THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
LANSING RED STORM AT KYIV COSSACKS
09/26/2047
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
LANSING RED STORM AT KYIV COSSACKS
GAME ID: 4448 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Red Storm (56-91) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Kyiv Cossacks (83-64) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 5 7 0
Cossacks Claim 5-3 Triumph
Kyiv third baseman Steve Buffington played a vital role in his team's 5-3 conquest of Lansing. He went 2 for 3 with a double. He drove in 5 runs for Kyiv. The winning pitcher was Tom Call. His record now stands at 8-9. The right-hander went 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits for the Cossacks. Evan King sewed up the save, his 31st.

Cartersville, Georgia native Steve Buffington had a clutch at-bat in the bottom of the sixth for the Cossacks. With Kyiv trailing 3-2, he hit a 2-run single.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Buffington.

The win makes Kyiv 83-64.
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE KYIV BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Chavez 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .304 10 60
K. Yoshihara DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .238 13 47
T. Farrell CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289 26 72
C. Jimenez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 26 90
G. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 22 80
P. Batley SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .314 24 90
T. Biggs RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .279 11 59
D. Weathers 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .278 16 53
   a-B. Bashaw PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 8 27
D. Salazar C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .208 13 46
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 9 14      
a - B. Bashaw pinch hit for D. Weathers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Batley (19, 2nd Inning off T. Call, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Yoshihara (21, 5th Inning off T. Call, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Biggs (35, 9th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Chavez 3 , K. Yoshihara 2 , T. Farrell , P. Batley 2 , T. Biggs 2 , D. Weathers 2 , D. Salazar
2-out RBI: E. Chavez , D. Salazar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Chavez , K. Yoshihara , G. Gonzalez
GIDP: K. Yoshihara
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Chavez (21)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Tortorici (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abitia 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 24 83
M. Bitzer CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 16 77
K. William SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .285 28 99
   a-A. Suarez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 1 9
W. Melnick 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .262 35 109
   b-S. Man'kov SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .137 0 5
K. Alcala RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .305 41 126
R. Ralph DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .323 13 72
R. Garcia LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 7 .291 16 80
S. Buffington 3B 3 0 2 5 0 0 4 .249 12 68
D. Terkeurst C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 14 62
Totals 29 5 7 5 5 6 19      
a - A. Suarez substituted for K. William in the 9th
b - S. Man'kov substituted for W. Melnick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Buffington (40, 2nd Inning off T. Tortorici, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Ralph (40, 6th Inning off T. Tortorici, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. William , K. Alcala 2 , R. Ralph 3 , S. Buffington 3
2-out RBI: , S. Buffington 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. William , S. Buffington , D. Terkeurst 2
Sac Fly: S. Buffington
Hit by Pitch: R. Garcia
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. William (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Buffington-Abitia-Melnick)
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE KYIV PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Tortorici L (5-3) 5.1 4 4 4 3 4 0 102 5.09   
A. Widener BS (1) 2.2 3 1 1 2 2 0 42 6.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tortorici 45
Batters Faced: T. Tortorici 24, A. Widener 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tortorici 5-7, A. Widener 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tortorici 102-62, A. Widener 42-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Widener 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Tortorici
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Call W (8-9) 7.0 9 3 3 1 6 0 119 5.44   
M. Powers H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.02   
E. King SV (31) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Call 52
Batters Faced: T. Call 30, M. Powers 3, E. King 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Call 6-8, M. Powers 0-1, E. King 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Call 119-80, M. Powers 12-9, E. King 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Buffington
Ballpark: Kyiv Grounds
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 38577
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