 | | FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE HOUSTON RANGERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS 04/06/2042 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE | | HOUSTON RANGERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS | | GAME ID: 675 - SUNDAY, APRIL 6TH , 2042 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Rangers (5-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | | Phoenix Firebirds (1-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |  | |
| Firebirds Fall, 9-0, to Skolnick, Rangers | The 4-hit performance of Bob Skolnick, who finished 5th in the UL in triples with 4 in 2040, helped the Houston Rangers beat the Phoenix Firebirds, 9-0. Sean Mikkelsen, the winning pitcher, improved to 2-0. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 1 hits and no runs, while striking out 9 and walking 3. Tom Klug earned the save for Houston.
In the top of the first, with the game still scoreless, Skolnick hit a run-scoring single to put his team in the lead.
"Winning never gets dull," said Skolnick.
The loss drops Phoenix to 1-5. | | | | |
 |
| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - N. Reese pinch hit for R. Vargas in the 7th
BATTING Doubles: B. Skolnick 2 (4, 4th Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off F. Garcia, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Racine (2, 9th Inning off F. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: R. Vargas (1, 4th Inning off B. Cole, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Skolnick (2, 5th Inning off B. Becerra, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: R. Vargas 5 , J. Racine 3 , D. Baker , B. Skolnick 9 , A. Quintero , W. Lemessurier 2-out RBI: R. Vargas , B. Skolnick 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ings , A. Quintero Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING SB: R. Vargas (1) , A. Quintero (1) | | | a - G. Kearley pinch hit for O. Pinales in the 7th b - A. Devine substituted for G. Kearley in the 8th
BATTING Total Bases: N. Allen Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Unruh , G. Kearley Team LOB: 4
FIELDING OF assists: 1 (MacPherson(Skolnick at 3rd base)) PB: J. Barcia | | |
 |
| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Mikkelsen W (2-0) | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 102 | 0.73 | | T. Klug SV (1) | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Cole L (0-1) | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 5.91 | | B. Becerra | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 4.91 | | F. Garcia | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0.00 | | |
 |
| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bob Skolnick Ballpark: Firebirds Ballpark Start Time: 7:35 PM MT Time: 3:20 Attendance: 30144 |
 |