APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE BRAVES AT KINGSPORT METS
08/23/2110
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE BRAVES AT KINGSPORT METS
GAME ID: 14247 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Danville Braves (26-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 2
Kingsport Mets (28-29) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 X 4 7 0
Mets Make It 4 In a Row with 4-1 Triumph Over Danville
The Kingsport Mets got a stellar effort from pitcher Chris Merrick, helping Kingsport score a win over the visiting Danville Braves, 4-1. Kingsport has 4 straight wins, Danville 3 straight losses.

The Braves had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Mets going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 19-year old catcher Rich Schweitzer came to the plate. Schweitzer hit a solo home run on a 1-1 sinker from Danville hurler Mike Phelan. It was Schweitzer's 3rd home run of the year.

"Chris was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Kingsport manager Miguel Escobedo.
DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE KINGSPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Doty 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .115 1 5
   a-C. Fritz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 4 14
   c-B. Casey LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   e-D. Lopez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .365 3 11
T. Browning LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 3 19
   b-A. Drum PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 2 11
   d-S. Oh 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .556 0 5
C. Contreras 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .257 1 7
C. Trujillo C 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .301 4 20
W. Alvarado DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .222 2 8
R. Delgado SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 3 19
S. Trudelle RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .184 1 12
A. Reys CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .208 3 13
D. Plessner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .193 3 11
Totals 35 1 8 1 3 12 29      
a - C. Fritz pinch hit for J. Doty in the 7th
b - A. Drum pinch hit for T. Browning in the 7th
c - B. Casey substituted for C. Fritz in the 7th
d - S. Oh substituted for A. Drum in the 7th
e - D. Lopez pinch hit for B. Casey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Reys (4, 3rd Inning off C. Merrick, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Drum (4, 7th Inning off J. Silverstein, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lopez , T. Browning , A. Drum 2 , C. Trujillo , W. Alvarado , A. Reys 3 , D. Plessner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Contreras 2 , C. Trujillo , A. Reys
Hit by Pitch: W. Alvarado
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Reys (12) , D. Plessner (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Contreras (1) , S. Trudelle (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Chia LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 2 11
E. Stokes RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .280 1 9
C. Berntsen CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .249 5 24
E. Compton DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 7 23
T. Cave 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .295 4 21
B. Skogstad 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .305 2 11
R. Schweitzer C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .284 3 7
J. Unknown 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4 3 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Chia (6, 7th Inning off M. Phelan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Schweitzer (3, 5th Inning off M. Phelan, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Cave (4, 6th Inning off M. Phelan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Chia 2 , E. Stokes , C. Berntsen , E. Compton , T. Cave 5 , R. Schweitzer 4
2-out RBI: C. Berntsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Compton , B. Skogstad , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: O. Chia
Hit by Pitch: E. Compton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Chia (4) , E. Stokes (1)
DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE KINGSPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Long 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 2.63   
M. Phelan L (2-3) 4.1 4 4 3 1 7 2 73 3.38   
P. Dez 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Long 48
Batters Faced: B. Long 9, M. Phelan 19, P. Dez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Long 3-2, M. Phelan 5-2, P. Dez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Long 29-19, M. Phelan 73-50, P. Dez 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Dez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: P. Dez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Merrick W (2-2) 6.0 5 1 1 3 8 0 101 5.09   
J. Silverstein H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 2.53   
B. Babe SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 6.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Merrick 63
Batters Faced: C. Merrick 26, J. Silverstein 5, B. Babe 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Merrick 5-5, J. Silverstein 1-0, B. Babe 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Merrick 101-64, J. Silverstein 31-17, B. Babe 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Silverstein 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Babe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Merrick
Ballpark: Hunter Wright Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 3 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 1956
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