THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
BUFFALO BUFFALO AT KYIV COSSACKS
07/27/2049
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
BUFFALO BUFFALO AT KYIV COSSACKS
GAME ID: 2495 - TUESDAY, JULY 27TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Buffalo (47-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1
Kyiv Cossacks (49-52) 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 1 X 13 11 0
Cossacks 13-2 Winners Over Buffalo
Kyiv starter Zachery DeShields throttled the Buffalo offense, as the Cossacks won in a rout, 13-2. The third-place Cossacks sport a record of 49-52.

The Buffalo had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Cossacks going into the bottom of the fourth inning. That changed quickly when the 27-year old first baseman William Melnick came to the plate. Melnick hit a 2-run double on a first pitch fastball from Buffalo hurler Jimmy Miller. It was Melnick's 15th double of the year.

Buffalo manager Jim Punk42ae called the blowout loss "undesirable."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE KYIV BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Koonts RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .267 0 28
B. Rigling 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .319 4 35
P. Rader 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .286 14 46
J. Estes LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 1 12
M. Nagy DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .212 13 36
E. Nin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .220 8 44
J. Acosta CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .253 5 26
L. Alvarez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .148 1 2
R. Pina SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .229 3 36
Totals 32 2 7 2 5 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rigling (29, 1st Inning off Z. DeShields, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Koonts (2, 8th Inning off Z. DeShields, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Koonts 3 , B. Rigling 2 , J. Estes , J. Acosta , L. Alvarez 2 , R. Pina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Koonts , M. Nagy 2
GIDP: E. Nin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Nagy (7)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Pina (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Nin-Rigling-Rader)
OF assists: 2 (Koonts(Buffington at home), Estes(William at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. William 1B 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 .274 15 42
A. Lester RF 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .290 6 30
M. Bitzer CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .284 6 32
R. Garcia LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .321 11 69
N. Abitia 2B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .271 15 61
W. Melnick DH 4 2 1 3 1 2 3 .202 13 49
S. Buffington 3B 3 0 2 3 1 1 2 .209 10 37
J. Hernandez C 4 1 0 1 0 1 6 .307 8 28
A. Salinas SS 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .276 7 23
Totals 32 13 11 13 8 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Melnick (15, 4th Inning off J. Miller, 3 on, 2 outs) , K. William (17, 7th Inning off D. Hernandez, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Garcia (32, 8th Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. William 3 , M. Bitzer , R. Garcia 2 , N. Abitia 2 , W. Melnick 2 , S. Buffington 2 , A. Salinas 2
2-out RBI: K. William , W. Melnick , S. Buffington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bitzer , W. Melnick , J. Hernandez 2
GIDP: J. Hernandez
Hit by Pitch: A. Lester , N. Abitia
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. William (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hernandez-Abitia-William, Hernandez-Abitia)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Miller L (9-8) 6.0 4 4 4 5 8 0 121 4.07   
O. Gallegos 0.1 4 6 4 2 1 0 29 7.20   
D. Hernandez 1.2 3 3 1 1 2 0 31 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Miller 51
Batters Faced: J. Miller 26, O. Gallegos 8, D. Hernandez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Miller 6-2, O. Gallegos 0-0, D. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Miller 121-70, O. Gallegos 29-14, D. Hernandez 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hernandez 3-2
WP: J. Miller
Hit Batsmen: J. Miller , O. Gallegos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. DeShields W (10-8) 7.2 6 2 2 3 9 0 109 4.09   
A. Cheatham 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 30 7.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. DeShields 65
Batters Faced: Z. DeShields 30, A. Cheatham 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. DeShields 8-4, A. Cheatham 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. DeShields 109-69, A. Cheatham 30-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cheatham 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zachery DeShields
Ballpark: Kyiv Grounds
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 17836
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