SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME BRAVES AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
04/11/2024
 
ROME BRAVES AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
GAME ID: 4907 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Braves (0-1) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 5 0
Lexington Legends (1-0) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 5 9 1
Legends Edge Braves, 5-4
Crowds lined up early in front of Whitaker Bank Ballpark, eagerly awaiting the start of the 2024 South Atlantic League season. On the mound was Evan Fitterer for the visiting Rome Braves and Blake Hurley for the hometown Lexington Legends. In a spirited contest, the Legends pulled out the win, defeating the Braves by the score of 5-4. Especially impressive was Alejandro Pie. Lexington reliever Pedro García got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Evan Fitterer was tagged with the loss.

Lexington took a 5-2 lead on Luca Diamont's 1st home run of the season. The solo home run came off Rome pitcher Shane Gray in the bottom of the eighth.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Diamont said.

ROME BATTING LINESCORES LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Dna RF 5 0 0 1 0 3 2 .000 0 1
A. Leonez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 0 0
A. Sutcliffe CF 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 .000 0 1
J. Baker C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Newman DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
A. Pie 2B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1 1
M. Chapa LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Rivera SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .333 1 1
D. Pfeil 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-B. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 5 4 5 13 18      
a - B. Allen pinch hit for D. Pfeil in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pie (1, 4th Inning off B. Hurley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rivera (1, 5th Inning off B. Hurley, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Pie (1, 9th Inning off J. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Leonez , A. Pie 7 , J. Rivera 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sutcliffe , J. Baker , M. Chapa , D. Pfeil
Sac Fly: A. Sutcliffe
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Leonez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hernández DH 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .750 0 1
J. Blackmon CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .250 0 2
J. Pasternack 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
Y. Zhang RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .333 0 1
L. Diamont 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .250 1 1
   a-T. Pierce 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Carbino 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
A. West C 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
D. De Andrade SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 8 17      
a - T. Pierce substituted for L. Diamont in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. West 2 (2, 2nd Inning off E. Fitterer, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off E. Fitterer, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Hernández (1, 2nd Inning off E. Fitterer, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Zhang (1, 5th Inning off S. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Diamont (1, 8th Inning off S. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hernández 4 , J. Blackmon , J. Johnson , Y. Zhang 2 , L. Diamont 4 , A. West 4
2-out RBI: A. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Blackmon , J. Johnson , L. Diamont , A. West
Sac Fly: Y. Zhang
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Diamont (1)
PB: A. West
ROME PITCHING LINESCORES LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Fitterer L (0-1) 3.2 7 4 4 3 4 0 92 55 9.82
S. Gray 4.1 2 1 1 0 4 1 58 39 2.08
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Fitterer 30
Batters Faced: E. Fitterer 21, S. Gray 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Fitterer 3-4, S. Gray 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Fitterer 92-55, S. Gray 58-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gray 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Hurley 4.1 2 2 1 3 9 1 83 49 2.08
P. García W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 36 20 0.00
M. Fluharty H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0.00
J. Allen SV (1) 1.0 1 2 2 2 3 1 32 17 18.00
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurley 59
Batters Faced: B. Hurley 19, P. García 8, M. Fluharty 5, J. Allen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurley 1-3, P. García 1-4, M. Fluharty 3-2, J. Allen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurley 83-49, P. García 36-20, M. Fluharty 15-10, J. Allen 32-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. García 1-1
WP: J. Allen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alejandro Pie
Ballpark: Whitaker Bank Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 7335
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