Sparks 4 - Wichita 5

Date: July 27th, 2072

Game: League [#5986333]

Ballpark: Eck Stadium

Attendance: 20,973

Winning Pitcher: Cristian Arredondo (1-3)

Losing Pitcher: Cameron Friedman (3-1)

Player Of The Game: Julio Santa Cruz (7)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Sparks Reds	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	10	0	6
Wichita Shockers	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	5	9	0	4

Sparks Reds

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
L. Ball rf	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
R. Morales rf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321
L. Mejia c	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.356
J. Martinez dh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.282
K. Donohue dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.308
B. Cowart 2b	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.332
H. Hunter cf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.259
J. Santa Cruz 3b	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.297
L. Pollard ss	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.279
D. Cortez lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.198
G. Herrera lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303
M. Kim 1b	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.260
Total	36	4	10	2	0	1	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	15

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
M. Gatlin	5⅔	6	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	23	74	53	9	-	9	5.01
C. Friedman L (3-1)	2⅓	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	10	50	32	2	-	5	3.25
Total	8	9	5	5	1	0	0	2	2	33	124	85	11	-	14

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
M. Gatlin p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Friedman p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Mejia c	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
M. Kim 1b	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Cowart 2b	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Santa Cruz 3b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Pollard ss	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Cortez lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. Herrera lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. Hunter cf	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Ball rf	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Morales rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	32	24	8	0	0	0	1	0	0

Wichita Shockers

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
J. Hidalgo rf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289
F. Norris 1b	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.289
M. Fitch cf	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317
F. Medoza cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333
R. Goodson lf	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.263
D. Fields dh	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253
A. Lira c	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.254
E. Nieto 2b	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.310
G. Kirby ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
V. Acuna ss	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275
T. Harper 3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.265
Total	32	5	9	2	0	2	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	10

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
R. Guzman	4⅔	8	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	22	75	53	10	-	5	3.92
J. Garcia	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14	54	38	4	-	6	3.59
C. Arredondo W (1-3)	⅓	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	-	0	4.26
Total	9	10	4	4	1	0	0	4	1	37	131	93	14	-	11

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
R. Guzman p	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Garcia p	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Arredondo p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Lira c	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
F. Norris 1b	11	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
E. Nieto 2b	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
T. Harper 3b	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. Kirby ss	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
V. Acuna ss	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Goodson lf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Fitch cf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
F. Medoza cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Hidalgo rf	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	37	27	10	0	3	1	0	0	0

Player of the Game
Sparks: Julio Santa Cruz

Managers
Sparks: J.B. McCollum
Wichita: Pete Graham

Injuries
Sparks:  C-Muniz
Wichita:  none

Starting Pitcher
Sparks: M. Gatlin
Wichita: R. Guzman

Pitcher Fatigue
Sparks:  Byun-None, French-Moderate, Florez-Heavy, Witt-Moderate
Wichita:  Robinson-Heavy, Garcia-Light, Shaw-Heavy, Marroquin-Moderate

Power Index
Sparks:  101.7
Wichita:  97.4

Lineup Selection
Sparks:  Default [option #3]
Wichita:  Default [option #3]

Game Information
Date:  July 27th, 2072
Game Type:  League

Ballpark:  Eck Stadium
Weather:  Climate Controlled
Attendance:  20,973

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Sat Jan 24 2026 @ 4:40:48 pm PST

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Sparks: M. Gatlin (R)
Wichita: R. Guzman (R)

Starting Lineups
Sparks: RF-Ball (L), C-Mejia (R), DH-Martinez (R), 2B-Cowart (L), CF-Hunter (L), 3B-Santa Cruz (R), SS-Pollard (R), LF-Cortez (S), 1B-Kim (L)
Wichita: RF-Hidalgo (S), 1B-Norris (L), CF-Fitch (L), LF-Goodson (R), DH-Fields (L), C-Lira (R), 2B-Nieto (S), SS-Kirby (R), 3B-Harper (R)

Top 1st: Sparks
  Guzman takes the mound to pitch.
  Ball hits a ground ball single to first base.
  Mejia grounds to the pitcher on a hit and run. Mejia is thrown out at first by Guzman. Ball advances to second base.
  Martinez flies out to center field.
  Cowart grounds to first base. Cowart is thrown out at first by Norris.
Sparks 0, Wichita 0

Bottom 1st: Wichita
  Gatlin takes the mound to pitch.
  Hidalgo grounds to second base. Hidalgo is thrown out at first by Cowart.
  Norris grounds to second base. Norris is thrown out at first by Cowart.
  Fitch grounds to short stop. Fitch is thrown out at first by Pollard.
Sparks 0, Wichita 0

Top 2nd: Sparks
  Guzman takes the mound to pitch.
  Hunter flies out to right field.
  Santa Cruz hits a home run to left field.
  Pollard grounds to short stop. Pollard is thrown out at first by Kirby.
  Cortez grounds to second base. Cortez is thrown out at first by Nieto.
Sparks 1, Wichita 0

