AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
09/10/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
GAME ID: 6861 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (84-63) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 8 1
Indianapolis Eagles (79-68) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Eagles Suffer 4-2 Setback
The Boston Whistlers defeated the Indianapolis Eagles by the score of 4-2, with the biggest share of the credit going to first baseman Austin Alpers. Alpers went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Whistlers on the day. Blake Bryant notched his 32nd save in 38 chances. The win gives Boston a season record of 84-63.

Alpers had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a first pitch cutter from Vinny Ceja, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Whistlers a 4-2 lead. It was the 29th home run of the year for Alpers.

"We did a lot of things right," said Alpers.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .315 14 61
O. Damon CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .255 3 45
J. Beeson 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .305 10 53
B. Roseman 3B 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .307 48 124
A. Alpers 1B 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .289 29 84
W. Kirkham RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .279 20 43
   a-B. King RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 6 27
A. Cook LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .248 17 42
   b-R. Cloutier LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 3 21
M. Fowler C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .297 13 64
   c-T. Lotz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 17 45
   d-O. Contreras C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 3 8
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .206 9 36
Totals 32 4 8 4 4 12 11      
a - B. King substituted for W. Kirkham in the 8th
b - R. Cloutier substituted for A. Cook in the 8th
c - T. Lotz pinch hit for M. Fowler in the 9th
d - O. Contreras substituted for T. Lotz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Herrera (44, 6th Inning off A. Daniels, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Alpers (27, 6th Inning off A. Daniels, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Roseman (25, 8th Inning off V. Ceja, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Alpers (29, 8th Inning off V. Ceja, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Herrera 3 , O. Damon , B. Roseman 3 , A. Alpers 7
2-out RBI: A. Alpers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roseman , M. Fowler
Sac Fly: J. Beeson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Damon (76)
CS: C. Herrera (17) , O. Damon (14)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ordonez (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Beeson-Ordonez-Alpers)
OF assists: 1 (Kirkham(Lepa at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Cortez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .304 28 81
T. Walker 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .301 30 77
C. Boyd RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .260 17 61
J. Robinson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .236 39 86
R. Plascencia DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .292 19 36
V. Mendez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .279 18 83
L. Muza CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .250 1 3
M. Lepa C 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .154 0 1
A. Sanchez SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .172 0 23
Totals 32 2 6 2 6 9 20      
BATTING
Total Bases: H. Cortez , T. Walker , C. Boyd , M. Lepa 2 , A. Sanchez
2-out RBI: M. Lepa , A. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Walker , C. Boyd , J. Robinson , M. Lepa
GIDP: C. Boyd
Hit by Pitch: T. Walker
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Cortez (25) , V. Mendez (22)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Wilber W (10-6) 7.0 5 2 2 5 5 0 102 4.05   
D. Elliott 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00   
J. Carter H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.69   
B. Bryant SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Wilber 59
Batters Faced: P. Wilber 31, D. Elliott 1, J. Carter 3, B. Bryant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Wilber 7-7, D. Elliott 0-0, J. Carter 0-1, B. Bryant 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Wilber 102-60, D. Elliott 4-0, J. Carter 10-7, B. Bryant 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Elliott 2-0 , J. Carter 3-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Wilber
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Daniels 5.2 5 2 2 4 9 0 91 4.98   
J. Gibson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.21   
V. Ceja L (5-8) 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 27 5.08   
B. Conway 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
B. Westcott 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Daniels 56
Batters Faced: A. Daniels 25, J. Gibson 1, V. Ceja 8, B. Conway 1, B. Westcott 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Daniels 2-5, J. Gibson 0-1, V. Ceja 1-2, B. Conway 1-0, B. Westcott 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Daniels 91-54, J. Gibson 1-1, V. Ceja 27-17, B. Conway 2-1, B. Westcott 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gibson 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Alpers
Ballpark: Eagles Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 34870
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