THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
KYIV COSSACKS AT BROOKLYN KNIGHTS
06/02/2048
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
KYIV COSSACKS AT BROOKLYN KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 418 - TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyiv Cossacks (26-27) 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 5 1 13 13 0
Brooklyn Knights (28-26) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 12 1
Melnick drives in 5 runs, Leads Cossacks to Win
The Kyiv Cossacks saddled the Brooklyn Knights with a loss at Brooklyn Coliseum. The final score was 13-4. William Melnick was 2 for 4, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Kyiv first baseman scored 1 run and drove in 5. The winning pitcher was Mark Powers. His record now stands at 1-3. The left-hander went 7.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 10 hits for the Cossacks. With the win, Kyiv has a record of 26-27. Brooklyn falls to 28-26.

With Kyiv leading 3-2 in the top of the sixth, Melnick hit a fastball from Nick Sweet for a grand slam home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Cossacks ahead, 7-2.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Melnick. "You've got to get results."
KYIV BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Garcia LF 6 1 2 1 0 1 4 .236 8 32
A. Lester DH 5 2 0 0 1 1 5 .284 3 29
M. Bitzer CF 6 2 3 2 0 3 4 .339 5 28
W. Melnick 1B 4 1 2 5 1 0 3 .266 13 37
K. William SS 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .234 6 23
K. Alcala RF 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 .275 10 37
L. Chavez 3B 5 1 2 4 0 1 5 .231 3 10
S. Buffington 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .309 8 33
D. Terkeurst C 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 .304 3 27
Totals 40 13 13 13 10 10 25      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Buffington (9, 3rd Inning off V. Gaskin, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bitzer (18, 3rd Inning off V. Gaskin, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Melnick (13, 6th Inning off N. Sweet, 3 on, 2 outs) , L. Chavez (3, 8th Inning off L. Paulick, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Garcia 2 , M. Bitzer 4 , W. Melnick 5 , K. William 2 , L. Chavez 5 , S. Buffington 3
2-out RBI: W. Melnick , K. William
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Garcia , K. William , K. Alcala , L. Chavez 2
Sac Fly: W. Melnick
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Lester (2) , S. Buffington (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Buffington-William-Melnick)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Buntin RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .306 6 22
K. Ohata CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .170 0 4
E. Putty 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .324 12 31
K. Kanzaki LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .294 13 34
S. Veldhoven DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 6 .261 11 31
J. Wallace 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .211 7 24
A. Goenaga 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .232 9 21
G. Ferguson SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .326 1 9
J. Espinosa C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .185 0 7
Totals 37 4 12 4 2 8 21      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Goenaga (9, 2nd Inning off M. Powers, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Buntin (6, 6th Inning off M. Powers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Buntin 5 , K. Ohata 2 , E. Putty 2 , K. Kanzaki , A. Goenaga 5 , G. Ferguson 2 , J. Espinosa
2-out RBI: C. Buntin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Veldhoven , J. Wallace 2
GIDP: J. Espinosa
Sac Fly: S. Veldhoven
Hit by Pitch: C. Buntin
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: E. Putty (1)
KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Powers W (1-3) 7.2 10 4 4 2 5 2 98 5.01   
J. Gold 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 21 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Powers 46
Batters Faced: M. Powers 34, J. Gold 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Powers 10-7, J. Gold 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Powers 98-65, J. Gold 21-14
Hit Batsmen: J. Gold
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rodriguez 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 6.00   
V. Gaskin L (2-2) 3.0 4 3 3 3 3 0 60 6.86   
N. Sweet 1.0 3 4 0 2 2 1 35 1.64   
L. Paulick 1.2 2 5 5 5 1 1 55 7.30   
J. Randle 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 29 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rodriguez 49
Batters Faced: A. Rodriguez 6, V. Gaskin 16, N. Sweet 9, L. Paulick 12, J. Randle 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rodriguez 1-2, V. Gaskin 3-3, N. Sweet 1-0, L. Paulick 2-2, J. Randle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rodriguez 27-21, V. Gaskin 60-32, N. Sweet 35-20, L. Paulick 55-26, J. Randle 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Sweet 1-0
WP: V. Gaskin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Melnick
Ballpark: Brooklyn Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 31654
Special Notes: SP Alejandro Rodriguez was injured while pitching.
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