GREAT LAKES BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT THUNDERBIRDS AT TOLEDO NEPTUNES
07/27/2052
 
GREAT LAKES BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT THUNDERBIRDS AT TOLEDO NEPTUNES
GAME ID: 591 - SATURDAY, JULY 27TH , 2052 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Thunderbirds (39-60) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 9 0
Toledo Neptunes (60-39) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 3
Thunderbirds Victors, 5-2, at Toledo
The Detroit Thunderbirds picked up a win at Ballpark of Toledo, dropping the Toledo Neptunes, 5-2. Noriyuki Sakuma, who led the USA in strikeouts with 249 in 2050, was the difference-maker. Sakuma got the win, improving to 2-6. He gave up 5 hits and walked 0 over 7 innings. He allowed 1 run. The Thunderbirds, at 39-60, have now won 4 straight.

Detroit used the hitting of Carlos Franco to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Thunderbirds on top, 3-0. For the game, Franco had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Detroit manager Larry Link.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TOLEDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Brunel SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .248 12 31
A. Stout 2B 5 2 2 0 0 3 4 .255 3 11
S. Gillis RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .335 13 61
R. Morales 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .311 25 68
C. Franco 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .230 5 33
A. Alblas LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .206 11 50
   D. Petit P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Forrest C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .194 6 30
M. Lapeyre CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .282 11 35
N. Sakuma P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 0 0
   a-E. Guitton LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 7 33
Totals 38 5 9 5 2 15 27      
a - E. Guitton substituted for N. Sakuma in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Brunel (21, 1st Inning off J. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Franco (5, 1st Inning off J. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Brunel 2 , A. Stout 2 , S. Gillis , C. Franco 5 , G. Forrest , M. Lapeyre , E. Guitton
2-out RBI: C. Franco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Brunel , S. Gillis , C. Franco , G. Forrest
Sac Fly: A. Alblas
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Brunel (22) , M. Lapeyre (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Stout-Brunel-Franco, Morales-Stout-Franco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Dijkstra RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .324 7 28
C. Burkett CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .260 11 34
D. Adams LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .318 12 43
D. Murphy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .288 19 55
C. Figueroa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .308 19 68
L. González 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 16 52
C. Cowley SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 9 27
K. Armour C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 6 21
J. Castro P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 0 3
   a-D. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 7 16
   J. Bryant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 1 2
   b-J. Gómez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 8 31
   T. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 0 10 7      
a - D. Davis pinch hit for J. Castro in the 5th
b - J. Gómez pinch hit for D. Scott in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Adams (24, 4th Inning off N. Sakuma, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Burkett (11, 6th Inning off N. Sakuma, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Adams (12, 9th Inning off D. Petit, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Dijkstra , C. Burkett 4 , D. Adams 7 , J. Castro , J. Gómez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Burkett , L. González
GIDP: G. Dijkstra , D. Murphy
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: D. Murphy (3) , C. Cowley 2 (10)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TOLEDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Sakuma W (2-6) 7.0 5 1 1 0 8 1 105 3.35   
D. Petit 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 25 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Sakuma 71
Batters Faced: N. Sakuma 25, D. Petit 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Sakuma 6-6, D. Petit 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Sakuma 105-63, D. Petit 25-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Castro L (5-6) 5.0 8 4 4 0 9 1 108 4.53   
J. Bryant 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.17   
D. Scott 2.0 0 1 0 0 3 0 33 4.55   
T. White 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Castro 44
Batters Faced: J. Castro 25, J. Bryant 3, D. Scott 7, T. White 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Castro 2-4, J. Bryant 1-0, D. Scott 1-2, T. White 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Castro 108-70, J. Bryant 9-7, D. Scott 33-20, T. White 11-7
WP: T. White
Balk: D. Scott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noriyuki Sakuma
Ballpark: Ballpark of Toledo
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 39725
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