M3L DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT BATTLE GROUND AEROS
05/31/2025
 
M3L DOUBLE A
BILLINGS POLAR BEARS AT BATTLE GROUND AEROS
GAME ID: 3560 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST, 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Polar Bears (12-12) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
Battle Ground Aeros (9-15) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 1
Aeros Top Polar Bears, 3-1
The Battle Ground Aeros got a magnificent performance from pitcher José Lucero, who muffled the Billings offense en route to a tight 3-1 Aeros win at Battle Ground Stadium. Yajirobei Otomo earned the save for Battle Ground, his 2nd of the year. After today's action, Battle Ground sits at 9-15, while Billings falls to 12-12.

In the bottom of the fourth, Battle Ground center fielder Dave Smerdon had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two outs, Smerdon stroked a 2-run single to right-center. It made the score 3-0, Battle Ground. For the game, he was 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs.

"There are no moral victories," said losing manager Alfonso Rivera.
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORES BATTLE GROUND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .223 1 9
J. Díaz LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .157 0 7
F. Trujillo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .277 2 6
L. Marín SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 0 10
B. Gauthier 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .297 1 8
   a-D. Carney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Brown DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .192 0 0
M. Alemán C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 1 1
L. Namajunas CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .173 1 5
C. Kline 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 1 6
Totals 27 1 3 1 6 9 12      
a - D. Carney pinch hit for B. Gauthier in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Gauthier , L. Namajunas , M. Brown
2-out RBI: B. Gauthier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kline
GIDP: M. Alemán , R. Hernández
Hit by Pitch: J. Díaz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Díaz (4)
CS: R. Hernández (5)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Trujillo (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Marín-Gauthier-Trujillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Camacho LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 .237 0 5
D. Smerdon CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .220 0 2
I. Martínez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .288 0 11
J. Rodríguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 1 13
C. Soto 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .184 0 11
J. Willis RF 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .379 0 3
S. Johnson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .229 0 3
B. Murphy SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .149 0 3
J. Brito C 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .211 0 4
Totals 31 3 7 3 6 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Willis (1, 5th Inning off W. Meek, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Martínez , D. Smerdon , J. Willis 4 , S. Johnson , B. Murphy
2-out RBI: D. Smerdon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Martínez 2 , J. Camacho , S. Johnson
GIDP: J. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Soto (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Soto (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Lucero-Murphy-Soto, Murphy-Johnson-Soto)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORES BATTLE GROUND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Cross 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 4.50
P. Nance 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 31 16 5.06
J. Díaz L (1-1) 1.0 2 3 3 2 0 0 34 18 4.05
W. Meek 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 37 26 5.00
R. Bavin 2.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 34 18 1.69
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cross 43
Batters Faced: T. Cross 3, P. Nance 8, J. Díaz 7, W. Meek 9, R. Bavin 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cross 1-0, P. Nance 1-2, J. Díaz 2-0, W. Meek 2-1, R. Bavin 6-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cross 10-7, P. Nance 31-16, J. Díaz 34-18, W. Meek 37-26, R. Bavin 34-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Nance 1-0 , W. Meek 3-2 , R. Bavin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Lucero W (2-3) 5.2 3 1 1 6 4 0 96 52 5.77
M. Benavides H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 32 21 0.00
D. Drew H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 2.89
Y. Otomo SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 4.91
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lucero 57
Batters Faced: J. Lucero 23, M. Benavides 6, D. Drew 1, Y. Otomo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lucero 6-4, M. Benavides 0-2, D. Drew 0-0, Y. Otomo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lucero 96-52, M. Benavides 32-21, D. Drew 6-3, Y. Otomo 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Benavides 2-0 , D. Drew 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Benavides
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Lucero
Ballpark: Battle Ground Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 6746
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