AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
09/12/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
GAME ID: 6884 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (85-64) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 8 2
Indianapolis Eagles (80-69) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 1
Whistlers Topple Eagles, 5-4, as Kirkham Shines
Willie Kirkham made an impact in the 5-4 Boston win over Indianapolis. Kirkham hit 3 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored three times. Boston, at 85-64, is 16½ games up in the American Conference Central Division.

Kirkham had a timely hit for Boston in the top of the ninth. With Boston trailing 4-3, he turned a first pitch curveball into a 2-run home run. It was his 24th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Boston.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Kirkham.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .312 14 62
O. Damon CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 3 45
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301 10 53
B. Roseman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 48 124
A. Alpers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .286 29 84
D. Rodriquez RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .353 12 46
E. Stowe SS 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 .256 8 25
   a-R. Ordonez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 9 36
W. Kirkham LF 4 3 3 4 0 0 1 .286 24 48
   b-R. Cloutier LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 4 22
O. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .172 3 8
Totals 36 5 8 5 0 12 15      
a - R. Ordonez substituted for E. Stowe in the 9th
b - R. Cloutier substituted for W. Kirkham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Contreras (1, 3rd Inning off T. Thurber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Kirkham 3 (24, 3rd Inning off T. Thurber, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Thurber, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off V. Rice, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera , J. Beeson , D. Rodriquez , E. Stowe , W. Kirkham 12 , O. Contreras 2
2-out RBI: C. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Damon , J. Beeson , B. Roseman
Hit by Pitch: C. Herrera , E. Stowe
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera (74)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Stowe (7) , W. Kirkham (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Stowe-Beeson-Alpers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Cortez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .302 28 81
A. McCumiskey CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .211 10 39
C. Boyd RF, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .263 18 62
J. Robinson LF 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .239 40 88
   b-L. Muza RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 1 3
T. Walker 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .304 32 82
   c-M. Payne 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 9 32
V. Mendez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 18 83
M. Dallis SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 17 58
   a-A. Sanchez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 0 23
   d-M. Lepa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
R. Plascencia DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 19 38
J. Sanchez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .193 0 10
Totals 34 4 7 4 0 8 9      
a - A. Sanchez substituted for M. Dallis in the 3rd
b - L. Muza substituted for J. Robinson in the 8th
c - M. Payne substituted for T. Walker in the 9th
d - M. Lepa pinch hit for A. Sanchez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Walker (32, 1st Inning off A. Higuera, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Robinson (40, 1st Inning off A. Higuera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. McCumiskey , C. Boyd 2 , J. Robinson 4 , T. Walker 5 , J. Sanchez
2-out RBI: J. Robinson , T. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sanchez
GIDP: J. Sanchez
Hit by Pitch: J. Robinson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: V. Ceja (1)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Higuera 7.1 7 4 4 0 5 2 110 4.54   
J. Carter W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.64   
B. Bryant SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Higuera 53
Batters Faced: A. Higuera 30, J. Carter 2, B. Bryant 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Higuera 7-9, J. Carter 0-0, B. Bryant 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Higuera 110-79, J. Carter 13-8, B. Bryant 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Carter 1-0
WP: A. Higuera
Hit Batsmen: A. Higuera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Thurber 6.1 5 3 2 0 8 2 77 2.59   
V. Ceja H (10) 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 4.99   
V. Rice L (6-6), BS (7) 1.0 1 2 2 0 1 1 17 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Thurber 61
Batters Faced: T. Thurber 25, V. Ceja 8, V. Rice 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Thurber 6-5, V. Ceja 1-1, V. Rice 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Thurber 77-56, V. Ceja 25-16, V. Rice 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Ceja 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Thurber , V. Rice
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Kirkham
Ballpark: Eagles Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 31163
Special Notes: Mike Dallis was ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing a strike call.Willie Kirkham ties the BOS regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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