GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
AKRON AMBERS AT JOPLIN RED RACERS
07/31/2042
 
GLOBAL BASEBALL BROTHERHOOD
AKRON AMBERS AT JOPLIN RED RACERS
GAME ID: 2918 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Akron Ambers (64-48) 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 14 1
Joplin Red Racers (56-56) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 9 0
Akron Wins, Rodríguez has 4 hits
The Akron Ambers beat the Joplin Red Racers, 6-3, at Red Racers Ballpark. Akron designated hitter Raúl Rodríguez banged out 2 singles and 2 doubles, while driving in 4 runs. The winning pitcher was Brett Purkis. He's now 5-2. He went 5.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits for the Ambers. Akron sits in first place in the Appalachian Mountain League Central at 64-48.

With Akron leading 2-0 in the top of the second, Rodríguez hit a splitter from Jin-guo Yang for a bases-clearing double. It was his 5th double of the season and put the Ambers ahead, 5-0.

"They beat us fair and square," Joplin skipper Art Gordon said.
AKRON BATTING LINESCORE JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Aoki 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .298 8 41
R. Lowery SS 3 2 2 0 2 0 3 .337 0 12
H. Okamoto CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .293 7 34
A. Jouda 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .265 15 48
R. Rodríguez DH 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 .253 3 19
R. Chávez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .340 0 8
Y. Chikafuji LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .289 2 20
L. Moreno RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .225 8 22
   a-W. Norman RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 1 11
A. Bottesini C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .210 0 13
Totals 36 6 14 6 4 7 22      
a - W. Norman substituted for L. Moreno in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rodríguez 2 (5, 2nd Inning off J. Yang, 3 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Craigie, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Aoki 2 , R. Lowery 2 , H. Okamoto 2 , R. Rodríguez 6 , Y. Chikafuji , L. Moreno 2 , A. Bottesini
2-out RBI: R. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lowery , R. Chávez , Y. Chikafuji
GIDP: H. Okamoto , R. Chávez , A. Bottesini
Hit by Pitch: R. Chávez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lowery (5)
CS: R. Lowery (1) , H. Okamoto (10)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Moreno (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ryan 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .237 1 3
R. Escobedo CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .189 2 10
T. Kouda DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .240 7 42
J. Padilla RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .247 4 9
A. Brooks SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 9 40
J. Madison LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .261 6 22
N. Masuda C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .200 2 14
B. Malise 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .254 0 23
A. Díaz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 0 0
   a-M. Simmons PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 4 15
Totals 34 3 9 3 4 7 13      
a - M. Simmons pinch hit for A. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Padilla (4, 6th Inning off I. O, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Masuda (2, 7th Inning off I. O, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ryan , J. Padilla 5 , J. Madison , N. Masuda 5 , B. Malise 2 , M. Simmons
2-out RBI: B. Malise
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Escobedo 2 , A. Díaz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kouda (3) , B. Malise (16)
CS: A. Ryan (2) , J. Padilla (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Díaz-Malise-Ryan, Brooks-Malise-Ryan, Malise-Brooks-Ryan)
AKRON PITCHING LINESCORE JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Purkis W (5-2) 5.1 5 1 0 2 3 0 82 2.89   
I. O 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 2 37 3.75   
A. Rosa H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.62   
R. Ramos H (7) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.78   
E. Gilbert SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Purkis 57
Batters Faced: B. Purkis 21, I. O 9, A. Rosa 2, R. Ramos 3, E. Gilbert 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Purkis 4-7, I. O 1-4, A. Rosa 0-1, R. Ramos 0-0, E. Gilbert 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Purkis 82-54, I. O 37-23, A. Rosa 4-4, R. Ramos 16-9, E. Gilbert 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rosa 1-0 , E. Gilbert 2-0
WP: B. Purkis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Yang L (8-9) 4.0 8 5 5 3 6 0 81 4.21   
A. Adams 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 32 3.00   
M. Craigie 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 4.03   
S. Herrera 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Yang 29
Batters Faced: J. Yang 22, A. Adams 9, M. Craigie 7, S. Herrera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Yang 2-3, A. Adams 3-3, M. Craigie 1-2, S. Herrera 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Yang 81-52, A. Adams 32-16, M. Craigie 20-14, S. Herrera 6-5
Hit Batsmen: M. Craigie
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raúl Rodríguez
Ballpark: Red Racers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 7334
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