HIGH SINGLE A
CHIPPEWA RIVER CHIEFS AT HOUSTON STING
07/07/2066
 
HIGH SINGLE A
CHIPPEWA RIVER CHIEFS AT HOUSTON STING
GAME ID: 6763 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 7TH , 2066 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chippewa River Chiefs (52-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 1
Houston Sting (42-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 0
Slumping Sting Lose 8th Straight
The Chippewa River Chiefs topped the Houston Sting, 4-2, in TML HA action at Woodland Park. The standout performance belonged to Chippewa pitcher and Bismarck, North Dakota, native John Smirnov. Chippewa reliever Juan Sanchez picked up the win, raising his record to 4-1. Ryan Brewbaker was tagged with the loss. Ralph Petsche sewed up the save, his 6th.

Chippewa used a timely hit from Josh Sourbeer to get the win. The first baseman stroked a 2-run double in the top of the ninth inning to put the River Chiefs ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it made an impact.

Houston manager Barnabé Bacm, after yet another defeat, said: "Just different when you have that swimming feeling in your cranium. It's difficult to focus."

The first-place Sting have lost 8 straight games.
CHIPPEWA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Jimenez LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .253 8 34
   b-B. Culver PH, LF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .343 5 46
   i-J. Sanabria RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .426 3 17
M. Zaragoza CF, LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .246 1 11
J. Sourbeer 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .331 19 82
E. Spaans DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .295 6 21
D. Hastings 2B 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 .390 1 21
C. Burton RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 7 .297 2 13
   j-P. Edwards C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 4 9
M. Mejia SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .294 4 25
   a-E. Barrios PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 1 3
   c-B. Perdomo SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 7
   d-L. Hoffman PH 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .412 1 14
   k-J. Rubio 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Diaz 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .395 1 12
   e-M. Downing PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 0 2
   g-C. Francis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 9 46
B. Garabedian C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 4 34
   f-T. Schwab PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .316 0 10
   h-G. Reyes CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 0 2
Totals 35 4 9 4 7 11 20      
a - E. Barrios pinch hit for M. Mejia in the 7th
b - B. Culver pinch hit for G. Jimenez in the 7th
c - B. Perdomo substituted for E. Barrios in the 7th
d - L. Hoffman pinch hit for B. Perdomo in the 9th
e - M. Downing pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 9th
f - T. Schwab pinch hit for B. Garabedian in the 9th
g - C. Francis substituted for M. Downing in the 9th
h - G. Reyes substituted for T. Schwab in the 9th
i - J. Sanabria substituted for B. Culver in the 9th
j - P. Edwards substituted for C. Burton in the 9th
k - J. Rubio substituted for L. Hoffman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Hoffman (4, 9th Inning off R. Brewbaker, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sourbeer (13, 9th Inning off R. Brewbaker, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Jimenez , B. Culver , J. Sourbeer 2 , E. Spaans , D. Hastings 2 , L. Hoffman 2 , J. Diaz , M. Downing
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Zaragoza 2 , L. Hoffman
Sac Bunt: B. Garabedian
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Diaz (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Francis-Hastings-Sourbeer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Gutierrez CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .211 1 4
A. Rusnak RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .265 0 1
K. Evans SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .667 1 2
C. Zuno C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 0 1
T. Melendez LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .200 1 3
   d-R. Hamner LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
J. Reyna DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 0 3
E. James 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .419 2 6
L. MacIvor 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 0 1
   a-D. Dyke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 4 8
   b-S. Lang 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .361 4 16
M. Castillo 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 0 6
   c-J. Eager PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 0 1
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 11 10      
a - D. Dyke pinch hit for L. MacIvor in the 7th
b - S. Lang substituted for D. Dyke in the 8th
c - J. Eager pinch hit for M. Castillo in the 8th
d - R. Hamner substituted for T. Melendez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Evans (1, 8th Inning off A. Ovalle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Evans 6 , C. Zuno , J. Reyna , E. James 2 , L. MacIvor
2-out RBI: K. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reyna
GIDP: J. Eager
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Gutierrez (2)
CHIPPEWA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Smirnov 6.0 4 0 0 0 8 0 81 3.16   
A. Ovalle 1.2 3 2 0 2 2 1 43 24.00   
J. Sanchez W (4-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.05   
R. Petsche SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smirnov 72
Batters Faced: J. Smirnov 22, A. Ovalle 10, J. Sanchez 1, R. Petsche 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smirnov 3-7, A. Ovalle 1-1, J. Sanchez 1-0, R. Petsche 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smirnov 81-56, A. Ovalle 43-27, J. Sanchez 4-3, R. Petsche 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sanchez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Angel 5.2 3 0 0 3 5 0 95 1.35   
V. Merino 2.1 2 0 0 1 5 0 48 10.73   
R. Brewbaker L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 4 4 4 3 1 0 39 10.38   
T. Ri 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Angel 65
Batters Faced: J. Angel 23, V. Merino 10, R. Brewbaker 8, T. Ri 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Angel 7-5, V. Merino 1-1, R. Brewbaker 0-0, T. Ri 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Angel 95-56, V. Merino 48-26, R. Brewbaker 39-19, T. Ri 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Merino 1-0 , T. Ri 3-0
WP: V. Merino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Smirnov
Ballpark: Woodland Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 4617
Special Notes: RP Jesus Angel was injured while pitching.
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