THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
KYIV COSSACKS AT DETROIT PIZZAS
05/26/2050
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
KYIV COSSACKS AT DETROIT PIZZAS
GAME ID: 365 - THURSDAY, MAY 26TH , 2050 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyiv Cossacks (24-22) 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 8 11 0
Detroit Pizzas (24-23) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
Pizzas Beaten By Cossacks, 8-5
The Kyiv Cossacks defeated the Detroit Pizzas, 8-5, at Pizzas Ballpark. Kyiv was led by 2047 Most Valuable Player Award winner Mike Bitzer, who went 2 for 4 with a double and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The win belonged to Ricardo Hernandez in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Phil Beard took the loss for Detroit. Kurat Feyzioglu finished the game for Kyiv and earned his 12th save.

Alberto Salinas, who is tied for 6th in the FL in triples with 1, helped out the Kyiv cause in the top of the fifth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the shortstop went 1 for 5.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Salinas.

The last-place Pizzas have dropped 4 straight games.
KYIV BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abitia 2B 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .300 5 12
M. Bitzer LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .258 1 11
J. Gillespie 3B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .278 10 26
C. Nicotra DH 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .247 11 36
R. Garcia CF 5 1 1 1 0 3 5 .259 11 32
W. Melnick 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 6 .304 9 16
A. Salinas SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .271 0 2
W. Martinez RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .307 1 12
F. Vazquez C 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .200 0 6
Totals 39 8 11 7 5 14 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Bitzer (14, 5th Inning off P. Beard, 2 on, 0 outs) , W. Martinez (8, 7th Inning off J. Bautista, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Melnick (9, 9th Inning off B. Arellano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Abitia 2 , M. Bitzer 3 , J. Gillespie 3 , R. Garcia , W. Melnick 4 , A. Salinas , W. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: N. Abitia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bitzer , C. Nicotra , R. Garcia , W. Melnick , F. Vazquez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bitzer (4) , J. Gillespie (7)
CS: N. Abitia (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gillespie-Abitia-Melnick, Abitia-Salinas-Melnick)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Deaner LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .266 1 12
   a-L. Garcia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .197 1 10
J. Caravaggio RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .352 9 33
C. Adams CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .253 2 8
J. Herndon 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .315 2 7
A. Ressler 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .230 6 20
R. Hamburg DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .287 5 24
D. Lucas SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .302 3 15
J. Naylor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 1 6
B. Brymer C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 3 14
Totals 31 5 7 5 6 4 9      
a - L. Garcia pinch hit for M. Deaner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Herndon (5, 2nd Inning off Z. DeShields, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Caravaggio (15, 2nd Inning off Z. DeShields, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Adams (2, 2nd Inning off Z. DeShields, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Caravaggio 3 , C. Adams 4 , J. Herndon 3 , R. Hamburg , D. Lucas
2-out RBI: J. Caravaggio , C. Adams , R. Hamburg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hamburg , D. Lucas
GIDP: J. Caravaggio , J. Naylor
Hit by Pitch: B. Brymer
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Caravaggio (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Caravaggio (3)
PB: B. Brymer
KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. DeShields 3.2 5 5 5 5 3 1 84 6.58   
R. Hernandez W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 41 4.34   
B. Rendahl H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.84   
K. Feyzioglu SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. DeShields 27
Batters Faced: Z. DeShields 22, R. Hernandez 10, B. Rendahl 3, K. Feyzioglu 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. DeShields 4-4, R. Hernandez 5-3, B. Rendahl 2-0, K. Feyzioglu 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. DeShields 84-42, R. Hernandez 41-24, B. Rendahl 10-7, K. Feyzioglu 11-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Z. DeShields
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Beard L (5-1) 4.2 7 7 5 5 9 0 112 2.61   
J. Diaz 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.79   
J. Bautista 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 1.76   
B. Arellano 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Beard 30
Batters Faced: P. Beard 27, J. Diaz 5, J. Bautista 8, B. Arellano 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Beard 4-1, J. Diaz 2-2, J. Bautista 1-2, B. Arellano 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Beard 112-65, J. Diaz 14-12, J. Bautista 34-24, B. Arellano 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Diaz 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Bitzer
Ballpark: Pizzas Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 32577
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