TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION
08/18/2066
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TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT INDIANAPOLIS AMBITION
GAME ID: 3286 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2066 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (46-66) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 10 0
Indianapolis Ambition (52-60) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 X 7 10 1
Ambition Nip Fireballs, 7-6
The Indianapolis Ambition beat the Joplin Fireballs, 7-6, at Ken Griffey Jr. Plaza. Indianapolis right fielder Danny Valverde banged out 2 singles and 1 double, while driving in 4 runs. Dan Esgro picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 5-1. Erik Ames was tagged with the loss. Indianapolis is now 52-60.

Valverde had a game-changing double in the bottom of the eighth. On a 0-1 fastball from Erik Ames, he banged a bases-clearing double to center, giving the Ambition a 7-6 lead. It was the 14th double of the year for Valverde.

"This is a great group to be a part of, and it's a big win for us," Valverde told the Indianapolis News.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Barat 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 7 28
T. Altamirano RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .236 4 33
M. Kolenda LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .297 14 62
R. Baker DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .273 13 59
E. Kent 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .276 17 62
C. McAbee 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .344 4 26
B. Cranston SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .227 9 34
E. Fortin C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .227 12 41
K. Goodwin CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .169 2 5
   a-J. Parry PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 6 14
Totals 36 6 10 6 1 8 9      
a - J. Parry pinch hit for K. Goodwin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. McAbee (14, 8th Inning off D. Esgro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Altamirano (2, 8th Inning off D. Esgro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kolenda (14, 1st Inning off C. Brock, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Fortin (12, 3rd Inning off D. Esgro, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Baker (13, 6th Inning off D. Esgro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Barat , T. Altamirano 3 , M. Kolenda 5 , R. Baker 4 , C. McAbee 3 , B. Cranston , E. Fortin 4 , K. Goodwin
2-out RBI: M. Kolenda , C. McAbee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Barat , M. Kolenda , B. Cranston
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Cranston (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cranston-McAbee-Barat)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Pupillo CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .270 5 26
D. Valverde RF 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 .252 6 35
R. Van Winkle 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .284 11 41
A. Garvin DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .269 16 58
I. Lamb LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .205 8 25
   a-A. King PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .296 15 47
   e-G. Eckelberry LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 2 13
J. Minor 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .258 6 32
   b-J. Rivera PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308 2 6
   f-J. Cox SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 31
B. Morey 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 7 23
   c-B. McConnell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 8 39
   g-J. Jimenez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 5 11
D. Bolanos C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .253 2 15
T. Njoka SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .187 2 15
   d-J. Bennett PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .325 6 22
   h-R. Schneck 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
Totals 32 7 10 7 7 7 16      
a - A. King pinch hit for I. Lamb in the 8th
b - J. Rivera pinch hit for J. Minor in the 8th
c - B. McConnell pinch hit for B. Morey in the 8th
d - J. Bennett pinch hit for T. Njoka in the 8th
e - G. Eckelberry substituted for A. King in the 9th
f - J. Cox substituted for J. Rivera in the 9th
g - J. Jimenez substituted for B. McConnell in the 9th
h - R. Schneck substituted for J. Bennett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Pupillo (15, 3rd Inning off P. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Valverde (14, 8th Inning off E. Ames, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Garvin (1, 5th Inning off P. Alexander, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Njoka (2, 3rd Inning off P. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Pupillo 2 , D. Valverde 4 , R. Van Winkle 2 , A. Garvin 3 , D. Bolanos 2 , T. Njoka 4
2-out RBI: D. Valverde , A. Garvin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Van Winkle , A. Garvin , I. Lamb , J. Minor
GIDP: D. Bolanos
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Valverde (3)
CS: D. Valverde (13)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Njoka (12)
OF assists: 1 (Lamb(McAbee at 3rd base))
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Alexander 7.0 8 3 3 4 6 1 119 4.90   
E. Ames L (0-2), BS (1) 0.2 2 4 4 3 0 0 25 9.53   
J. Manzanares 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 10.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Alexander 51
Batters Faced: P. Alexander 31, E. Ames 7, J. Manzanares 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Alexander 9-4, E. Ames 0-2, J. Manzanares 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Alexander 119-71, E. Ames 25-12, J. Manzanares 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Manzanares 1-0
WP: P. Alexander
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Brock 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 30 3.86   
D. Esgro W (5-1) 7.0 9 5 4 1 5 2 103 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Brock 49
Batters Faced: C. Brock 7, D. Esgro 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Brock 3-0, D. Esgro 8-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Brock 30-20, D. Esgro 103-68
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Valverde
Ballpark: Ken Griffey Jr. Plaza
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 9597
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