SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MOBILE BAYBEARS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
07/20/2113
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MOBILE BAYBEARS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 6210 - THURSDAY, JULY 20TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mobile BayBears (56-40) 1 0 4 0 5 0 8 0 0 18 17 0
Tennessee Smokies (42-54) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 6 11 2
BayBears Overwhelm Smokies, 18-6
The Mobile BayBears defeated the Tennessee Smokies by the score of 18-6, with the biggest share of the credit going to shortstop Mike Ashby. Ashby was 4 for 6 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 5 for the BayBears on the day. Earning his 12th save of the year was Leo Sandoval. The first-place BayBears sport a record of 56-40.

With Mobile leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Ashby batted against Tennessee pitcher Tris Johnson. Ashby hit a fastball to left-center for a 2-run double. His 18th double of the season put the BayBears on top, 3-0.

"When the ball finds the sweet spot," said Ashby, "I can't complain."
MOBILE BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cuevas CF 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 .205 10 23
G. Ruiz 1B 4 2 1 0 2 2 2 .245 10 40
S. Edwards LF 5 3 2 2 1 0 2 .274 18 70
M. Ashby SS 6 3 4 5 0 0 1 .259 12 47
H. Simpson 3B 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 .337 23 68
J. Kunkel 2B 5 1 1 0 1 2 2 .298 3 11
D. Salcedo RF 6 1 2 2 0 1 2 .358 4 12
C. Phillippi DH 4 2 0 0 1 0 6 .251 5 25
T. Brandolino C 5 3 3 4 0 2 3 .255 7 32
Totals 45 18 17 16 7 10 19      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Ruiz (19, 1st Inning off T. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Simpson (23, 3rd Inning off T. Johnson, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Ashby 2 (18, 3rd Inning off T. Johnson, 3 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Morse, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Kunkel (8, 7th Inning off J. Kupetz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Edwards (18, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ashby (12, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Brandolino (7, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cuevas 2 , G. Ruiz 2 , S. Edwards 5 , M. Ashby 9 , H. Simpson 3 , J. Kunkel 2 , D. Salcedo 2 , T. Brandolino 6
2-out RBI: T. Brandolino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Simpson , C. Phillippi , T. Brandolino
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kunkel-Ashby-Ruiz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brady DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .285 3 31
T. Rich 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .239 7 33
J. Guillen C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .299 1 8
D. Mercedes RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .236 2 26
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Rankin 3B 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .271 2 33
M. McGinley SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .254 4 25
M. LeMieux 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .213 5 25
   a-J. Unknown PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Jacobs LF 3 2 2 4 0 1 2 .226 3 31
   b-J. Unknown PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
J. Warner CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .214 3 11
   c-J. Unknown PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 6 9 22      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for M. LeMieux in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Jacobs in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Warner in the 8th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Mercedes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rankin (19, 9th Inning off L. Sandoval, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Jacobs 2 (2, 5th Inning off J. Ibarra, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Ibarra, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rich , J. Guillen , D. Mercedes , J. Rankin 4 , M. McGinley 2 , M. LeMieux , J. Jacobs 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Mercedes 2 , J. Jacobs , J. Unknown
GIDP: M. McGinley
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. LeMieux (5) , J. Warner (3)
MOBILE PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ibarra W (5-9) 5.0 7 6 6 5 5 0 101 5.27   
L. Sandoval SV (12) 4.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 80 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ibarra 29
Batters Faced: J. Ibarra 26, L. Sandoval 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ibarra 6-3, L. Sandoval 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ibarra 101-55, L. Sandoval 80-48
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Sandoval 1-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Sandoval
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Johnson L (6-11) 3.1 8 5 5 0 5 0 54 5.70   
J. Unknown 1.1 3 5 2 1 2 3 21 13.50   
J. Kupetz 1.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 37 6.67   
D. Morse 0.0 3 5 5 3 0 0 23 6.78   
D. Arteaga 2.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 31 0.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Johnson 27
Batters Faced: T. Johnson 18, J. Unknown 9, J. Kupetz 8, D. Morse 6, D. Arteaga 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Johnson 2-3, J. Unknown 2-0, J. Kupetz 1-3, D. Morse 0-0, D. Arteaga 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Johnson 54-39, J. Unknown 21-14, J. Kupetz 37-19, D. Morse 23-9, D. Arteaga 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Morse 2-2 , D. Arteaga 2-1
WP: T. Johnson , D. Morse
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Ashby
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 4134
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