TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT AMARILLO SOD POODLES
09/06/2039
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT AMARILLO SOD POODLES
GAME ID: 13676 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (81-58) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 15 0
Amarillo Sod Poodles (62-77) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 2
Naturals Deal Sod Poodles 6-4 Defeat
Northwest Arkansas picked up a win at Hodgetown, toppling the Amarillo Sod Poodles, 6-4. Pitcher Mike Woodward was one of the reasons the Naturals triumphed. Woodward got the win, improving to 4-3. He allowed 7 hits and walked 3 over 8 innings. Woodward allowed 4 runs. Luis Zambrano recorded the save, his 2nd.

Northwest Arkansas used the clutch hitting of Danny Grote to capture the win. The second baseman drilled a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth inning to give the Naturals the lead, 5-4. For the game, Grote had 2 singles and 1 double in 5 at-bats.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Northwest Arkansas manager Tim Hummel.

Northwest Arkansas is in second place in the North Division with a record of 81-58.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE AMARILLO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Escobedo 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .281 3 27
C. Ross CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .284 6 21
   a-S. Salcido PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 20 56
   b-J. Harris CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 6 29
J. Besnard DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .235 2 4
J. Dempsey LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .215 1 18
S. Herrera 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .393 3 46
D. Grote 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .350 3 23
G. Madrigal SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 .290 1 7
J. Perales RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .306 0 6
J. Ayuso C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271 2 10
Totals 40 6 15 6 1 8 30      
a - S. Salcido pinch hit for C. Ross in the 9th
b - J. Harris substituted for S. Salcido in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dempsey (5, 3rd Inning off R. Wheeler, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Grote (13, 9th Inning off J. Maldonado, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Besnard (2, 7th Inning off R. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Escobedo , C. Ross 2 , J. Besnard 4 , J. Dempsey 3 , S. Herrera 2 , D. Grote 4 , G. Madrigal 2 , J. Perales , J. Ayuso
2-out RBI: J. Dempsey , S. Herrera , D. Grote , G. Madrigal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Escobedo , J. Dempsey , S. Herrera , G. Madrigal
Sac Bunt: G. Madrigal , J. Perales
Sac Fly: J. Perales
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Escobedo (10) , C. Ross (6)
CS: J. Perales (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Escobedo-Grote-Herrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Philbin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269 1 39
H. Tovias CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .305 10 60
L. Espinosa RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .277 10 39
   b-C. Simpson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 3 16
J. Hodgman 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .350 6 76
   a-E. Popper PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 3 48
   c-K. Mehu RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 4 18
D. Wandick LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .283 8 71
M. Feavel DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .245 4 54
L. Barreto 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 2 36
I. Alexander C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .244 5 48
C. Iwanowicz SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .241 6 43
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 4 10      
a - E. Popper pinch ran for J. Hodgman in the 8th
b - C. Simpson substituted for L. Espinosa in the 9th
c - K. Mehu substituted for E. Popper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Tovias (25, 1st Inning off M. Woodward, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Iwanowicz (21, 8th Inning off M. Woodward, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Espinosa (20, 8th Inning off M. Woodward, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Philbin , H. Tovias 2 , L. Espinosa 4 , D. Wandick , L. Barreto , C. Iwanowicz 2
2-out RBI: D. Wandick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Feavel 2
GIDP: I. Alexander
Sac Fly: H. Tovias
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Espinosa (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Maldonado (2) , L. Barreto (7)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE AMARILLO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Woodward W (4-3) 8.0 7 4 4 3 3 0 113 3.56   
L. Zambrano SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Woodward 52
Batters Faced: M. Woodward 33, L. Zambrano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Woodward 9-11, L. Zambrano 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Woodward 113-68, L. Zambrano 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Wheeler 6.2 11 3 3 1 7 1 139 5.28   
S. DeCurtis 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.12   
J. Maldonado L (5-5), BS (4) 1.0 3 3 0 0 1 0 20 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Wheeler 46
Batters Faced: R. Wheeler 33, S. DeCurtis 4, J. Maldonado 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Wheeler 7-7, S. DeCurtis 2-1, J. Maldonado 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Wheeler 139-89, S. DeCurtis 18-13, J. Maldonado 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. DeCurtis 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Woodward
Ballpark: Hodgetown
Weather: Rain (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 3464
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 9th inning.
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