AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CLEVELAND WILD THINGS AT PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS
09/20/2019
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CLEVELAND WILD THINGS AT PITTSBURGH PHANTOMS
GAME ID: 6943 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Wild Things (62-92) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 5 7 2
Pittsburgh Phantoms (77-77) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Wild Things Score Late, Topple Phantoms, 5-2
Pittsburgh got a valiant performance from pitcher Steve Pikula, but it wasn't enough to beat the Cleveland Wild Things. Cleveland won the game, 5-2. Pikula threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. Cleveland reliever Ryan Barber picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Ron Faulkner shouldered the loss. The victory puts Cleveland at 62-92.

Cleveland used a timely hit from Sean Baran to get the win. The center fielder stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Wild Things ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"We did a lot of things right," said Baran.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Castilla SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .269 17 55
S. Baran CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .203 2 34
R. Barnhart RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .309 21 52
S. McKinstry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 47 110
B. Mendoza LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .265 34 86
J. Cross DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284 23 76
C. Choi 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .213 2 22
V. Santa Cruz 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .291 2 16
E. Taylor C 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .145 5 11
Totals 32 5 7 5 2 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Mendoza (32, 5th Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Castilla (41, 6th Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Baran (16, 8th Inning off R. Faulkner, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Barnhart (21, 8th Inning off R. Faulkner, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Castilla 3 , S. Baran 2 , R. Barnhart 4 , B. Mendoza 3 , C. Choi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. McKinstry
GIDP: C. Choi
Sac Fly: V. Santa Cruz
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Castilla (3) , E. Taylor (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Penland DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .233 8 22
O. Martinez 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .270 3 32
L. Orozco SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .324 38 96
M. Byrd 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .264 4 15
C. Stover 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 18 61
E. Hansen RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .310 9 42
P. Kincaid CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 10 40
T. Villarreal LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .252 13 55
Q. Kovacs C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 10 38
   a-D. Graham C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 3 20
   b-A. Ramos PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 19 40
Totals 35 2 7 2 4 5 20      
a - D. Graham substituted for Q. Kovacs in the 8th
b - A. Ramos pinch hit for D. Graham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Byrd (10, 5th Inning off J. Holmes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Penland 2 , O. Martinez 2 , L. Orozco , M. Byrd 2 , P. Kincaid
2-out RBI: M. Byrd , P. Kincaid
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Byrd , C. Stover , Q. Kovacs
Hit by Pitch: P. Kincaid
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hansen (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Orozco-Martinez-Byrd)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Holmes 5.1 5 2 1 2 3 0 107 5.29   
R. Barber W (2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.17   
E. Hamilton H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.05   
M. Walter SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 29 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Holmes 53
Batters Faced: J. Holmes 25, R. Barber 6, E. Hamilton 3, M. Walter 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Holmes 5-8, R. Barber 1-3, E. Hamilton 1-2, M. Walter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Holmes 107-68, R. Barber 17-12, E. Hamilton 8-5, M. Walter 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Barber 1-0
WP: R. Barber
Hit Batsmen: J. Holmes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula 7.0 4 1 1 0 7 0 101 3.38   
R. Faulkner L (3-6), BS (6) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 19 3.88   
B. Toews 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 72
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 25, R. Faulkner 5, B. Toews 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 10-4, R. Faulkner 1-0, B. Toews 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 101-68, R. Faulkner 19-10, B. Toews 22-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Pikula
Ballpark: Phantoms Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 24157
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