AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
08/17/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 4916 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (72-55) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Phoenix Gladiators (58-69) 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 X 6 9 3
Whistlers Sunk by Gladiators
Johnny Keener, who finished 5th in the AC in ERA with 3.55 in 2018, propelled his team to victory over the Boston Whistlers. The final score was 6-2, Phoenix. Ricardo Grados finished the game for Phoenix and earned his 6th save. Boston's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

In the bottom of the 5th, Phoenix took the lead on a 2-run single by Jon Wagner. At the time, the Gladiators were trailing 2-1, but Wagner's hit with two outs against Boston pitcher Josh Cowels put them in front, 3-2.

Keener attributed the win to his team's "dogged determination."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Damon CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .262 2 26
C. Herrera DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308 15 65
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .274 16 82
E. Stowe SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .276 14 60
W. Kirkham RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .315 27 75
T. Lotz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .264 13 39
M. Schmid 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .102 1 5
   a-D. Maher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .388 5 12
   b-B. Roseman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 16 53
M. Fowler C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248 10 47
D. Rodriquez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 2 22
Totals 36 2 8 2 0 11 18      
a - D. Maher pinch hit for M. Schmid in the 6th
b - B. Roseman substituted for D. Maher in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Beeson (19, 1st Inning off J. Keener, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Lotz (16, 2nd Inning off J. Keener, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Damon (25, 3rd Inning off J. Keener, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Stowe 2 (30, 6th Inning off J. Keener, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Grados, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Damon 3 , C. Herrera , J. Beeson 2 , E. Stowe 4 , W. Kirkham , T. Lotz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Beeson , D. Maher , B. Roseman , D. Rodriquez
GIDP: W. Kirkham
Sac Bunt: M. Schmid
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Damon 3 (62)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Platzer SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .288 22 61
V. Gonzalez RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .247 8 40
C. Julio 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .320 15 81
T. Ariëns 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .264 24 72
B. Shultz LF 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 .269 13 49
J. Wagner CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .221 19 51
Z. Husley 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .226 15 54
R. Atkins DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .240 10 42
N. Richardson C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .250 1 6
Totals 33 6 9 6 7 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Julio (42, 1st Inning off D. Offen, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Platzer (31, 6th Inning off S. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Platzer 3 , C. Julio 4 , T. Ariëns , J. Wagner , Z. Husley , R. Atkins
2-out RBI: B. Shultz , J. Wagner , Z. Husley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Gonzalez , T. Ariëns , B. Shultz 2 , N. Richardson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Julio (16)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Grados (1) , T. Ariëns (12) , Z. Husley (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Julio-Platzer-Julio)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Offen 3.1 2 0 0 3 4 0 60 4.71   
J. Cowels L (3-8) 1.1 4 5 5 2 1 0 41 6.25   
S. Johnson 2.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 46 4.12   
D. Elliott 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Offen 55
Batters Faced: D. Offen 15, J. Cowels 10, S. Johnson 11, D. Elliott 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Offen 4-2, J. Cowels 1-2, S. Johnson 4-1, D. Elliott 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Offen 60-32, J. Cowels 41-24, S. Johnson 46-28, D. Elliott 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Johnson 1-0 , D. Elliott 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Keener W (6-7) 5.2 6 2 1 0 6 0 95 4.68   
R. Grados SV (6) 3.1 2 0 0 0 5 0 52 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Keener 57
Batters Faced: J. Keener 24, R. Grados 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Keener 5-5, R. Grados 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Keener 95-67, R. Grados 52-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Grados 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Keener
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (94 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 32953
Special Notes: SP Danny Offen was injured while pitching.
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