TRIPLE A
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT WILKES-BARRE BARONS
07/03/2064
 
TRIPLE A
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT WILKES-BARRE BARONS
GAME ID: 12704 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2064 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (37-32) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 11 0
Wilkes-Barre Barons (32-37) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Barons Over Barons, 4-2
Starting pitcher Socrates Palacios took care of business, helping the Birmingham Barons stifle the Wilkes-Barre Barons, 4-2. Palacios picked up the win for Birmingham, going 7 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 2-3. The Barons raised their record to 37-32.

Birmingham used the hitting of Malcolm Swanson to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Barons on top, 3-2. For the game, Swanson had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"Main thing is I want the team to win," Palacios told a reporter after the game. "Just have to go out there, take care of my job, and give my team a chance to win."
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE WILKES-BARRE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kerr RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .308 16 38
W. Petit CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .321 9 34
   b-B. Williamson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326 0 4
   c-J. Brady CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 4 19
H. Lane LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .296 7 26
J. Turnbull 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .271 6 26
   a-J. Hall 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .405 11 27
M. Swanson DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .417 1 1
N. Gonzales 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 8 27
P. Mentzer 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .273 3 24
M. Pline C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .271 3 20
G. Francis SS 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .260 0 10
Totals 38 4 11 4 3 7 18      
a - J. Hall substituted for J. Turnbull in the 7th
b - B. Williamson pinch hit for W. Petit in the 9th
c - J. Brady substituted for B. Williamson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Mentzer (6, 6th Inning off C. Halbig, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Lane (7, 1st Inning off C. Halbig, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Turnbull (6, 6th Inning off C. Halbig, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Swanson (1, 6th Inning off C. Halbig, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lane 5 , J. Turnbull 5 , M. Swanson 6 , N. Gonzales , P. Mentzer 2 , M. Pline , G. Francis
2-out RBI: H. Lane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kerr , W. Petit , N. Gonzales
Hit by Pitch: P. Mentzer
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Kerr(Brown at home), Kerr(Pedigo at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Schwertfeger SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .308 0 9
M. Turner DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .250 2 6
T. Contreras 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .330 9 40
M. Brown LF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 4 16
   a-I. Barras PR, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .143 0 1
T. Pedigo C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .261 7 21
W. Matthews 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 9 33
V. Abreu RF, LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .158 1 3
T. Ayotte 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 4 12
   c-M. Townsend PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 3 9
J. Harrison CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 9
   b-N. Robin PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 0 5
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 8 10      
a - I. Barras pinch ran for M. Brown in the 4th
b - N. Robin pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 7th
c - M. Townsend pinch hit for T. Ayotte in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Brown (4, 4th Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Schwertfeger , T. Contreras , M. Brown 3 , I. Barras , T. Pedigo , W. Matthews , T. Ayotte
2-out RBI: M. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Pedigo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Turner (2)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE WILKES-BARRE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Palacios W (2-3) 7.0 7 2 2 2 6 0 91 4.57   
C. Ladesma H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
I. Carrasco SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palacios 59
Batters Faced: S. Palacios 28, C. Ladesma 4, I. Carrasco 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palacios 7-6, C. Ladesma 1-1, I. Carrasco 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palacios 91-62, C. Ladesma 13-9, I. Carrasco 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Ladesma 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Halbig L (4-5) 6.2 8 4 4 2 3 3 92 3.42   
F. Mancilla 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 2.81   
K. Riggs 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Halbig 43
Batters Faced: C. Halbig 31, F. Mancilla 7, K. Riggs 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Halbig 10-7, F. Mancilla 1-1, K. Riggs 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Halbig 92-65, F. Mancilla 34-22, K. Riggs 15-10
Hit Batsmen: C. Halbig
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Socrates Palacios
Ballpark: Coca-Cola Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 9907
Special Notes: LF Mike Brown was injured while running the bases. RP Franklin Mancilla was injured while pitching.
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