INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE BATS AT DURHAM BULLS
05/09/2023
 
LOUISVILLE BATS AT DURHAM BULLS
GAME ID: 554 - TUESDAY, MAY 9TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Bats (19-14) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Durham Bulls (12-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Bats Slap 2-0 Loss on Bulls
Louisville Bats starter Joe Nixon turned in a top-notch performance against the Durham Bulls at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The result was a win for the Bats, 2-0. Nixon picked up the win for Louisville, going 6 innings. He gave up no runs on 2 hits. He now sports a record of 5-0. Antoine Kelly earned the save for Louisville, his 9th of the year.

Louisville relied on the hitting of Erik Hooper to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a solo home run in the top of the second inning to put the Bats on top, 1-0. For the game, Hooper had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Hooper told the Louisville Gazette.

Louisville now has a record of 19-14 with the win.

LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORES DURHAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .304 5 17
M. Busch 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .206 0 5
J. Rodríguez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .213 3 10
E. Hooper DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .278 6 16
B. Poliziano 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .281 1 11
H. Potts 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .215 5 15
N. Naylor C 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .232 3 7
M. Daum CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .284 5 21
M. Mason SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 0 12
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Daum (3, 2nd Inning off L. Thorpe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Hooper (6, 2nd Inning off L. Thorpe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Busch 2 , E. Hooper 5 , M. Daum 2
2-out RBI: M. Daum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Poliziano , M. Mason
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Potts (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Meléndez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .177 2 6
W. Macoy 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .264 2 11
J. Alvarado 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322 5 20
K. Stowers RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 7 18
A. Shenton SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .230 4 15
R. Ward LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .280 2 8
J. Bledsoe DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 1 6
L. Tavarez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 2 3
J. Breaux C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .220 4 6
Totals 30 0 2 0 3 7 7      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Meléndez , R. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alvarado
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ward(Daum at 3rd base))
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORES DURHAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Nixon W (5-0) 6.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 89 57 3.02
B. Schneider H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2.35
D. Thomas 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 2.45
J. Eder H (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 10 6.07
A. Kelly SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 10 2.19
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nixon 70
Batters Faced: J. Nixon 22, B. Schneider 1, D. Thomas 1, J. Eder 5, A. Kelly 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nixon 4-11, B. Schneider 1-0, D. Thomas 0-0, J. Eder 1-2, A. Kelly 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nixon 89-57, B. Schneider 5-2, D. Thomas 5-1, J. Eder 12-10, A. Kelly 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eder 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Thorpe L (2-1) 6.1 3 2 2 4 7 1 92 58 2.33
N. Hoffman 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 24 3.12
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Thorpe 62
Batters Faced: L. Thorpe 25, N. Hoffman 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Thorpe 5-6, N. Hoffman 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Thorpe 92-58, N. Hoffman 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Hoffman 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Nixon
Ballpark: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 4698
Tuesday, May 9th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 22.12 Build 89