NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOUISVILLE LIGHTNING AT WHEAT CITY WHISKEY JACKS
07/06/2055
 
NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
LOUISVILLE LIGHTNING AT WHEAT CITY WHISKEY JACKS
GAME ID: 354 - TUESDAY, JULY 6TH , 2055 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Lightning (38-22) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 8 11 0
Wheat City Whiskey Jacks (26-34) 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 11 0
Lightning Score Late, Stun Whiskey Jacks, 8-6
Behind the hitting of Steve Jeffries, the Louisville Lightning stopped the Wheat City Whiskey Jacks, 8-6. Jeffries went 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 3 and driving in 2 for the Lightning. Matt McGrail was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 19 of 20 save opportunities. Louisville improves to 38-22 with the win. They lead their division by 4 games.

Brad Varner hit a 2-run triple off Chad Yates in the top of the ninth, which put the Lightning in front, 8-6. Varner had 2 singles, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 3 for 5.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Varner.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE WHEAT CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Taylor RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .272 0 13
E. Barboza CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .299 3 45
S. Jeffries DH 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 .281 1 31
B. Varner LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .322 0 30
A. Whitestone C 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 .262 2 31
J. Ramos SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .286 0 23
H. Lloyd 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .232 1 11
J. Canning 1B, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .194 0 5
J. Ilonen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 0 24
   a-M. Retana PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 2 22
Totals 38 8 11 8 3 10 13      
a - M. Retana pinch hit for J. Ilonen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramos 2 (21, 2nd Inning off J. Howard, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Howard, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Taylor (22, 3rd Inning off J. Howard, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Lloyd (9, 4th Inning off J. Howard, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Barboza (18, 9th Inning off C. Yates, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Varner (8, 9th Inning off C. Yates, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Jeffries (1, 3rd Inning off J. Howard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Taylor 2 , E. Barboza 2 , S. Jeffries 4 , B. Varner 5 , J. Ramos 4 , H. Lloyd 3 , J. Canning
2-out RBI: S. Jeffries , B. Varner , H. Lloyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Whitestone , H. Lloyd 2 , J. Canning , J. Ilonen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Varner (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ramos-Ilonen-Canning, Ramos-Ilonen-Canning)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Tovar DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .217 2 13
S. McIntyre 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .297 3 25
J. Taborda CF 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 .300 2 22
G. Jasper 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .292 8 38
S. Moreland Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .290 4 16
K. Alexander LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .243 4 24
R. Gross 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .231 3 17
E. Nelson C 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .241 0 9
G. Atkins SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .196 2 18
Totals 35 6 11 5 3 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Atkins (10, 4th Inning off J. Atchison, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Gross (9, 6th Inning off J. Atchison, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Tovar , S. McIntyre , J. Taborda 2 , G. Jasper , S. Moreland Jr. , K. Alexander , R. Gross 2 , E. Nelson , G. Atkins 3
2-out RBI: V. Tovar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. McIntyre , K. Alexander 2 , R. Gross
GIDP: V. Tovar , S. Moreland Jr.
Hit by Pitch: G. Jasper , G. Atkins
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Taborda (6)
CS: J. Taborda (3)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE WHEAT CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Atchison 5.0 9 6 6 3 3 0 112 2.86   
J. DiCello 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.35   
J. Rosario 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.08   
K. Arceneaux W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.14   
M. McGrail SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Atchison 25
Batters Faced: J. Atchison 26, J. DiCello 3, J. Rosario 4, K. Arceneaux 4, M. McGrail 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Atchison 4-6, J. DiCello 1-1, J. Rosario 0-1, K. Arceneaux 1-2, M. McGrail 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Atchison 112-66, J. DiCello 7-6, J. Rosario 18-13, K. Arceneaux 15-8, M. McGrail 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DiCello 1-0
WP: J. Atchison
Hit Batsmen: J. Atchison , K. Arceneaux
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howard 6.2 7 4 4 1 8 1 107 4.22   
C. Yates L (0-2), BS (2) 2.0 4 4 4 2 2 0 40 3.67   
P. Pate 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howard 51
Batters Faced: J. Howard 28, C. Yates 12, P. Pate 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howard 7-5, C. Yates 4-0, P. Pate 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howard 107-65, C. Yates 40-25, P. Pate 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Yates 1-0 , P. Pate 1-0
WP: J. Howard , C. Yates
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Jeffries
Ballpark: Wheat Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 22944
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