AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS DRAGONS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
07/08/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS DRAGONS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 1107 - MONDAY, JULY 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Dragons (51-42) 2 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 12 13 1
Oakland Invaders (43-50) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Sera Rips 2 Homers in 12-5 Win
The Dallas Dragons powered past the Oakland Invaders, 12-5, at Howard Terminal. Akihide Sera hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice, to lead the charge. Dave Combs earned the save for Dallas, his 1st of the year. Dallas is now 51-42, while Oakland is 43-50.

Dallas used the hitting of Jay Pearson to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Dragons on top, 8-5. For the game, Pearson had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"It was great to come out and swing the bats," Pearson told the Dallas Times.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Castilla 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .252 6 22
C. Beasley LF 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .248 11 32
C. Calkins 1B 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 .269 19 64
J. Bloom DH 4 2 1 1 1 3 2 .317 2 18
A. Sera RF 5 2 2 5 0 1 2 .237 17 45
J. Pearson SS 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .289 10 44
C. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 8 43
J. Thibodeaux CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 3 25
G. Rawson C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .254 1 18
   a-C. Polen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 3 11
Totals 37 12 13 12 4 11 11      
a - C. Polen substituted for G. Rawson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Calkins (26, 3rd Inning off I. Sanders, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Rawson (11, 8th Inning off J. Salgado, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Calkins (19, 1st Inning off I. Sanders, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Beasley (11, 1st Inning off I. Sanders, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Sera 2 (17, 3rd Inning off I. Sanders, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Meyers, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Pearson (10, 7th Inning off B. Meyers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Castilla 2 , C. Beasley 4 , C. Calkins 6 , J. Bloom , A. Sera 8 , J. Pearson 5 , J. Thibodeaux , G. Rawson 3
2-out RBI: C. Calkins , J. Bloom , A. Sera 2 , J. Pearson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Beasley , A. Sera
GIDP: G. Rawson
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Castilla (24) , C. Beasley (32)
CS: J. Pearson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Rodriguez (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Pearson-Castilla-Calkins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jarka CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .281 10 21
J. Piscitelli LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 9 36
   a-O. Perez PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 0 2
C. Williams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .317 9 28
J. Cunningham DH 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .239 14 43
R. Ward 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .304 7 30
M. Sligar C 4 1 1 2 0 3 3 .244 7 35
J. Parisi 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .133 0 1
J. Finch RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .327 1 17
A. Bechdel SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .230 3 24
Totals 34 5 8 5 2 11 16      
a - O. Perez pinch hit for J. Piscitelli in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ward 2 (11, 2nd Inning off B. O'Halloran, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off B. O'Halloran, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Sligar (13, 4th Inning off B. O'Halloran, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Perez , J. Cunningham , R. Ward 5 , M. Sligar 2 , J. Finch 2
2-out RBI: J. Finch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Williams
GIDP: C. Williams
Sac Fly: M. Jarka
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ward (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Bechdel-Paolucci)
OF assists: 2 (Finch(Sera at 3rd base), Jarka(Rawson at home))
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. O'Halloran W (7-4) 6.0 7 5 3 2 7 0 97 4.88   
D. Combs SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. O'Halloran 47
Batters Faced: B. O'Halloran 28, D. Combs 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. O'Halloran 7-4, D. Combs 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. O'Halloran 97-63, D. Combs 35-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Sanders L (6-2) 3.0 6 6 6 1 5 3 57 2.89   
T. Paolucci 3.1 3 3 1 2 2 0 42 3.89   
B. Meyers 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 2 22 9.00   
J. Salgado 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 9.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Sanders 25
Batters Faced: I. Sanders 15, T. Paolucci 14, B. Meyers 6, J. Salgado 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Sanders 1-2, T. Paolucci 4-2, B. Meyers 1-0, J. Salgado 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Sanders 57-39, T. Paolucci 42-30, B. Meyers 22-12, J. Salgado 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Meyers 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akihide Sera
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 20402
Special Notes: C Gustavo Rawson was injured while running the bases. SS Jay Pearson was injured while throwing the ball.
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