AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
08/12/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
GAME ID: 4829 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Fire (57-63) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
Indianapolis Eagles (70-50) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Fire Topple Eagles, 3-2, as Ward Shines
The San Francisco Fire used the hitting of second baseman Dusty Ward to subdue the Indianapolis Eagles, 3-2. For the game, Ward went 3-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Taylor Motyl picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-12. He struck out 3 in 7 innings. Adam Holland collected his 29th save.

In the top of the eighth, Ward put his team in front with his 7th home run of the season. The solo home run, which came against James Gibson, made it 3-2, San Francisco.

"We faced good pitching and still got it done," said Ward.

The third-place Eagles dropped to 70-50.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Brewer LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 13 46
D. Ward 2B 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .353 7 24
M. Little 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 25 65
D. Quesada 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .266 26 68
W. Villegas RF 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .153 2 8
F. Reyes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .293 3 36
L. Munoz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .198 2 8
R. Arreola CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 8 34
J. Priest SS 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .214 7 54
   a-J. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 2 10
   b-N. Drake SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 6 26
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 9 18      
a - J. Moore pinch hit for J. Priest in the 7th
b - N. Drake substituted for J. Moore in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Ward 2 (7, 6th Inning off J. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Brewer , D. Ward 9 , D. Quesada 2 , W. Villegas , N. Drake
2-out RBI: D. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Little , L. Munoz 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Arreola
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Ward (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Little-Ward-Quesada, Little-Ward-Quesada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Cortez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .303 22 67
A. McCumiskey CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221 9 37
C. Boyd RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 13 45
J. Robinson LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .248 35 71
T. Walker 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .305 24 62
V. Mendez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 17 77
M. Dallis SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .240 15 51
   b-A. Sanchez PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 18
R. Plascencia DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .296 11 22
   a-M. Payne DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 9 28
J. Betts C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 12 40
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 7 11      
a - M. Payne inserted as DH in the 8th
b - A. Sanchez pinch ran for M. Dallis in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Cortez (22, 1st Inning off T. Motyl, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Plascencia (11, 3rd Inning off T. Motyl, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Cortez 5 , J. Robinson , T. Walker , M. Dallis , R. Plascencia 4 , M. Payne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McCumiskey , C. Boyd , V. Mendez
GIDP: T. Walker , R. Plascencia
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Cortez (18)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Boyd (3)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Motyl W (5-12) 7.0 5 2 2 1 3 2 88 4.99   
S. Crider 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.02   
K. Hawes H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.09   
A. Holland SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Motyl 61
Batters Faced: T. Motyl 25, S. Crider 1, K. Hawes 3, A. Holland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Motyl 9-7, S. Crider 0-0, K. Hawes 1-1, A. Holland 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Motyl 88-61, S. Crider 4-2, K. Hawes 11-7, A. Holland 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Crider 1-0 , K. Hawes 2-0
WP: A. Holland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Walker 6.1 4 2 2 3 5 1 87 4.78   
J. Gibson L (5-3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 39 3.15   
V. Ceja 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Walker 59
Batters Faced: J. Walker 26, J. Gibson 8, V. Ceja 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Walker 6-7, J. Gibson 1-1, V. Ceja 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Walker 87-56, J. Gibson 39-27, V. Ceja 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gibson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Walker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dusty Ward
Ballpark: Eagles Stadium
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 34949
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