SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
08/16/2111
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
GAME ID: 6325 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (60-59) 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 6 9 0
Jacksonville Suns (36-83) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Down to Defeat Go Suns, 6-3
The Birmingham Barons beat the Jacksonville Suns, 6-3. Birmingham pitcher and Regina, Canada, native R.J. MacLean led the way. MacLean got the win, improving to 4-1. He gave up 7 hits and walked 3 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 3 runs. The Barons, at 60-59, sit in third place in the South Division.

Birmingham used the timely hitting of Steve Hostler to capture the win. The third baseman socked a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Barons ahead, 5-3. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a big one.

In postgame comments to the Birmingham Herald, Hostler said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hudson LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .239 7 35
B. Corey SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .300 7 38
R. Riojas RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .294 4 39
B. DePue CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .231 8 40
A. Pierce DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .264 5 44
S. Henderson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 13 49
S. Hostler 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .252 12 43
E. Esparza 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .220 12 54
F. Puig C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .258 6 22
Totals 35 6 9 6 4 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Puig (7, 3rd Inning off A. McCulley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Puig (6, 5th Inning off A. McCulley, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Hostler (12, 6th Inning off A. McCulley, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Corey (7, 7th Inning off J. LaBella, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Corey 6 , R. Riojas , A. Pierce , S. Hostler 4 , E. Esparza , F. Puig 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pierce , S. Hostler , E. Esparza
GIDP: R. Riojas
Sac Fly: D. Hudson
Hit by Pitch: B. DePue
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. DePue (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Corey-Puig-Esparza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Neal LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 3 17
K. Hochstetler CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .247 3 16
W. Lopez 1B, RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .193 12 35
C. Fuentes SS 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 .329 3 14
K. Moore 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .224 1 21
P. Ott RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 .211 6 19
   a-E. Alaniz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135 0 6
   b-L. Baker RF, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 11
F. Jauregui DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .268 2 7
P. Capito C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .215 1 9
J. Rigney 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .299 2 5
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 11 18      
a - E. Alaniz pinch hit for P. Ott in the 8th
b - L. Baker substituted for E. Alaniz in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Neal , K. Hochstetler 2 , P. Ott 2 , F. Jauregui , J. Rigney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Fuentes , P. Capito 2 , J. Rigney
GIDP: P. Ott
Hit by Pitch: W. Lopez , C. Fuentes 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Neal (16) , K. Hochstetler (13) , C. Fuentes (3) , J. Rigney (5)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Ott (2) , J. Rigney (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rigney-Fuentes-Lopez)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. MacLean W (4-1) 7.2 7 3 3 3 11 0 106 5.40   
J. Alvarado SV (16) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. MacLean 61
Batters Faced: R. MacLean 34, J. Alvarado 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. MacLean 5-6, J. Alvarado 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. MacLean 106-66, J. Alvarado 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alvarado 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. MacLean 2 , J. Alvarado
Balk: J. Alvarado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. McCulley L (0-1) 5.1 8 5 5 1 5 2 95 8.44   
J. LaBella 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 43 3.24   
R. Tulak 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 5.26   
J. Trujillo 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. McCulley 36
Batters Faced: A. McCulley 25, J. LaBella 9, R. Tulak 5, J. Trujillo 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. McCulley 4-6, J. LaBella 1-4, R. Tulak 0-3, J. Trujillo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. McCulley 95-62, J. LaBella 43-22, R. Tulak 22-14, J. Trujillo 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Tulak 1-0 , J. Trujillo 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Trujillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: R.J. MacLean
Ballpark: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 4478
Special Notes: RP Rich Tulak was injured while pitching.
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