THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ST. LOUIS ARCHIES AT KYIV COSSACKS
08/20/2048
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ST. LOUIS ARCHIES AT KYIV COSSACKS
GAME ID: 3759 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Archies (82-38) 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 6 15 0
Kyiv Cossacks (58-63) 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 X 11 16 0
Archies Tagged with 11-6 Loss
The Kyiv Cossacks defeated the St. Louis Archies, 11-6, at Kyiv Grounds. Kyiv was led by two-time All-Star Steve Buffington, who went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. He scored 3 times. Jamie Conway was the winner. He's now 11-9. The loser was three-time All-Star Mike Ricketts. The third-place Cossacks go to 58-63.

Kyle Alcala, who is tied for 8th in the FL in triples with 3, chipped in a 2-run home run for Kyiv in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Buffington.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KYIV BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nadeau SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .285 5 53
M. Nevarez RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .288 24 66
A. Garcia 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .315 17 59
B. Cifelli 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .227 8 25
P. Hamilton DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .356 11 40
A. Salgado CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .348 0 27
J. Mercado LF 3 0 2 2 1 1 3 .344 2 24
J. Stanton 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .334 18 86
O. Florez C 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .267 7 21
Totals 35 6 15 6 7 6 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Nevarez (21, 5th Inning off J. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mercado (13, 5th Inning off J. Conway, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Cifelli (8, 5th Inning off J. Conway, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Nevarez (24, 8th Inning off M. Torres, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Nevarez 6 , A. Garcia 3 , B. Cifelli 5 , P. Hamilton 2 , A. Salgado , J. Mercado 3 , J. Stanton , O. Florez 2
2-out RBI: J. Mercado , O. Florez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nadeau , O. Florez 2
GIDP: B. Cifelli , A. Salgado
Sac Fly: J. Mercado
Hit by Pitch: P. Hamilton
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Hamilton (34)
CS: B. Nadeau (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stanton-Garcia-Cifelli)
PB: O. Florez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abitia 2B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .264 14 53
A. Lester DH 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 .297 8 67
M. Bitzer CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .316 11 70
R. Garcia LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .251 16 74
K. Alcala RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .286 27 80
W. Melnick 1B 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .222 19 64
S. Buffington 3B 3 3 2 0 2 1 1 .280 14 53
J. Rommel C 5 0 2 2 0 1 6 .207 1 12
A. Salinas SS 4 1 1 1 1 3 4 .211 0 5
Totals 38 11 16 11 4 10 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rommel (5, 2nd Inning off M. Ricketts, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Buffington 2 (17, 2nd Inning off M. Ricketts, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off E. Casale, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Garcia (27, 5th Inning off M. Schwager, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Bitzer (4, 1st Inning off M. Ricketts, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bitzer (11, 3rd Inning off M. Ricketts, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Alcala (27, 5th Inning off M. Schwager, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Garcia (16, 6th Inning off E. Casale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Abitia , A. Lester 2 , M. Bitzer 7 , R. Garcia 6 , K. Alcala 5 , W. Melnick 2 , S. Buffington 4 , J. Rommel 3 , A. Salinas
2-out RBI: A. Lester , M. Bitzer , J. Rommel 2 , A. Salinas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Bitzer 2 , R. Garcia , A. Salinas 3
GIDP: R. Garcia
Sac Fly: A. Lester
Hit by Pitch: N. Abitia , K. Alcala
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Salinas-Abitia-Melnick, Abitia-Salinas-Melnick)
OF assists: 3 (Alcala(Cifelli at 2nd base), Alcala(Mercado at 3rd base), Garcia(Stanton at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ricketts L (11-4) 3.2 7 5 5 2 6 1 92 3.49   
M. Schwager 1.0 3 4 4 2 0 1 31 9.31   
E. Casale 2.1 5 1 1 0 2 1 45 2.45   
W. Murphy 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ricketts 29
Batters Faced: M. Ricketts 20, M. Schwager 9, E. Casale 11, W. Murphy 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ricketts 2-3, M. Schwager 1-2, E. Casale 3-1, W. Murphy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ricketts 92-54, M. Schwager 31-16, E. Casale 45-30, W. Murphy 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schwager 2-0 , E. Casale 2-0
WP: W. Murphy
Hit Batsmen: M. Schwager , W. Murphy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Conway W (11-9) 6.0 12 4 4 4 6 1 106 5.11   
M. Torres 2.2 3 2 2 3 0 1 56 5.75   
C. Burgess 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Conway 34
Batters Faced: J. Conway 30, M. Torres 13, C. Burgess 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Conway 5-2, M. Torres 4-3, C. Burgess 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Conway 106-63, M. Torres 56-30, C. Burgess 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Burgess 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Conway
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Buffington
Ballpark: Kyiv Grounds
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 23348
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