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JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT FORT WORTH CATS
07/02/2064
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JOPLIN FIREBALLS AT FORT WORTH CATS
GAME ID: 2876 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Joplin Fireballs (33-44) 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 15 0
Fort Worth Cats (31-45) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5 10 1
Fireballs Win 5th Straight, Take Down Cats, 9-5
Joplin shortstop Brian Cranston had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Fort Worth Cats, 9-5. Fort Worth has now lost 4 consecutive games.

Early in the game, Cranston had a 2-run home run for Joplin. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Fireballs on top, 2-0.

"You look inside of the game, it's just quality approach after quality approach," said Fireballs manager Daniel Petro.
JOPLIN BATTING LINESCORE FORT WORTH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Navedo CF 6 1 2 1 0 0 7 .217 8 21
M. Hess RF 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 .250 8 17
R. Baker 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .282 14 41
M. Kolenda DH 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .268 15 43
B. Cranston SS 4 2 2 3 2 0 3 .219 15 39
C. Kroes LF 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 .292 3 18
D. Dalzell 1B 6 1 3 0 0 0 4 .333 0 2
E. Cuevas 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .194 3 17
L. Allbaugh C 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .196 4 7
Totals 42 9 15 9 7 7 26      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kolenda 2 (13, 2nd Inning off D. Mrazek, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Dalzell (5, 2nd Inning off D. Mrazek, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Cranston (9, 4th Inning off N. Ito, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Baker (8, 7th Inning off N. Ito, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Cranston (15, 2nd Inning off D. Mrazek, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Navedo (8, 2nd Inning off D. Mrazek, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Allbaugh (4, 2nd Inning off D. Mrazek, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Navedo 5 , R. Baker 3 , M. Kolenda 4 , B. Cranston 6 , C. Kroes , D. Dalzell 4 , E. Cuevas , L. Allbaugh 5
2-out RBI: R. Baker , B. Cranston , C. Kroes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Navedo 2 , M. Kolenda , B. Cranston , D. Dalzell , E. Cuevas
Sac Fly: E. Cuevas
Hit by Pitch: R. Baker , L. Allbaugh
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cranston-Baker-Dalzell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Miranda 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 7 30
   c-D. DiFranco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 8 18
J. Blagdon LF, CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .255 5 29
B. Wight SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .274 5 27
M. Zumaya RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .242 11 33
B. Overby DH 3 0 2 3 0 0 2 .285 5 39
R. Wasilewski 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 2 15
   a-J. Tovrea PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .290 5 16
A. Stearman 2B 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .322 3 29
R. Horvath CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 3 17
   b-J. Barnes PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .324 0 4
J. Hoosier C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .266 1 5
Totals 32 5 10 5 4 5 20      
a - J. Tovrea pinch hit for R. Wasilewski in the 6th
b - J. Barnes pinch hit for R. Horvath in the 6th
c - D. DiFranco pinch hit for R. Miranda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Wasilewski (9, 5th Inning off N. Lefkowitz, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Wight (15, 6th Inning off N. Lefkowitz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Stearman (3, 9th Inning off S. Saeger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Miranda , J. Blagdon 2 , B. Wight 2 , M. Zumaya , B. Overby 2 , R. Wasilewski 2 , A. Stearman 4 , J. Barnes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Miranda , J. Blagdon , J. Hoosier
GIDP: B. Overby
Sac Fly: B. Wight , B. Overby
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Miranda (24) , J. Blagdon (8)
CS: M. Zumaya (7) , B. Overby (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wight (4)
JOPLIN PITCHING LINESCORE FORT WORTH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Lefkowitz W (3-4) 5.0 7 4 4 1 3 0 75 6.40   
M. Schaller 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 45 5.16   
S. Saeger 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 26 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Lefkowitz 39
Batters Faced: N. Lefkowitz 21, M. Schaller 10, S. Saeger 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Lefkowitz 6-4, M. Schaller 3-2, S. Saeger 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Lefkowitz 75-48, M. Schaller 45-23, S. Saeger 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schaller 2-2 , S. Saeger 1-0
WP: S. Saeger
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Mrazek L (1-2) 2.1 6 6 6 2 2 3 53 5.76   
N. Ito 5.1 7 3 3 2 4 0 80 7.62   
J. Williams 1.1 2 0 0 3 1 0 32 6.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mrazek 17
Batters Faced: D. Mrazek 16, N. Ito 27, J. Williams 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mrazek 1-4, N. Ito 5-7, J. Williams 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mrazek 53-32, N. Ito 80-50, J. Williams 32-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Ito 2-0 , J. Williams 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Mrazek , N. Ito
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Cranston
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 5314
Special Notes: SP Nate Lefkowitz was injured while pitching.
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