273 13 81
R. van Helvert 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .239 9 56
E. Argueta DH 5 3 3 4 0 1 1 .312 13 43
H. Lara CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .133 0 1
A. Moreno C 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .298 16 70
L. Gonzáles LF 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 .241 0 7
   a-M. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 2 21
   c-P. Eddy SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 2
T. Littler RF 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 .284 4 32
Totals 41 17 15 17 6 9 7      
a - M. Taylor pinch hit for L. Gonzáles in the 7th
b - S. Hutchinson pinch hit for S. Sierra in the 7th
c - P. Eddy substituted for M. Taylor in the 7th
d - B. Kremer pinch hit for M. Pérez in the 9th
e - H. Takeuchi substituted for B. Kremer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gonzáles (2, 4th Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Argueta 2 (13, 6th Inning off B. Juhl, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Morita, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Littler (4, 2nd Inning off D. Myers, 3 on, 1 out) S. Sierra 2 (10, 4th Inning off C. Mendoza, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Santos, 2 on, 1 out) S. Hutchinson (8, 7th Inning off K. Morita, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lara , T. Moore , E. Argueta 9 , T. Littler 5 , R. van Helvert 2 , A. Moreno , L. Gonzáles 2 , S. Sierra 8 , S. Hutchinson 5
2-out RBI: , E. Argueta 2 , A. Moreno , S. Sierra , S. Hutchinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lara , B. Kremer
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lara (4) , T. Littler 2 (28) , L. Gonzáles (5)
CS: A. Moreno (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Moreno (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Barata LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268 8 18
J. Bungay 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 25 95
J. Gruzmán 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .288 22 79
T. Tsuruta RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .287 25 87
W. Pierce DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .339 2 10
H. Szema C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240 2 13
M. Tovar 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .309 12 50
K. Butler SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .224 14 54
S. Yokoyama CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 1 14
Totals 31 3 4 2 4 6 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Tovar (12, 9th Inning off E. Sánchez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tovar 4 , J. Bungay , W. Pierce , J. Gruzmán
2-out RBI: M. Tovar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Pierce , J. Gruzmán , H. Szema
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gruzmán (19)

FIELDING
PB: H. Szema
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORES JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Johnson W (11-6) 6.1 2 1 0 4 3 0 102 61 4.94
E. Sánchez 2.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 37 26 3.84
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Johnson 66
Batters Faced: A. Johnson 25, E. Sánchez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Johnson 7-9, E. Sánchez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Johnson 102-61, E. Sánchez 37-26
Balk: A. Johnson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Myers L (8-10) 3.0 4 5 5 1 4 1 67 39 3.88
C. Mendoza 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 19 13 4.74
J. Chin 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 3.38
I. Hashimoto 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 9 1.50
J. Santos 0.1 2 5 5 2 1 1 32 16 5.09
B. Juhl 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 14 8 4.50
K. Morita 3.1 3 2 2 1 4 2 48 29 2.14
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Myers 32
Batters Faced: D. Myers 14, C. Mendoza 5, J. Chin 3, I. Hashimoto 4, J. Santos 5, B. Juhl 3, K. Morita 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Myers 3-2, C. Mendoza 2-0, J. Chin 0-2, I. Hashimoto 1-2, J. Santos 0-0, B. Juhl 0-0, K. Morita 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Myers 67-39, C. Mendoza 19-13, J. Chin 12-8, I. Hashimoto 14-9, J. Santos 32-16, B. Juhl 14-8, K. Morita 48-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Hashimoto 1-0 , J. Santos 1-0 , B. Juhl 2-2 , K. Morita 1-0
Balk: I. Hashimoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Littler
Ballpark: The Firepit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 20 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 14823
Special Notes: RP Ichiro Hashimoto was injured while pitching.
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