APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
08/12/2023
 
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
DANVILLE FIREBIRDS AT BLUEFIELD BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 12087 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Danville Firebirds (25-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 11 14 0
Bluefield Blue Jays (11-32) 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 0
Montoya Fuels 11-6 Danville Triumph
Firebirds pinch hitter Iván Montoya put his stamp on his team's 11-6 win over the Bluefield Blue Jays. Montoya was 1-1 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 4 for Danville in the contest. Danville reliever Shawn Black picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Arturo Acevedo was saddled with the loss. With the win, Danville pushed its record to 25-18.

With Danville leading 7-6 in the top of the ninth, Montoya hit a forkball from Dan West for a grand slam home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Firebirds ahead, 11-6.

"Winning never gets dull," said Montoya.
DANVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. King 3B 4 2 2 1 2 1 3 .290 9 24
W. Evans CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .223 4 14
   e-I. Montoya PH 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 .406 5 17
   h-J. Hayes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 3
S. Simmons 1B 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 .325 10 28
R. Hickman RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .252 5 19
J. Mendoza SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279 8 21
   a-R. Swanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 2 4
   b-S. Mejía SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 4 16
L. Listov LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .295 2 14
F. López DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .214 2 11
J. Smith 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .304 4 11
   c-D. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136 1 2
   d-P. Boulay 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   f-J. Powers PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 2 4
L. Britt C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .190 2 8
   g-M. Bender PH, 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231 0 1
Totals 39 11 14 11 8 11 26      
a - R. Swanson pinch hit for J. Mendoza in the 7th
b - S. Mejía substituted for R. Swanson in the 7th
c - D. Taylor pinch hit for J. Smith in the 8th
d - P. Boulay substituted for D. Taylor in the 8th
e - I. Montoya pinch hit for W. Evans in the 9th
f - J. Powers pinch hit for P. Boulay in the 9th
g - M. Bender pinch hit for L. Britt in the 9th
h - J. Hayes substituted for I. Montoya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Simmons (10, 9th Inning off A. Acevedo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Smith (2, 5th Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Montoya (5, 9th Inning off D. West, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. King 2 , W. Evans , I. Montoya 4 , S. Simmons 4 , R. Hickman , L. Listov , F. López 2 , J. Smith 4 , M. Bender
2-out RBI: J. King , I. Montoya , L. Listov , F. López , M. Bender
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Evans , J. Mendoza , L. Listov
Hit by Pitch: R. Hickman 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. King (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Carranza 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .201 4 12
S. Pearson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 1 9
M. Fleming SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .258 6 17
L. Tovar RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .207 1 4
C. Watkins 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .202 1 10
J. Vance 1B 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 .168 5 9
C. Stevens CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 3 9
L. Allen DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 2 8
   a-J. Holder DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 2 6
C. Cockrell LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .160 0 5
   b-A. Mercado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 1 4
Totals 34 6 9 6 3 9 13      
a - J. Holder inserted as DH in the 9th
b - A. Mercado pinch hit for C. Cockrell in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Tovar (2, 6th Inning off K. Key, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Tovar (1, 1st Inning off K. Key, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Vance 2 (5, 1st Inning off K. Key, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off K. Key, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Carranza 2 , S. Pearson , L. Tovar 7 , J. Vance 8 , C. Cockrell , A. Mercado
2-out RBI: J. Vance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Pearson 2 , C. Stevens
Sac Bunt: S. Pearson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Fleming (11) , C. Cockrell (3)
CS: L. Tovar (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Stevens(Evans at home))
DANVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BLUEFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Key 5.1 7 6 6 1 3 3 74 3.65   
J. Ferrer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.18   
S. Black W (1-1) 2.1 2 0 0 2 5 0 39 0.82   
J. Kidd 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Key 32
Batters Faced: K. Key 23, J. Ferrer 2, S. Black 11, J. Kidd 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Key 9-3, J. Ferrer 0-1, S. Black 0-2, J. Kidd 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Key 74-45, J. Ferrer 6-4, S. Black 39-27, J. Kidd 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kidd 1-0
WP: J. Kidd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis 6.1 9 3 3 3 6 0 107 6.45   
W. Anderson H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.19   
A. Acevedo L (2-3), BS (4) 0.2 4 7 7 3 2 0 31 6.00   
D. West 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 7.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 46
Batters Faced: B. Davis 31, W. Anderson 6, A. Acevedo 9, D. West 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 9-2, W. Anderson 3-0, A. Acevedo 0-0, D. West 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 107-65, W. Anderson 23-13, A. Acevedo 31-16, D. West 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Anderson 3-0 , D. West 3-3
Hit Batsmen: B. Davis 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Iván Montoya
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:30 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 2953
Special Notes: RP Jorge Ferrer was injured while pitching.
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