AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
09/09/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BOSTON WHISTLERS AT OAKLAND INVADERS
GAME ID: 6844 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Whistlers (83-63) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 12 2
Oakland Invaders (85-61) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 7 0
Boston Downs Oakland, 4-3
Boston right-hander Jay Helm pitched his team to victory over the Oakland Invaders at Howard Terminal. The final score was 4-3. Helm picked up the win for Boston, going 7.1 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 11-8. Boston, at 83-63, is 16 games up in the American Conference Central Division.

Boston used the hitting of Willie Kirkham to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Whistlers on top, 3-0. For the game, Kirkham had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I like to keep things lively in the clubhouse," said Kirkham. "Believe me, it's much easier after a win."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herrera DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .314 14 61
R. Cloutier CF, LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .215 3 21
J. Beeson 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .307 10 52
B. Roseman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .305 48 124
A. Alpers 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .284 28 81
W. Kirkham RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .283 20 43
   a-B. King RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 6 27
A. Cook LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 17 42
   b-O. Damon CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 3 45
M. Fowler C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .299 13 64
   c-O. Contreras C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 3 8
E. Stowe SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .255 7 24
   d-R. Ordonez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 9 36
Totals 37 4 12 4 2 9 19      
a - B. King substituted for W. Kirkham in the 8th
b - O. Damon substituted for A. Cook in the 8th
c - O. Contreras substituted for M. Fowler in the 8th
d - R. Ordonez substituted for E. Stowe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Fowler (24, 3rd Inning off Z. Christman, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Stowe (11, 6th Inning off J. Howell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Alpers (1, 4th Inning off Z. Christman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Kirkham (20, 4th Inning off Z. Christman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Herrera , R. Cloutier 2 , J. Beeson , B. Roseman , A. Alpers 3 , W. Kirkham 5 , A. Cook , M. Fowler 3 , E. Stowe 2
2-out RBI: A. Alpers , W. Kirkham , E. Stowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Herrera , R. Cloutier , A. Alpers , E. Stowe
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Herrera 2 (73) , R. Cloutier (34) , W. Kirkham (18)
CS: R. Cloutier (5)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Kirkham (1) , E. Stowe (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jarka CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .310 4 15
C. Williams 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .247 7 15
J. Cunningham DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .287 31 74
E. Ramirez RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .275 23 79
J. Piscitelli LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 15 67
J. Posadas C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .277 1 17
R. Ward 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .301 3 19
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 18 44
J. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .270 5 15
Totals 35 3 7 3 3 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Ramirez (34, 6th Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ramirez (23, 8th Inning off J. Helm, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Williams 2 , E. Ramirez 6 , J. Piscitelli , R. Ward 2
2-out RBI: C. Williams , R. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Cunningham 2 , E. Ramirez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howell-Williams)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Helm W (11-8) 7.1 7 3 2 3 6 1 105 4.51   
J. Carter H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.77   
B. Bryant SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Helm 57
Batters Faced: J. Helm 33, J. Carter 2, B. Bryant 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Helm 9-7, J. Carter 1-1, B. Bryant 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Helm 105-68, J. Carter 6-4, B. Bryant 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Carter 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Christman L (8-9) 5.1 8 4 4 1 4 1 99 4.94   
J. Howell 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 29 3.00   
I. Kodandarami 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Christman 39
Batters Faced: Z. Christman 25, J. Howell 8, I. Kodandarami 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Christman 7-5, J. Howell 0-2, I. Kodandarami 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Christman 99-62, J. Howell 29-19, I. Kodandarami 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Howell 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Helm
Ballpark: Howard Terminal
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 34659
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