GREAT LAKES BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT THUNDERBIRDS AT CHICAGO ARCHITECTS
05/05/2053
 
GREAT LAKES BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT THUNDERBIRDS AT CHICAGO ARCHITECTS
GAME ID: 170 - MONDAY, MAY 5TH , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Thunderbirds (12-17) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 1
Chicago Architects (13-16) 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 X 11 11 0
Detroit Roughed Up By Architects
The Chicago Architects romped over the Detroit Thunderbirds, 11-3, at Pier IV Grounds. António Méndez led the way. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice for Chicago. Hai-feng Jiao, who is tied for 4th in the USA in innings pitched with 38.0, was the winner. He's now 3-1. The loser was Augusto González. The Thunderbirds have now dropped 5 straight.

With Chicago leading 7-1 in the bottom of the eighth, Méndez came up to bat against Detroit pitcher Terry Bishop. Méndez hit a cutter to right for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Architects on top, 11-1.

"We're not exactly playing great right now," said Larry Link, the Detroit manager.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Akerval LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .257 3 8
A. Stout 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 1 5
   b-J. Tupper PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .138 0 1
S. Gillis RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .296 10 16
R. Morales 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .273 2 16
N. Gauthier 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .242 3 14
T. Grenier DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 6 19
   a-K. van de Linde DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .174 1 5
D. Steele C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257 0 6
F. Bernier CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .152 2 9
T. Brunel SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .185 2 10
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 9 15      
a - K. van de Linde inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Tupper pinch hit for A. Stout in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Morales (6, 8th Inning off K. Shannon, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Brunel (4, 9th Inning off K. Shannon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Gillis (10, 1st Inning off H. Jiao, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Akerval (3, 9th Inning off K. Shannon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Akerval 4 , J. Tupper , S. Gillis 4 , R. Morales 2 , T. Grenier , F. Bernier , T. Brunel 2
2-out RBI: M. Akerval , S. Gillis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Akerval , S. Gillis , T. Grenier , K. van de Linde
Sac Bunt: T. Brunel
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Akerval (16)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Maxwell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Stout-Brunel-Gauthier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Graves DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .221 2 8
J. Castillo LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .286 1 13
J. Ashley RF 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 .250 5 14
A. Méndez CF 4 2 2 6 0 0 3 .240 6 29
L. Sharpe 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .172 1 3
J. Hunt C 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .382 1 3
K. Noseworthy 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .165 3 12
S. Lefevre SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .215 4 11
A. Gutiérrez 2B 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .167 0 4
Totals 32 11 11 10 7 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Castillo 2 (10, 1st Inning off A. González, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off A. González, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Hunt (1, 4th Inning off A. González, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Castillo (2, 7th Inning off B. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Méndez 2 (6, 5th Inning off A. González, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Bishop, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Graves , J. Castillo 7 , A. Méndez 8 , J. Hunt 4 , S. Lefevre , A. Gutiérrez
2-out RBI: J. Ashley , A. Méndez 2 , A. Gutiérrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Graves 2 , A. Méndez
GIDP: A. Méndez
Sac Fly: A. Méndez , A. Gutiérrez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Lefevre (1)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. González L (1-1) 5.0 7 4 4 4 3 1 94 5.06   
G. Maxwell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.80   
B. Miller 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 4.09   
A. Sweet 0.2 2 5 5 3 0 0 30 6.75   
T. Bishop 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. González 36
Batters Faced: A. González 25, G. Maxwell 3, B. Miller 4, A. Sweet 7, T. Bishop 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. González 7-4, G. Maxwell 2-1, B. Miller 1-2, A. Sweet 0-2, T. Bishop 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. González 94-48, G. Maxwell 13-10, B. Miller 16-10, A. Sweet 30-13, T. Bishop 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Maxwell 2-1 , T. Bishop 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Jiao W (3-1) 6.0 3 1 1 3 4 1 103 5.21   
L. Stott H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 0.66   
K. Shannon 2.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 39 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Jiao 63
Batters Faced: H. Jiao 24, L. Stott 4, K. Shannon 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Jiao 7-7, L. Stott 1-1, K. Shannon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Jiao 103-59, L. Stott 16-7, K. Shannon 39-24
WP: H. Jiao
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: António Méndez
Ballpark: Pier IV Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 28039
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