MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
07/04/2110
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 9665 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Dayton Dragons (40-39) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
South Bend Cubs (41-38) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
Cubs Snatch 4-3 Win from Dragons
South Bend beat Dayton at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium, escaping with a 4-3 win in 10 innings. The win in large part was due to second baseman Gabe Nesmith. He was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. South Bend reliever Tony Melendez picked up the win, upping his record to 3-1. Devon Sprague was saddled with the loss. South Bend now sits at 41-38, while Dayton falls to 40-39.

Up to bat in the bottom of the tenth, 24-year old catcher Alex Tabares had a chance to be the hero. Dayton pitcher Devon Sprague wanted to foil that plan. But with one out, Tabares hit a sacrifice fly. The Cubs had themselves a thrilling win.

"It's great to see the crowd jacked up," Tabares said.
DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Macias 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 .235 4 7
   a-J. Meador PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 2 16
J. Clawson RF 5 0 3 3 0 0 3 .256 0 16
R. Alvarez CF, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .191 0 6
C. Wrightson 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .258 5 25
P. Young DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .224 3 19
   b-R. Galloway DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .059 0 0
B. Snow 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .188 1 11
J. Michael C 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .168 1 8
B. Rivera SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .223 4 12
D. Santos LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .176 0 0
Totals 37 3 6 3 6 12 27      
a - J. Meador pinch hit for J. Macias in the 9th
b - R. Galloway inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Clawson 3 (15, 1st Inning off J. Caban, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Caban, 3 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. LaBrasca, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Clawson 6 , C. Wrightson , B. Snow , D. Santos
2-out RBI: J. Clawson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clawson , R. Alvarez 2 , B. Snow , J. Michael
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Macias (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rustay CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 9 41
R. Tucker RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .256 5 31
P. Welde DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .262 4 20
A. James LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .239 5 32
P. Stirling SS 5 3 2 0 0 1 5 .239 5 27
G. Nesmith 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .243 2 20
A. Tabares C 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .264 1 14
D. Mercedes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .251 7 20
S. Barajas 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .254 1 23
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Stirling (20, 4th Inning off O. Jamie, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Nesmith (17, 4th Inning off O. Jamie, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Barajas (11, 9th Inning off C. Cochran, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Tucker (6, 5th Inning off O. Jamie, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Nesmith (2, 2nd Inning off O. Jamie, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Tucker 4 , P. Stirling 3 , G. Nesmith 7 , A. Tabares 2 , S. Barajas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rustay , A. James , P. Stirling 2 , D. Mercedes , S. Barajas 2
Sac Bunt: A. Tabares
Sac Fly: A. Tabares
Hit by Pitch: P. Welde
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Tucker (29) , A. Tabares (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Mercedes (2)
DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Jamie 6.1 8 3 3 2 6 1 119 2.73   
A. Hert 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 4.01   
C. Cochran 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 3.22   
D. Sprague L (2-1) 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Jamie 49
Batters Faced: O. Jamie 29, A. Hert 2, C. Cochran 8, D. Sprague 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Jamie 9-4, A. Hert 0-0, C. Cochran 1-4, D. Sprague 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Jamie 119-77, A. Hert 9-6, C. Cochran 23-16, D. Sprague 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hert 1-0 , D. Sprague 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Cochran
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Caban 4.2 5 3 1 4 7 0 94 3.76   
J. Caquias 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 30 5.46   
R. LaBrasca 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 39 1.80   
T. Melendez W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Caban 49
Batters Faced: J. Caban 24, J. Caquias 8, R. LaBrasca 7, T. Melendez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Caban 3-4, J. Caquias 0-6, R. LaBrasca 2-0, T. Melendez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Caban 94-53, J. Caquias 30-17, R. LaBrasca 39-24, T. Melendez 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Caquias 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gabe Nesmith
Ballpark: Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 4986
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