SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MOBILE BAYBEARS
08/25/2113
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MOBILE BAYBEARS
GAME ID: 6381 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (73-57) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Mobile BayBears (72-58) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 10 0
Barons Beaten, 3-1, by Mobile
Mobile pitcher Andres Fernandez did his part in helping his team beat the Birmingham Barons, 3-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. The winner was Fernandez. He threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Reynaldo Briones. The second-place BayBears lifted their record to 72-58.

Travis Brandolino took Birmingham hurler Reynaldo Briones deep in the bottom of the seventh. His 2-run home run put the BayBears on top, 3-1. In all, Brandolino had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 4.

"Tough loss," said Birmingham manager John Ware. "But we'll learn from it."
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE MOBILE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Menendez CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .275 2 21
D. Farrell C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .232 6 36
A. Herrera 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .304 5 17
E. Esparza 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .253 6 30
E. Vargas 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 3 30
   a-S. Sharp PR, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 7 31
B. Miller LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 4 23
G. Lujan RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .288 4 15
D. Lindemann DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .185 4 14
   b-Z. Taylor DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 8 38
K. Levesque SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .195 5 15
   c-Z. Mufich PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .115 0 4
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 10 19      
a - S. Sharp pinch ran for E. Vargas in the 4th
b - Z. Taylor inserted as DH in the 9th
c - Z. Mufich pinch hit for K. Levesque in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Menendez (13, 1st Inning off A. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Menendez 4 , E. Vargas , S. Sharp , B. Miller , G. Lujan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Herrera , E. Vargas , G. Lujan , K. Levesque , Z. Mufich
Hit by Pitch: D. Lindemann
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Herrera (4) , S. Sharp (3) , G. Lujan (12)
CS: B. Miller (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Herrera-Levesque-Briones, Sharp-Esparza-Herrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Miniutti 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .294 12 43
G. Ruiz DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 12 51
H. Simpson 1B, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .321 28 86
S. Edwards 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 22 88
   a-J. Roman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 11 59
D. Salcedo RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .316 6 21
J. Kunkel SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .278 5 22
T. Brandolino C 4 1 3 3 0 0 2 .250 8 41
T. Cuevas CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .188 11 30
M. Minor LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .283 2 17
Totals 31 3 10 3 1 7 15      
a - J. Roman substituted for S. Edwards in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kunkel (14, 2nd Inning off R. Briones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Brandolino (8, 7th Inning off R. Briones, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Simpson 2 , D. Salcedo , J. Kunkel 3 , T. Brandolino 6 , M. Minor 2
2-out RBI: T. Brandolino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Ruiz , J. Kunkel , T. Brandolino
GIDP: H. Simpson , T. Cuevas
Sac Bunt: S. Edwards
Hit by Pitch: G. Ruiz
Team LOB: 7
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE MOBILE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Briones L (3-5) 7.0 9 3 3 1 6 1 111 4.02   
M. Ayers 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Briones 52
Batters Faced: R. Briones 30, M. Ayers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Briones 5-8, M. Ayers 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Briones 111-74, M. Ayers 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ayers 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Briones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fernandez W (12-5) 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 104 2.80   
W. Alvarez SV (15) 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 36 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fernandez 70
Batters Faced: A. Fernandez 27, W. Alvarez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fernandez 9-4, W. Alvarez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fernandez 104-67, W. Alvarez 36-25
Hit Batsmen: A. Fernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andres Fernandez
Ballpark: Hank Aaron Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 5953
Special Notes: 3B Elias Vargas was injured while running the bases.
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