TO THE WALL BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT PHOENIX DOWNS
07/05/2052
 
TO THE WALL BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT PHOENIX DOWNS
GAME ID: 3755 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 2052 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Indians (34-48) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 7 1
Phoenix Downs (40-40) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 X 5 12 1
Downs Clip Indians, 5-4
The Phoenix Downs did just enough to secure a victory over the Indianapolis Indians, 5-4, at The Ashes. Nobody did more than pitcher Francisco Meléndez. Brett Fitzgerald earned his 9th save in 9 tries. Phoenix has now won 5 straight, while the Indians have lost 6 in a row.

Had Antoine Rokamura not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Rokamura hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Downs.

Meléndez told a Phoenix Observer reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Moreno SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 0 23
S. Hui LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207 8 24
B. Pearce CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293 7 42
J. Paredes 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 12 46
   a-M. Chávez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 0 1
J. Young 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .255 7 36
R. Ibarra DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .279 0 13
X. Chew RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 5 21
J. Hinojosa C 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 .271 8 20
I. Mendoza 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .226 3 13
Totals 32 4 7 3 0 7 8      
a - M. Chávez pinch hit for J. Paredes in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hinojosa (8, 5th Inning off F. Meléndez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Moreno , S. Hui , J. Young , R. Ibarra 2 , J. Hinojosa 4 , I. Mendoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hui , B. Pearce , J. Paredes
GIDP: J. Paredes
Sac Bunt: A. Moreno
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Moreno (50)
CS: R. Ibarra (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Evans (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Núñez SS 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .301 2 20
D. Overton LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .367 7 16
C. Russell DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .229 7 21
   a-J. Gómez DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 4 19
A. Rokamura C 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .314 9 31
K. Gato RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .246 12 38
J. Ramírez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .125 2 7
B. Moore 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .219 8 23
   b-W. Knight PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 12 41
E. Stewart CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .296 1 20
M. Little 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .282 0 32
Totals 32 5 12 4 2 8 15      
a - J. Gómez substituted for C. Russell in the 7th
b - W. Knight pinch hit for B. Moore in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Stewart (17, 3rd Inning off R. Evans, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Overton (8, 6th Inning off R. Evans, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Knight (12, 8th Inning off L. Guardado, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Overton 4 , C. Russell , A. Rokamura 2 , B. Moore , W. Knight 4 , E. Stewart 3 , M. Little 2
2-out RBI: D. Overton , A. Rokamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Núñez 2 , K. Gato , J. Ramírez , B. Moore
Sac Bunt: M. Little
Hit by Pitch: A. Rokamura , J. Ramírez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Little (19)
CS: J. Núñez (17) , D. Overton (8) , M. Little (11)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Stewart (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Little-Ramírez-Moore)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Evans 7.1 10 4 4 2 8 0 122 3.02   
L. Guardado L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 14 0.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Evans 48
Batters Faced: R. Evans 33, L. Guardado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Evans 7-4, L. Guardado 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Evans 122-78, L. Guardado 14-10
WP: R. Evans
Hit Batsmen: R. Evans 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Meléndez W (8-7) 8.0 6 4 3 0 5 1 110 3.59   
B. Fitzgerald SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Meléndez 61
Batters Faced: F. Meléndez 30, B. Fitzgerald 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Meléndez 8-10, B. Fitzgerald 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Meléndez 110-71, B. Fitzgerald 11-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Meléndez
Ballpark: The Ashes
Weather: Partly Cloudy (94 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 44686
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