TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT DETROIT DEATH STARS
10/10/2034
 
TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT DETROIT DEATH STARS
GAME ID: 3863 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (90-70) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 0
Detroit Death Stars (89-71) 3 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 X 11 15 3
Fireballs Continue Skid Thanks to Tovar, Death Stars
The Detroit Death Stars met little resistance from the Joplin Fireballs, beating them 11-3 at The Death Star. Mario Tovar led the way. He went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for Detroit. Hector Valencia was the winner. Over 6 innings, he allowed 1 run on 4 hits, with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts. Joplin has now lost 5 in a row.

Tovar had a key at-bat for Detroit early in the game. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and gave Detroit an early 3-0 lead.

Tovar told a Detroit Chronicle reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORES DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Barata LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .272 8 18
J. Bungay 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .272 25 96
K. Jaisimha SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .182 0 0
B. Moser 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .218 3 13
W. Pierce DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .328 2 10
J. Burt C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .312 8 61
I. Suzuki 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .279 1 7
G. García RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .159 0 1
   a-H. Szema PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 2 13
S. Yokoyama CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .238 1 15
Totals 34 3 8 3 5 8 18      
a - H. Szema pinch hit for G. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Burt (26, 2nd Inning off H. Valencia, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bungay (26, 9th Inning off N. Fukumoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. Barata (2, 9th Inning off N. Fukumoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Yokoyama , O. Barata 4 , J. Burt 3 , J. Bungay 4
2-out RBI: J. Burt , J. Bungay
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Barata , I. Suzuki , W. Pierce , K. Jaisimha
GIDP: W. Pierce
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. García (6) , K. Jaisimha (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Burt-Moser, Yokoyama-Burt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Nunez RF 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .264 7 44
P. Lafontaine 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .326 7 26
D. Cannavaro CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .273 31 82
   a-M. Sella CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 6 19
M. Tovar SS 4 2 3 4 1 1 1 .232 12 40
B. Khan LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .321 7 28
M. Catterall C 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 .263 8 36
M. Rogers 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .261 6 30
J. Arroyo DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .221 2 17
R. Fernández 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .241 9 53
Totals 35 11 15 11 9 6 19      
a - M. Sella substituted for D. Cannavaro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Nunez (11, 6th Inning off C. Mendoza, 2 on, 0 outs) R. Fernández (11, 6th Inning off C. Mendoza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tovar 2 (12, 1st Inning off B. Brown, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out) I. Nunez (7, 5th Inning off B. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Cannavaro (31, 6th Inning off C. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out) P. Lafontaine (7, 5th Inning off B. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tovar 9 , I. Nunez 7 , M. Rogers 3 , M. Catterall , D. Cannavaro 5 , P. Lafontaine 5 , R. Fernández 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rogers , B. Khan , J. Arroyo 2
Sac Fly: D. Cannavaro
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Nunez (36) , R. Fernández (24)
CS: D. Cannavaro (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tovar (7) , P. Lafontaine (7) , M. Sella (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Valencia-Catterall-Lafontaine)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORES DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Brown L (2-2) 4.1 8 5 5 2 4 3 97 58 5.40
C. Mendoza 1.2 5 6 6 5 0 2 63 33 5.46
J. Chin 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 7 3.18
B. Juhl 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 24 13 3.68
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Brown 29
Batters Faced: B. Brown 22, C. Mendoza 15, J. Chin 3, B. Juhl 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Brown 4-4, C. Mendoza 2-3, J. Chin 0-1, B. Juhl 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Brown 97-58, C. Mendoza 63-33, J. Chin 13-7, B. Juhl 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Mendoza 1-0 , J. Chin 2-1 , B. Juhl 2-0
WP: B. Juhl 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Valencia W (5-0) 6.0 4 1 1 4 5 0 103 59 2.70
N. Fukumoto SV (6) 3.0 4 2 1 1 3 0 54 39 6.25
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Valencia 61
Batters Faced: H. Valencia 24, N. Fukumoto 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Valencia 8-3, N. Fukumoto 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Valencia 103-59, N. Fukumoto 54-39
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Tovar
Ballpark: The Death Star
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 14822
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