AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SYRACUSE SCORPIONS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
07/16/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SYRACUSE SCORPIONS AT BOSTON WHISTLERS
GAME ID: 1178 - SUNDAY, JULY 16TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Syracuse Scorpions (40-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 0
Boston Whistlers (58-41) 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 X 8 9 0
Scorpions Stumble, Lose to Whistlers
The Boston Whistlers beat the Syracuse Scorpions, 8-2, with major props going to right fielder Dillon Rodriquez. On the day, Rodriquez went 2-5 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Whistlers. Antonio Higuera picked up the win, lifting his record to 10-8 on the season. He struck out 9 and walked 2 in 7 innings, while yielding 2 runs. Boston occupies first place in the American Conference Central Division at 58-41.

Rodriquez had a big hit for Boston with one out in the bottom of the fifth. With Boston leading 1-0, Rodriquez hit a grand slam home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Whistlers up, 5-0.

"What a dismal performance," lamented losing manager Ricardo Lopez.
SYRACUSE BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tapia 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .265 9 52
N. Volk DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 9 44
   a-D. Hammang DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .265 8 37
B. Totten LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .234 20 55
C. Guardiola CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .282 13 51
   b-C. Service PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 1 18
D. Widmer RF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .222 0 2
T. Lusardi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 4 34
G. Ramos SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .257 4 20
R. Rogers C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .239 2 13
J. Tarango 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .314 0 34
Totals 37 2 11 2 2 10 22      
a - D. Hammang inserted as DH in the 7th
b - C. Service pinch hit for C. Guardiola in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Tapia 2 , D. Hammang , C. Guardiola , D. Widmer , T. Lusardi , G. Ramos 2 , R. Rogers , J. Tarango 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Totten , C. Service , J. Tarango
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Guardiola (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera 2B, 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 .345 11 50
O. Damon CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .266 3 35
B. Roseman 3B 4 2 1 1 1 2 6 .293 32 81
A. Alpers 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .279 21 63
   a-B. MacNeil 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .324 0 3
D. Rodriquez RF 5 1 2 4 0 2 2 .324 5 21
A. Cook LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 11 27
   b-R. Cloutier LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 2 16
W. Kirkham DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .297 11 23
R. Blaylock SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .262 1 6
O. Contreras C 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .200 0 2
Totals 32 8 9 8 6 16 24      
a - B. MacNeil substituted for A. Alpers in the 8th
b - R. Cloutier substituted for A. Cook in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Blaylock (6, 3rd Inning off J. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Roseman (32, 1st Inning off J. Cox, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Rodriquez (5, 5th Inning off J. Cox, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Herrera , O. Damon , B. Roseman 4 , A. Alpers , B. MacNeil , D. Rodriquez 5 , W. Kirkham , R. Blaylock 2
2-out RBI: B. Roseman , B. MacNeil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roseman , D. Rodriquez , R. Blaylock , O. Contreras
Sac Bunt: O. Damon
Hit by Pitch: A. Alpers , O. Contreras
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Kirkham 2 (11)
SYRACUSE PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cox L (2-9) 4.1 5 5 5 4 9 2 84 5.88   
D. Holzman 2.2 1 1 1 2 6 0 46 5.25   
E. Willhite 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 24 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cox 38
Batters Faced: J. Cox 23, D. Holzman 11, E. Willhite 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cox 4-0, D. Holzman 1-1, E. Willhite 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cox 84-54, D. Holzman 46-29, E. Willhite 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Willhite 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Cox , E. Willhite
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Higuera W (10-8) 7.0 9 2 2 2 9 0 109 4.29   
J. Becker SV (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 32 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Higuera 58
Batters Faced: A. Higuera 31, J. Becker 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Higuera 5-6, J. Becker 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Higuera 109-71, J. Becker 32-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dillon Rodriquez
Ballpark: Whislters Park
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 33879
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