THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ST. LOUIS ARCHIES AT KYIV COSSACKS
09/09/2049
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
ST. LOUIS ARCHIES AT KYIV COSSACKS
GAME ID: 4393 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Archies (84-55) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Kyiv Cossacks (67-74) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
St. Louis Stopped, 5-2, by Kyiv
Kyiv turned a good performance from starting pitcher Zachery DeShields into a 5-2 triumph over the St. Louis Archies at Kyiv Grounds. DeShields got the win, improving to 13-11. He gave up 7 hits and walked 5 over 8 innings. He allowed 2 runs. After today's action, Kyiv sits at 67-74, while St. Louis falls to 84-55.

William Melnick had a big 2-run home run for the Cossacks in the bottom of the first inning. With Kyiv leading 2-0 and a runner on 3rd, he sized up a sinker from two-time All-Star Nate Edmondson and punished it. The result was his 20th home run of the season, which put the Cossacks on top, 4-0.

"We did a lot of really good things and it was a good win," said Cossacks manager Boris Lahutin.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KYIV BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robertson RF 5 0 2 0 0 3 3 .301 19 69
A. Salgado CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .324 7 54
A. Garcia 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .296 22 80
B. Cifelli 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .293 37 106
J. Mercado DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 6 23
A. Pimentel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .300 0 0
R. Reis LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .261 2 19
D. Funk C 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .253 19 59
   a-D. Cuello PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 19 61
J. Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271 3 21
   b-R. Gonzalez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 5 15
Totals 30 2 8 2 6 7 18      
a - D. Cuello pinch hit for D. Funk in the 9th
b - R. Gonzalez pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Salgado (4, 3rd Inning off Z. DeShields, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Garcia (3, 6th Inning off Z. DeShields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Cifelli (37, 8th Inning off Z. DeShields, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Robertson 2 , A. Salgado 3 , A. Garcia 3 , B. Cifelli 5 , A. Pimentel , R. Reis
2-out RBI: B. Cifelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robertson , J. Rodriguez
GIDP: A. Garcia , A. Pimentel 2
Sac Fly: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Reis (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pimentel-Garcia-Cifelli)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. William 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .272 22 66
N. Abitia 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .258 18 70
M. Bitzer CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .289 8 51
R. Garcia LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .309 18 98
K. Alcala RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .240 8 40
W. Melnick DH 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .214 20 67
   a-S. Lucot DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 11 33
S. Buffington 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .230 14 49
A. Salinas SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .278 8 38
J. Rommel C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .184 8 29
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 4 15      
a - S. Lucot inserted as DH in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Garcia (43, 1st Inning off N. Edmondson, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Melnick (20, 1st Inning off N. Edmondson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. William 2 , M. Bitzer 2 , R. Garcia 3 , K. Alcala , W. Melnick 4 , A. Salinas
2-out RBI: W. Melnick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bitzer , J. Rommel
GIDP: M. Bitzer
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Salinas-Abitia-William, Buffington-William, Salinas-Abitia-William)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Edmondson L (15-8) 4.1 8 5 5 3 3 1 90 3.32   
D. Wheeler 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Edmondson 27
Batters Faced: N. Edmondson 23, D. Wheeler 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Edmondson 5-4, D. Wheeler 7-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Edmondson 90-52, D. Wheeler 42-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wheeler 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. DeShields W (13-11) 8.0 7 2 2 5 6 1 112 3.89   
J. Gold SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. DeShields 61
Batters Faced: Z. DeShields 32, J. Gold 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. DeShields 7-7, J. Gold 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. DeShields 112-70, J. Gold 26-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zachery DeShields
Ballpark: Kyiv Grounds
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 23527
Special Notes: William Melnick was ejected in the 3rd inning for arguing a strike call.
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