TRIPLE A
PEORIA CATERPILLARS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
09/27/2063
 
TRIPLE A
PEORIA CATERPILLARS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
GAME ID: 14030 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Peoria Caterpillars (82-75) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 2
Billings Mustangs (57-100) 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 8 13 0
First Baseman Nucci goes 4-for-5 in Billings Win
Tullio Nucci knocked in 5 runs to help Billings beat Peoria, 8-4. Nucci produced 1 single, 2 doubles, and 1 home run. The slumping Caterpillars have lost 6 straight.

With Billings leading 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth, Nucci hit a fastball from Ben Volpe for a 3-run home run. It was his 18th home run of the season and put the Mustangs ahead, 8-4.

"Winning makes the heart grow fonder -- for more winning," said Nucci, cracking a smile.
PEORIA BATTING LINESCORE BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Dorta 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .156 0 0
   a-T. Carrillo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 1 14
   b-D. Lenihan 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 3 10
B. Armentrout 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .183 2 9
J. Lopez RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .292 13 52
R. Alarcon DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .352 21 48
J. Mendenhall CF 3 1 3 3 2 0 0 .242 4 22
N. Robinson SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .294 0 14
   c-M. Barrett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 18 48
   d-D. Werba SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .375 1 5
M. Tucker 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .236 6 44
   e-J. Dawson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 0 9
   f-J. Heacock 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 4
J. Dusenbery LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .143 0 0
B. Gail C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .198 5 11
Totals 33 4 11 4 7 6 18      
a - T. Carrillo pinch hit for M. Dorta in the 6th
b - D. Lenihan substituted for T. Carrillo in the 6th
c - M. Barrett pinch hit for N. Robinson in the 7th
d - D. Werba substituted for M. Barrett in the 7th
e - J. Dawson pinch hit for M. Tucker in the 8th
f - J. Heacock substituted for J. Dawson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alarcon 2 (17, 2nd Inning off J. Hillman, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Hillman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mendenhall (4, 2nd Inning off J. Hillman, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Lopez (13, 5th Inning off J. Hillman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lopez 5 , R. Alarcon 5 , J. Mendenhall 6 , N. Robinson 2 , M. Tucker
2-out RBI: J. Lopez , J. Mendenhall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dorta , B. Armentrout , N. Robinson , D. Werba , B. Gail
GIDP: R. Alarcon
Sac Bunt: J. Dusenbery 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Mendenhall (14) , N. Robinson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lopez (2) , J. Mendenhall (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Vega-Armentrout-Dorta)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Card SS 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .269 1 6
J. Polite 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .243 6 18
T. Nucci 1B 5 3 4 5 0 0 0 .317 18 59
M. O'Neill LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .333 2 8
J. Mims DH 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .288 7 27
W. Hernandez RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 4 .326 6 23
S. Clark 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .181 6 13
B. Beckman CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .375 1 2
C. Knight C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .267 0 8
Totals 36 8 13 8 3 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Nucci 2 (14, 3rd Inning off J. Vega, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off C. Castaneda, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Knight 2 (4, 4th Inning off J. Vega, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Volpe, 0 on, 1 out) , M. O'Neill (3, 5th Inning off C. Castaneda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Hernandez (6, 1st Inning off K. Grisham, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Nucci (18, 8th Inning off B. Volpe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Card , J. Polite , T. Nucci 9 , M. O'Neill 3 , J. Mims 2 , W. Hernandez 4 , C. Knight 4
2-out RBI: T. Nucci , W. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Polite , W. Hernandez , S. Clark , B. Beckman
GIDP: W. Hernandez
Hit by Pitch: M. Card , W. Hernandez 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Card-Polite-Nucci)
PEORIA PITCHING LINESCORE BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Grisham 1.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 21 4.35   
J. Vega 3.0 3 0 0 2 4 0 58 4.30   
C. Castaneda L (4-2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 34 7.17   
C. Schurman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 4.04   
B. Volpe 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 32 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Grisham 24
Batters Faced: K. Grisham 7, J. Vega 13, C. Castaneda 9, C. Schurman 5, B. Volpe 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Grisham 2-1, J. Vega 2-2, C. Castaneda 1-4, C. Schurman 1-2, B. Volpe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Grisham 21-10, J. Vega 58-30, C. Castaneda 34-26, C. Schurman 22-14, B. Volpe 32-17
Hit Batsmen: C. Castaneda , C. Schurman , B. Volpe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hillman W (9-9) 5.0 8 4 4 5 1 2 87 5.19   
G. Martin H (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 44 13.50   
K. Pratt 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hillman 31
Batters Faced: J. Hillman 25, G. Martin 11, K. Pratt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hillman 9-2, G. Martin 2-2, K. Pratt 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hillman 87-49, G. Martin 44-30, K. Pratt 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Martin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tullio Nucci
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 5067
Special Notes: SP Kevin Grisham was injured while pitching.
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