INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT GWINNETT FIREBIRDS
05/20/2023
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT GWINNETT FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 3049 - SATURDAY, MAY 20TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (15-26) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0
Gwinnett Firebirds (23-18) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 4 9 2
Rodríguez Lays Hammer Down in 4-2 Win
Gwinnett Firebirds starter Jesús Rodríguez pitched a strong game against the Charlotte Knights at Coolray Field, leading the Firebirds to victory, 4-2. Gwinnett is 23-18 and Charlotte, with the loss, 15-26.

The Knights had few good swings against Rodríguez, the left-hander, who threw 122 pitches over 8 innings. He allowed just 2 runs on 3 hits.

"I had one goal in mind," said Rodríguez. "Keep pounding the zone."
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE GWINNETT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lyons 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .188 1 7
T. McClure CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .053 0 1
M. Adolfo RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .174 4 16
F. Nieva 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .224 3 8
K. Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 5 14
   a-J. Peter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .358 2 10
R. Ruíz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .222 4 16
A. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .208 1 4
J. Bolding LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 0 5
J. Cruz SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 5
Totals 33 2 4 2 1 14 13      
a - J. Peter pinch hit for K. Miller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Peter (4, 9th Inning off T. Crane, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Cruz (1, 8th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lyons , F. Nieva , J. Peter 2 , J. Cruz 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Franco
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Herring CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .211 7 12
C. Oliver 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .309 8 20
P. Bennett 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .291 9 18
T. Krieger DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .188 2 7
G. McKinley RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .226 4 9
A. Baca C 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .344 3 10
I. Howard 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .179 0 4
K. Cornelius SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .198 3 9
J. Hemming LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .230 5 9
Totals 32 4 9 4 4 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Bennett (16, 1st Inning off K. Arnold, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Baca 2 (7, 6th Inning off K. Arnold, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off Y. Ardiles, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Bennett (9, 5th Inning off K. Arnold, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Hemming (5, 6th Inning off Y. Ardiles, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Oliver , P. Bennett 6 , T. Krieger 2 , A. Baca 4 , J. Hemming 5
2-out RBI: J. Hemming
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Herring 2 , G. McKinley , A. Baca
Sac Bunt: K. Cornelius
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Oliver (3) , P. Bennett (2)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE GWINNETT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Arnold L (2-7) 5.2 6 3 3 3 5 1 99 6.34   
Y. Ardiles 2.1 3 1 1 1 4 1 38 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Arnold 47
Batters Faced: K. Arnold 26, Y. Ardiles 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Arnold 6-6, Y. Ardiles 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Arnold 99-59, Y. Ardiles 38-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ardiles 1-1
WP: K. Arnold
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodríguez W (4-2) 8.0 3 2 1 1 11 0 122 2.13   
T. Crane SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 14 0.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodríguez 80
Batters Faced: J. Rodríguez 30, T. Crane 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodríguez 8-5, T. Crane 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodríguez 122-79, T. Crane 14-10
WP: J. Rodríguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Rodríguez
Ballpark: Coolray Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 10355
Monday, May 22nd , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 24.4 Build 61