ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
07/27/2023
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ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
DENVER PILOTS AT ANN ARBOR Z'S
GAME ID: 8240 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Denver Pilots (45-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0
Ann Arbor Z's (36-62) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 1
Z's Win Nail-Biter in 10
Led by Travis Letner, the Ann Arbor Z's defeated the Denver Pilots, 3-2, in 10 innings. Letner went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs for the Z's. Alex Valdes got credit for the win, improving to 2-5. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.1 innings. The 5th-place Z's bumped their record to 36-62.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the tenth. With one out, Letner hit a changeup from Billy Merner for a solo home run. The Z's, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

Said losing manager Adrian Collins: "Not taking anything away from them, but we swung the bats better than what it showed."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Diaz RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .230 6 25
B. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 15 38
J. Green 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 4 7
B. Figueroa DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 13 34
R. Finkler 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 11 35
D. Douglas C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 8 22
J. Anderson CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 6 15
   a-S. Swan PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 10 26
   b-T. Villarreal CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   c-F. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 4 12
   d-J. Wachter LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 15 47
A. Lowe SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .220 9 22
J. Mata LF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .157 2 6
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 6 10      
a - S. Swan pinch hit for J. Anderson in the 8th
b - T. Villarreal substituted for S. Swan in the 8th
c - F. Garcia pinch hit for T. Villarreal in the 10th
d - J. Wachter substituted for F. Garcia in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Diaz (14, 8th Inning off J. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Brown (1, 7th Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Swan (10, 8th Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Diaz 2 , B. Brown 3 , J. Green , R. Finkler , S. Swan 4 , A. Lowe 2
2-out RBI: J. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brown , R. Finkler
GIDP: J. Green , B. Figueroa , D. Douglas
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Diaz (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Finkler-Lowe-Green, Lowe-Finkler-Green)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Letner RF 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .226 8 26
J. Wise DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .299 15 50
N. Rucker 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .235 11 43
P. Watson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 15 43
   a-G. Clayton LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 6 20
B. Rayburn 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .264 11 27
J. Halliday 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .187 4 19
R. Ruschak CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 9 30
S. LaCroix C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .183 6 26
   b-M. Lawson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 8 30
   c-D. Stallman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 9
B. LaFollett SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 0 20
Totals 32 3 6 2 5 4 12      
a - G. Clayton substituted for P. Watson in the 8th
b - M. Lawson pinch hit for S. LaCroix in the 9th
c - D. Stallman substituted for M. Lawson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Letner (20, 8th Inning off N. Holyfield, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rayburn (11, 9th Inning off B. Merner, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Letner (8, 10th Inning off B. Merner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Letner 7 , J. Wise , B. Rayburn 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Clayton , B. Rayburn
GIDP: P. Watson , S. LaCroix
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. LaFollett (13)
Double Plays: 3 (Martinez-Rucker-Rayburn, LaFollett-Rucker-Rayburn, Rayburn-LaFollett-Rayburn)
PB: S. LaCroix
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE ANN ARBOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Holyfield 7.2 4 1 1 3 4 0 89 2.99   
D. Ramos H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 2.66   
B. Merner L (1-6), BS (6) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 2 19 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Holyfield 68
Batters Faced: N. Holyfield 28, D. Ramos 3, B. Merner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Holyfield 8-9, D. Ramos 0-1, B. Merner 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Holyfield 89-57, D. Ramos 18-8, B. Merner 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ramos 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martinez 7.2 6 2 2 1 5 1 102 4.38   
A. Valdes W (2-5) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martinez 63
Batters Faced: J. Martinez 28, A. Valdes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martinez 7-8, A. Valdes 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martinez 102-63, A. Valdes 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Valdes 1-0
WP: J. Martinez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Travis Letner
Ballpark: Knights Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 4418
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