AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
05/25/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 615 - THURSDAY, MAY 25TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (34-18) 1 0 0 5 0 2 2 4 0 14 17 0
Tampa Bay Captains (20-32) 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 7 10 1
Captains Continue Skid, Thanks to Kirkham, Whistlers
The Boston Whistlers defeated the Tampa Bay Captains, 14-7, at Ahoy Park. Leading the charge for Boston was left fielder Willie Kirkham. He was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 4. Pat Wilber, the winner, improved to 3-2. He held Tampa Bay to 4 runs on 4 hits over 6 innings, while racking up 13 strikeouts. Josh Flaten, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 1st save.

Kirkham had a big hit for Boston with two out in the top of the fourth. With Boston leading 1-0, Kirkham hit a 2-run double. It was his 1st double of the season and put the Whistlers up, 3-0.

"It's good to win," Kirkham told the Boston News. "I like to have fun doing it."

The Captains, at 20-32, have lost 5 in a row.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 6 1 4 3 0 0 2 .348 5 32
R. Cloutier CF 6 1 2 2 0 2 3 .246 2 13
J. Beeson 2B 6 1 2 1 0 3 2 .318 2 29
B. Roseman 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .289 18 44
A. Alpers 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .283 9 28
R. Ordonez SS 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 .215 5 22
W. Kirkham LF 5 3 3 4 0 2 0 .292 5 12
B. King RF 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 .252 5 21
M. Fowler C 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .333 2 19
Totals 44 14 17 13 4 11 15      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Kirkham (1, 4th Inning off C. Barraza, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Herrera (22, 6th Inning off M. Gayheart, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Roseman (11, 8th Inning off M. Weatherby, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Alpers (9, 8th Inning off M. Weatherby, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Ordonez (1, 8th Inning off M. Weatherby, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Kirkham (5, 7th Inning off M. Weatherby, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Cloutier (2, 8th Inning off M. Weatherby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera 5 , R. Cloutier 5 , J. Beeson 2 , B. Roseman 3 , A. Alpers 2 , R. Ordonez 3 , W. Kirkham 7 , M. Fowler 2
2-out RBI: C. Herrera , R. Cloutier , W. Kirkham 2 , M. Fowler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Herrera , J. Beeson 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera (25) , W. Kirkham (3) , B. King (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Beeson-Ordonez-Alpers, Beeson-Ordonez-Alpers, Ordonez-Beeson-Alpers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McCarthy CF 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .277 5 21
S. Post SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .187 8 31
H. Schalow DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .283 6 23
C. Owens LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .261 10 25
A. Jackson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .216 3 6
V. Medina RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .253 8 25
G. McManus C 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .211 6 15
   a-K. Lyons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 4
R. Hawke 3B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .215 10 25
W. Alvarez 2B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .276 3 27
Totals 33 7 10 7 4 13 14      
a - K. Lyons pinch hit for G. McManus in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Medina (6, 5th Inning off P. Wilber, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McCarthy , C. Owens , A. Jackson , V. Medina 3 , G. McManus , R. Hawke , W. Alvarez 3
2-out RBI: J. McCarthy , W. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Post
GIDP: S. Post , A. Jackson 2
Sac Fly: J. McCarthy
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Post (3)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Wilber W (3-2) 6.0 4 4 4 2 13 0 101 5.29   
J. Flaten SV (1) 3.0 6 3 3 2 0 0 56 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Wilber 59
Batters Faced: P. Wilber 23, J. Flaten 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Wilber 3-1, J. Flaten 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Wilber 101-64, J. Flaten 56-33
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Barraza L (2-6) 4.0 7 6 6 2 3 0 69 5.14   
M. Gayheart 2.2 3 3 3 2 3 0 51 5.01   
M. Weatherby 0.2 6 5 5 0 0 2 36 6.75   
J. Judy 1.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Barraza 25
Batters Faced: C. Barraza 20, M. Gayheart 13, M. Weatherby 9, J. Judy 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Barraza 5-3, M. Gayheart 2-3, M. Weatherby 1-1, J. Judy 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Barraza 69-45, M. Gayheart 51-31, M. Weatherby 36-23, J. Judy 26-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Weatherby 1-1 , J. Judy 1-1
Balk: J. Judy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Kirkham
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 18795
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