ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT AURORA SUNS
04/10/2024
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ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT AURORA SUNS
GAME ID: 2492 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Wildthings (1-6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 7 1
Aurora Suns (7-0) 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 4 X 13 14 1
Suns Win, 13-4, Extend Streak to 7 Games
The 13-4 Aurora win over Washington was due in large part to Brian Byrd. The Suns third baseman was 2-5 with a home run, while scoring 3 times and driving in 4. Gerardo Cruz was the winning pitcher. Over 5 innings, he allowed 1 run on 3 hits, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. Kevin McGaha picked up his 1st save of the season.

With Aurora leading 9-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Byrd came up to bat against Washington pitcher Jim Unknown. Byrd hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 1st home run of the season put the Suns on top, 13-3.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Byrd.

Washington falls to 1-6.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bloomquist SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .371 3 5
M. Adams 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .321 3 6
D. Gardner 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .536 3 9
   b-B. Cortez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Campos 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .241 0 0
A. Dravid LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .148 2 4
K. Jordan RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .207 1 2
M. Chamberlin C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .125 1 3
M. Gonzalez CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .167 1 1
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-M. Accardi DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4 4 14 16      
a - M. Accardi inserted as DH in the 6th
b - B. Cortez pinch hit for D. Gardner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Bloomquist (4, 1st Inning off G. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Gardner (3, 7th Inning off K. McGaha, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Adams (3, 9th Inning off K. McGaha, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Bloomquist 3 , M. Adams 4 , D. Gardner 5 , R. Campos , M. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: S. Bloomquist , M. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Adams , R. Campos , K. Jordan , J. Unknown , M. Accardi
Sac Bunt: A. Dravid
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Bloomquist (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Gardner (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Adams-Bloomquist-Gardner, Bloomquist-Adams-Gardner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gordon LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292 0 0
J. Bellamy CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .433 5 14
D. Harter 1B 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .600 1 1
J. McIsaac RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .552 5 12
J. Ruiz DH 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .400 0 0
B. Byrd 3B 5 3 2 4 0 1 1 .400 1 6
K. Roberts 2B 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .300 1 7
J. Feeler SS 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 .385 5 12
J. Sanchez C 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 .273 0 2
Totals 37 13 14 13 6 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Roberts (3, 4th Inning off J. Hodgins, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Sanchez (1, 4th Inning off J. Pegan, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bellamy (5, 1st Inning off C. Gibbons, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Harter (1, 3rd Inning off J. Hodgins, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. McIsaac (5, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Roberts (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Byrd (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bellamy 5 , D. Harter 6 , J. McIsaac 5 , J. Ruiz , B. Byrd 5 , K. Roberts 7 , J. Sanchez 2
2-out RBI: D. Harter , B. Byrd , K. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gordon , J. Bellamy
GIDP: J. McIsaac , J. Sanchez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Byrd (1)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gibbons 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 1 39 7.11   
J. Hodgins L (0-2) 2.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 33 13.50   
J. Pegan 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 4.70   
J. Unknown 2.0 6 7 7 3 1 2 51 31.50   
J. Unknown 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gibbons 37
Batters Faced: C. Gibbons 8, J. Hodgins 9, J. Pegan 9, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gibbons 1-2, J. Hodgins 3-1, J. Pegan 4-1, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gibbons 39-21, J. Hodgins 33-20, J. Pegan 32-22, J. Unknown 51-29, J. Unknown 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hodgins 3-0 , J. Pegan 2-2 , J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cruz W (1-0) 5.0 3 1 0 3 5 0 89 8.64   
K. McGaha SV (1) 4.0 4 3 3 1 9 2 61 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cruz 61
Batters Faced: G. Cruz 22, K. McGaha 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cruz 7-3, K. McGaha 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cruz 89-55, K. McGaha 61-43
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. McGaha 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Byrd
Ballpark: Suns Field
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 8941
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