UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
ATLANTA SMOKE AT PHOENIX HOTSPUR
08/22/2028
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
ATLANTA SMOKE AT PHOENIX HOTSPUR
GAME ID: 424 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 2028 - GAME LOG
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Atlanta Smoke (43-42) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
Phoenix Hotspur (49-36) 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 X 7 11 0
Hotspur Cut Down Smoke, 7-4
Phoenix beat Atlanta, 7-4. The win in part was due to first baseman Mario Cruz, who nabbed player of the game honors. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Alejandro Guerra got the win, improving to 8-6. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 8 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 8 and walking 1. Jaime van de Weideven earned his 13th save in 18 chances.

Cruz had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the fifth. On a 1-0 changeup from Clancy McKinney, he banged a grand slam home run to right-center, giving the Hotspur a 5-3 lead. It was the 15th home run of the year for Cruz.

"I was able to barrel up some pitches," said Cruz.

Their 49-36 record puts the Hotspur 4th in the Premier League.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morales SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .301 2 23
A. Morán DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .264 5 26
G. Maldonado 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .244 16 44
V. Guzmán LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .244 14 39
Y. Kodo 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .233 8 33
B. Butterfield CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .248 3 24
M. Báez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .197 0 4
G. Castillo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 7 26
B. Elías RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 18 46
Totals 38 4 11 4 2 10 19      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Maldonado (11, 9th Inning off D. Dunn, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Morán (4, 3rd Inning off A. Guerra, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Kodo , B. Butterfield , V. Guzmán 2 , B. Morales , B. Elías , G. Maldonado 3 , A. Morán 4
2-out RBI: Y. Kodo , B. Butterfield , G. Maldonado 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Kodo 2 , M. Báez , V. Guzmán 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fixel (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Deschain 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .291 0 18
F. García LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .262 4 40
G. Pérez CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .231 15 34
M. Cruz 1B 4 1 2 4 0 0 3 .257 15 44
L. Díaz RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .192 0 1
S. Ueda DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 7 45
A. Niemann 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .310 7 42
K. Bywaters SS 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 .246 1 35
R. Rehling C 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .255 8 32
Totals 32 7 11 7 4 5 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Cruz (15, 5th Inning off C. McKinney, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cruz 5 , R. Deschain 2 , F. García , A. Niemann 2 , K. Bywaters , R. Rehling 2 , G. Pérez
2-out RBI: M. Cruz , R. Deschain , F. García , R. Rehling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Cruz 2 , F. García
Hit by Pitch: F. García
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. García (21) , K. Bywaters (18)
CS: A. Niemann 2 (5)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. McKinney L (5-7) 5.2 7 6 6 2 4 1 97 62 2.76
B. Fixel 2.1 4 1 1 2 1 0 41 25 1.32
PITCHING
Game Score: C. McKinney 33
Batters Faced: C. McKinney 26, B. Fixel 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. McKinney 6-6, B. Fixel 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. McKinney 97-62, B. Fixel 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Fixel 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. McKinney
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Guerra W (8-6) 6.0 8 3 3 1 8 0 107 65 3.58
S. William H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 11 3.03
M. Atwell H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.30
J. Dudley H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 1.44
D. Dunn H (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 10 2.08
J. van de Weideven SV (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.58
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Guerra 51
Batters Faced: A. Guerra 27, S. William 5, M. Atwell 1, J. Dudley 1, D. Dunn 5, J. van de Weideven 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Guerra 6-4, S. William 0-3, M. Atwell 1-0, J. Dudley 0-0, D. Dunn 1-1, J. van de Weideven 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Guerra 107-65, S. William 18-11, M. Atwell 2-2, J. Dudley 4-3, D. Dunn 18-10, J. van de Weideven 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. William 1-0 , M. Atwell 1-0 , J. Dudley 1-0 , D. Dunn 1-0 , J. van de Weideven 1-0
WP: A. Guerra
Balk: A. Guerra
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Cruz
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Clear skies (97 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm CST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 48856
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