AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
07/10/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 1072 - FRIDAY, JULY 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Fire (39-51) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 0
Phoenix Gladiators (52-38) 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 X 9 10 2
Fire Stumble, Lose to Gladiators
The Phoenix Gladiators beat the San Francisco Fire, 9-4, at Gladiators Ballpark. The win was due in part to shortstop John Platzer, who was 3-4 with a triple and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Phoenix pitcher Derrick Espinosa got the win, upping his record to 4-3. Chris Hinojosa got the loss. The second-place Gladiators bumped their record to 52-38.

The Fire had been locked in a 3-3 tie with the Gladiators going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 2018 Rookie of the Year Award winner Brian Shultz came to the plate. Shultz hit a 2-run home run on a 2-2 fastball from San Francisco hurler Chris Hinojosa. It was Shultz's 6th home run of the year.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Phoenix manager Brett Bartlett.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cusack DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .236 8 37
J. Clare 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .315 3 34
J. Ottinger SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 .280 8 20
A. Coulson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .281 0 4
M. Nava RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 .225 6 22
D. Ward 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .266 11 36
J. Hofland LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .234 3 25
J. Kober C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237 6 33
J. Jacob CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .159 0 4
Totals 35 4 7 4 3 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Clare 2 (13, 2nd Inning off D. Espinosa, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off D. Espinosa, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kober (15, 7th Inning off C. Abarca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hofland (3, 8th Inning off C. Abarca, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cusack , J. Clare 4 , A. Coulson , J. Hofland 4 , J. Kober 2 , J. Jacob
2-out RBI: J. Clare , J. Hofland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ottinger , A. Coulson 2 , J. Hofland
Sac Bunt: J. Clare
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .257 8 25
E. Milbrandt DH 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .223 8 27
C. Julio 1B 4 2 1 2 0 0 2 .285 8 33
J. Platzer SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .313 24 70
B. Shultz LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .234 6 25
T. Ariëns 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 18 57
J. Grabowski RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .232 5 17
P. Bounds CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 17 42
M. Pierskalla C 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .236 6 34
Totals 33 9 10 8 4 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Milbrandt 2 (14, 1st Inning off C. Hinojosa, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Brownlee, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Bounds (20, 4th Inning off C. Hinojosa, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Pierskalla (9, 6th Inning off J. Brownlee, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Platzer (4, 3rd Inning off C. Hinojosa, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Shultz (6, 5th Inning off C. Hinojosa, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Julio (8, 6th Inning off J. Brownlee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Milbrandt 4 , C. Julio 4 , J. Platzer 5 , B. Shultz 4 , J. Grabowski , P. Bounds 2 , M. Pierskalla 2
2-out RBI: E. Milbrandt , C. Julio , J. Platzer , B. Shultz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. McCarthy 2
Sac Bunt: J. Grabowski
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Julio (4) , T. Ariëns (8)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hinojosa L (3-5) 5.0 6 5 5 3 3 1 101 5.20   
J. Brownlee 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 1 14 5.74   
V. Zamora 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 37 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hinojosa 35
Batters Faced: C. Hinojosa 24, J. Brownlee 6, V. Zamora 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hinojosa 8-4, J. Brownlee 1-1, V. Zamora 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hinojosa 101-60, J. Brownlee 14-9, V. Zamora 37-23
WP: C. Hinojosa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Espinosa W (4-3) 5.1 4 3 1 2 6 0 95 4.11   
C. Abarca H (6) 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 1 46 3.38   
M. Mascareno 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Espinosa 56
Batters Faced: D. Espinosa 23, C. Abarca 14, M. Mascareno 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Espinosa 6-4, C. Abarca 3-3, M. Mascareno 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Espinosa 95-64, C. Abarca 46-30, M. Mascareno 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mascareno 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Platzer
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 34888
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