DOUBLE A
SPOKANE BULLDOGS AT SANDY SPRINGS SPARTANS
09/03/2064
 
DOUBLE A
SPOKANE BULLDOGS AT SANDY SPRINGS SPARTANS
GAME ID: 5453 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2064 - GAME LOG
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Spokane Bulldogs (33-97) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Sandy Springs Spartans (73-57) 4 0 0 2 0 2 2 6 X 16 18 0
Bulldogs Continue Skid, Thanks to Rausch, Spartans
Behind the hitting of Nick Rausch, the Sandy Springs Spartans defeated the Spokane Bulldogs, 16-4. Rausch went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and 3 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Spartans. Raul Cortes picked up the win, improving his season record to 3-7. He struck out 6 in 6.2 innings. The losses continue to pile up for Spokane, which has now fallen 10 times in a row.

In the bottom of the fourth, Sandy Springs left fielder Jimmy DeFranco had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, DeFranco stroked a run-scoring single to right-center. It made the score 5-3, Sandy Springs. For the game, he was 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3.

"We're our own worst enemy right now," said Spokane skipper .
SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE SANDY SPRINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Montelongo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255 14 55
J. Le Bereton LF 3 0 1 0 2 2 2 .282 3 19
I. Pike DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .324 14 66
M. Yardley 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .346 2 4
E. van Tilburg RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .258 7 15
A. Featherstone C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 3 13
C. Knight 2B 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 .265 3 13
T. Chin SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .240 1 13
H. Tamayo 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .350 3 8
   a-J. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 1 8
Totals 32 4 8 4 4 11 15      
a - J. Ramos pinch hit for H. Tamayo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Yardley (2, 2nd Inning off R. Cortes, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Knight (3, 2nd Inning off R. Cortes, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Tamayo (3, 5th Inning off R. Cortes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Le Bereton , M. Yardley 5 , E. van Tilburg , C. Knight 5 , H. Tamayo 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Le Bereton , T. Chin 2
GIDP: I. Pike , T. Chin
Hit by Pitch: A. Montelongo , A. Featherstone
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tamayo-Knight-Yardley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stokes RF 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 .315 4 49
L. Coy 3B 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 .298 3 22
N. Rausch 1B 3 3 3 2 3 0 0 .444 2 5
A. Rummer DH 5 2 3 1 1 0 4 .435 5 20
J. DeFranco LF 4 3 3 3 2 0 2 .283 2 33
I. Sturgeon CF 3 2 2 3 2 1 5 .319 8 34
M. Shields SS 4 0 1 3 1 2 5 .275 2 49
S. Whiteside C 4 0 2 2 2 0 3 .202 7 28
Z. Dankert 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273 0 4
   a-J. Tipton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 0 17
   b-C. Beall 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317 3 29
Totals 39 16 18 15 12 7 27      
a - J. Tipton pinch hit for Z. Dankert in the 6th
b - C. Beall substituted for J. Tipton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. DeFranco (16, 1st Inning off J. Parke, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Stokes (23, 8th Inning off D. Chavez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Shields (12, 8th Inning off D. Chavez, 3 on, 1 out) , A. Rummer (8, 8th Inning off D. Chavez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Sturgeon (8, 1st Inning off J. Parke, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Rausch (2, 6th Inning off B. Antunez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Stokes (4, 7th Inning off I. Makuakane, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stokes 6 , L. Coy 2 , N. Rausch 6 , A. Rummer 4 , J. DeFranco 4 , I. Sturgeon 5 , M. Shields 2 , S. Whiteside 2
2-out RBI: J. DeFranco , I. Sturgeon , M. Shields , S. Whiteside
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. DeFranco , M. Shields , S. Whiteside , Z. Dankert , J. Tipton
GIDP: C. Beall
Sac Fly: I. Sturgeon
Hit by Pitch: L. Coy , M. Shields
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Sturgeon (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Sturgeon-Rausch, Coy-Dankert-Rausch, Dankert-Shields-Rausch)
OF assists: 1 (Sturgeon(Le Bereton at 1st base))
SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE SANDY SPRINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Parke L (3-12) 3.1 7 6 6 6 3 1 98 8.09   
B. Antunez 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 40 6.19   
I. Makuakane 2.0 2 2 2 3 3 1 52 7.07   
D. Chavez 0.0 5 6 6 2 0 0 27 7.49   
R. Rojas 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Parke 17
Batters Faced: J. Parke 23, B. Antunez 10, I. Makuakane 12, D. Chavez 7, R. Rojas 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Parke 5-1, B. Antunez 3-2, I. Makuakane 2-1, D. Chavez 0-0, R. Rojas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Parke 98-46, B. Antunez 40-26, I. Makuakane 52-24, D. Chavez 27-14, R. Rojas 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Antunez 3-1 , I. Makuakane 3-1 , R. Rojas 2-1
WP: D. Chavez
Hit Batsmen: J. Parke , I. Makuakane
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cortes W (3-7) 6.2 8 4 4 3 6 3 108 6.55   
J. Bailey 2.1 0 0 0 1 5 0 43 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cortes 45
Batters Faced: R. Cortes 29, J. Bailey 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cortes 7-4, J. Bailey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cortes 108-68, J. Bailey 43-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bailey 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Cortes , J. Bailey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Rausch
Ballpark: The Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 11863
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