TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT THUNDER BAY BLACK BEARS
05/20/2063
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TRIPLE A
JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT THUNDER BAY BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 2576 - SUNDAY, MAY 20TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (21-24) 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 4 0 13 14 0
Thunder Bay Black Bears (19-27) 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Joplin Wins, Harloff hits 2 home runs
Powered by Matt Harloff, the Joplin Fireballs downed the Thunder Bay Black Bears, 13-6. Harloff slugged 2 home runs. He scored 4 runs and drove in 4 for the Fireballs. The loss makes Thunder Bay 19-27.

Brian Cranston came through with a big-time hit for Joplin. The shortstop smacked a grand slam home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 9-6. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"I had some good swings out there," said Harloff.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Harloff CF 4 4 4 4 1 0 0 .252 5 19
   c-N. Shina PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-C. Kroes CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 1 6
B. Hoekstra LF, 3B 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 .322 4 15
A. Chambers 1B 5 2 2 3 1 1 2 .344 9 29
B. Cranston SS 5 1 1 5 1 1 4 .252 12 33
E. Bruno DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .291 4 22
F. Wagner RF 5 0 3 1 0 2 0 .418 6 16
T. Cray 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   a-J. Lopez PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 1 5
E. Cuevas 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .306 2 9
   b-M. Hull PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 3
C. Block C 5 3 3 0 0 0 3 .297 0 3
Totals 37 13 14 13 9 7 20      
a - J. Lopez pinch hit for T. Cray in the 8th
b - M. Hull pinch hit for E. Cuevas in the 8th
c - N. Shina pinch hit for M. Harloff in the 9th
d - C. Kroes substituted for N. Shina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Harloff (8, 7th Inning off L. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Chambers (3, 8th Inning off R. Plasencia, 3 on, 0 outs) , F. Wagner (6, 8th Inning off R. Plasencia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Harloff 2 (5, 1st Inning off I. Baer, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off I. Baer, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Cranston (12, 7th Inning off L. Clark, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Harloff 11 , A. Chambers 3 , B. Cranston 4 , F. Wagner 4 , T. Cray , C. Block 3
2-out RBI: F. Wagner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Chambers , E. Bruno , C. Block
GIDP: E. Bruno , E. Cuevas
Hit by Pitch: B. Hoekstra , T. Cray , E. Cuevas
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Harloff (5)
CS: T. Cray (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Sullivan 2B 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .422 1 11
   a-K. Barner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 4 10
   c-S. Kerbel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 0 7
   d-J. Leyba 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 2 10
S. Sherrill RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .210 1 9
A. Bowers 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .288 1 14
S. Beddall DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 2 10
L. Farinas CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 5 18
   e-F. Navarro PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .365 5 13
J. Tapia SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .173 0 0
J. Ocampo LF, CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .182 4 11
J. Beaty 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 2 5
   b-D. Cooper PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 3 4
N. Mitchell C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .206 1 8
Totals 35 6 9 6 2 4 12      
a - K. Barner substituted for D. Sullivan in the 7th
b - D. Cooper pinch hit for J. Beaty in the 7th
c - S. Kerbel pinch hit for K. Barner in the 7th
d - J. Leyba substituted for S. Kerbel in the 8th
e - F. Navarro pinch hit for L. Farinas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Sullivan (5, 5th Inning off B. Bagatui, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Sullivan (5, 1st Inning off P. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ocampo 2 (4, 2nd Inning off P. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off P. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Bowers (1, 3rd Inning off P. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Sullivan 5 , A. Bowers 6 , J. Ocampo 8 , D. Cooper , N. Mitchell
2-out RBI: , A. Bowers 2 , J. Ocampo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Sherrill 2 , S. Beddall , J. Ocampo
Hit by Pitch: N. Mitchell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Mitchell 2 (6)
CS: S. Sherrill (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sullivan-Tapia-Bowers, Tapia-Barner-Bowers)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE THUNDER BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Alexander 3.2 5 5 5 1 0 3 58 2.80   
B. Bagatui W (1-1) 4.1 4 1 1 1 3 0 68 2.87   
M. O'Connor 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Alexander 28
Batters Faced: P. Alexander 16, B. Bagatui 19, M. O'Connor 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Alexander 6-4, B. Bagatui 4-6, M. O'Connor 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Alexander 58-30, B. Bagatui 68-44, M. O'Connor 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. O'Connor 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Bagatui
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Baer 5.2 7 4 4 3 7 2 107 3.55   
L. Clark L (0-2), BS (1) 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 1 30 8.03   
R. Plasencia 3.0 4 4 4 4 0 0 67 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Baer 43
Batters Faced: I. Baer 26, L. Clark 5, R. Plasencia 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Baer 4-4, L. Clark 0-0, R. Plasencia 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. Baer 107-67, L. Clark 30-17, R. Plasencia 67-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Clark 1-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Baer , R. Plasencia 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Harloff
Ballpark: Edgbaston
Weather: Roof closed, 43 degrees
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 11515
Special Notes: SP Paul Alexander was injured while pitching.
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