TRIPLE A
BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
07/24/2064
 
TRIPLE A
BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT JOPLIN FIREBALLS
GAME ID: 3065 - THURSDAY, JULY 24TH , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R H E
Billings Mustangs (36-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Joplin Fireballs (43-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 13 1
Extra-Inning Win by Fireballs Over Mustangs
Starting pitcher Ramon Franco gave the Joplin Fireballs a rock-solid effort. The Fajardo, Puerto Rico native helped his team defeat the Billings Mustangs, 3-1, at The Firepit. The loss makes Billings 36-56.

The decisive blow was delivered by Brian Cranston in the bottom of the 17th when he hit a 2-run home run off 23-year old right-handed pitcher Caleb Newsom to win the game for Joplin. The home crowd went nuts.

"This wasn't a good win," said Cranston. "It was a great win."
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bean LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .290 19 53
   j-J. Mims PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .438 0 0
   k-S. Callahan LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .200 1 2
M. Greenwood 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 8 37
   e-E. Porter PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 1 5
   g-M. O'Neill PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 10 24
   h-W. Hernandez RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .387 4 10
M. Launay DH 5 0 1 0 2 4 1 .288 9 20
D. Walker 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 17 42
   a-A. Whitlock CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263 1 3
G. Crowell 2B 6 1 1 0 1 2 4 .292 7 40
A. Ahern RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .296 0 13
   f-T. Nucci PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 1 13
   i-S. Clark 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 0 0
B. Chauveau C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 0 20
   l-N. Forbes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 1 5
   m-N. Robbins C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 0
L. Kennedy CF, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 4 16
   b-D. West PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1 3
   d-J. Polite SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 4 23
T. Chin SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 3 18
   c-M. Yardley PH, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .261 8 23
Totals 57 1 8 1 7 23 26      
a - A. Whitlock substituted for D. Walker in the 7th
b - D. West pinch hit for L. Kennedy in the 8th
c - M. Yardley pinch hit for T. Chin in the 8th
d - J. Polite substituted for D. West in the 8th
e - E. Porter pinch hit for M. Greenwood in the 9th
f - T. Nucci pinch hit for A. Ahern in the 9th
g - M. O'Neill pinch ran for E. Porter in the 9th
h - W. Hernandez substituted for M. O'Neill in the 9th
i - S. Clark substituted for T. Nucci in the 9th
j - J. Mims pinch hit for P. Bean in the 10th
k - S. Callahan substituted for J. Mims in the 10th
l - N. Forbes pinch hit for B. Chauveau in the 12th
m - N. Robbins substituted for N. Forbes in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ahern (6, 7th Inning off R. Franco, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Hernandez (3, 11th Inning off O. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bean 2 , W. Hernandez 2 , M. Launay , D. Walker , G. Crowell , A. Ahern 2 , N. Forbes
2-out RBI: A. Ahern
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Greenwood , T. Nucci , S. Clark 2 , B. Chauveau
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Bean (8)
CS: P. Bean (15) , S. Callahan (1) , G. Crowell (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Chin-Crowell-Walker, Chin-Crowell-Walker, Crowell-Yardley, Polite-Crowell-Yardley)
OF assists: 1 (Whitlock(Hess at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Navedo CF 6 0 0 0 1 2 2 .207 10 28
M. Hess RF 6 0 2 0 1 3 3 .256 10 22
R. Baker 2B 7 1 1 1 0 1 2 .287 18 47
M. Kolenda DH 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279 19 55
C. Kroes LF 7 1 3 0 0 1 1 .292 5 29
B. Cranston SS 7 1 2 2 0 0 1 .206 18 47
C. Ascione 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .185 4 24
   a-E. Kent PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .302 4 21
D. Dalzell 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .352 0 5
   b-J. Muse PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 0 8
   d-E. Cuevas 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .198 3 19
L. Allbaugh C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 7 15
   c-J. Schortgen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 0 0
   e-T. Powers C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   f-M. Colwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   g-C. Block C 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 1 13
Totals 55 3 13 3 5 10 22      
a - E. Kent pinch hit for C. Ascione in the 8th
b - J. Muse pinch hit for D. Dalzell in the 8th
c - J. Schortgen pinch hit for L. Allbaugh in the 8th
d - E. Cuevas substituted for J. Muse in the 9th
e - T. Powers substituted for J. Schortgen in the 9th
f - M. Colwell pinch hit for T. Powers in the 10th
g - C. Block substituted for M. Colwell in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hess (8, 7th Inning off R. Maldonado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Baker (18, 7th Inning off R. Maldonado, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Cranston (18, 17th Inning off C. Newsom, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Hess 3 , R. Baker 4 , M. Kolenda , C. Kroes 3 , B. Cranston 5 , D. Dalzell , J. Muse , E. Cuevas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Navedo , M. Hess , E. Kent , C. Block
GIDP: R. Baker 2 , L. Allbaugh
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Kroes (16)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cranston (7)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Maldonado 7.2 5 1 1 3 4 1 110 6.90   
K. Pratt 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 5.83   
E. Nielsen 5.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 48 3.79   
C. Newsom L (0-1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 4 1 35 6.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Maldonado 66
Batters Faced: R. Maldonado 27, K. Pratt 7, E. Nielsen 17, C. Newsom 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Maldonado 9-6, K. Pratt 3-1, E. Nielsen 6-5, C. Newsom 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Maldonado 110-64, K. Pratt 19-10, E. Nielsen 48-30, C. Newsom 35-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Pratt 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Franco 8.0 5 1 1 2 8 0 113 4.03   
O. Sanchez 3.0 1 0 0 3 5 0 54 5.15   
R. Capetillo 4.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 54 4.56   
J. Clayman W (2-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 25 5.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Franco 74
Batters Faced: R. Franco 29, O. Sanchez 13, R. Capetillo 15, J. Clayman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Franco 9-5, O. Sanchez 2-2, R. Capetillo 2-2, J. Clayman 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Franco 113-71, O. Sanchez 54-33, R. Capetillo 54-36, J. Clayman 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Sanchez 1-0
WP: O. Sanchez
Balk: R. Franco
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Franco
Ballpark: The Firepit
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 5:41
Attendance: 8545
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