AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
06/12/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
GAME ID: 813 - MONDAY, JUNE 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Indianapolis Eagles (38-30) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 0
Boston Whistlers (42-26) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 7 0
6-5 Boston Win Thrills Crowd
The Boston Whistlers overcame a big game from Indianapolis third baseman Victor Mendez to pick up a win at Whislters Park. The final score was 6-5, Boston, in 11 innings. Mendez slugged 3 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored three times. The Whistlers have an impressive 42-26 record.

Boston got a game-changing hit from Willie Kirkham. The left fielder blasted a solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a winner.

"Always feels extra good winning this kind of game," said Kirkham.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Mendez 3B 5 3 3 4 0 0 2 .293 9 48
A. McCumiskey CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .200 1 13
T. Walker 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276 12 29
   c-M. Payne PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 5 9
J. Robinson DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246 19 37
   d-J. Anderson DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 16 41
C. Boyd RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .264 5 21
M. McCain LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .198 5 11
M. Dallis SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .254 7 29
   a-J. Walker PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 2 8
   b-A. Sanchez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .110 0 10
H. Cortez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .332 13 49
J. Sanchez C 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .217 0 7
   e-J. Betts PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 7 23
Totals 39 5 8 5 3 12 13      
a - J. Walker pinch ran for M. Dallis in the 7th
b - A. Sanchez substituted for J. Walker in the 7th
c - M. Payne pinch hit for T. Walker in the 8th
d - J. Anderson inserted as DH in the 8th
e - J. Betts pinch hit for J. Sanchez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Payne (5, 11th Inning off B. Bryant, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Mendez 3 (9, 1st Inning off J. Cowels, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Cowels, 1 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off B. Bryant, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Mendez 12 , M. Payne 2 , C. Boyd , M. Dallis , H. Cortez , J. Sanchez
2-out RBI: V. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sanchez
GIDP: V. Mendez
Hit by Pitch: A. McCumiskey
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .330 7 39
O. Damon CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .267 3 26
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .298 4 36
B. Roseman 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .279 21 48
A. Alpers 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .275 16 42
W. Kirkham LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .259 7 16
R. Ordonez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 8 30
   a-T. Lotz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 5 17
   b-R. Blaylock SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 1 4
O. Contreras C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
R. Cloutier RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .224 2 15
Totals 38 6 7 6 4 10 8      
a - T. Lotz pinch hit for R. Ordonez in the 7th
b - R. Blaylock substituted for T. Lotz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Damon 2 (16, 5th Inning off J. Bowman, 1 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off V. Rice, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Roseman 2 (21, 2nd Inning off J. Bowman, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Bowman, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Alpers (16, 2nd Inning off J. Bowman, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Kirkham (7, 11th Inning off V. Ceja, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Damon 4 , B. Roseman 8 , A. Alpers 4 , W. Kirkham 4 , R. Cloutier
2-out RBI: , O. Damon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Beeson , B. Roseman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cloutier (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ordonez-Beeson-Alpers, Alpers-Beeson)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bowman 7.0 5 4 4 1 5 3 107 3.10   
V. Rice 2.2 1 1 1 3 5 0 47 1.80   
V. Ceja L (2-4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bowman 55
Batters Faced: J. Bowman 27, V. Rice 12, V. Ceja 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bowman 8-8, V. Rice 1-2, V. Ceja 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bowman 107-72, V. Rice 47-28, V. Ceja 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Ceja 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cowels 5.0 4 4 4 1 5 2 91 5.35   
J. Becker 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 46 1.30   
B. Bryant 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 27 3.31   
J. Flaten W (3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cowels 47
Batters Faced: J. Cowels 21, J. Becker 10, B. Bryant 11, J. Flaten 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cowels 4-6, J. Becker 3-1, B. Bryant 1-4, J. Flaten 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cowels 91-59, J. Becker 46-27, B. Bryant 27-18, J. Flaten 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Flaten 2-0
WP: J. Cowels
Hit Batsmen: J. Cowels
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Victor Mendez
Ballpark: Whislters Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 28228
Special Notes: Victor Mendez ties the NC regular season extra-inning game record for home runs with 3.
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