CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT TORONTO HOGS
08/04/2024
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT TORONTO HOGS
GAME ID: 1851 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Firebirds (52-56) 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 11 14 0
Toronto Hogs (45-62) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
Toronto Roughed Up By Firebirds
Phoenix right fielder Rafael Ortega made his presence felt in the 11-3 Firebirds triumph over the Toronto Hogs. Ortega hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. The win makes Phoenix 52-56.

With Phoenix leading 8-3 in the top of the eighth, Ortega came up to bat against Toronto pitcher Ryan Borucki. Ortega hit a changeup to left for a 3-run home run. His 5th home run of the season put the Firebirds on top, 11-3.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Ortega told the Phoenix Observer.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 4 .270 4 16
R. Ortega CF, RF 5 2 3 5 0 0 4 .234 5 16
E. Jimenez DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .276 23 66
F. Tatis Jr. SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .254 31 71
J. Gallo 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .207 25 49
A. Slater RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .236 9 38
   a-D. Millas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .170 0 5
   b-L. Matos RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Hayes 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .256 8 38
   c-J. Tena PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 1 5
E. Sosa 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .250 3 17
V. Caratini C 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 .222 5 28
Totals 39 11 14 11 5 6 18      
a - D. Millas pinch hit for A. Slater in the 8th
b - L. Matos substituted for D. Millas in the 8th
c - J. Tena pinch hit for K. Hayes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Sosa (4, 2nd Inning off K. Hendricks, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hayes (27, 6th Inning off K. Middleton, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Gurriel Jr. (6, 1st Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ortega 2 (5, 3rd Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Borucki, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Gurriel Jr. 4 , R. Ortega 9 , F. Tatis Jr. , J. Gallo 2 , A. Slater , K. Hayes 3 , E. Sosa 3 , V. Caratini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ortega , J. Gallo , D. Millas
GIDP: L. Gurriel Jr.
Hit by Pitch: L. Gurriel Jr.
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Slater (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McCormick RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 18 52
M. Harris II CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271 18 56
R. Mountcastle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 11 37
R. O'Hearn DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .207 10 33
R. Adams C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .226 1 10
A. Martin 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .231 2 15
J. Iglesias SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .280 1 32
I. Kiner-Falefa 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 0 8
M. Dubon LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 2 26
   a-C. Yelich PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 18 59
Totals 33 3 7 3 0 7 7      
a - C. Yelich pinch hit for M. Dubon in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: C. McCormick (2, 8th Inning off G. Whitlock, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. McCormick (18, 3rd Inning off R. Pepiot, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. McCormick 7 , R. O'Hearn , R. Adams , A. Martin , J. Iglesias 2
2-out RBI: C. McCormick , J. Iglesias 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mountcastle , I. Kiner-Falefa
Hit by Pitch: A. Martin
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Martin (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kiner-Falefa-Martin-Mountcastle)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pepiot W (6-4) 6.1 3 3 3 0 5 1 80 4.68   
G. Whitlock 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 26 6.04   
C. Wilcox 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 7.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pepiot 60
Batters Faced: R. Pepiot 22, G. Whitlock 8, C. Wilcox 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pepiot 7-6, G. Whitlock 3-1, C. Wilcox 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pepiot 80-56, G. Whitlock 26-18, C. Wilcox 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Whitlock 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Pepiot
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hendricks L (7-7) 5.0 9 6 6 1 2 1 98 4.72   
K. Middleton 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.06   
J. King 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.74   
J. Ross 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.33   
B. Stewart 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 0 19 3.90   
R. Borucki 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 28 6.80   
D. Hudson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hendricks 26
Batters Faced: K. Hendricks 24, K. Middleton 4, J. King 1, J. Ross 3, B. Stewart 4, R. Borucki 7, D. Hudson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hendricks 7-4, K. Middleton 0-1, J. King 0-1, J. Ross 2-0, B. Stewart 0-0, R. Borucki 0-2, D. Hudson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hendricks 98-58, K. Middleton 25-16, J. King 3-2, J. Ross 13-6, B. Stewart 19-8, R. Borucki 28-14, D. Hudson 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Middleton 3-2 , J. King 3-0 , R. Borucki 3-3
WP: B. Stewart
Hit Batsmen: K. Hendricks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Ortega
Ballpark: Sony Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 25135
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