THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
DETROIT PIZZAS AT HAVANA SUGAR KINGS
09/05/2047
 
THE CONFEDERATION OF BASEBALL DUNCES
DETROIT PIZZAS AT HAVANA SUGAR KINGS
GAME ID: 4286 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Pizzas (69-59) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 0
Havana Sugar Kings (58-70) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 8 0
Engels Mashes 2 Homers in 5-3 Havana Win
The Havana Sugar Kings dealt the Detroit Pizzas a 5-3 loss at Sugardome II. Jason Engels, who is tied for 6th in the AL with a .389 on-base percentage, was the star on offense. He was 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Andy Buhrke notched his 25th save in 31 chances. The Havana win streak is now 3 games.

Engels had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 0-1 cutter from George Liston, he banged a 3-run home run to right-center, giving the Sugar Kings a 5-2 lead. It was the 42nd home run of the year for Engels.

Havana manager The Baron called it "a good, solid win."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HAVANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Deaner RF 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 .287 4 34
J. Naylor 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .282 29 71
C. Adams CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .353 10 60
N. Granados DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .251 32 76
N. Olveda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 5 19
C. Blake C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 9 40
J. Irish 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .248 21 64
T. Almond LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245 4 19
A. Grizzle SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .170 1 7
   a-T. Fuentes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 1 2
   b-T. Ashby SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 3 10
   c-C. Stephens PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 4 6
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 11 11      
a - T. Fuentes pinch hit for A. Grizzle in the 7th
b - T. Ashby substituted for T. Fuentes in the 7th
c - C. Stephens pinch hit for T. Ashby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Deaner (25, 2nd Inning off L. Lezama, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Naylor (28, 5th Inning off L. Lezama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Irish (21, 9th Inning off A. Buhrke, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Deaner 2 , J. Naylor 3 , C. Adams , N. Granados , J. Irish 4 , T. Almond , A. Grizzle , C. Stephens
2-out RBI: M. Deaner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Naylor , N. Granados , N. Olveda
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Deaner (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Anaya CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .254 20 53
J. Gillespie 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .283 22 74
J. Engels RF 4 2 2 5 0 1 2 .312 42 108
   a-A. Sudduth RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 10 43
E. Luna 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 13 45
J. Wesner LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .262 4 12
C. Lopez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .231 16 51
   b-M. Freese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 5 13
J. Vega SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .212 10 38
F. Vazquez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .217 9 36
A. Medina DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243 21 73
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 10 13      
a - A. Sudduth substituted for J. Engels in the 8th
b - M. Freese substituted for C. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Anaya (30, 3rd Inning off N. Spinks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Engels 2 (42, 3rd Inning off N. Spinks, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off G. Liston, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Anaya 2 , J. Gillespie 2 , J. Engels 8 , J. Wesner , A. Medina 2
2-out RBI: , J. Engels 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Vazquez
Team LOB: 5
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HAVANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Spinks L (8-13) 6.2 6 3 3 3 9 1 104 3.70   
G. Liston 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 20 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Spinks 56
Batters Faced: N. Spinks 28, G. Liston 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Spinks 2-8, G. Liston 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Spinks 104-63, G. Liston 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Liston 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Lezama 5.0 6 2 2 1 8 0 106 4.31   
R. Moreno W (4-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 40 3.86   
A. Buhrke SV (25) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Lezama 54
Batters Faced: L. Lezama 22, R. Moreno 10, A. Buhrke 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Lezama 1-6, R. Moreno 0-5, A. Buhrke 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Lezama 106-66, R. Moreno 40-26, A. Buhrke 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Engels
Ballpark: Sugardome II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 27245
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