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BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT ALBANY FIREBIRDS
08/31/2063
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TRIPLE A
BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT ALBANY FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 3806 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Mustangs (48-85) 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 9 14 2
Albany Firebirds (55-78) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 0
Blanchard Stars as Mustangs Top Firebirds, 9-3
The Billings Mustangs finished off the Albany Firebirds, 9-3. Much of the credit belonged to center fielder Eric Blanchard. Blanchard was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Mustangs. Ricky Maldonado, the winner, improved to 8-10. He held the Firebirds to 2 runs on 5 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 4. The last-place Mustangs improved to 48-85.

Early in the game, first baseman Joe Schuster had a 2-run home run for Billings. It was his 17th home run of the season and put the Mustangs on top, 2-0.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Mustangs manager . "This one was nice to get."
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE ALBANY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valentine SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .341 2 19
J. Lopez RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .359 21 66
   a-A. Whitlock PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 3 10
J. Schuster 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .331 17 53
D. Walker 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .320 23 61
M. Greenwood 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .275 15 53
   b-E. van Tilburg PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 4
P. Sullivan DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .345 6 13
E. Blanchard CF 4 1 3 4 0 0 2 .247 7 42
S. Callahan LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265 8 26
B. Gonzales C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 10 34
Totals 38 9 14 9 3 7 14      
a - A. Whitlock pinch hit for J. Lopez in the 8th
b - E. van Tilburg pinch hit for M. Greenwood in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Greenwood 2 (18, 1st Inning off C. Courtney, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off N. Al-Assel, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Schuster (2, 7th Inning off N. Al-Assel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Schuster (17, 1st Inning off C. Courtney, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Blanchard (7, 4th Inning off C. Courtney, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Valentine (2, 8th Inning off N. Al-Assel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Valentine 5 , J. Lopez , J. Schuster 7 , D. Walker 3 , M. Greenwood 4 , P. Sullivan , E. Blanchard 6
2-out RBI: A. Valentine , P. Sullivan , E. Blanchard 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Callahan 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Walker (2)
CS: A. Valentine (4) , E. Blanchard (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Maldonado (1) , A. Valentine (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Walker-Valentine-Schuster, Walker-Valentine-Schuster)
PB: B. Gonzales
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Baker 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 12 40
   b-J. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-L. Capobianco SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 2 9
G. Bourdeau DH 3 0 2 2 2 1 1 .342 7 49
B. Fisher RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .321 6 31
   f-D. McCaffery PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279 5 19
N. Simmons LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .289 7 37
   d-E. Carlos PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .500 1 1
W. Dudley 1B, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .293 11 31
J. McCluskey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 4 20
M. Starcher C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 0 1
   e-B. Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Griffin SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 3 20
   a-G. Hanson PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
A. Dingane CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .266 3 35
Totals 34 3 8 2 6 5 23      
a - G. Hanson pinch hit for B. Griffin in the 7th
b - J. Perez pinch hit for R. Baker in the 7th
c - L. Capobianco substituted for J. Perez in the 8th
d - E. Carlos pinch hit for N. Simmons in the 8th
e - B. Young pinch hit for M. Starcher in the 9th
f - D. McCaffery pinch hit for B. Fisher in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Baker , G. Bourdeau 2 , B. Fisher , E. Carlos , W. Dudley , G. Hanson , A. Dingane
2-out RBI: G. Bourdeau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Simmons , E. Carlos , W. Dudley , B. Griffin
GIDP: R. Baker , J. McCluskey
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Bourdeau (3)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE ALBANY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Maldonado W (8-10) 7.0 5 2 1 4 3 0 113 6.06   
J. Frisbie 2.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 40 9.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Maldonado 60
Batters Faced: R. Maldonado 30, J. Frisbie 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Maldonado 10-6, J. Frisbie 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Maldonado 113-68, J. Frisbie 40-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Courtney L (2-4) 4.2 8 6 6 3 6 2 86 7.74   
N. Al-Assel 4.1 6 3 3 0 1 1 47 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Courtney 27
Batters Faced: C. Courtney 24, N. Al-Assel 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Courtney 3-4, N. Al-Assel 6-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Courtney 86-56, N. Al-Assel 47-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Al-Assel 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Blanchard
Ballpark: Capital Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 9072
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