THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ST. LOUIS ARCHIES AT ARIZONA DESERT STORM
07/04/2048
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ST. LOUIS ARCHIES AT ARIZONA DESERT STORM
GAME ID: 2349 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Archies (55-27) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 10 13 0
Arizona Desert Storm (44-37) 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 1 11 15 0
Desert Storm Score Late, Clip Archies, 11-10
St. Louis designated hitter Jason Widel had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 11-10, to Arizona at Desert Storm Stadium. Widel was 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. St. Louis has now lost 4 in a row.

Arizona got a knockout punch from Won-shik Im. The pinch hitter hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"Baseball's a game where I feel like almost everything that happens is strange," said Im. "Maybe that's why it's such a great game."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nadeau SS 3 3 2 0 3 1 0 .335 5 44
J. Widel DH 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .278 6 12
M. Nevarez RF 5 1 3 1 1 2 5 .301 13 38
D. Cuello LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 .233 4 22
C. Stephens 1B 3 0 0 1 1 3 7 .303 4 11
J. Stanton 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 6 .340 14 64
J. Acosta CF 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 .260 8 35
O. Florez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 5 12
   a-A. Garcia PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 12 37
T. Cruz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .172 2 7
   b-J. Mercado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341 1 14
   c-D. Funk C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 17 45
Totals 37 10 13 10 9 12 27      
a - A. Garcia pinch hit for O. Florez in the 9th
b - J. Mercado pinch hit for T. Cruz in the 9th
c - D. Funk substituted for J. Mercado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Widel (3, 3rd Inning off R. Cook, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Nevarez (12, 5th Inning off R. Cook, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Acosta (8, 9th Inning off J. Kern, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nadeau 2 , J. Widel 4 , M. Nevarez 4 , D. Cuello , J. Stanton , J. Acosta 4 , A. Garcia , J. Mercado
2-out RBI: J. Widel , D. Cuello , J. Stanton , J. Acosta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nevarez , D. Cuello , J. Stanton 3 , O. Florez
GIDP: O. Florez
Sac Fly: J. Widel , C. Stephens
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nadeau (20) , M. Nevarez 2 (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Slater CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .254 0 19
J. Gainey SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .288 5 41
B. Potgeter LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .310 15 49
C. Nicotra 1B 4 2 1 3 1 1 2 .296 17 65
S. Takahashi RF 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .294 11 46
K. Norwood 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .306 2 28
   a-W. Im PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .236 3 13
B. Horning DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .238 4 22
J. Silva 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .251 4 29
K. Novy C 4 0 1 2 0 3 1 .234 5 13
Totals 39 11 15 11 3 10 16      
a - W. Im pinch hit for K. Norwood in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gainey (15, 3rd Inning off M. Ricketts, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Norwood (14, 5th Inning off J. Ray, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Potgeter (1, 8th Inning off M. Moncada, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Takahashi (11, 3rd Inning off M. Ricketts, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Nicotra (17, 3rd Inning off M. Ricketts, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Horning (4, 4th Inning off M. Ricketts, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Im (3, 9th Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Slater 2 , J. Gainey 3 , B. Potgeter 3 , C. Nicotra 4 , S. Takahashi 6 , K. Norwood 2 , W. Im 4 , B. Horning 5 , J. Silva , K. Novy
2-out RBI: J. Slater , C. Nicotra , S. Takahashi , K. Novy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gainey , S. Takahashi
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Norwood-Silva-Nicotra)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ricketts 3.0 6 5 5 1 2 3 59 2.93   
J. Ray 1.2 5 5 5 2 3 0 34 18.69   
M. Moncada 3.1 3 0 0 0 5 0 57 7.30   
J. Martinez L (3-3) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ricketts 26
Batters Faced: M. Ricketts 16, J. Ray 12, M. Moncada 13, J. Martinez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ricketts 4-3, J. Ray 2-0, M. Moncada 3-2, J. Martinez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ricketts 59-40, J. Ray 34-26, M. Moncada 57-36, J. Martinez 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Moncada 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cook 6.1 8 3 3 2 8 0 109 4.02   
J. Butler 2.1 1 5 5 6 3 0 61 6.55   
J. Kern W (3-4), BS (6) 0.1 4 2 2 1 1 1 26 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cook 51
Batters Faced: R. Cook 28, J. Butler 14, J. Kern 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cook 4-6, J. Butler 3-1, J. Kern 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cook 109-74, J. Butler 61-31, J. Kern 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Butler 1-1 , J. Kern 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Widel
Ballpark: Desert Storm Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 39969
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