INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
07/24/2035
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
GAME ID: 4857 - TUESDAY, JULY 24TH , 2035 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (36-60) 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 15 18 0
Indianapolis Indians (42-54) 1 1 2 1 7 0 2 0 0 14 15 1
Escobar Cracks 5 Hits
It takes more than one player to win a baseball game - as proven by Jose Escobar of the Indianapolis Indians.

The Indianapolis second baseman gave it his all and dominated Charlotte Knights pitching at Victory Field, finishing with a great 5-for-6 line. However, when the game ended, the scoreboard showed the Knights going home the winner, 15-14.

"There's no point gloating about a 5-hit day in a loss," Escobar said. "A loss just means you should have done more. Maybe I should have hit 5 home runs instead."

Jose Escobar hit a solo-shot off Colt Hayes in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 5th, hit a two-run single in the 7th and grounded out in the 9th.

This year, Escobar is batting .282 with 17 home runs. He has scored 54 runs and driven in 62.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Aytch 2B 6 2 4 3 1 1 2 .263 2 24
M. Abston DH 3 2 0 1 2 0 5 .276 2 13
J. Esparza SS 5 2 3 5 1 0 1 .260 13 36
C. Crowe 1B 6 1 2 0 0 3 4 .243 25 60
   b-J. Cartajena LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 5
E. Santillan C 6 1 1 0 0 2 7 .202 7 18
J. Rangel CF 6 3 2 3 0 1 1 .258 13 43
J. McDannald 3B 3 1 2 0 3 0 0 .308 0 0
J. Cingolani RF 6 1 3 1 0 2 4 .220 4 16
R. Larsen LF 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 .206 2 14
   a-J. Wheeler PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .154 0 1
Totals 45 15 18 14 9 10 28      
a - J. Wheeler pinch hit for R. Larsen in the 8th
b - J. Cartajena substituted for C. Crowe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Aytch 2 (15, 1st Inning off M. Welborn, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Larsen, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Rangel (24, 1st Inning off M. Welborn, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. McDannald (1, 6th Inning off S. Puente, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rangel (13, 6th Inning off S. Puente, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Esparza (13, 7th Inning off S. Puente, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Aytch 6 , J. Esparza 6 , C. Crowe 2 , E. Santillan , J. Rangel 6 , J. McDannald 3 , J. Cingolani 3 , J. Wheeler
2-out RBI: J. Aytch , J. Rangel 2 , J. Cingolani , R. Larsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Aytch , M. Abston , E. Santillan 2 , J. Cingolani , R. Larsen
Sac Fly: M. Abston
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Aytch-Esparza-Crowe, Aytch-Crowe, Wheeler-Esparza-Wheeler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Devose LF, CF 4 3 3 1 2 0 0 .291 1 12
E. Dorn SS 5 1 1 4 1 3 4 .328 3 15
J. Escobar 1B 6 2 5 4 0 0 1 .282 17 62
J. Heras 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .245 11 41
T. Ladner DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .240 2 19
C. Raines 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .224 6 27
D. Everett RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .230 2 26
E. Chauvin C 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .218 4 36
L. Fazenda CF 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .227 7 26
   a-P. Wharton PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 9 28
Totals 39 14 15 14 9 10 16      
a - P. Wharton pinch hit for L. Fazenda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Everett (15, 5th Inning off D. Brink, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Chauvin (14, 5th Inning off D. Brink, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Escobar (17, 1st Inning off C. Hayes, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Heras (11, 3rd Inning off C. Hayes, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Dorn (3, 5th Inning off D. Brink, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Devose 3 , E. Dorn 4 , J. Escobar 8 , J. Heras 5 , C. Raines , D. Everett 2 , E. Chauvin 2 , L. Fazenda
2-out RBI: J. Devose , J. Escobar 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Dorn
GIDP: J. Escobar , T. Ladner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Devose (6) , T. Ladner (19)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Dorn (1)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hayes 3.2 8 5 5 2 7 2 81 5.38   
D. Brink 0.1 5 7 7 2 0 1 22 18.90   
M. Johnston 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 29 7.57   
F. Garnica W (1-0) 2.0 1 1 1 3 2 0 42 3.05   
D. Canale SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hayes 28
Batters Faced: C. Hayes 21, D. Brink 8, M. Johnston 7, F. Garnica 9, D. Canale 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hayes 3-1, D. Brink 0-1, M. Johnston 1-4, F. Garnica 1-2, D. Canale 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hayes 81-52, D. Brink 22-11, M. Johnston 29-16, F. Garnica 42-23, D. Canale 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Brink 1-0 , F. Garnica 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Welborn 4.2 7 6 4 5 5 0 103 4.57   
S. Puente 1.1 6 6 6 2 1 2 56 8.92   
B. Larsen L (3-2) 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 18 5.34   
J. Linden 1.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 39 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Welborn 30
Batters Faced: M. Welborn 27, S. Puente 12, B. Larsen 8, J. Linden 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Welborn 2-7, S. Puente 2-1, B. Larsen 0-3, J. Linden 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Welborn 103-59, S. Puente 56-35, B. Larsen 18-13, J. Linden 39-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Puente 3-1 , J. Linden 1-0
Balk: M. Welborn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Escobar
Ballpark: Victory Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:36
Attendance: 4950
Special Notes: Jose Escobar ties the IND regular season game record for hits with 5.
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