AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
09/08/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 6840 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (82-63) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 9 0
Oakland Invaders (85-60) 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 X 8 10 0
Whistlers Fall Short, 8-7, at Oakland
The timely hitting of T.J. Donovan helped the Oakland Invaders down the Boston Whistlers, 8-7. Donovan went 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Invaders. Oakland pitcher Jon McDonald got the win, upping his record to 5-1. Josh Flaten got the loss. John Salgado sewed up the save, his 23rd.

The Whistlers had been locked in a 3-3 tie with the Invaders going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the two-time All-Star Jonathan Cunningham came to the plate. Cunningham hit a 3-run home run on a 2-1 forkball from Boston hurler Josh Flaten. It was Cunningham's 31st home run of the year.

"It feels good to get this one," Donovan told the Oakland Bulletin.

The second-place Invaders are now 85-60, the Whistlers 82-63.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .314 14 61
O. Damon CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 3 45
J. Beeson 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .308 10 52
B. Roseman 3B 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .305 48 124
A. Alpers 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .285 28 80
W. Kirkham RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .279 19 41
A. Cook LF 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .251 17 42
E. Stowe SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .255 7 23
O. Contreras C 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .167 3 8
Totals 33 7 9 6 5 12 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Alpers 2 (26, 4th Inning off E. Pullman, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Danis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Roseman (48, 8th Inning off C. Danis, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Contreras (3, 9th Inning off C. Danis, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Beeson (10, 9th Inning off J. Salgado, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera 2 , J. Beeson 4 , B. Roseman 4 , A. Alpers 4 , E. Stowe 2 , O. Contreras 4
2-out RBI: J. Beeson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roseman , A. Cook
GIDP: O. Contreras
Sac Bunt: O. Damon
Sac Fly: E. Stowe
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera (71)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Roseman-Beeson-Alpers, Roseman-Alpers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jarka CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .327 4 15
C. Williams 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .239 7 14
J. Cunningham DH 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 .290 31 74
E. Ramirez RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .273 22 78
J. Piscitelli LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .272 15 67
J. Posadas C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .287 1 17
J. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .277 5 15
T. Donovan 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .226 18 44
A. Bechdel SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275 5 42
Totals 31 8 10 8 4 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Posadas (5, 6th Inning off S. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Jarka (1, 6th Inning off S. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Piscitelli (4, 1st Inning off J. Flaten, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Donovan (18, 5th Inning off J. Flaten, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cunningham (31, 5th Inning off J. Flaten, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Jarka 2 , C. Williams , J. Cunningham 4 , E. Ramirez , J. Piscitelli 3 , J. Posadas 3 , T. Donovan 5 , A. Bechdel
2-out RBI: M. Jarka , J. Piscitelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cunningham , J. Posadas
GIDP: A. Bechdel
Hit by Pitch: C. Williams
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Jarka (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bechdel-Smith-Williams)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Flaten L (6-5) 4.1 7 6 6 4 1 2 71 5.54   
S. Johnson 3.2 3 2 2 0 4 0 47 5.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flaten 22
Batters Faced: J. Flaten 21, S. Johnson 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flaten 5-4, S. Johnson 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flaten 71-38, S. Johnson 47-31
Hit Batsmen: S. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Pullman 4.2 4 3 3 4 3 0 92 3.12   
J. McDonald W (5-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 38 3.72   
C. Danis 1.1 4 3 3 0 3 2 25 4.66   
J. Salgado SV (23) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Pullman 43
Batters Faced: E. Pullman 21, J. McDonald 7, C. Danis 8, J. Salgado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Pullman 5-5, J. McDonald 0-2, C. Danis 1-0, J. Salgado 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Pullman 92-51, J. McDonald 38-23, C. Danis 25-19, J. Salgado 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McDonald 1-0 , C. Danis 1-0
WP: E. Pullman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: T.J. Donovan
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM PT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 34700
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