DOUBLE A
ALTOONA CURVE AT QUEBEC METROS
09/20/2067
 
DOUBLE A
ALTOONA CURVE AT QUEBEC METROS
GAME ID: 3946 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2067 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Altoona Curve (76-59) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 0
Quebec Metros (72-63) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 0
Metros Lose, 4-2, in 11
Hamid Pierce had a strong outing for the Altoona Curve against the Quebec Metros at Metros Ballpark. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 4-2 win. Brian Byrne notched his 11th save in 16 chances. The win boosted Altoona to 76-59.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for R.J. Ford? The 25-year old first baseman Ford stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 11th inning to put Altoona up, 3-2. For the game, he was 4 for 5, including 2 doubles and 2 singles.

"We have a lot of confidence in Hamid," said Altoona manager Jose Ortiz.
ALTOONA BATTING LINESCORE QUEBEC BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Akey RF 6 0 1 0 0 3 6 .280 11 61
G. Grant 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .275 10 30
Q. Benscoter SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .301 11 54
B. Southard 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .299 12 63
C. Schaefer LF 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .342 5 24
R. Calvo CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .327 2 35
B. So C 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 4 23
R. Ford DH 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .264 10 60
N. Sloan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 7 23
   a-H. Joson PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .215 3 12
   b-I. Dalton 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 1 5
Totals 39 4 9 3 5 12 21      
a - H. Joson pinch hit for N. Sloan in the 11th
b - I. Dalton substituted for H. Joson in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ford 2 (22, 3rd Inning off C. Motsenbocker, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off A. Fitzgerald, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Southard (11, 6th Inning off Z. Marino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Grant (10, 1st Inning off C. Motsenbocker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Akey , G. Grant 4 , Q. Benscoter , B. Southard 2 , B. So , R. Ford 6
2-out RBI: R. Ford , H. Joson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Akey , G. Grant , Q. Benscoter , B. Southard , R. Calvo
GIDP: B. So
Sac Bunt: N. Sloan
Hit by Pitch: H. Joson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Akey (16) , Q. Benscoter (10)
CS: R. Ford (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. McDonald RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .297 4 33
C. Bunker 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 9 20
R. Brooks 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .304 21 86
I. Hadley C 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .286 26 92
R. García DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .332 15 49
W. Raines CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 9 41
E. Watrous 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .281 2 17
L. Redmond LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .274 2 12
W. Orwig SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 7 19
Totals 41 2 10 2 1 5 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: I. Hadley (26, 6th Inning off H. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. McDonald , R. Brooks , I. Hadley 6 , R. García 2 , E. Watrous 2 , L. Redmond
2-out RBI: , I. Hadley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. McDonald , L. Redmond
Sac Bunt: C. Bunker , L. Redmond
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Watrous-Orwig-Bunker)
ALTOONA PITCHING LINESCORE QUEBEC PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Pierce 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 1 91 5.52   
J. Young W (4-5), BS (5) 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 40 2.81   
B. Byrne SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pierce 65
Batters Faced: H. Pierce 27, J. Young 13, B. Byrne 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pierce 10-8, J. Young 4-4, B. Byrne 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pierce 91-57, J. Young 40-30, B. Byrne 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Motsenbocker 5.1 3 2 2 2 5 1 96 6.91   
Z. Marino 2.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 46 5.27   
A. Fitzgerald 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 4.89   
D. Simmons L (3-2) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 20 3.66   
R. Storms 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.26   
E. McDonough 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Motsenbocker 57
Batters Faced: C. Motsenbocker 20, Z. Marino 11, A. Fitzgerald 7, D. Simmons 6, R. Storms 1, E. McDonough 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Motsenbocker 2-8, Z. Marino 4-0, A. Fitzgerald 2-1, D. Simmons 1-0, R. Storms 0-0, E. McDonough 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Motsenbocker 96-59, Z. Marino 46-29, A. Fitzgerald 31-17, D. Simmons 20-11, R. Storms 6-3, E. McDonough 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Storms 3-1 , E. McDonough 3-0
WP: C. Motsenbocker
Hit Batsmen: R. Storms
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hamid Pierce
Ballpark: Metros Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (40 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 31580
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