FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS AT TAMPA TARPONS
07/29/2023
 
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS AT TAMPA TARPONS
GAME ID: 8857 - SATURDAY, JULY 29TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (51-56) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 9 13 0
Tampa Tarpons (52-55) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Rodriguez, Mighty Mussels Beat Tarpons, 9-3
Eric Rodriguez was a major contributor to the 9-3 Fort Myers win over Tampa. The Mighty Mussels center fielder was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Larry Madse earned the win to go to 5-1. He allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts in 8.1 innings of work. The 5th-place Mighty Mussels are 51-56.

Rodriguez had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 2-0 fastball from Garrett Acton, he banged a grand slam home run to right, giving the Mighty Mussels a 7-3 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Rodriguez.

"Winning never gets dull," said Rodriguez.

FORT MYERS BATTING LINESCORES TAMPA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Rodriguez CF 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 .291 2 36
J. Ramírez 2B, SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .219 4 26
K. Beach DH 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .287 4 42
T. Black 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .293 8 46
B. Elliott 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .327 3 10
C. James C 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .277 1 17
R. O'Halloran SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 2
   a-C. Conley PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .303 7 33
A. Covington RF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .208 1 6
   b-C. Hansen PH, RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .229 7 48
J. Martínez LF 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .207 3 22
   c-C. Barstad PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .280 9 38
   d-M. Bustamente LF, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 2 21
Totals 39 9 13 8 4 8 24      
a - C. Conley pinch hit for R. O'Halloran in the 8th
b - C. Hansen pinch hit for A. Covington in the 8th
c - C. Barstad pinch hit for J. Martínez in the 8th
d - M. Bustamente substituted for C. Barstad in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Beach (28, 1st Inning off M. Douglas, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. James (6, 8th Inning off G. Acton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rodriguez (2, 8th Inning off G. Acton, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Ramírez (4, 8th Inning off E. Koch, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Black (8, 8th Inning off E. Koch, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Rodriguez 5 , J. Ramírez 4 , K. Beach 3 , T. Black 6 , B. Elliott , C. James 2 , A. Covington 3
2-out RBI: T. Black
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Beach , T. Black , C. James
GIDP: R. O'Halloran
Hit by Pitch: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (O'Halloran-Ramírez-Elliott)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bayer SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .243 0 24
A. Martinez RF 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 .238 4 38
C. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224 11 44
B. Thomas 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .182 6 43
B. Foster C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .297 6 46
F. Anderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 4 36
E. Miller 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 4 18
K. Aakers DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 2
O. Castillo CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 5 28
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Miller (18, 7th Inning off L. Madse, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Thomas (6, 1st Inning off L. Madse, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bayer 2 , B. Thomas 4 , E. Miller 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Aakers
GIDP: K. Aakers
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thomas-Miller-Hill)
FORT MYERS PITCHING LINESCORES TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Madse W (5-1) 8.1 5 3 3 3 6 1 116 71 2.69
J. Lewis 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 3.02
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Madse 64
Batters Faced: L. Madse 32, J. Lewis 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Madse 9-9, J. Lewis 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Madse 116-71, J. Lewis 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lewis 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Douglas 5.0 8 3 3 1 4 0 98 60 5.19
G. Acton L (2-2) 2.1 3 4 4 3 3 1 44 24 4.54
E. Koch 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 2 38 25 3.95
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Douglas 42
Batters Faced: M. Douglas 24, G. Acton 13, E. Koch 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Douglas 4-6, G. Acton 3-1, E. Koch 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Douglas 98-60, G. Acton 44-24, E. Koch 38-25
WP: M. Douglas 2
Hit Batsmen: M. Douglas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Rodriguez
Ballpark: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 7850
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