AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT PHILADELPHIA MARAUDERS
09/15/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT PHILADELPHIA MARAUDERS
GAME ID: 6904 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Phoenix Gladiators (75-76) 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 0
Philadelphia Marauders (93-58) 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 9 11 2
Marauders Win Thriller, 9-7
No one was more impactful than Art McDonald in the 9-7 Philadelphia win over Phoenix. McDonald, who is tied for 3rd in the AC in total bases with 357, slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Philadelphia reliever Chris Jacoby picked up the win to move to 7-6. Manny Brant suffered the loss. The Marauders lead the American Conference North East Division by 11 games.

The decisive blow was delivered by Johnny McCargar in the bottom of the 11th when he hit a 2-run home run off 21-year old right-handed pitcher Manny Brant to win the game for Philadelphia. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's great when the crowd is energized," McCargar said.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .223 9 31
C. Sperber 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .270 7 43
J. Platzer SS 5 1 1 2 0 3 0 .275 26 71
T. Ariëns 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .268 40 116
M. Gutierrez LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 19 46
J. Wagner CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .247 19 63
Z. Husley DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .262 10 48
A. Bonneau RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .270 11 36
F. Radtke C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .167 9 36
   a-J. Franz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 4 21
   b-D. Yeater C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 18
Totals 42 7 9 7 3 12 7      
a - J. Franz pinch hit for F. Radtke in the 11th
b - D. Yeater substituted for J. Franz in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Platzer (21, 2nd Inning off C. Mendez, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Bonneau (15, 9th Inning off C. Jacoby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. McCarthy , C. Sperber , J. Platzer 2 , T. Ariëns , J. Wagner , Z. Husley 2 , A. Bonneau 2 , F. Radtke
2-out RBI: P. McCarthy , C. Sperber , J. Platzer , T. Ariëns , F. Radtke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Sperber , M. Gutierrez , J. Wagner
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pierce LF 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 .249 32 105
J. McCargar SS 6 2 3 3 0 0 4 .267 19 62
M. Rosas CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .307 51 131
A. McDonald DH 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .315 36 115
B. Roe RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 31 72
E. Langley C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .237 20 47
P. Rangel 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .337 8 26
A. Davenport 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 20 55
   a-C. Barreto PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 38 99
   b-M. Coombs 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Capra 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .342 0 3
Totals 41 9 11 9 4 10 16      
a - C. Barreto pinch hit for A. Davenport in the 8th
b - M. Coombs substituted for C. Barreto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Capra (2, 5th Inning off F. Ayala, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Langley (20, 2nd Inning off F. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. McDonald 2 (36, 6th Inning off F. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Nesmith, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. McCargar (19, 11th Inning off M. Brant, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McCargar 6 , M. Rosas , A. McDonald 9 , E. Langley 4 , P. Rangel , J. Capra 3
2-out RBI: J. McCargar , M. Rosas , A. McDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCargar , B. Roe , J. Capra
Hit by Pitch: E. Langley 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Rangel (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Roe (9) , P. Rangel (1)
OF assists: 1 (Pierce(Wagner at 3rd base))
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ayala 6.1 5 3 3 1 4 2 93 3.56   
J. Nesmith 0.1 4 4 4 0 1 1 24 3.79   
A. Fields 2.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 42 2.27   
M. Brant L (4-5) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 27 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ayala 54
Batters Faced: F. Ayala 26, J. Nesmith 5, A. Fields 10, M. Brant 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ayala 7-8, J. Nesmith 0-0, A. Fields 2-2, M. Brant 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ayala 93-58, J. Nesmith 24-16, A. Fields 42-21, M. Brant 27-17
Hit Batsmen: F. Ayala , A. Fields
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mendez 1.2 6 7 7 2 2 0 59 4.88   
D. Woods 5.1 2 0 0 0 6 0 64 4.64   
A. Rodriguez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.40   
W. Deel 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.29   
C. Jacoby W (7-6) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 34 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mendez 9
Batters Faced: C. Mendez 13, D. Woods 18, A. Rodriguez 1, W. Deel 2, C. Jacoby 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mendez 0-3, D. Woods 4-5, A. Rodriguez 1-0, W. Deel 0-0, C. Jacoby 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mendez 59-37, D. Woods 64-41, A. Rodriguez 3-2, W. Deel 10-9, C. Jacoby 34-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Woods 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Art McDonald
Ballpark: Marauders Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 33472
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