TRIPLE A
PEORIA CATERPILLARS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
10/03/2064
 
TRIPLE A
PEORIA CATERPILLARS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
GAME ID: 3836 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Peoria Caterpillars (80-77) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
Billings Mustangs (59-98) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 7 0
Mustangs Clip Caterpillars, 4-3
Cobb Field was host to some action-packed drama.

Peoria got a big-time effort from pitcher Gil Dial, but it wasn't enough to keep the Billings Mustangs from winning the game, 4-3. Dial threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. Peoria is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 7 in a row.

Billings got a knockout punch from Tullio Nucci. The pinch hitter hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"I'm glad I could get it done when the game was in the balance," Nucci said in his postgame press conference.
PEORIA BATTING LINESCORE BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Pineiro LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .240 2 17
J. Dusenbery CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .233 1 3
L. Santizo 1B 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 .296 23 70
J. Lopez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 15 81
B. Petrich DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .294 18 58
J. Heacock 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .328 3 12
   c-B. Armentrout PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 3 16
   d-R. Wairimu 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 11 58
T. Alvarez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330 1 21
W. Valverde SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   a-R. Alarcon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 5 30
   b-D. Werba SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Cronin C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 10 29
Totals 31 3 9 3 3 3 12      
a - R. Alarcon pinch hit for W. Valverde in the 7th
b - D. Werba substituted for R. Alarcon in the 7th
c - B. Armentrout pinch hit for J. Heacock in the 9th
d - R. Wairimu substituted for B. Armentrout in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Valverde (1, 5th Inning off J. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Santizo (23, 4th Inning off J. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Pineiro (2, 7th Inning off J. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Pineiro 5 , J. Dusenbery 2 , L. Santizo 5 , J. Lopez , B. Petrich , W. Valverde 2
2-out RBI: M. Pineiro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Santizo , T. Alvarez
GIDP: B. Petrich
Hit by Pitch: B. Petrich
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Pineiro (2)
CS: J. Dusenbery (4) , W. Valverde (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Crowell 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .292 12 65
J. Polite 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .303 6 39
B. Beckman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .349 3 8
W. Hernandez DH 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .343 5 17
S. Clark 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 1 5
   a-T. Nucci PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .313 9 34
R. Nasif RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 1 4
A. Whitlock LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 5
B. Gonzales C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 6 15
T. Chin SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 4 25
Totals 31 4 7 4 0 4 7      
a - T. Nucci pinch hit for S. Clark in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Crowell (31, 3rd Inning off G. Dial, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Crowell (12, 8th Inning off G. Dial, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Nucci (9, 9th Inning off J. Curry, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Hernandez (5, 9th Inning off J. Curry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Crowell 6 , J. Polite , W. Hernandez 6 , T. Nucci 4
2-out RBI: W. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Polite , W. Hernandez , S. Clark
Hit by Pitch: J. Polite
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Clark, Chin-Crowell-Clark)
OF assists: 1 (Beckman(Petrich at 2nd base))
PEORIA PITCHING LINESCORE BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Dial 8.0 5 2 2 0 4 1 101 4.93   
J. Curry L (3-5), BS (7) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 4 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Dial 68
Batters Faced: G. Dial 30, J. Curry 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Dial 9-11, J. Curry 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Dial 101-63, J. Curry 4-3
WP: G. Dial 2
Hit Batsmen: G. Dial
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martin 6.2 9 3 3 2 3 2 95 5.65   
C. Newsom W (3-2) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 5.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martin 45
Batters Faced: J. Martin 29, C. Newsom 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martin 6-8, C. Newsom 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martin 95-58, C. Newsom 25-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Newsom 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Martin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gil Dial
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 6580
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