THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
KYIV COSSACKS AT HAVANA SUGAR KINGS
08/27/2047
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
KYIV COSSACKS AT HAVANA SUGAR KINGS
GAME ID: 3751 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyiv Cossacks (71-49) 0 0 6 1 2 3 1 3 1 17 25 0
Havana Sugar Kings (52-68) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 10 0
5-for-6 Day for Buffington
Steve Buffington said "it felt like taking batting practice" at Sugardome II, and it showed in the box score. The Kyiv third baseman had a fantastic 5-for-6 day against the Havana Sugar Kings, leading his club to victory, 17-3.

"I was seeing the ball very well and it was going just about anywhere I wanted," Buffington said later."

Steve Buffington singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI double in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, hit an RBI double in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and struck out in the 9th.

This season, Buffington has delivered 109 hits in 437 at-bats for a .249 average with 10 home runs. He is getting on base at a .304 clip and his totals also include 54 RBIs and 56 runs scored. This year Buffington has played in 116 games.
KYIV BATTING LINESCORE HAVANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abitia 2B 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 .287 20 70
M. Bitzer CF 7 2 4 3 0 1 3 .314 12 65
K. William SS 6 2 3 2 1 1 5 .291 26 93
W. Melnick 1B 4 0 0 1 1 3 7 .277 31 95
   b-A. Suarez PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .358 1 8
K. Alcala RF 5 4 4 2 1 0 0 .299 31 102
R. Ralph DH 5 1 3 1 1 1 3 .324 10 59
R. Garcia LF 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 .302 13 67
   a-L. Chavez PH, LF, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .405 5 11
S. Buffington 3B 6 3 5 3 0 1 0 .249 10 54
D. Terkeurst C 5 1 2 1 1 0 6 .264 13 55
Totals 48 17 25 17 8 10 29      
a - L. Chavez pinch hit for R. Garcia in the 7th
b - A. Suarez pinch hit for W. Melnick in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Garcia (39, 3rd Inning off K. Lowe, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Buffington 3 (35, 3rd Inning off K. Lowe, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off F. Nunez, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off I. Ceballo, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Alcala (27, 3rd Inning off K. Lowe, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. William (39, 8th Inning off B. Shockey, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Terkeurst (15, 9th Inning off R. Moreno, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Abitia (29, 9th Inning off R. Moreno, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Alcala (31, 8th Inning off B. Shockey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Abitia 3 , M. Bitzer 4 , K. William 4 , K. Alcala 8 , R. Ralph 3 , R. Garcia 3 , S. Buffington 8 , D. Terkeurst 3
2-out RBI: M. Bitzer , K. Alcala , R. Ralph , R. Garcia , S. Buffington , D. Terkeurst
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Abitia , K. William , W. Melnick 3 , D. Terkeurst
GIDP: K. William , R. Ralph , D. Terkeurst
Hit by Pitch: R. Garcia
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Abitia (14)
CS: K. William (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Anaya CF 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 .248 18 48
J. Gillespie 3B 5 1 3 2 0 2 1 .281 20 71
J. Engels RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313 36 98
E. Luna 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .291 12 39
J. Wesner LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .213 2 6
C. Lopez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .230 15 50
J. Vega SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .212 10 37
F. Vazquez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .213 8 30
A. Medina DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .233 19 66
Totals 36 3 10 3 3 14 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Wesner (5, 2nd Inning off A. Cheatham, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gillespie (24, 5th Inning off V. Collins, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Lopez (31, 6th Inning off C. Harbaugh, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Vazquez (10, 9th Inning off J. Loza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Anaya (18, 1st Inning off A. Cheatham, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gillespie (20, 7th Inning off C. Harbaugh, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Anaya 5 , J. Gillespie 7 , J. Engels , E. Luna , J. Wesner 2 , C. Lopez 2 , F. Vazquez 2
2-out RBI: J. Gillespie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Engels , E. Luna , F. Vazquez , A. Medina
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Anaya (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Vega-Luna-Lopez, Gillespie-Vazquez-Lopez, Vega-Luna-Lopez)
KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE HAVANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Cheatham 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 24 5.12   
V. Collins W (10-5) 4.0 3 1 1 3 7 0 80 3.37   
C. Harbaugh 3.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 36 3.83   
J. Loza 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cheatham 41
Batters Faced: A. Cheatham 5, V. Collins 17, C. Harbaugh 12, J. Loza 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cheatham 1-0, V. Collins 1-3, C. Harbaugh 2-3, J. Loza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cheatham 24-16, V. Collins 80-46, C. Harbaugh 36-24, J. Loza 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Collins 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Lowe L (2-5) 2.2 9 6 6 1 3 0 71 5.47   
F. Nunez 1.1 5 3 3 3 2 0 39 5.74   
I. Ceballo 2.0 3 3 3 3 3 0 45 6.27   
B. Shockey 2.0 6 4 4 1 1 1 44 5.56   
R. Moreno 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Lowe 14
Batters Faced: K. Lowe 17, F. Nunez 11, I. Ceballo 12, B. Shockey 12, R. Moreno 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Lowe 1-3, F. Nunez 1-0, I. Ceballo 1-1, B. Shockey 2-2, R. Moreno 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Lowe 71-40, F. Nunez 39-21, I. Ceballo 45-23, B. Shockey 44-28, R. Moreno 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Nunez 1-1 , I. Ceballo 3-1
WP: I. Ceballo
Hit Batsmen: I. Ceballo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Alcala
Ballpark: Sugardome II
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 22340
Special Notes: Steve Buffington ties the CSS regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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