ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
06/19/2023
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ANN ARBOR Z'S AT DENVER PILOTS
GAME ID: 7754 - MONDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ann Arbor Z's (21-44) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Denver Pilots (33-32) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 5 1
Pilots Bridle Z's, 3-2
Kevin Gibbons pitched well enough to win, but it was not to be. The Ann Arbor Z's, despite Gibbons's fine outing, dropped a 3-2 decision to the Denver Pilots at Pilots Ballpark. The win was credited to 29-year old left-handed pitcher Luis Diaz in relief. His record improves to 2-3. Kevin Gibbons took the loss. Billy Merner was credited with the save for Denver, his 16th of the season.

The Z's had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Pilots going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 28-year old shortstop Robby Finkler came to the plate. Finkler hit a solo home run on a 0-1 fastball from Ann Arbor hurler Kevin Gibbons. It was Finkler's 10th home run of the year.

"It'd be nice to win by four or five runs," Finkler said, "instead of holding our breath the whole game."

Denver currently is in 5th place in the Stripes Conference West Division at 33-32.
ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Letner RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 3 12
   a-G. Clayton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 5 16
J. Wise CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .336 14 37
N. Rucker 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .258 8 29
P. Watson DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .298 9 29
M. Lawson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 8 23
B. Rayburn 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .268 6 17
R. Ruschak 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 .253 7 23
S. LaCroix C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .200 6 17
B. LaFollett SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .176 0 10
Totals 35 2 10 2 2 5 16      
a - G. Clayton pinch hit for T. Letner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rayburn (5, 8th Inning off C. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Wise 2 , N. Rucker , P. Watson 2 , B. Rayburn 2 , R. Ruschak 2 , S. LaCroix , B. LaFollett
2-out RBI: B. Rayburn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wise , M. Lawson , R. Ruschak , S. LaCroix , B. LaFollett
GIDP: M. Lawson
Hit by Pitch: M. Lawson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wise (4) , R. Ruschak (19)

FIELDING
Errors: B. LaFollett (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Diaz CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 4 17
F. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 0 0
B. Figueroa LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .230 9 21
J. Wachter DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .244 10 28
B. Brown 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 10 25
R. Finkler 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .188 10 27
J. Anderson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 3 9
A. Lowe SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .216 8 21
J. Unknown C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3 0 7 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Finkler (10, 6th Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Diaz , B. Figueroa 2 , R. Finkler 4 , J. Anderson
2-out RBI: R. Finkler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brown
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown
Sac Fly: J. Wachter
Hit by Pitch: A. Lowe
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Anderson-Finkler)
OF assists: 1 (Garcia(Rayburn at home))
ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibbons L (1-8) 7.0 5 3 2 0 6 1 105 7.41   
J. Mendoza 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibbons 63
Batters Faced: K. Gibbons 28, J. Mendoza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibbons 5-10, J. Mendoza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibbons 105-70, J. Mendoza 16-9
Hit Batsmen: K. Gibbons
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Rise 5.0 6 2 2 2 2 0 90 3.19   
L. Diaz W (2-3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 4.46   
C. Martinez H (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.01   
B. Merner SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Rise 47
Batters Faced: T. Rise 23, L. Diaz 8, C. Martinez 4, B. Merner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Rise 5-7, L. Diaz 3-3, C. Martinez 0-2, B. Merner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Rise 90-57, L. Diaz 29-18, C. Martinez 11-8, B. Merner 15-10
Hit Batsmen: T. Rise
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Gibbons
Ballpark: Pilots Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 8404
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