APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BRISTOL PIRATES AT KINGSPORT METS
08/30/2108
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
BRISTOL PIRATES AT KINGSPORT METS
GAME ID: 14302 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bristol Pirates (18-43) 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 7 3
Kingsport Mets (37-24) 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 7 11 0
Mets Chop Down Pirates, 7-6
Led by 21-year-old Josh McDonald, the Kingsport Mets downed the Bristol Pirates, 7-6. McDonald went 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Kingsport. Kingsport pitcher William Arce earned the win, hiking his record to 5-1. J.R. Purcell suffered the loss. Kingsport currently is in 4th place in the West at 37-24.

Andy Blizzard drew 1 walk for Kingsport. The 22-year old second baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 6-6 tie with a run-scoring walk off J.R. Purcell. It was his 12th walk of the season.

"We've got a great group of guys," Blizzard said, "and we're having fun right now."
BRISTOL BATTING LINESCORE KINGSPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chiquito 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .254 3 16
R. Rivera DH 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .303 7 28
G. Ambriz 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .323 6 27
K. Kinkade LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .171 3 21
C. Buckingham SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .179 1 11
L. Ramos C 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .191 1 17
F. Keen RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .239 5 24
C. Cothern 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 3 13
B. Kirby CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .169 0 4
Totals 33 6 7 5 4 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Kinkade (7, 5th Inning off N. Nelson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Chiquito , G. Ambriz , K. Kinkade 3 , L. Ramos , F. Keen , B. Kirby
2-out RBI: L. Ramos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Keen , C. Cothern
Sac Fly: C. Buckingham
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: G. Ambriz (7) , C. Cothern (4) , B. Kirby (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Buckingham-Ambriz-Chiquito)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Ramos SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .196 2 11
S. Freeman DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .400 4 21
A. Gingell CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 3 14
W. Lu 1B 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .247 2 14
R. Uribe C 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 .269 4 20
   a-J. Morris PR, C 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
K. Lopp 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .273 2 8
J. McDonald LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .267 5 25
A. Ives RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .275 3 14
N. Manning 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 1 6
   b-A. Blizzard PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .268 5 17
   c-S. Simmons 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 5 16
Totals 36 7 11 7 4 7 17      
a - J. Morris pinch ran for R. Uribe in the 5th
b - A. Blizzard pinch hit for N. Manning in the 7th
c - S. Simmons substituted for A. Blizzard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Uribe (4, 5th Inning off J. Robison, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Manning (1, 2nd Inning off T. Bacon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Freeman 2 , A. Gingell , R. Uribe 3 , K. Lopp 3 , J. McDonald 2 , N. Manning 3
2-out RBI: S. Freeman , R. Uribe , J. McDonald 2 , A. Blizzard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ramos , R. Uribe , A. Ives
GIDP: J. McDonald
Team LOB: 9
BRISTOL PITCHING LINESCORE KINGSPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bacon 3.1 5 3 1 2 4 0 71 5.19   
J. Robison 2.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 40 4.90   
J. Purcell L (1-3), BS (1) 1.0 2 2 0 2 1 0 28 2.05   
A. Kirchmann 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bacon 42
Batters Faced: T. Bacon 17, J. Robison 12, J. Purcell 8, A. Kirchmann 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bacon 3-2, J. Robison 3-4, J. Purcell 1-1, A. Kirchmann 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bacon 71-45, J. Robison 40-26, J. Purcell 28-13, A. Kirchmann 9-6
WP: T. Bacon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nelson 4.2 7 6 6 2 4 0 82 5.19   
W. Arce W (5-1) 4.1 0 0 0 2 5 0 57 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nelson 28
Batters Faced: N. Nelson 23, W. Arce 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nelson 3-7, W. Arce 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nelson 82-50, W. Arce 57-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Arce 1-1
Balk: W. Arce
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh McDonald
Ballpark: Hunter Wright Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 1973
Special Notes: C Rafael Uribe was injured while running the bases.
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