CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT DENVER BEARS
07/24/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT DENVER BEARS
GAME ID: 1720 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Firebirds (48-50) 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 9 16 0
Denver Bears (53-45) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
5-for-6 Game for Murphy
Sean Murphy had an answer for everything the Denver Bears threw at him at Coors Field. The Phoenix catcher went 5-for-6 in the game to put his name in the record book and give the Firebirds a win, 9-1.

Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Murphy said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."

Sean Murphy flied out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Jon Gray in the 5th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and singled in the 9th.

This season, Murphy has hit at a .263 clip with 51 RBIs, 24 home runs and 55 runs scored. He has played in 79 games.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McLain SS 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 .229 13 38
S. Murphy C 6 1 5 2 0 0 0 .263 24 51
E. Jimenez LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .273 20 58
   a-J. Tena PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 1 5
   b-D. Millas LF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 0 5
F. Tatis Jr. RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .259 29 64
L. Gurriel Jr. DH 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 .273 3 12
J. Gallo 1B, LF 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 .197 21 43
L. Urias 2B 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .252 14 46
A. Slater CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .237 9 38
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .248 8 33
Totals 41 9 16 9 5 8 23      
a - J. Tena pinch hit for E. Jimenez in the 8th
b - D. Millas substituted for J. Tena in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tatis Jr. (18, 5th Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 1 out) , M. McLain (27, 7th Inning off D. Acevedo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Gurriel Jr. (5, 2nd Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Murphy (24, 5th Inning off J. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Gallo (21, 7th Inning off D. Acevedo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McLain 2 , S. Murphy 8 , F. Tatis Jr. 2 , L. Gurriel Jr. 3 , J. Gallo 5 , L. Urias 3 , A. Slater 2 , K. Hayes
2-out RBI: M. McLain , J. Gallo , L. Urias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tatis Jr. , L. Gurriel Jr. 2
Sac Fly: K. Hayes
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McLain-Urias-Gallo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Outman RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 7 34
C. Encarnacion-Strand 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 16 35
B. Reynolds LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 16 53
M. Trout CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .256 25 57
J. Burger 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 31 75
K. Ruiz DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .259 9 27
R. Jeffers C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .203 11 31
K. Farmer SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246 5 21
E. Hernandez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 11 29
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Trout (18, 6th Inning off D. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ruiz (9, 4th Inning off M. Lorenzen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Outman , C. Encarnacion-Strand , B. Reynolds , M. Trout 3 , K. Ruiz 4 , E. Hernandez
2-out RBI: K. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Encarnacion-Strand , M. Trout , R. Jeffers , E. Hernandez
GIDP: J. Burger
Hit by Pitch: R. Jeffers , K. Farmer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Encarnacion-Strand (2)
CS: B. Reynolds (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Outman (2) , K. Farmer (5)
OF assists: 2 (Outman(McLain at 3rd base), Outman(Slater at home))
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lorenzen W (7-7) 5.0 5 1 1 1 3 1 79 4.95   
D. Hall 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 3.73   
C. Wilcox 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 7.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lorenzen 55
Batters Faced: M. Lorenzen 21, D. Hall 8, C. Wilcox 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lorenzen 5-5, D. Hall 3-1, C. Wilcox 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lorenzen 79-47, D. Hall 31-20, C. Wilcox 29-18
Hit Batsmen: M. Lorenzen 2
Balk: D. Hall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gray L (8-6) 4.2 8 5 5 3 6 1 99 4.15   
A. Faedo 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.13   
D. Acevedo 1.0 3 3 1 0 1 1 21 4.71   
A. Voth 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 4.62   
A. Chafin 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 22 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gray 31
Batters Faced: J. Gray 25, A. Faedo 6, D. Acevedo 6, A. Voth 5, A. Chafin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gray 3-5, A. Faedo 0-3, D. Acevedo 0-1, A. Voth 1-2, A. Chafin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gray 99-60, A. Faedo 16-13, D. Acevedo 21-14, A. Voth 20-13, A. Chafin 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Faedo 1-0 , A. Chafin 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Murphy
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM MT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 42435
Special Notes: Sean Murphy ties the Phx regular season game record for hits with 5.
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