 | | FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE SAN FRANCISCO PIONEERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS 07/03/2044 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE | | SAN FRANCISCO PIONEERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS | | GAME ID: 1152 - SUNDAY, JULY 3RD , 2044 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | San Francisco Pioneers (34-50) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | Phoenix Firebirds (37-47) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 | 13 | 0 | | |  | |
| Pioneers Suffer 7-2 Road Loss | The Phoenix Firebirds beat the San Francisco Pioneers, 7-2, at Firebirds Ballpark. Phoenix center fielder Dwayne Bland, who is tied for 3rd in the UL in doubles with 24, collected 1 single and 2 doubles with 1 run batted in. Picking up the win was Gilbert Babin. He went 5.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. The right--hander struck out 4 and walked 5. Jose Hernandez notched his 1st save of the season.
Aaron Devine had a big 3-run home run for the Firebirds in the bottom of the third inning. With Phoenix trailing 2-1 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a fastball from 27-year old right-handed pitcher Mike Ludwigs and swatted a home run to right-center. It was his 7th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Firebirds ahead, 4-2.
Devine called the win "a team effort."
With the win over San Francisco, the Firebirds improved to 37-47. | | | | |
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| SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE | | PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | BATTING Doubles: R. Rodriguez (25, 3rd Inning off M. Ludwigs, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Monter (14, 5th Inning off M. Ludwigs, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Bland 2 (24, 7th Inning off M. Ludwigs, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Askew, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: A. Devine (7, 3rd Inning off M. Ludwigs, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: D. Bland 5 , R. Unruh , R. Rodriguez 3 , D. Monter 3 , A. Devine 4 , C. Sanchez , T. Campbell 2 , S. Masya 2-out RBI: D. Bland , R. Unruh , D. Monter Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bland , C. Sanchez 2 Sac Bunt: R. Unruh Sac Fly: A. Devine Team LOB: 8 | | |
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| SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE | | PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Ludwigs L (4-7) | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 98 | 4.36 | | J. Askew | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3.27 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Dwayne Bland Ballpark: Firebirds Ballpark Start Time: 7:05 PM MT Time: 3:10 Attendance: 29573 |
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