TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION
06/08/2066
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TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION
GAME ID: 2576 - TUESDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2066 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (20-32) 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 10 1
Indianapolis Ambition (24-29) 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 8 12 1
King Lit, Ambition Win, 8-6
The Indianapolis Ambition defeated the Joplin Fireballs by the score of 8-6. Andrew King starred for Indianapolis, going 3-for-4 with 1 home run. David Lewis earned the save for Indianapolis, his 9th of the year. The Ambition improved their record to 24-29 with the win over Joplin.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Ambition grabbed the lead when King hit his 13th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Alex Gonzalez made it 8-6, Indianapolis.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," King told the Indianapolis News.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Azizi CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .289 5 13
E. Dyson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .315 7 19
M. Alonso LF 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 .206 0 2
M. Kolenda DH 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .291 5 24
J. Parry 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .294 3 7
B. Cranston SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .235 2 15
E. Kent 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .302 7 34
J. Pytlak RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .296 1 2
E. Fortin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 5 23
Totals 36 6 10 6 5 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Dyson (12, 1st Inning off W. Witten, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Parry (3, 9th Inning off D. Lewis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pytlak (1, 2nd Inning off W. Witten, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Kolenda (5, 3rd Inning off W. Witten, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Dyson 2 , M. Kolenda 6 , J. Parry 3 , B. Cranston , E. Kent , J. Pytlak 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Dyson , J. Parry , B. Cranston , E. Kent 2
Sac Fly: M. Alonso
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Azizi (7)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Dyson (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Cranston-Dyson-Parry)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Pupillo CF 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .571 0 5
D. Valverde LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .268 3 16
R. Van Winkle 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .274 7 21
A. King DH 4 2 3 3 1 1 0 .333 13 35
J. Minor 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .247 3 16
   a-J. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .340 3 10
   b-B. McConnell 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 5 27
A. Garvin RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .292 9 36
B. Morey 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 0 1
   c-T. Ronca PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 12 28
   e-J. Jimenez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 5
A. LeBaron SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .351 0 3
   d-J. Cox PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 2 14
E. Holden C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .226 3 14
Totals 36 8 12 7 5 6 18      
a - J. Bennett pinch hit for J. Minor in the 6th
b - B. McConnell substituted for J. Bennett in the 7th
c - T. Ronca pinch hit for B. Morey in the 7th
d - J. Cox pinch hit for A. LeBaron in the 7th
e - J. Jimenez substituted for T. Ronca in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Valverde 2 (8, 2nd Inning off R. Franco, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Pupillo (3, 2nd Inning off R. Franco, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. King (13, 8th Inning off A. Gonzalez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Pupillo 2 , D. Valverde 4 , R. Van Winkle , A. King 6 , J. Minor , A. Garvin , A. LeBaron , E. Holden 2
2-out RBI: E. Pupillo , D. Valverde , A. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Valverde , R. Van Winkle , J. Minor , J. Bennett , A. LeBaron
GIDP: T. Ronca
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Pupillo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Pupillo (1)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Franco 5.0 7 5 5 3 3 0 93 5.57   
A. Gonzalez L (0-1), BS (2) 2.2 5 3 3 2 2 1 43 7.94   
N. Soto 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Franco 33
Batters Faced: R. Franco 26, A. Gonzalez 14, N. Soto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Franco 10-2, A. Gonzalez 1-4, N. Soto 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Franco 93-54, A. Gonzalez 43-26, N. Soto 4-4
WP: R. Franco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Witten 5.0 6 6 6 4 5 2 106 6.64   
R. Strong 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 30 5.52   
D. Gardner W (1-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.08   
D. Lewis SV (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Witten 32
Batters Faced: W. Witten 25, R. Strong 8, D. Gardner 4, D. Lewis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Witten 6-4, R. Strong 3-1, D. Gardner 3-0, D. Lewis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Witten 106-59, R. Strong 30-19, D. Gardner 14-7, D. Lewis 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gardner 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew King
Ballpark: Ken Griffey Jr. Plaza
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 10572
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