CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK SHARKS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
04/28/2026
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK SHARKS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 653 - TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Sharks (11-12) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
Phoenix Firebirds (13-10) 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 7 13 1
Firebirds Rack Up 7-4 Win Versus New York
In the 7-4 Phoenix win over New York, the impact of Zack Gelof was substantial. Gelof was 3 for 4 with 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The triumph makes Phoenix 13-10, as the team begins another long trek toward the playoffs in 2026.

Joc Pederson hit a run-scoring double off Sonny Gray in the bottom of the first, which put the Firebirds in front, 1-0. In addition to the double, Pederson had 1 single, while going 2 for 5.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Gelof.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bellinger 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .253 4 10
I. Herrera DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .222 2 7
B. Marsh LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .264 4 16
G. Sanchez C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .278 1 2
M. Wallner RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .314 5 14
Y. Moncada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .256 1 11
P. DeJong SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .143 2 3
T. Saggese 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Carpenter PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314 7 17
B. Perkins CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .129 1 2
   b-S. Stephenson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
Totals 30 4 3 4 7 5 22      
a - K. Carpenter pinch hit for T. Saggese in the 9th
b - S. Stephenson pinch hit for B. Perkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Herrera 2 (6, 4th Inning off R. Detmers, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Detmers, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Herrera 4 , B. Marsh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Herrera , M. Wallner
Sac Fly: B. Marsh
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moncada-Saggese-Bellinger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Freeman DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .253 2 13
F. Tatis Jr. SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .264 5 7
J. Pederson LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .295 2 5
   a-D. Clarke CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 1 2
T. Grisham CF, LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 1 7
J. Tena 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .230 0 2
Z. Gelof 2B 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .409 2 13
D. Schneemann RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .196 1 6
D. Millas C 4 0 0 1 0 2 6 .318 0 3
G. Pauley 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .277 1 3
Totals 35 7 13 7 3 5 23      
a - D. Clarke substituted for J. Pederson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pederson (3, 1st Inning off S. Gray, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Schneemann (5, 1st Inning off S. Gray, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Freeman (10, 6th Inning off B. Hudson, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Pauley (2, 8th Inning off A. Bender, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Freeman 3 , J. Pederson 3 , T. Grisham , J. Tena , Z. Gelof 3 , D. Schneemann 2 , G. Pauley 4
2-out RBI: G. Pauley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Pederson 2 , D. Millas 2
GIDP: F. Tatis Jr.
Sac Fly: T. Grisham
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pederson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Tatis Jr. (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Gray L (0-2) 3.0 6 6 6 2 2 0 17 58 8.75   
J. Oviedo 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 9 45 2.16   
B. Hudson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 0.00   
L. Little 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 24 1.86   
A. Bender 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 21
Batters Faced: S. Gray 17, J. Oviedo 9, B. Hudson 4, L. Little 5, A. Bender 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 3-4, J. Oviedo 1-3, B. Hudson 2-1, L. Little 0-1, A. Bender 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 58-32, J. Oviedo 45-29, B. Hudson 16-9, L. Little 24-13, A. Bender 14-9
WP: J. Oviedo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Detmers 4.1 3 4 3 4 3 0 21 94 5.87   
L. Gil W (2-0) 3.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 11 43 0.59   
D. Palencia H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7.27   
E. Diaz SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 26 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Detmers 42
Batters Faced: R. Detmers 21, L. Gil 11, D. Palencia 1, E. Diaz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Detmers 2-8, L. Gil 4-4, D. Palencia 0-1, E. Diaz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Detmers 94-54, L. Gil 43-27, D. Palencia 4-3, E. Diaz 26-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gil 2-0 , D. Palencia 1-0
Balk: R. Detmers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Gelof
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM MT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 34304
Tuesday, April 28th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.1 Build 52