SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MOBILE BAYBEARS
08/26/2113
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MOBILE BAYBEARS
GAME ID: 6383 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (74-57) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 6 1
Mobile BayBears (72-59) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
BayBears Beaten, 4-2, by Barons
The Birmingham Barons got a marvelous performance from pitcher Bill Van Norden. The right-hander kept the Mobile offense from ever getting much traction. The result was an impressive 4-2 Birmingham victory at Hank Aaron Stadium. Dave Yanes recorded his 8th save for Birmingham. The first-place Barons bumped their record to 74-57.

Zach Mufich provided a timely hit. The Birmingham pinch hitter delivered a run-scoring triple in the top of the seventh inning to put the Barons on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

"Whenever I help the team," said Mufich, "I feel like I earned my paycheck."
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE MOBILE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hall 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .234 4 10
D. Farrell C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 6 36
A. Herrera DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308 5 17
   b-E. Esparza DH 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .257 7 31
Z. Taylor CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 8 38
G. Lujan 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .289 4 16
B. Miller LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 4 23
T. Edwards 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 4 9
   c-Z. Mufich PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .148 0 5
   d-S. Sharp 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 7 31
E. Menendez RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .276 2 21
K. Levesque SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 5 15
   a-M. Ferguson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 1 7
Totals 29 4 6 4 2 5 7      
a - M. Ferguson substituted for K. Levesque in the 3rd
b - E. Esparza inserted as DH in the 7th
c - Z. Mufich pinch hit for T. Edwards in the 7th
d - S. Sharp substituted for Z. Mufich in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Herrera (7, 7th Inning off J. Ibarra, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Lujan (8, 7th Inning off J. Ibarra, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: Z. Mufich (1, 7th Inning off J. Ibarra, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Esparza (7, 9th Inning off J. Ibarra, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Herrera 2 , E. Esparza 4 , Z. Taylor , G. Lujan 2 , Z. Mufich 3 , E. Menendez
2-out RBI: Z. Mufich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Edwards , E. Menendez
GIDP: G. Lujan
Sac Fly: T. Hall
Hit by Pitch: T. Hall
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Lujan 2 (14) , E. Menendez 2 (32)
CS: D. Farrell (10) , A. Herrera (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Edwards (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ferguson-Hall-Lujan)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Ruiz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Miniutti 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .291 12 43
G. Ruiz DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .249 12 53
   a-J. Phillips DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 3 10
H. Simpson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .318 28 86
S. Edwards 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .271 22 88
J. Kunkel SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .280 5 22
M. Minor LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .275 2 17
J. Roman RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .253 11 59
A. Orozco C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 1 20
J. Unknown CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 2 4 7 9      
a - J. Phillips inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Ruiz (27, 5th Inning off B. Van Norden, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Kunkel (1, 6th Inning off B. Van Norden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Ruiz 2 , S. Edwards , J. Kunkel 3
2-out RBI: G. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Minor 2
GIDP: M. Minor
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Miniutti-Kunkel-Simpson)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE MOBILE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Van Norden W (2-0) 7.0 3 2 0 3 5 0 89 2.14   
D. Yanes SV (8) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Van Norden 69
Batters Faced: B. Van Norden 27, D. Yanes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Van Norden 12-4, D. Yanes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Van Norden 89-53, D. Yanes 20-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ibarra L (6-11) 9.0 6 4 4 2 5 1 114 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ibarra 62
Batters Faced: J. Ibarra 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ibarra 7-12
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ibarra 114-67
Hit Batsmen: J. Ibarra
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Van Norden
Ballpark: Hank Aaron Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 5925
Special Notes: SS Keith Levesque was injured while throwing the ball. RF Alex Herrera was injured while running the bases.
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