THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
DETROIT PIZZAS AT KYIV COSSACKS
09/03/2047
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
DETROIT PIZZAS AT KYIV COSSACKS
GAME ID: 4274 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Pizzas (69-58) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 9 13 0
Kyiv Cossacks (73-54) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 11 1
Pizzas Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Cossacks, 9-5
The Detroit Pizzas defeated the Kyiv Cossacks, 9-5. Doing his part was designated hitter Nelson Granados, who went 2-5 with a home run, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Detroit pitcher Geoff Seitz earned the win, hiking his record to 3-1. Evan King suffered the loss. The second-place Pizzas go to 69-58.

In the top of the ninth, Granados hit a tie-breaking grand slam home run to help the Pizzas capture the win.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Granados.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KYIV BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Deaner RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .286 4 32
J. Naylor 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 .280 29 71
N. Granados DH 5 1 2 5 0 3 0 .251 32 76
C. Stephens LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .182 4 6
N. Olveda 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .347 5 19
C. Blake C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .301 9 40
T. Almond CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .245 4 19
T. Ashby 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 .202 3 10
   a-T. Fuentes PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 1 2
   c-J. Irish 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 20 63
R. Escobedo SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 1 24
   b-C. Adams PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .353 10 60
Totals 39 9 13 8 0 7 15      
a - T. Fuentes pinch hit for T. Ashby in the 9th
b - C. Adams pinch hit for R. Escobedo in the 9th
c - J. Irish substituted for T. Fuentes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Deaner (24, 3rd Inning off T. Call, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Almond (9, 7th Inning off T. Call, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Stephens (4, 8th Inning off A. Ducote, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Granados (32, 9th Inning off E. King, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Deaner 4 , N. Granados 5 , C. Stephens 4 , N. Olveda , C. Blake 2 , T. Almond 2 , T. Ashby 2 , C. Adams
2-out RBI: M. Deaner , N. Granados 2 , C. Stephens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Deaner , J. Naylor , C. Stephens , T. Ashby
GIDP: J. Naylor , R. Escobedo
Hit by Pitch: N. Olveda
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Escobedo-Olveda-Naylor)
OF assists: 1 (Deaner(Ralph at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abitia 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286 21 73
M. Bitzer CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .319 14 67
W. Melnick 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .279 34 98
   d-M. Cozart RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 1 6
R. Ralph DH 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .331 11 63
   c-K. William DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 26 95
R. Garcia LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .303 14 71
A. Suarez RF, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .329 1 8
L. Chavez 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .409 5 11
   a-K. Alcala PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 35 114
   b-S. Buffington 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 10 60
D. Summers C 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .167 3 13
S. Man'kov SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .133 0 5
Totals 36 5 11 5 3 8 14      
a - K. Alcala pinch hit for L. Chavez in the 7th
b - S. Buffington substituted for K. Alcala in the 8th
c - K. William inserted as DH in the 8th
d - M. Cozart substituted for W. Melnick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ralph (36, 1st Inning off C. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Suarez (6, 4th Inning off C. Edwards, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Abitia (31, 7th Inning off C. Edwards, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Garcia (42, 8th Inning off G. Seitz, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Man'kov (1, 9th Inning off G. Seitz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bitzer (14, 1st Inning off C. Edwards, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Melnick (34, 8th Inning off C. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Abitia 2 , M. Bitzer 4 , W. Melnick 4 , R. Ralph 3 , R. Garcia 2 , A. Suarez 2 , L. Chavez , S. Buffington , D. Summers , S. Man'kov 2
2-out RBI: N. Abitia , S. Buffington , D. Summers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bitzer , M. Cozart , D. Summers , S. Man'kov 2
GIDP: A. Suarez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Man'kov (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Buffington (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Abitia-Melnick, Man'kov-Abitia-Melnick)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Edwards 7.0 8 4 4 3 5 2 102 4.69   
G. Seitz W (3-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 40 1.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Edwards 47
Batters Faced: C. Edwards 30, G. Seitz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Edwards 9-5, G. Seitz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Edwards 102-63, G. Seitz 40-24
WP: G. Seitz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Call 7.0 8 3 3 0 5 0 106 5.62   
A. Ducote 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 5.92   
E. King L (7-5), BS (5) 0.2 4 5 1 0 0 1 21 2.89   
T. Nadeau 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Call 54
Batters Faced: T. Call 28, A. Ducote 4, E. King 7, T. Nadeau 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Call 12-2, A. Ducote 0-2, E. King 2-0, T. Nadeau 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Call 106-70, A. Ducote 11-8, E. King 21-11, T. Nadeau 4-3
Hit Batsmen: T. Call
Balk: T. Call 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Granados
Ballpark: Kyiv Grounds
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 35789
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