Bottom 2nd: Wichita
  Gatlin takes the mound to pitch.
  Goodson lines out to right field.
  Fields grounds to third base. Fields is thrown out at first by Santa Cruz.
  Lira hits a single to right field.
  Nieto grounds to third base. Nieto is thrown out at first by Santa Cruz.
Sparks 1, Wichita 0

Top 3rd: Sparks
  Guzman takes the mound to pitch.
  Kim strikes out.
  Ball hits a double to right field.
  Mejia hits a ground ball single through to center field. Ball comes in to score.
  Martinez grounds to second base. Mejia is thrown out at second by Nieto. Martinez is thrown out at first by short stop Kirby for a double play.
Sparks 2, Wichita 0

Bottom 3rd: Wichita
  Gatlin takes the mound to pitch.
  Kirby flies out to right field.
  Harper strikes out.
  Hidalgo flies out to center field.
Sparks 2, Wichita 0

Top 4th: Sparks
  Guzman takes the mound to pitch.
  Cowart draws a walk.
  Hunter strikes out.
  Santa Cruz hits a single to center field. Cowart advances to second base.
  Pollard flies out to left field.
  Cortez grounds to short stop. Cortez is thrown out at first by Kirby.
Sparks 2, Wichita 0

Bottom 4th: Wichita
  Gatlin takes the mound to pitch.
  Norris pops out to third base.
  Fitch hits a double to right field.
  Goodson hits a home run to left field. Fitch comes in to score.
  Fields flies out to center field.
  Lira flies out to center field.
Sparks 2, Wichita 2

Top 5th: Sparks
  Guzman takes the mound to pitch.
  Kim hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Ball hits a ground ball single to third base. Kim advances to second base.
  Mejia flies out to left field.
  Martinez lines out to center field.
  Cowart hits a double to right field. Kim comes in to score. Ball comes in to score.
  Garcia comes in to pitch.
  Hunter pops out to third base.
Sparks 4, Wichita 2

Bottom 5th: Wichita
  Gatlin takes the mound to pitch.
  Nieto pops out to short stop.
  Kirby flies out to right field.
  Harper grounds to short stop. Harper is thrown out at first by Pollard.
Sparks 4, Wichita 2

Top 6th: Sparks
  Garcia takes the mound to pitch.
  Santa Cruz strikes out.
  Pollard pops out to the pitcher.
  Cortez pops out to second base.
Sparks 4, Wichita 2

Bottom 6th: Wichita
  Gatlin takes the mound to pitch.
  Hidalgo hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Norris grounds to second base. Hidalgo is thrown out at second by Cowart. Norris reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Fitch hits a double to left field. Norris advances to third base.
  Goodson pops out to the pitcher.
  Fields hits a ground ball single through to center field. Norris comes in to score. Fitch comes in to score.
  Friedman comes in to pitch.
  Lira strikes out.
Sparks 4, Wichita 4

Top 7th: Sparks
  Garcia takes the mound to pitch.
  Kim flies out to right field.
  Ball grounds to the pitcher. Ball is thrown out at first by Garcia.
  Mejia hits a single to right field.
  Donohue comes in to pinch hit for Martinez.
  Donohue grounds to first base. Donohue is forced out at first by Norris.
Sparks 4, Wichita 4

Bottom 7th: Wichita
  Friedman takes the mound to pitch.
  Nieto hits a ground ball single through to left field.
  Acuna comes in to pinch hit for Kirby.
  Acuna pops out to first base.
  Harper lines out to right field.
  Hidalgo draws a walk.
  Norris flies out to center field.
Sparks 4, Wichita 4

Top 8th: Sparks
  Garcia takes the mound to pitch.
  Cowart grounds to second base. Cowart is thrown out at first by Nieto.
  Hunter flies out to right field.
  Santa Cruz hits a single to left field.
  Santa Cruz steals second base.
  Pollard strikes out.
Sparks 4, Wichita 4

Bottom 8th: Wichita
  Friedman takes the mound to pitch.
  Fitch hits a ground ball single through to right field.
  Medoza comes in to pinch run for Fitch.
  Goodson flies out to right field.
  Medoza is caught stealing second base by Mejia.
  Fields flies out to right field.
Sparks 4, Wichita 4

Top 9th: Sparks
  Garcia takes the mound to pitch.
  Herrera comes in to pinch hit for Cortez.
  Herrera pops out to third base.
  Kim grounds to short stop. Kim is thrown out at first by Acuna.
  Arredondo comes in to pitch.
  Morales comes in to pinch hit for Ball.
  Morales lines out to first base.
Sparks 4, Wichita 4

Bottom 9th: Wichita
  Friedman takes the mound to pitch.
  Lira hits a home run to left field.
Sparks 4, Wichita 5