AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS DRAGONS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
07/18/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS DRAGONS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 1202 - TUESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Dallas Dragons (45-56) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 0
Phoenix Gladiators (52-49) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 12 1
Gladiators Squeeze By Dallas, 6-5
The fans at Gladiators Ballpark witnessed quite a game.

The Phoenix Gladiators downed the Dallas Dragons, 6-5, in 13 innings at Gladiators Ballpark. Cory Sperber led the way, going 4-for-6 for Phoenix. The Gladiators have now won 5 straight.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 13th. With two out, Sperber hit a fastball from Rick Ways for a run-scoring single. The Gladiators, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Gladiators manager .
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thibodeaux CF 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .272 13 39
   a-C. Rodriguez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .309 16 55
E. Brewer 3B 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 3 49
J. Pearson SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .209 0 1
   b-C. Beasley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 20 56
   c-C. Young SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 7 24
F. Hernandez LF 6 1 3 2 0 1 1 .239 15 57
J. Kreisle 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .214 1 8
C. Bryan DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 4 20
B. Castilla 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .249 4 18
J. Bloom RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .272 0 9
C. Murphy C 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .195 6 16
Totals 48 5 11 4 1 12 14      
a - C. Rodriguez substituted for J. Thibodeaux in the 5th
b - C. Beasley pinch hit for J. Pearson in the 8th
c - C. Young substituted for C. Beasley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Hernandez (16, 3rd Inning off F. Ayala, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Brewer (24, 13th Inning off A. Fields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thibodeaux (13, 3rd Inning off F. Ayala, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Hernandez (15, 8th Inning off H. Berrios, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thibodeaux 5 , C. Rodriguez , E. Brewer 2 , J. Pearson , F. Hernandez 7 , C. Bryan , J. Bloom , C. Murphy
2-out RBI: , F. Hernandez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kreisle , B. Castilla
GIDP: E. Brewer , J. Bloom
Hit by Pitch: J. Kreisle
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Thibodeaux (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brewer-Castilla-Kreisle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Sperber DH 6 2 4 2 1 1 0 .274 6 29
P. McCarthy 3B 6 2 3 3 0 2 2 .215 5 14
V. Gonzalez RF 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 .266 24 65
M. Gutierrez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 13 33
   a-J. Platzer SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 21 46
G. Crear 1B 5 0 0 0 1 3 4 .258 12 45
J. Franz 2B 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 .270 4 15
J. Wagner CF 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .230 12 39
A. Bonneau SS, LF 6 0 0 0 0 4 4 .284 8 27
F. Radtke C 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .162 6 20
   b-Z. Husley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 6 33
   c-D. Yeater C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 0 11
Totals 49 6 12 6 6 14 24      
a - J. Platzer substituted for M. Gutierrez in the 7th
b - Z. Husley pinch hit for F. Radtke in the 9th
c - D. Yeater substituted for Z. Husley in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Gonzalez (21, 1st Inning off B. Bixby, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Radtke (5, 4th Inning off B. Bixby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. McCarthy 2 (5, 3rd Inning off B. Bixby, 1 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off M. Braasch, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Sperber 4 , P. McCarthy 9 , V. Gonzalez 3 , J. Wagner , F. Radtke 2 , D. Yeater
2-out RBI: , C. Sperber 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Crear 2 , D. Yeater
GIDP: J. Franz
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Sperber (13) , J. Franz (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Crear (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Platzer-Franz-Crear, Franz-Platzer-Crear)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bixby 5.1 5 4 4 4 7 1 90 6.67   
G. Calloway 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.20   
M. Deadrick 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.75   
M. Braasch 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 39 4.47   
R. Ways L (1-1) 2.2 5 1 1 2 2 0 51 1.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bixby 45
Batters Faced: B. Bixby 24, G. Calloway 4, M. Deadrick 1, M. Braasch 11, R. Ways 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bixby 4-4, G. Calloway 2-0, M. Deadrick 0-0, M. Braasch 6-1, R. Ways 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bixby 90-53, G. Calloway 14-10, M. Deadrick 4-3, M. Braasch 39-25, R. Ways 51-32
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ayala 5.1 7 3 3 0 5 1 93 3.78   
M. Brant H (8) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.43   
H. Berrios BS (3) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 26 3.42   
R. Alvarez 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 47 5.19   
A. Fields W (4-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ayala 47
Batters Faced: F. Ayala 23, M. Brant 5, H. Berrios 7, R. Alvarez 11, A. Fields 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ayala 5-5, M. Brant 3-2, H. Berrios 2-1, R. Alvarez 3-2, A. Fields 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ayala 93-60, M. Brant 14-9, H. Berrios 26-16, R. Alvarez 47-29, A. Fields 14-10
WP: R. Alvarez
Hit Batsmen: F. Ayala
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cory Sperber
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (96 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 4:40
Attendance: 29452
Special Notes: CF Jay Thibodeaux was injured on a defensive play. RP Gabe Calloway was injured while pitching.
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