JUUST A BIT OUTSIDE
TAMPA RATTLERS AT KNOXVILLE SMOKIES
06/26/2033
 
JUUST A BIT OUTSIDE
TAMPA RATTLERS AT KNOXVILLE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 1486 - SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2033 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Rattlers (36-40) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 1
Knoxville Smokies (44-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Griffin Now 4-4 After Beating Smokies
Tampa used a superb performance from starting pitcher Jimmy Griffin to down the Knoxville Smokies, 4-1. With the win over Knoxville, the Rattlers improved to 36-40.

The Smokies had little chance against Griffin, who overpowered Knoxville hitters and struck out 10.

"Jimmy was a handful," said Knoxville manager Bobby K..
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE KNOXVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .185 4 18
J. Ruckert 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 8 42
D. Ewing CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 10 38
A. Polo RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .248 11 23
J. Lynch C 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .267 11 36
J. Booke LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 9 39
C. Foster 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .237 5 29
M. Blackwell 2B 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .239 11 44
A. Moreno SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 6 29
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ruckert (16, 1st Inning off C. Humpert, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lynch (11, 2nd Inning off C. Humpert, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Blackwell (11, 6th Inning off A. Hardesty, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ruckert 2 , D. Ewing , A. Polo , J. Lynch 6 , C. Foster , M. Blackwell 4
2-out RBI: M. Blackwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ewing , A. Polo , M. Blackwell , A. Moreno
GIDP: M. Blackwell
Sac Bunt: J. Booke
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Blackwell (21)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Blackwell (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Lynch-Blackwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Olander CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .254 11 32
L. Durango DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 4 23
   a-C. Columbia DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .168 6 23
C. Collier 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 16 45
C. Doughty 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243 11 38
J. Del Sordo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 7 31
   b-G. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Rhodes LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 8 27
T. Paolini RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Burleigh SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .217 1 16
G. Castillo C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .259 3 18
Totals 30 1 3 1 3 14 12      
a - C. Columbia inserted as DH in the 8th
b - G. Brown pinch hit for J. Del Sordo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rhodes (13, 5th Inning off J. Griffin, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Castillo (10, 8th Inning off A. Michael, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Collier , J. Rhodes 2 , G. Castillo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Collier , J. Rhodes , J. Burleigh
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Collier (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Del Sordo-Burleigh-Doughty)
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE KNOXVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Griffin W (4-4) 6.0 2 0 0 1 10 0 95 1.96   
A. Bell 1.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 16 4.66   
A. Michael 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 2.08   
J. Dooley SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Griffin 77
Batters Faced: J. Griffin 21, A. Bell 5, A. Michael 4, J. Dooley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Griffin 3-4, A. Bell 3-1, A. Michael 0-0, J. Dooley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Griffin 95-61, A. Bell 16-10, A. Michael 17-10, J. Dooley 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bell 1-0 , A. Michael 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Humpert L (4-7) 5.2 6 3 3 2 5 1 93 4.25   
A. Hardesty 2.1 1 1 1 0 5 1 37 2.60   
R. Higginbotham 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Humpert 48
Batters Faced: C. Humpert 25, A. Hardesty 8, R. Higginbotham 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Humpert 9-3, A. Hardesty 1-1, R. Higginbotham 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Humpert 93-56, A. Hardesty 37-25, R. Higginbotham 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hardesty 2-2
Balk: A. Hardesty
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Griffin
Ballpark: Smokies Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 44563
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