 | | FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT HOUSTON RANGERS 05/12/2042 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE | | PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT HOUSTON RANGERS | | GAME ID: 870 - MONDAY, MAY 12TH , 2042 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Phoenix Firebirds (15-24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | | Houston Rangers (22-17) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| Rangers Thwart Firebirds, 2-1 | The Houston Rangers got a magnificent effort from pitcher Josh Cummiskey, who kept Phoenix hitters in check en route to a 2-1 Rangers win at Globe Life Field. In 7 innings, Cummiskey surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 2. He allowed no runs. Al Reyes notched his 13th save of the season.
Houston took a 2-0 lead on Ricky Vargas's 7th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Vargas hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Phoenix pitcher Bert Cole visibly frustrated.
"Josh did a good job of shutting their lineup down," said Houston manager David Fields.
With the win, Houston upped its record to 22-17. | | | | |
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| PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | BATTING Doubles: R. Vargas (7, 8th Inning off B. Cole, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: J. Chavez (4, 5th Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: R. Vargas 3 , J. Racine , D. Baker , J. Chavez 4 , L. Bychyk Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ings , D. Baker GIDP: B. Skolnick Sac Bunt: W. Lemessurier Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Cummiskey-Bychyk-Baker, Vargas-Bychyk-Baker) | | |
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| PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Cole L (2-5) | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 4.08 | | J. Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.40 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Cummiskey W (1-2) | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 104 | 3.68 | | J. Reed H (2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3.82 | | A. Reyes SV (13) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.65 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Josh Cummiskey Ballpark: Globe Life Field Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph Start Time: 2:35 PM CT Time: 2:57 Attendance: 27472 |
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