 | | FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT HOUSTON RANGERS 05/25/2045 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE | | PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT HOUSTON RANGERS | | GAME ID: 942 - THURSDAY, MAY 25TH , 2045 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Phoenix Firebirds (29-22) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | Houston Rangers (18-33) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Rangers Lose at Home, 5-4 | In a close game at Globe Life Field, the Phoenix Firebirds edged the Houston Rangers, 5-4. Phoenix first baseman Carlos Sanchez stood apart with his performance. He went 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The slumping Rangers have lost 9 straight.
Sanchez contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Phoenix in the top of the fourth. With his team trailing 3-2, Sanchez took a changeup from Hector Garcia and stroked the home run to left. His 6th home run of the season allowed the Firebirds to leap in front, 5-3.
"I'm glad we can make our fans happy with a win," Sanchez told the Phoenix Herald. | | | | |
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| PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Home Runs: R. Rodriguez (8, 1st Inning off H. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Sanchez (6, 4th Inning off H. Garcia, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: D. Bland , R. Unruh , R. Rodriguez 4 , C. Sanchez 4 , J. Williams 2-out RBI: R. Unruh , R. Rodriguez , C. Sanchez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bland , R. Rodriguez Team LOB: 5 | | | a - M. Cadavid pinch hit for N. Davis in the 8th b - N. Harlan substituted for M. Cadavid in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: C. Harrison (4, 7th Inning off G. Babin, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: K. Mealing (1, 1st Inning off G. Babin, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: K. Mealing 4 , J. Cole 2 , C. Harrison 3 , M. Loayza 2 , A. Lappin 2-out RBI: , J. Cole 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Medeiros 2 , N. Davis Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Errors: N. Davis (2) | | |
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| PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Babin W (6-3) | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 104 | 4.37 | | R. Leavitt H (2) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3.86 | | S. de Leon SV (1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.06 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Garcia L (2-5) | 3.2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 5.37 | | W. Samuels | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.70 | | A. Vega | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4.05 | | S. Roy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.07 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Carlos Sanchez Ballpark: Globe Life Field Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM CT Time: 3:09 Attendance: 29717 |
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