DOUBLE A
WICHITA PILOTS AT ALTOONA CURVE
09/18/2060
 
DOUBLE A
WICHITA PILOTS AT ALTOONA CURVE
GAME ID: 17381 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Pilots 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Altoona Curve 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 10 0
Curve Even With Pilots After Home Win
The Altoona Curve knotted up the Wild Card Series at People's Natural Gas Field, thanks in large part to second baseman Benz Woodruff. Woodruff went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once as he overpowered the Wichita Pilots, enabling Altoona to grab the 3-2 win and move into a 1-1 tie in the best-of-7 series.

Woodruff had an important at-bat with a runner on 1st in the bottom of the seventh, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Curve went on to win.

"We lost," Wichita manager Ryan Coleman said later. "We'll deal with it. The series isn't over."

The next game is set to be played for Monday, September 20th , 2060 at Regions Field in Wichita.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE ALTOONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mills LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 1 1
J. Sánchez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .143 0 0
T. Gonzáles SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .222 0 1
F. Figueroa RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
W. Morgan 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .667 0 2
J. Tisinger C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1
   a-T. Cantando C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Bowling DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1
I. Ahern CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .286 0 1
A. Flores 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 0 0
   b-B. Triana PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 9 12      
a - T. Cantando substituted for J. Tisinger in the 7th
b - B. Triana pinch hit for A. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Morgan (1, 6th Inning off S. Ortega, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Ahern (1, 5th Inning off S. Ortega, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gonzáles , F. Figueroa , W. Morgan 3 , J. Tisinger , D. Bowling , I. Ahern 3 , A. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sánchez , T. Cantando , D. Bowling
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Elkins-Sánchez-Morgan)
OF assists: 1 (Figueroa(Iacobellis at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Estep LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .167 0 0
B. Woodruff 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .333 1 2
T. Wheeler RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .286 0 0
M. Smallwood 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .250 1 1
J. McConnell SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
L. Iacobellis CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
A. García 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
S. Kraxberger DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
R. White C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3 2 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Estep (1, 1st Inning off D. Elkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Woodruff (1, 7th Inning off B. Niemi, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Smallwood (1, 7th Inning off B. Niemi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Estep 2 , B. Woodruff 5 , T. Wheeler , M. Smallwood 4 , J. McConnell 2 , L. Iacobellis , A. García , R. White
2-out RBI: M. Smallwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Smallwood 2 , S. Kraxberger , R. White
GIDP: E. Estep
Hit by Pitch: L. Iacobellis
Team LOB: 8
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE ALTOONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Elkins 5.0 6 0 0 1 4 0 85 0.00   
G. Jordan H (1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 6.75   
B. Niemi L (0-1), BS (1) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 2 27 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Elkins 58
Batters Faced: D. Elkins 22, G. Jordan 6, B. Niemi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Elkins 3-7, G. Jordan 1-1, B. Niemi 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Elkins 85-53, G. Jordan 22-11, B. Niemi 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Niemi 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Elkins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ortega 5.1 7 2 2 0 4 0 83 3.38   
J. Roll W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 0.00   
J. Armistead H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
R. Tharp SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ortega 50
Batters Faced: S. Ortega 23, J. Roll 8, J. Armistead 2, R. Tharp 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ortega 7-5, J. Roll 2-2, J. Armistead 1-0, R. Tharp 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ortega 83-59, J. Roll 28-18, J. Armistead 8-4, R. Tharp 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Roll 1-0 , J. Armistead 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Benz Woodruff
Ballpark: People's Natural Gas Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 38769
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